Durban City & Helicopter Sightseeing Tour
Embark on a scenic guided tour of Durban from the air and land.
Tour Price: From R5500 per person sharing
Tour Duration: 6 Hours
Tour Number: 2C
Price varies by group size
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Tour Overview
This tour is unique because it is the only Durban City tour that offers a helicopter tour and a vehicle tour. This unique tour includes a 30 min helicopter tour as well as a 4 hour Durban City Tour in a vehicle. The tour includes 7 stops and attractions available in Durban. This aerial and land tour gives tourists a chance to see Durban from air and land. An experienced and knowledgeable local guide will show you a variety of landmarks which highlight Durban’s diverse culture and history.
What Is Included On This Tour?
- 30 minute Helicopter Tour of Durban
- Zulu Medicine Market
- Victoria Street Market African
- City Centre; City Hall
- uShaka Marine World’s Village Walk
- KwaMuhle Museum; Apartheid and HIV Exhibition
- Durban’s Harbour
- Durban's Promenade
- Botanical Gardens
- Pickup & drop off service with in a 5km radius of our meeting point at Gooderson Tropicana Hotel, 85 OR Tambo Parade, Durban. If you are out of our pickup radius, special arrangements can be made to pick you up at your location of choice
- All Entry Fees To All Attractions
- Qualified Tour Guide
What Is Not Included On This Tour?
- Lunch, Snacks & Drinks
- Gratuities and Tips
HOW MUCH DOES THIS TOUR COST?
PRICE VARIES BY SIZE OF GROUP
- Minimum 1 person R11,500 pp
Our standard price for your booking for 1 person for this tour
- Minimum 2 persons R7500 pp
This is the price you will pay per person for your booking for a group of 2 people
- Minimum 3 persons R6500 pp
This is the price you will pay per person for your booking for a group of 3 people
- Minimum 4 persons R5500 pp
This is the price you will pay per person for your booking for a group of 4 people
Pick Up, Drop Off & Other Important Information
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION: Pick up and drop off service within a 5km radius of Tropicana Hotel (meeting point)
DEPARTURE TIME: Morning 09:00am / Afternoon 13:00pm | RETURN TIME: Morning 13:00pm / Afternoon 17:00pm
CLOTHING: Comfortable clothing, Hat, Sunscreen, Jacket.
AGE LIMIT: All ages welcome | TRAVELLER TYPE: Single or Per Person Sharing
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: If there are any physical disabilities please contact us to clarify wheelchair size or mobility type
CANCELLATION POLICY: Full Refund 24 hours before the tour
Please note: During Holidays and Weekends KwaMuhle Museum is closed
WONDERING IF THIS TOUR IS FOR YOU? LET US GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS!
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- You want a 30 min Helicopter Tour of Durban
- You are looking for a 4 hour sightseeing cultural day tour.
- You want to see the sights of Durban.
- You want to learn about South African history and culture.
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Day 1:
Embark on a scenic guided tour of Durban
from the air and land..
DURBAN CITY & HELICOPTER SIGHTSEEING TOUR
Take an exciting private 30 minute helicopter tour of Durban and Umhlanga. The helicopter tour starts at Virginia Airport and travels south over Durban city and the harbour. Then moving along the coast northwards to enjoy a spectacular view of Durban’s promenade (Golden Mile) before making your way to the Umgeni River mouth where the Mangroves Swamps reside. The tour will move towards Umhlanga and Sibaya Casino giving you a full view of Durban and its surrounding areas.
The 30 min helicopter tour is the highlight of this private tour
The rest of the tour will be in a private vehicle.
At Victoria Street Market you will be given time to shop for African inspired accessories, clothing, souvenirs, home decorations, paintings and luggage etc. Next to the Victoria Street Market is the Zulu Medicine Market where your guide will take you on an informative tour of “Inyanga (Doctors) lane”. The Zulu Medicine Market is a unique place where Zulu culture has survived in the modern urban environment.
The tour includes a visit to uShaka Marine World’s Village Walk on the famous Golden Mile Beachfront on Durban’s OR Tambo parade. There you will be given time to shop and have lunch. uShaka Village Walk is home to Durban’s most unique shopping experiences, offering a shopper’s paradise in an open-air environment, affording guests a world of entertainment, family fun, shopping and dining.
The tour includes a stop at the beautiful Botanical Gardens, which is the oldest Botanical Gardens in Africa, est 1849. Your guide will show you some of the interesting and beautiful features of the gardens and give you the option of extra time to explore alone.
The KwaMuhle Museum was once the headquarters of Durban’s Native Administration Department and the centre of Durban’s harsh system of labour control. Now it has been transformed into Durban’s Apartheid Museum that seeks to reflect Durban’s urban growth and the history of its residents. It also houses a very interesting HIV / Aids exhibition which educates the public on the South African HIV/ Aids situation.
The tour also includes various quick stops which include Durban’s City Hall & Harbor.
