Durban is the largest city in the Kwazulu-Natal province.
Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism because of the city's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches.
In May 2015, Durban was officially recognized as one of the New 7 Wonders Cities together with Vigan, Doha, La Paz, Havana, Beirut, and Kuala Lumpur.
The Durban art gallery is worth a visit, as it contains beautiful art dating back as far as the 15th century right up to the present. Another place worth while visiting is Victoria street market
- Warm subtropical climate
- Large tourism destination
- Extensive beaches
- Durban art gallery
- Victoria street market
- Durban city hall
- Jameson park
- Durban botanical gardens
- Florida road
- 9th avenue bistro
- Segway tours at Moses Mabhida stadium
- Durban's old courthouse museum
Archaeological evidence from the Drakensberg mountains suggests that the Durban area has been inhabited by communities of hunter-gatherers since 100,000 BC.
These people lived throughout the area of present-day KwaZulu-Natal until the expansion of Bantu farmers and pastoralists from the north saw their gradual displacement, incorporation or extermination.
Little is known of the history of the first residents, as there is no written history of the area until it was sighted by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who sailed parallel to the KwaZulu-Natal coast at Christmas tide in 1497 while searching for a route from Europe to India. He named the area "Natal", or Christmas in Portuguese.
