Durban - Playground of the Zulu Kingdom

Wilson's Wharf and The Point - Durban's Waterfronts.

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Wilsons Wharf

Wilson's Wharf, with its incomparable harbour views, is Durban's trendiest fusion of fun, food, top shows and crafts, blended with the rustic interface of a boating marina and working slipway.

Situated in Boatmans Street, just off the Victoria Embankment and next to the Sugar Terminal.

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The Point

North Pier guards the northern entrance to Durban's huge harbour, and it is from this point southwards around the quayside that the Point Waterfront development is beginning to take shape.

At any time of the day or night, North Pier is usually packed with ever-hopeful anglers patiently casting their lines into the ocean. Along the quayside are a number of bright modern venues where you can sit and watch ships, from small to massive, constantly moving in and out of Africa’s busiest port. A popular watering hole on a hot and sultry Durban evening is Thirsty's, a favourite place for locals who come to eat and drink while watching dolphin and fish playing and feeding under the spotlights.

Over the next few years there are plans to develop this whole area into a major tourism complex, with features like an underwater museum and auditorium, an entertainment dome, a multi-storey shopping complex, jazz clubs, restaurants and night clubs and a maze of specialist shops and stalls. There is already a large flea market in place as well as a growing number of restaurants and pubs. One of the newest additions to the area is the Bluff or Millennium Tower, viewed across the harbour entrance, adorning the end of the green finger of the Bluff. The Tower was recently completed and serves a number of uses besides being an essential to shipping. The metal grid work cowl swivels according the direction of the wind, lights indicate the tides and lazer light displays are to be added in the evenings.

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