Durban City & PheZulu Cultural Village Day Tour: A Blend of Urban Landscape and Zulu Heritage
4.5
38 Ratings
Durban
This full day tour is a combination of a Durban City tour and a visit to PheZulu Cultural Village and Reptile Park. This tour is one of our most popular day tours. It is an entertaining and relaxing tour with a qualified tour guide that allows you to see a lot of Durban’s landscape as well as experience Zulu culture.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Phezulu Safari Park - Enjoy a Zulu Cultural Show and have a tour of the Zulu Village.
Also visit the PheZulu Reptile Park for a guided tour of the crocodiles and snakes on display.
- The Valley of a 1000 Hills - PheZulu Cultural Village is in the Valley of 1000 Hills.
- Durban Botanic Gardens - The oldest Botanical Gardens in Africa. Est in 1849, it houses very old and unique flowers, plants and trees.
- Durban City Hall - Visit the historical center of Durban. Built in 1910, Durbans City Hall is an impressive example of neo-baroque architecture.
- Victoria Street Market - This market has African clothing, art and jewelry as well as various spices from around the world.
- Markets of Warwick - Enjoy a guided tour of the Zulu Herb market where traditional medicine is sold. This is a cultural visit which is very popular on this tour. You will see how traditional medicine has survived into the modern age.
- Kwa Muhle Museum - The only apartheid museum in Durban. This building once housed the Native Administration Office which issued passes to the non-whites. It now houses the exhibitions on Apartheid in Durban and an educational HIV/ Aids room.
- Moses Mabhida Stadium - Brief stop at the stadium unless the sky car is operational and you would like to go up to the platform. Sky Car to the platform price not included.
- uShaka Village Walk - You will enjoy time to shop and/or have lunch.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Polish and German languages can be requested (on request)
- Wheelchair user: Any traveler using wheelchair have to inform (weight & size)
Location
85 Marine Parade
Marine Parade
Tropicana Hotel on South Beach. Zulu Safaris shop is on the corner of the Tropicana building.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(38 Ratings)
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Clive_p
Mar 3, 2024
Great one day tour of Durban - A great tour for us visiting Durban for a day from our cruise ship. Our guide was excellent and we really enjoyed this wide ranging tour which included a drive through the suburbs to the Zulu village and the reptiles as well as an extensive tour around Durban covering all the sights. Highly recommended.
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Barron7bruce
Nov 12, 2023
Best non-animal tour we went on in South Africa - Much more entertaining than a typical City Tour. We learned a lot about Apartitie - we had had a number of miconceptions. The markets we interesting. A visit to a crocodile reserve was interesting since in one area they had both crocs and dators and we could easily see the differences. The Zulu village and dance show was fantastic. But we felt sorry for the people. The three people in our party were the only ones there for their great performance. The stop at the Botanic Garden was also great. We recommend the optional "golf cart tour" for ZAR 100 pp. Amoung other plants we got to see the "World's Lonelyest Tree" (Only one male has ever been seen in the wild in 1895 and NO female has ever been found. We enjoyed this sight so much we went back the next day n our own.
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Vandanas513
Apr 2, 2023
Amazing - Zulu village experience
Was best part of SA trip. Reptile park is amazing experience too . Loved this trip .
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Sightsee42315601259
Mar 12, 2023
Durban City Cultural Tour on March 10, 2023 - Because of Tour Guides like Johnny Matthews, we will keep us using Viator as our go-to Tour Agency. Johnny was so friendly, informative, and accommodating for our small Group Tour. He knows the Durban history and it’s local peoples very well - and they know and respect him. He knows so many people on the Street, Vendors, Police, etc. that we suggested that he run for Mayor! Highlights were some behind-the-scene places that other Tours could not access. He provided pickup and transportation and even got two additional Security guys while walking the Sidewalks. Our Safety was his paramount concern, and we felt at ease throughout the day. Please extend our additional thanks to Johnny.
We highly recommend this Tour.
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Laurapg3525hg
Dec 16, 2022
Fantastic - Loved it!!! The Zulu dancing was fantastic, with 1000 hills in the background. I enjoyed the crocodile farm more than I thought I would. Our tour guide there was very informative and fun. I loved seeing Umhlanga rocks, such a nice area. And also the city halls… Beautiful architecture! And the botanical gardens was stunning. Definitely pay a little extra for the botanical gardens golf cart tour… Vishnu might be the most enthusiastic person I’ve ever met. The entire day was perfect. Thanks so much!!
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Bongekam939
Dec 12, 2022
Amazing Trip - Had so much fun seeing the cultural dance, the snakes and crocodiles. I really learnt a lot and even held a snake😂, one thing i fear with my life but the trip was full of surprises
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T0meikah
Nov 27, 2022
Beautiful day / Great driver/ tour guide - Freddy made this wonderful experience even better. He was fluent in many languages being able to communicate and make this experience memorable for everyone on the trip. The Zulu dancers were entertaining and friendly. The crocodiles were memorable as someone lost a hat to the wind and watching the crocs attack the hat as quickly as the did was exciting
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Honeyfox27
Dec 2, 2023
Great Day - Excellent trip, driver was great. Views were spectacular, and we had flexibility on how long we stayed in the locations. Wonderful day.
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Annette_b
Oct 26, 2022
Started slowly but got to... - Started slowly but got to see a lot in little time, Durban botanical Gardens are wonderful, Vishnu excellent
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Matthieud569
Dec 2, 2023
false advertising - the visit was interesting but did not correspond to the service purchased. in fact the visit should have been done in French, but the guide did not speak a word of French, despite this we still did the visit but some planned points were not done
- the PheZulu Reptile Park - not done
- Markets of Warwick - not done
- Durban City Hall - not done
the AARON guide nevertheless tried to explain certain points to us despite our low level of English, thanks again to him, but I find that on the part of the organizer it is extremely dishonest to offer expeditions in French while the guide French speaking is not available. I do not recommend this attraction but with Zulu Safaris
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