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Durban from Within : An Immersive City Tour

Name: Durban from Within : An Immersive City Tour
Start: 2025-07-15T08:30:00Z
Location: eThekwini

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Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Location

eThekwini

Duration

8 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 8 guests

Language

English

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Durban on an immersive city tour. Discover botanical wonders, vibrant street art, rich tribal culture, local flavors at Victoria Street Market, and artisan delights at Station Drive.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Start the day strolling through Africa’s oldest surviving Botanical Gardens with our passionate horticulturalist tapping into its history and unique collection. Unlock the trendy suburb of Glenwood with artist Mooki Lion and track down the public portfolios of local street artists. Time to meet Mama Nkosi otherwise known as the dancing curator of one of the largest collections of traditional art as she reveals indigenous beliefs and tribal culture.

Tuck into lunch (own cost) and sample the popular flavours of Durban — ever tried a bunny chow? With your energy levels restored, enter into the beating heart of the city — Victoria Street Market — and meet local merchants as they peddle their wares.

Drive through the city centre as your guide brings it to life with historical anecdotes and an encyclopaedia of knowledge. Moses Mabhida Stadium isn’t just great to look at, it’s also terrific to jump off (own cost). Finish the day at Station Drive Precinct for an artisan gelato tasting.

What You Get

Bottled water

All Fees and Taxes

Snacks

Artisan Gelato Tasting

Lunch

Good To Know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Durban Botanic Gardens

The first stop on this tour is the Durban Botanical Gardens. Here we will meet a passionate local horticulturalist who will help you unlock this living museum after all these gardens have museum status. Explore the gardens and which is home to the loneliest man on the planet (don't stress, it's a plant).

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Glenwood

Time to meet Mooki Lion, our local street artist. We will accompany Mooki on a part walking/part driving graffiti and street art tour. Get to know more about the art scene in Durban and view the public portfolios of Mooki and his crew.

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Phansi Museum

Phansi Museum is home to one of the largest collections of indigenous art and craft in South Africa. Meet Phumzile, the dancing curator of the museum, as you explore South Africa's cultural diversity through art and design.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts

If you're looking for a keepsake from South Africa, there's no better place. Visit the KwaZulu Natal Society of the Arts and browse their gift shop. Everything sold at KZNSA is sourced from sustainable programmes throughout the province or from one of the many NGOs that partners with the gallery.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Canecutters Glenwood

If you've not heard about Durban's famous "Bunny Chow" by now, you're in for a happy surprise. Lunch is at CaneCutters Restaurant home to Durban's best "Bunny Chow" — well according to us and a few awards that is. Try the traditional "1/4 mutton bunny" or one of the various options from vegetarian to local delicacies. Lunch is at your own expense.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Markets of Warwick

There are 2 ways of visit the markets, the touristy way and the immersive way. We prefer the latter after all, the Victoria Street Market is only 1 of the many markets at Warwick Junction. Meet our colleagues from Asiye eTafuleni (a local NGO) that works intimately with the traders of the Markets. Explore the various sides to the markets from the Lime Ladies to Muthi Bridge and beyond.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Durban

Travel through the inner city as your guide unlocks the history and heritage with anecdotes and city secrets. Take in the colonial architecture and art deco buildings. Check out Moses Mabhida Stadium and if you are an adrenaline junkie, perhaps sign up for the BigRush (Jump off the Tallest Swing on the planet).

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Momenti Gelato

All good things come to an end but not before visiting one of the best artisan gelato shop this side of the Equator. Taste the many wonderful and creative flavours from Turkish Delight to Black Sesame with Honeycomb. Select your 2 favourites flavours and get it in a handmade cone or cup — this treat is on us.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup Details

Please ensure that you are ready at your hotel or guesthouse lobby/reception 15 minutes prior to pick up time. Pick up times may change slightly depending on the pick up locations of other guests. For airport pick ups, we will have a welcome board with your name on it and you will meet your guide at arrivals.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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from $133.69

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Please note that the time is in South Africa Standard Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

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2025

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Earliest available date: July 15, 2025

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Please note that the time is in South Africa Standard Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

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Durban from Within : An Immersive City Tour

Experience Details

What You Get

Good To Know

What You’ll Experience

Durban Botanic Gardens

Glenwood

Phansi Museum

The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts

Canecutters Glenwood

Markets of Warwick

Durban

Momenti Gelato

Meeting & Pickup

Cancellation PolicyCancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.Read more

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Read more