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Delve into Salisbury Island
The district Salisbury Island of Durban in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) is a subburb in South Africa about 335 mi south-east of Pretoria, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ndwedwe, Scottburgh, Camperdown, Wartburg and Pietermaritzburg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
Morning Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
Evening Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
Night Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 72% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
26°C (78 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Belaire Suites
Misty Blue Bed and Breakfast
HOTEL 64 ON GORDON
Hilton Durban
Protea Hotel Durban Edward
Balmoral Hotel
GARDEN COURT SOUTH BEACH
Marais Manor
City Lodge Hotel Durban
GARDEN COURT MARINE PARADE
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
A short drive around Durban and other visits (March 1997)
A short drive around Durban and other visits (March 1997)
Durban Surfski Wave Riding
Awesome winters evening in Durban. Riding some great waves and capturing a gorgeous sunset. www.durbansurfski.com.
GOPRO HERO 3 Bluff Cave Rock Durban South Africa 23-02-2013 Bodyboarding
Footage from Head mount GOPRO HERO 3 Black Edition, Please watch in 1080p.
Spearfishing | Durban | 10 August 2013
My first dive off Limestone reef to test the GoPro Hero 2 Dive Housing. The video was shot on 720p at 60fps. No filters used or colour correction applied during the editing process.
Near Miss Traffic Collision in Durban, South Africa
On my way to a meeting at the Point Water Front in Durban, South Africa when this happens.
Motorscooter commute in Durban, South Africa
A short ride from Glenwood to Umbilo in Durban, South Africa. I don't have a GoPro or similar camera, so I attached my hand-held camera to the scooter using velcro. Apologies for the bumpy...
Valleys, Hills & Durban Stoke Longboarding
My friends and I skating 3 of regular runs in Durban and the surrounding valleys earlier this year. Lots of stoke faces and scenic shit. ENJOY!
Durban Harbour - KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Durban Harbour us the reason why Durban began, and today its the busiest harbour in Africa. This video was produced by SmartGuide for their interactive online tourism guide.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of KwaZulu-Natal
The University of KwaZulu-Natal or UKZN is a university with five campuses all located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville.
Kingsmead Cricket Ground
Kingsmead is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It operates under the sponsorship-based name of Sahara Stadium Kingsmead where Sahara is the trademark of a sponsor from the IT industry. Its stated capacity is 25,000, although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area. The 'end names' are the Umgeni End (north) and the Old Fort Road End (south). It is the home ground of the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins.
UShaka Marine World
uShaka Marine World is a 16-hectare theme park which was opened in April 2004 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It comprises 4 sections: uShaka Sea World, uShaka Wet 'n Wild, uShaka Beach, and uShaka Village Walk. It is located on the strip of land between the beachfront and the harbour. It was the first phase in the redevelopment of the Durban Point.
Durban University of Technology
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) is a University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 by the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and was previously known as the Durban Institute of Technology. It has four campuses in Durban, and two in Pietermaritzburg. In 2005, around 20 000 students were enrolled.
Kings Park Stadium
Kings Park (previously known as ABSA Stadium and Mr Price Kings Park Stadium for sponsorship reasons and also commercially promoted as The Shark Tank), is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s. It has a capacity of 55,000 and is the home ground of the Sharks. The stadium has also been used by Durban based Premier Soccer League football (soccer) clubs, as well as for large football finals.
Kings Park Soccer Stadium
Kings Park Soccer Stadium was a multi-use stadium in Durban, South Africa. It was formerly used mostly for football matches and was the home of Manning Rangers who played in the Premier Soccer League. The stadium had a capacity of 35,000 people. The stadium was demolished in 2006 to make way for the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Durban street circuit
The Durban street circuit is a 3.283 kilometres temporary street circuit located in Durban, South Africa which is 300 metres from Durban's North Beach and 800 metres from Durban's CBD. It was used for the A1 Grand Prix from 2005 to 2008. The A1 Grand Prix race held on this circuit was the first international open-wheel automobile race held in the country since the 1993 South African Grand Prix. The 2006 event attracted more than 105,000 spectators despite restricted seating (22 000).
Bluff, KwaZulu-Natal
Bluff or The Bluff is a geographical area, containing seven suburbs, in Durban, eThekwini metropolitan municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Within the area referred to as "The Bluff" lie the suburbs of Brighton Beach, Grosvenor, King's Rest, Ocean View, Fynnland, Treasure Beach and Wentworth. The name of the area is derived from the long bluff - two ancient sand dunes on which most of the suburbs lie.
