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SOUTH AFRICA

 

 

Flights and Travel: how to get and move to South Africa

Climate: when to go to South Africa

Tourist Attractions: what to visit in South Africa

 

THE CITIES OF FIFA WORLD CUP
Bloemfontein
Cape Town
Durban
Johannesburg
Nelspruit
Pietersburg (Polokwane)
Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay)
Pretoria (Tshwane)
Rustenburg

 

TRAVEL IN NAMIBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA: ITINERARY

 

NORTHERN CAPE
Kgalagadi NP: Kalahari Desert Landscapes
Kgalagadi NP Animals: Gazzelle (Springbok, Steenbok)
Kgalagadi NP Animals: Suricate and Mongooses
Augrabies NP Waterfall and Orange River Gorge
Augrabies NP Landscapes and Animals
Springbok
Kamieskroon
Namaqualand NP: Blooming Desert

 

WESTERN CAPE
Olifants River Valley
Cederberg WA
Matjiesrivier NR
Mount Ceder
West Coast NP
West Coast: Postberg
Yzerfontein
Cape Winelands: Paarl
Cape Winelands: Franschoek
Cape Winelands: Boschendal
Cape Winelands: Stellenbosch
Overberg
De Hoop NR
Arniston
Cape Agulhas
Hermanus
Whale Route
Cape Town
Table Mountain
Cape Town: Castle of Good Hope (Kasteel van Goede Hoop)
Cape Town: Company Gardens
Cape Town: Bo-Kaap
Cape Town: Waterfront
Cape Town: Kirstenbosch Garden
Cape Town: Groot Constantia
Hout Bay
Muizenberg
Boulders Beach
Cape of Good Hope NR
Cape Point
Cape of Good Hope

 

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DURBAN
KWAZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA
 
Durban, South Africa
Durban
Durban Stadium, Durban
 
Durban, situated in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, is an important port city, and with about 3 000 000 inhabitants, it's the second most populous city in South Africa. Durban is a famous tourist center thanks to its warm sub-tropical climate and its beaches. The city is placed along the sides of the Indian ocean in an enormous natural lagoon that forms its bay, in the interior is a range of hills that are the remains of fossilized sand-dunes.
  

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: Durban, is among the 9 South African cities that between 11 June and 11 July 2010 will host the World Cup soccer championships.

STADIUM: Durban Stadium: new stadium, seating capacity of 70 000.

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RECOMMENDED HOTELS IN DURBAN:

The Royal Hotel 4 Stelle

267 Smith Street, 4000 Durban

Large Hotel in Durban in an excellent position to reach all the main attractions of the city.

Roseland House 3 Stelle

291 Davenport Road, 4001 Glenwood, Durban

An elegant hotel located in an area overlooking the city of Durban and the beaches of the Indian Ocean. The property also has a swimming pool and parking.

Riverside Palms B&B 3 Stelle

62 Hunters Way, 4051 Durban

Excellent B & B with friendly and relaxing atmosphere, perfectly positioned near the beaches of Durban and the major attractions. The property also has a swimming pool, garden and parking.

 

CLIMATE: Durban has a sub-tropical climate with warm and sunny winters and hot and humid summers. Rainfall is concentrated during the summer months, between October and March, normally under the form of afternoon thunderstorms, the average annual rainfall is slightly above 1000 mm. The winters are mild, the average minimum winter temperatures vary between 11°C and 15°C, while the average maximum winter are around 23°C. Summers are hot and humid with average maximum temperatures ranging between 28°C and 27°C, the minimum average summer temperatures ranging between 21°C and 20°C. 

 

DURBAN
 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Maximum Average Temperatures (°C)
 28 28 28 26 25 23 23 23 23 24 25 27 25
Minimum Average Temperatures (°C)
 21 21 20 17 14 11 11 13 15 17 18 20 17
Average Rainfall (mm)
 134 113 120 73 59 28 39 62 73 98 108 102 1009
Numbers of Rainy Days (>= 1 mm)
 15 13 13 9 7 5 5 7 11 15 16 15 130

 

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