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Durban south beach area, July [winter]

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Durban is big, brash and the antithesis of Cape Town. This is the Atlantic City of South Africa, and it's determined to part you from your wad with minimum intellectual input and and maximum speed. That's where the promenade comes in. Loaded with attractions from the uShaka Marine World at the south end to casinos and beaches reaching to infinity and beyond at the north end, it's liberally scattered with kiosks, hustlers, cotton candy, sand, skate parks, pickpockets and - at night - muggers.
But keep your wits about you and your wallet well zipped away and this is a very lively, happening city, with fantastic wide, clean beaches, warm surf [24C in summer] protected by shark nets and lifeguards, endless things to do and watch on and off the promenade and great bars, restaurants and clubs. See Durban North Beach Picture.
Downtown has a cluster of reasonable museums but most touristy shops seem to have migrated to malls so there isn't much to keep you away from the beach/promenade zone - except, perhaps, some of the splendid golf courses scattered around.
A quieter, safer [duller, some would say] alternative to Durban is a few kilometres north at Umhlanga Rocks.

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