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Northern Route
Suncoast
The magnificent Art Déco SUNCOAST Casino & Entertainment World can be accessed from the northern most stop on Northern Route (stop N5).
It has a casino at its core, but is world of entertainment, hosting a number of steakhouses, an 8-cinema complex; trendy brands like News Café and Mugg & Bean, other popular take-aways and the celebrity haunt night spot, Café Vacca Matta.
It has hosted world celebrities including Enrique Iglesias, Anna Kournikova, Danny Glover, Blu Cantrell, Ainsley Harriot, Robert Kyosaki and Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Salman Khan... amongst many others.
SUNCOAST Beach is regarded as one of the best in South Africa. Its Sundeck, a grassed embankment bordered by layers of indigenous vegetated dunes, looks onto the Indian Ocean that can be swum in all year round.
Open: 24 hours
Tel: 031-328 3357
PO Box 10132 Marine Parade 4056
www.suncoastcasino.co.za
Fitzsimons Snake Park
Located on Durban’s Marine Parade (next door to Minitown) Fitzsimons Snake Park is home to about 250 fascinating reptiles. Here you will be able to have a close encounter with , the world’s longest snake, the Reticulated Python - which reaches about eleven metres in adulthood; some of the most venomous snakes on the planet (Boomslang, Puff Adder and Black Mamba) and some of the rarest snakes around ( Long Nose Tree Snake, Snorkel Viper and Madagascan Tree Boa.)
Open: 09:00-16:30
Tel: 031- 337 6456
240A Lower Marine Parade, North Beach, (next to Mini Town), Durban
www.snakepark.durbanchamber.co.za
Mini Town
For a different view of Durban, at mini town you will find a scale model duplication of the city. You can also take a ride on the mini train in the park, which was created 30 years ago.
Open: Mon-Sun 09:30-16:30
Tel: 031-337 7892
114 Snell Parade, North Beach, Durban
Marine Parade
Colloquially known as the Golden Mile, because of its impressive string of uPeople Moverarket hotels, bars and restaurants. Attractions include an amusement centre, paddling pools, paved walkways and a cable car ride, offering a birds-eye view of the beachfront, pools and amphitheatre.
There’s always something happening on the Marine Parade.
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