Day 106 - Richards Bay / Durban

We wanted to go out today in search of exotic African wildlife on a game drive through one of Africa's oldest nature preserves. The Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park which has more than 8,8000 sq mi, the park is a sanctuary for the wildlife of Zululand, including its small population of rare white rhinos, however, the seas were not favorable so we are went on to Durban, however weather winds and seas were not favorable in Durban either… 🙄. Durban means "bay, lagoon" and it is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Durban is on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is South Africa's busiest port and was formerly named Port Natal. North of the harbor and city centre lies the mouth of the Umgeni River; the flat city center rises to the hills of the Berea on the west; and to the south, running along the coast, is the Bluff. Durban is the seat of the larger eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which spans an area of 987 sq miles, and had a population of 4.2 million in 2022, making the metropolitan population one of Africa's largest on the Indian Ocean. The city has a humid subtropical climate, with hot, wet summers and mild, dry winters. Too bad we missed it and are off to our next stop - Port Elizabeth Czytaj więcej