Best Day Trips in Durban 2025

Durban , KwaZulu-Natal

From $ 191.16

Forget the ocean, let’s hunt some vistas. Road trip inland towards the Maloti-Drakensberg World Heritage Site before arriving at the rich emerald Giants Castle Nature Reserve. Meet our Anthropologist, Dr Jeremy Hollmann, who’ll help you unlock this mysterious and interesting place. Dr Hollmann will guide you through the rugged terrain to the Main Caves and delve deeper into the anthropology of the SAN people. At Main Caves you will have a chance to take in the exhibit which depicts SAN/Bushman as they are thought to have looked and lived. Tuck into lunch at the Nottingham Road Brewery (own cost) before journeying along the Midlands Meander. Visit to the internationally acclaimed Ardmore Ceramics where you can expect an exhibition of creativity. Finish the day with an iconic stop at the Nelson Mandela Capture Site for a peek into South African notorious history and a bucketlist photograph.

Durban , KwaZulu-Natal

From $ 193.90

This full day tour has so much to offer, the Croc and Hippo Boat Cruise and a game drive all in one day. See a lot of hippos in the St Lucia Estuary. See a large number of animals including elephants, giraffes, zebras, kudus, antelopes, and much more. This is one of the favourite tours on offer.

Durban , KwaZulu-Natal

From $ 193.52

This tour is suitable for groups and families minimum 4 people. You get to experience real African bush and wildlife at its natural habitat here. A huge favorite tour for many people as traveling is also not too much especially for those with limited time from cruise ships, etc... A combination of Tala Game Reserve and Natal Lion Park makes you see so much wildlife including some of the big 5 - lion, elphant and rhino within a fairly short time. You will absolutely love the bush settings at these 2 reserves. Wonderful birds and trees, a real African setting. Guaranteed to see 95% of the wildlife in the 2 reserves.

Durban , KwaZulu-Natal

From $ 194.05

A half-day safari from Durban to Tala Game Reserve and Natal Lion Park is an exciting adventure! Tala Game Reserve, located about an hour's drive from Durban, offers a chance to see a variety of wildlife including rhinos, giraffes, zebras, and various antelope species in their natural habitat. Natal Lion Park, also not too far from Durban, is known for its lions and elephants. The 2 game reserves offer a wonderful natural African bush setting. The landscapes at these game reserves are characterized by a mix of acacia thornveld, open grassland and sensitive wetland, providing exceptional game and bird viewing opportunities. In these picture perfect settings, guests are able to escape from the hurried pace of modern life, to a place devoid of stress and crowds. Come and spend a wonderful time with us.

Durban , KwaZulu-Natal

From $ 102.93

Start the day strolling through Africa’s oldest surviving Botanical Gardens with a passionate horticulturalist tapping into its history and their unique collection. Meet the loneliest man on planet Earth and learn about the secret to invisibility. Yes you heard right. Drop in at the vibey suburb of Umhlanga Rocks en route for a spot of lunch at the award winning street food dive, CaneCutters, and taste Durban’s Indian Heritage (own cost). Bunny Chows are their speciality. Ready for an immersive primate experience? Monkeyland KZN is the world’s second free-roaming multi-species primate sanctuary offering a range of experiences including monkey safaris where you will encounter species such as capuchin monkeys, black-and-white ruffed lemurs, buff-cheeked gibbons and black howler monkeys in their forest home. Connect with your primate friends at leisure.

Durban , KwaZulu-Natal

From $ 147.05

Join us on the Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift Anglo-Zulu battlefield tour. Walk in the footsteps of both Zulu warriors and British army of 1879, and relive the moment, as scholarly battlefield specialist guides paint a picture of what truly transpired on 22 January 1879.

Durban , KwaZulu-Natal

From $ 175.87

Join us for a tour to the breath taking Lake Eland situated at KwaZulu Natal's Oribi Gorge which boasts magnificent wildlife.  Oribi Gorge is as famous for its dramatic scenery as it is for its exhilarating wilderness activities. If you’re in KwaZulu-Natal and you’re not only craving adventure, but all the beautiful scenery that comes with it too, then you need to go to Oribi Gorge. Forget the Big Five, here you can push yourself to the limits with South Africa’s Wild Five.