Durban
Victoria Embankment

Durban Wilson's Wharf Victoria Embankment - also called Esplanade - is one of the oldest and most famous streets in the city. It is - besides the Supreme Court Building in the Victorian style - seamed by modern sky-scrapers and runs all along the Bay of Natal, from Maydon Wharf with the Sugar Terminal in the west, past the yacht habour to the quais in the east.

The Sugar Terminal is one of the largest in the world. More than half a million tons of sugar are being stored here for shipment. The South African Sugar Association offers guided tours through the complex as well as informative films about the sugar production.

Right next to it lies Fish Wharf, home of Durban's high-seas fleet. Further towards the north-east one gets to Wilson's Wharf, Durban's new Waterfront with numerous shops, restaurants and a theatre.

Then follow - along Marine Drive, which runs parallel to the Victoria Embankment - the yacht harbour with the renowned Royal Natal Yacht Club, the Vasco da Gama Clock, the Port Natal Maritime Museum and the BAT Centre with many art studios, bars and restaurants.

Durban The Point To "The Point Waterfront" at the entrance to the harbour one either gets through the north-eastern harbour entrance and Quayside Road or via Point Road. Here a luxurious residential, retail and entertainment centre is being built. Some bars and restaurants are open already, from where one can watch ocean liners enter or leave the busiest harbour in Africa..

Opposite "The Point" - on the south-eastern shore of the narrow entrance into the Port of Natal - lies "The Bluff", the "green finger" with its Millennium Tower, visible from far. The Bluff is a popular residential area with equally popular beaches. One gets here on a ferry, or by car driving around the bay via the access road from the south. A bridge is in early planning stages.

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Top left: Wilson's Wharf. Bottom left: Aerial of the Bay of Natal. In front "The Bluff". Top right: Victoria Embankment with yacht harbour. Bottom right: The Point with view of harbour entrance.

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Durban Victoria Embankment

Durban
Victoria Embankment