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CITY TOUR STARTS AT 09h00AM (-+ 5.5 Hours )
The tour is a combination of driving and walking which will highlight the unique diversity of cultures surrounding the Durban City. The tour starts by getting you right out the tourist track and into the heart of the Indian community. We visit the Temple of Understanding in Chatsworth, which is also known as the Centre of Spiritual Realization. It is in Chatsworth we realize the effects of apartheid and where your guide will introduce you to the history of people such as Mahatma Gandhi.
Leaving the past we head back into the city to visit the Victoria Street Market and also an area known as the Warwick Street Junction. It is here that over three hundred thousand commuters come in daily by bus, taxi and foot to go about their routine. Many people come from far rural areas to buy food or look for work as well as putting in a local visit to the MUTI MARKET/TRADITIONAL HEALERS MARKET, which is our next stop. Meeting up with a local community guide we start the next step of our tour. At the traditional healers market a point to consider is that researchers show an estimated four tons of trees and plants are cut and chopped weekly all in the aid of medicine. The area is also home to the largest sector of informal trade and your guide will demonstrate how shopkeepers and sidewalk traders work and live together in harmony.
 
The Killie Campbell museum is well known but can usually only be viewed by appointment because of the significance of the Campbell family and the highly treasured artifacts. Students this is a must as it is also home to an amazing research library on Zulu culture and South African history.
Visit various beautiful old buildings in Durban such as the City Hall, the Post Office, Durban tourist junction and many others leading up to our next stop.
A drive along the beaches on the Golden Mile covering 7KM of the Golden Mile starting from Blue Lagoon and ending at Ushaka Marine World. We also take time out to cover the Durban Harbour area to see the Vasco Da Gama clock and Dick King statue and the quaint Wilsons Wharf perched right on th wharfside. This will lead us onto the various beautiful old buildings in Durban such as the City Hall, the Post Office, Durban tourist junction and many others.
The Kwa Muhle museum or Apartheid Museum is housed in the old department of native affairs building and where each room bears testimony to the power struggle of the apartheid years. The museum also gives us an excellent background on the local township that we will be visiting, which is known as Cato Manor. A drive through of Cato Manor, the history and availability of facilities will all be discussed demonstrating how the free housing schemes work. South Africa and the European Union are involved in the housing projects and it is worth a visit to see the shacks and houses. Please note that the township tour is a community project partnership between Tekweni Ecotours, the local community and their tourism association.
DEPARTS ANY DAY
MINIMUM NUMBER OF 2 PEOPLE
COST IS R400.00 PER PERSON
DEPOSIT IS R80.00
THIS INCLUDES:
· Free pick-up and drop-off at any accommodation in and around immediate central Durban
· A Tekweni Ecotours tour guide
· Entrance fees for museums
WHAT TO BRING:
· Reasonable walking shoes
· Lots of film with your camera
· A hat and suntan lotion
· Spending money for personal items, curios etc
OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:
· Cameras are acceptable but the guide will request certain areas not to be photographed. Please respect this.
· Travel insurance is not included and full coverage is recommended
· Tour prices are subject to change at any time but usually annual increases are applied
· Times given are merely guidelines if a group as a whole wishes to stay later they are more than welcome to.
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