Sports Tours in Durban

Durban is a sophisticated & cosmopolitan city of over three million people - a city where east meets west - a city beneath which beats the pulse of Africa -a city known as the home of Africa's best and busiest port.

Durban is an exciting city in which to play, shop, relax and experience the nightlife. The city is the gateway to the fascinating province of KwaZulu Natal with all its history, battlefields, culture and immense wildlife.

Sail, swim, run, and play tennis or alternatively stroll along or relax on the sun-drenched beaches watching the world go by. Durban is the Playground of the Zulu Kingdom.

Highlights of a tour to Durban

• See the Big Five on a game drive at the Hluhluwe Game Reserve
• Visit and experience a traditional Zulu Village at Shakaland
• Visit uShaka Marine World Aquarium & Marine World
• Fixtures with Developing Teams at Kings Park, Durban
• Watch Natal Sharks in the Super 14 or Currie Cup
• Stunning beach-view accommodation in Umhlanga Rocks

During your stay in the KwaZulu Natal province, your visit will be split across two locations. Firstly, you will be whisked off to Hluhluwe in the heart of the Elephant Coast in the north of the province. Here you will have the opportunity to see Africa's Big Five before you travel south to Umhlanga Rocks, the coastal retreat north of Durban.

'Umhlanga' means 'Place of Reeds' in Zulu, Umhlanga Rocks thus means 'Place of Reeds and Rocks' which aptly describes the broad coastal resort area of Umhlanga and Umdloti. Umhlanga is a tropical paradise, which has been dubbed the 'Riviera' of Durban. This area offers great accommodation and a range of beaches for the sun worshipper.

Set in the heart of Zululand, Hluhluwe is the oldest game reserve in Africa where Zulu kings such as Dingiswayo and Shaka hunted and put in place the first conservation laws, where today the "big five" of African legend stalk the verdant savannah. Established in 1895, game viewing is the prime attraction. Viewing hides overlook waterholes enabling visitors to see animals at close range.

As the home of Operation Rhino in the 1950s and 60s, the Park became world renowned for its white rhino conservation. At Hluhluwe, you will be accommodated at Hilltop Camp which is situated on the summit of a forested hill offering fine views of the surrounding countryside.

Hilltop Camp is the oldest camp in KwaZulu-Natal and was extensively rebuilt and enlarged in the early nineties. Today accommodation at Hilltop Camp ranges from a luxury lodge to a variety of superbly appointed self-catering accommodation facilities.