Moving through Durban North and along the golden sands to the harbour entrance and then up to the slightly cooler suburbs of the Berea and Glenwood, you can experience African, Indian and Colonial influences on laid back “Durbs”.
Durban is a lovely city with some beautiful Art Deco and other buildings such as the state of art, Moses Mabdiba Stadium, which you will see en route to the various artists and crafters. Where possible we guide you around the edges of pulsating ‘eThekweni”. Most visitors miss some of our lovely Durban suburbs, leafy and calm with some interesting colonial homes.
Visit the gems of Durban, the people in their studios. Few of these are fancy shops. Most are the private homes of talented people, the artists and crafters, some better known overseas than in South Africa. There are amazing artists with very different styles on this route including floral artists, landscapers, those who paint people best, there are those who paint with an environmental conscience, sculptors and animal painters. The crafters include jewellery makers, glass workers, leather workers, those who embroider and ceramacists. You are spoilt for choice and can find treasures for your home, family and friends and, not least, yourself.
Along the way are delicious artisan foods to buy and we have included some outstanding places to eat including one of South Africa’s best restaurants. The selected Craft Shops and Galleries are there for a reason… they have good work on offer.
Never been into an artist’s studio? This is a good way to do it. Each place you visit will give you an understanding of what they do. You may get to watch glass being blown, or the process of oil painting or relax and just look to find out what sorts of things appeal to you.
Great cafes are included for delicious lunch breaks as families do not march on empty stomachs. Durban is the home of good craft beer for you to sample at the end of the day’s sauntering.
Personal stories of victims of prejudice and racism under the Nazis
44 KE Masinga Road, Stamford Hill, Durban, South Africa
Architectural treasure- Durban's oldest and largest mosque
Grey Street Juma Musjid, Doctor Yusuf Dadoo Street, Durban Central, Durban, South Africa
Studio at The Phansi Museum. 500 Esther Roberts Road, Berea, South Africa
27 Rockdale Avenue, Berea West, Westville, 3629, South Africa
Don’t give them what they ask for, give them what they never dreamed of
Shop 3, 469 Innes Road, Morningside, Durban, South Africa
Artists' Studio for a talented collective of young artists
16 Woodford Grove, Windermere, Berea, South Africa
South Indian temple with wonderful sculpted deities.
890 Bellair Road, Bellair, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Kloof, KZN, South Africa
7 Bohmer Place, Westville, South Africa
Accommodation
Elegant hotel founded in 1896 with high pressed ceilings and marble floors.
The Benjamin, Florida Road, Durban, South Africa
Funky painted shoes. Custom bleach painted tee shirts. African designs or pictures from your phone.
184 John Zikhali Road, Berea, South Africa
Glass Studio. Sue Knight. Artist-glass
564 Peter Mokaba Ridge, Berea, South Africa
45 Lilian Ngoyi Road, Morningside, Durban, South Africa
118 Bowen Avenue, Glenmore, Berea, South Africa
35 Haraldene Road, Berea, South Africa
120 Florida Road, Berea, South Africa
500 Esther Roberts Road, Berea, South Africa
23 Lomond Place, Berea, Durban
22 Windsor Drive, Durban North, South Africa
14 Braemar Road, Cowies Hill, Pinetown, South Africa
91 Mbovu Road, Nazareth Island, Pinetown, KZN, South Africa
11 Glen Garry, 8 Churchill Ave, La Lucia Ridge
Art studio: painting Dee Donaldson
3 Southampton Street, Point, Durban, South Africa
Unique, organic, sustainable, quality décor, gifts & furnishings.
Durban North, South Africa
Block K, ML Sultan College (DUT), 41 M L Sultan Rd, Greyville, Berea, 4001, South Africa
