Durban
Durban is South Africa's warm-water coastal city — a subtropical Indian Ocean beachfront with the country's largest Indian diaspora, and Kingsmead cricket ground sits close enough to the surf that the tide reportedly changes how the pitch plays.
Curated Experiences
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Getting to Kingsmead — Golden Mile & K.E. Masinga Road
The South Entrance is the Uber drop-off, and Durban's stadium is a genuine 15-minute walk from the beachfront hotels.
Golden Mile / Durban CBD
uShaka Marine World & the Golden Mile
An aquarium built into a shipwreck at the southern end of Durban's two-hour beachfront walk
Point Waterfront / Golden Mile
Durban's Bunny Chow & Indian Ocean Cuisine
The curry-in-a-bread-loaf dish invented here, in the city with South Africa's largest Indian diaspora
Durban CBD / Golden Mile
Kingsmead Test Match Day — Which Day to Pick
A session-by-session guide to the 1st Test's five days, and how a Kingsmead Test tends to play out
Kingsmead / Beachfront
Kingsmead — Cricket by the Beach
Test cricket a stone's throw from the Indian Ocean, with a pitch local folklore says the tide can change
Kingsmead / Beachfront
Where to Stay in Durban
Golden Mile beachfront or Umhlanga — two real options for a Kingsmead tour stop
Golden Mile / Umhlanga