Food and drink

Durban beachfront and curry

South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Durban beachfront and curry
Photo: Marc Forrest, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Durban has a long beachfront promenade, the Golden Mile, warm Indian Ocean surf, and a large Indian community. Try 'bunny chow', curry served in a hollowed-out loaf.


uShaka Marine World is on the beachfront.

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