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Durban
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Overview
Cosmopolitan Durban, South Africa鈥檚 third-largest city (known as eThekweni in Zulu), is sometimes passed over for her 鈥榗ooler鈥 cousin, Cape Town. But there鈥檚 a lot more to fun-loving Durbs (as it鈥檚 affectionately known) than meets the eye.
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Durbanites are proud of their state-of-the-art stadium, constructed for the 2010 World Cup. Resembling a giant basket, it seats 56,000 people, and its鈥
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Divided into areas including Sea World and Wet鈥檔鈥橶ild, uShaka Marine World boasts one of the largest aquariums in the world, the biggest collection of鈥
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These collections are well worth seeing. Muckleneuk, a superb house designed by Sir Herbert Baker, holds the documents and artefacts collected by Dr鈥
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A 2000-sq-metre garden featuring one of the rarest cycads (Encephalartos woodii), as well as many species of bromeliad, this is a lovely place to wander鈥
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Found southwest of the city centre, this museum features a private collection of Southern African tribal artefacts, displayed in Roberts House, a鈥
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Situated in Durban鈥檚 west, this is the biggest Hare Krishna temple in the southern hemisphere. The unusual building is designed in the shape of a lotus鈥
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An often forgotten gem of Durban's historic past lies just outside the city in the Phoenix township. Here you can visit the house where Mahatma Gandhi鈥
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