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Walking tour

Durban

Activity Description

After an introduction to Durbans history we will take local transport to the markets and spend the morning walking through Durban’s markets: The early morning market, the bridge market, the Indian markets, the African medicine (Muti) market, the African market and Victoria street market. Experience the real Durban and do your shopping on the way. After a detailed tour of the markets we will proceed through the city on foot and by using local transport. We will end up at the beachfront for a lovely lunch.

Arrangements

DurationOpen Ended
WhenAll year round
Where169 Ninth Avenue Durban- 169 Ninth avenue Durban/ or end at Lunch on the beach
WeatherGood and safe weather conditions
What to WearComfortable clothing and shoes
Things to BringCash
Guests or Spectators.

Requirements

Minimum Age0 years
Minimum Height0.0 m
Maximum Height0.0 m
Fitness LevelNo Fitness Requirement
Maximum Weight0.0 kg
CertificationNot Applicable
Experience LevelNo Experience Requirement

Inclusions and Exclusions

InclusionsLunch, local minibus taxi from and to meeting point, personal guide
Exclusionsdrinks, pick.up/drop off from hotel, personal expenses

Notes

Operates Mon- Sat excluding public holidays

Customer Reviews

Our walking tour of Durban with Johnny was great! We got to see a lot of the city that would have likely been inaccessible to us on our own due to safety concerns like the downtown city streets and markets. We felt totally secure with Johnny and his two colleagues that met us to help the group navigate safely through the busy and crowded markets. Johnny is a wealth of information on current events and politics in Durban, and South Africa in general, and was very forthcoming in sharing his perspective. The city markets he took us to were fascinating and definitely the highlight of our visit to Durban, especially the traditional healers market. We also enjoyed the lunch of the local specialty, Bunny Chow (chicken curry). We highly recommend the tour. - Kevin


Johnny provided an excellent walking tour that covered the history and culture of Durban. The markets in particular were fascinating and the tour overall was well done. Highly recommend. - Stephen


Johnny was an incredible guide. He shared so many different insights to the history and culture of Durban and the region. The combination of walking and local bus use got us around efficiently with just the right amount of time to amble and take things in. He is clearly a thoughtful and considerate person who makes sure his guests are treated well by all while offering perspectives of Durban's past and present. I felt like I was walking around with a favorite, connected family member who was sharing his favorite topics and genuinely wanted me to have and understand the life of local people. I highly recommend Johnny/ Spot On as a resource for visitors to this area as I have no doubt he will make one's experience memorable and enjoyable. - Penny


We had a great experience on our walking tour with Johnny. He was extremely knowledgeable, clearly well known and liked by local people and was happy to do more / less as we wanted. It was a great way to reconnect with Durban and all it has to offer, so I'd definitely recommend it to curious travellers. - Rebecca


Johnny was an excellent guide. Well informed, interesting and enthusiastic. We all learnt so much about South Africa. It was great to be able to visit the local markets and at the end, enjoy Bunny Chow by the ocean. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Durban/Umhlanga Rocks. Thank you and well done! The only thing that may need to be mentioned to participants (in advance) is the visit to the 'cow head' kitchen. Our group found it very interesting, but vegetarians/vegans would probably not want to see it. - Jacqueline




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