Berea, Durban
The Berea is a ridge above the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the northern side which overlooks the city centre and the Indian Ocean. Berea is also used as a collective designation for the suburbs in the area. It has been described as the area between the Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and the Burman Bush Nature Reserve. Some of the oldest mansions in Durban were built in this once forested area.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a stadium in Durban, South Africa, named after Moses Mabhida, a former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party. It is a multi-use stadium. It was one of the host stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a capacity of 62,760 during the World Cup and 54,000 afterwards. The stadium is adjacent to the Kings Park Stadium, in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct, and the Durban street circuit used for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.
Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre
The Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) is a large convention centre in Durban, South Africa. The venue has hosted the International AIDS Conference in 2000, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1999, and the Non-Aligned Movement in 2004. It hosted the preliminary draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and will host the COP17 meeting in 2011. It is situated next to the Durban Exhibition Centre ("Expo"), built in the 1980s http://www. icc. co. za/About. aspxhttp://www. articlesnatch.
Clifton School
Clifton School is an independent school for boys located in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, in the Republic of South Africa.
Dick King
Richard Philip "Dick" King (1813 – 1871) was an English trader and colonist at Port Natal, a British trading station in the region now known as KwaZulu-Natal. He is best known for a historic horseback ride in 1842, where he completed a journey of 960 kilometres in 10 days, in order to request help for the besieged British garrison at Port Natal (now the Old Fort, Durban).
Battle of Congella
The Battle of Congella, beginning 23 May 1842, was between British and Boer forces.
Kings Park Sporting Precinct
Kings Park Sporting Precinct is a site located in Stamford Hill, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. It was developed primarily to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but will also form part of the city's long term plan to host the Summer Olympics. The precinct regularly hosts domestic and international rugby union and association football events, as well as national and international swimming galas. The Kings Park Sporting Precinct is managed by the City of Durban.
Natal Observatory
The Natal Observatory was an astronomical observatory in the Colony of Natal (now the KwaZulu-Natal province of the Republic of South Africa) from 1882 to 1911. The most important work carried out there was a study of the motion of the moon.
Educor
Educor is a premier supplier of tertiary education in South Africa. Educor is an abbreviation for the Education Investment Corporation Limited. They are the largest provider of private education in Southern Africa. They provide Higher, Further and Vocational education via face-to-face classes, distance learning and online learning. They also offer full-time and part-time studies, providing people from all walks of life with access to education.
Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley is a Natural Heritage Park in Durban, South Africa. It was established to provide protection for the Natal White Stinkwood and other forest giants of the coastal climax forest. Another rare tree that occurs here is Oxyanthus pyriformis which is endemic to the Durban area and to Ongoye Forest. Pigeon Valley was developed as a Nature Reserve in 1989 and is about 10ha in extent.
Durban Botanic Gardens
The Durban Botanic Gardens is situated in the City of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is Durban’s oldest public institution and Africa's oldest surviving botanic gardens. The gardens cover an area of 15 hectares in a subtropical climate.
Durban cenotaph
The Durban cenotaph was erected in Farewell Square, Durban, South Africa, as a memorial to soldiers who died in World War I. Standing about 11 metres (36 feet) high, the monument is built of granite decorated with glazed ceramic tiles depicting two angels raising the soul of a dead soldier. The vivid colour of the figurative decoration makes the cenotaph possibly unique among World War I memorials of its kind.
Durban railway station
Durban railway station is the central railway station in the city of Durban, South Africa, located between Umgeni Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue just to the north of the central business district. It is the terminus of Shosholoza Meyl long-distance services from Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the hub of a network of Metrorail commuter rail services that stretch as far as KwaDukuza (Stanger) to the north, Kelso to the south, and Cato Ridge inland.
John Ross House (Durban, South Africa)
The John Ross House in Durban, South Africa is a 33-storey skyscraper on Victoria Embanmkent. It is named after "John Ross", who at the age of 15 walked from Port Natal to Delagoa Bay and back to procure medicine and supplies. His statue stands outside the building. On top of the tower is the Roma Revolving Restaurant. The building is 109 metres (358 feet) high and was renovated in 2009.
Lambert Road Baptist Church
Lambert Road Baptist Church is an evangelical church located in the suburb of Morningside, in Durban, South Africa. This church is a member of the Baptist Union of Southern Africa.
KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban (formerly the Durban & Coast Local Division and commonly known as the Durban High Court) is one of the High Courts of South Africa. It sits at Durban and has general jurisdiction over the coastal districts of KwaZulu-Natal. It is a local division subordinate to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg, and as such it does not have its own Judge President but is under the leadership of the Judge President of the Pietermaritzburg court.
Trams in Durban
The Durban tramway network formed part of the public transport system in Durban, South Africa, for nearly 70 years until the end of the 1940s.