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What to See


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Key Attractions


uShaka Seaworld Aquarium
A large saltwater aquarium complex featuring sea life from both the Indian and Atlantic oceans, offering both indoor and outdoor entertainment and exhibits. It also has what is claimed as Africa’s largest dolphinarium. The underground section is entered through a huge ‘shipwreck’.

1 King Shaka Avenue
Tel: (031) 328 8222.
Website: www.seaworld.org.za
Admission charge.

Durban Art Gallery
Containing collections from Europe, Asia and Africa dating from the 15th century to the modern day, the DAG is also notable for the monthly ‘Red Eye Art’ event, featuring the work of young South African artists, designers and performers.

Smith Street
Tel: (031) 311 2264.
Website: www.durban.gov.za/Durban/Tourism_and_Leisure/museums/dag
Admission charge.

The Campbell Collection
Although open by appointment only (the best way to see this museum is as part of an organised tour) this is well worth the effort. It includes the Mashu Museum of Ethnology, a major collection of native cultural items, and a major photographic and literary archive.

220 Marriott Road, Berea
Tel: (031) 260 1722.
Website: www.durban.gov.za/eThekwini/Tourism_and_Leisure/museums/other_museums/Campbell Admission included in tour price.

Kwa Muhle Museum
Housed in the notorious former Native Administration Department, from which Durban’s labour control system was administered in apartheid times, this museum tells the tale of darker times, and aims to offer an unbiased interpretation of life for ordinary South Africans under the ‘old’ regime. Please note that this museum is closed for renovation until August 2007.

130 Ordnance Road
Tel: (031) 311 2237.
Free admission.

Umgeni River Bird Park
Home to a large collection of exotic bird species from all over the world, this attraction features daily free flight shows in a specially constructed arena. The park is situated in a landscaped former quarry.

Riverside Road
Tel: (031) 579 4600.
Website: www.umgeniriverbirdpark.co.za
Admission charge.
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Further Distractions


Natal Sharks Board
The Natal Sharks Board is responsible for ensuring beach protection, but its headquarters are open to visitors, who can view displays about sharks and rays, and an audiovisual presentation, and then watch a real shark being opened up in a dissection demonstration.

1A Henwood Drive, Umhlanga
Tel: (031) 566 0499.
Website: www.shark.co.za

Sugar Terminal
One of the biggest such facilities in the world, with storage capacity of 500,000 tonnes of sugar, the South African Sugar Terminal is open for guided tours focusing on the sugar production and refining industry.

Maydon Wharf
Tel: (031) 365 8100.
Website: www.sasa.org.za
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