Author: DBNWalkTours

Thank you for supporting our Addington Children's Hospital walk yesterday Durbanites, it was a huge success and so well supported. The restoration work is ongoing and the historic building is to be a center of health excellence. We had many surprised people who did not...

And the winner is… Durban Walking Tour’s very own Ruth Hagen! Durban Walking Tours is proud to announce that Ruth Hagen has won the coveted Tour Guide Award at the recent Durban Tourism Business Awards. The announcement was made at a swish function held at Durban’s ICC,...

Put some Spring in your step! Spring has sprung, and nowhere more so than in our beautiful city of Durban! While the city’s year-round weather is sublime, Spring creates a special attraction, with nature in full bloom and forming the perfect backdrop to the city’s natural splendour and...

Newsletter - April/ May 2022 The devastation wrought by the Durban floods of 11-18 April 2022 has brought about untold suffering on those who lost loved ones, their homes and their belongings in the deluge. Durban Walking Tours' hearts go out to our fellow Durbanites as we...

In Battery Lane in Durban North Thank you to Roy Bowman and Nigel Lewis-Walker from the SA Military History Society KZN Branch for chatting to us today about Durban’s involvement in WW2 and sharing with us a bit about coastal batteries found in Natal and...

This beautiful wood and iron cottage was designed in 1901. In the early 1900's there were more buildings in wood and iron in Natal than any other type. They were economical and could be transported. Photo taken June 2020 An early photo of the same building Beautiful...

These beautiful Edwardian homes were all built in about 1907 - housing for senior workers in the dock. All situated in Ballard Street, Escombe Terrace, Timeball Boulevard and Wellington Street. ...

Umgeni - pre 1906 I love this extract from a book titled - Twentieth century impressions of Natal.  Umgeni is the next place reached, and hundreds of people spend their week-ends at this spot, or go out on Sundays. It is within rickshaw distance of Durban Town...

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