Durban is our most beloved holiday city in South Africa. It is real holiday, friendliest people. Hopefully the municipality returns this city to the cleanest city in SA it used to be. Cape Town has racial issues and they think they are in Europe.
I'm so happy that KZN Tourism has noticed the great work that you have been doing and have showcased the province to SA premium tourism team. They need to lobby for Essence Festival Return, they were always ahead of the curve on Tourism.
Kzn tourism dept neds to be sacked they are clueless kzn has so many tourist spots a friend of mine from kzn took me to many hidden gems in that province
@@akhonazasembo3016 Nah, they have done great work over the years. I just think COVID was a major setback for them and they specialise mostly in domestic tourist audience. But this diversifying of target audience will assist in the long run.
@@siyanda_ninoI agree. especially in durban. They need to enforce laws I saw a new rank in umhlanga along m4. Its dirty already like cbd. They need to teach people and to keep environment clean esp hawkers. Hhay man.
KwaZulu ❤❤❤❤ absolutely breathtaking! I watched this vlog twice back to back 😫😍 thank you so much for show casing EThekwini, eGagasini! "It's summer all year round" 🌞 🌳 🌊 ❤
It looks cleaner than it actually is. I really hope they have cleaned up the place because it went down really fast over the years since I've lived here
Mark. Appreciation shout here. Thank you for your grind and passion. You're my go to for Blantons Positive on SA. This is my home province. SA does not get more authentic than the Zulu Kingdom. The essence of African culture and pride yet humilty and by far most diversed Afro-Euro-Asiatic capital in the African Union. Whatever you have consumed in Johannesburg and has been imported into SA. Know that 95% chance it has been blessed through KwaZulu and DEBEN Port. Thank you for being Mzansi`s finest ambassador. Uyi Qhawe ema qhaweni nsizwa yakwa Blanton 🙏🙏
I was just thinking of contacting Durban Tourism about The Real South Africa because I know that they always welcome the opportunity to showcase the city & everything it has to offer, to the world. The other market is called Durban Station. In addition to what is in the Victoria Market, Durban Station is famous for items that are used for Lobola packages, like 3 ply blankets, 3 legged pots & soccer stuff (since its closer to Moses Mabhida Stadium). Florida Road,,,,, Yes it's mostly about entertainment & night life. They also have nice factory shops around that area.
I think Durban is our new home! 😍 My family and I love mountains and the ocean, and it has both. Of course I'll research, but does anyone know about opportunities for future Marine Biologists? My 11 year old son is obsessed with marine life. Gotta get here for a visit! 😩😍
The KZN Shark's board is world famous for the work they do in preserving the marine life along the Indian ocean. The Ushaka Marine world is actually a themed park with a big aquarium built into an old ship. It also has a water park for kids. Your 11yr old would love it there.
Also check out the South coast of Durban Sea park ,uVongo some affordable suburbs by the beach there’s also umgababa a village by the beach with mansions ❤️
and have you guys have never been to the AmaZulu Palace in Kloof ? ...it is almost like Palace Of The Lost City. Zulu & African culture displayed beautifully there
The City I grew up which I’m going back to in 2024 after 18 years away from it.Being in London UK been fun,but SA🇿🇦 in particular Durban is so humanly my people “Zulus”are friendliest species in the world.Thank you for such an awesome work guys ❤
😀Hi there...howsit...I'm a durbanite (born, grew-up, live and work here) and will like to say thanks (ngiyabonga / dankie) for such loveliness and for opportunities that you're bringing to our city and country...
The current Durban Point waterfront development will put Durban on the map with phase one already concluded which included the extension of the Promenade etc., the longest one in Africa. This project will give a modern facelift to Durban's CBD. Durban coming up nicely with these new projects crcly, just needs a better city Governers not these Kaundas who are failing the city.
Durban only become absolutely clean every part of it at night, that's what I noticed. but During the day people dirty the CBD. Except for Boujee parts of Durban like Mhlanga
Mark you are gem. I think some doubt if pics are from South Africa. This is the real South Africa build by us Africans. If you think Africans can't? Then you are wrong. Me being an indigenous south afrcan I will never go and leave in another country except here. In Africa. I am planing to go to Malawi because my Rand/Kwagga exchange will be good.
Your’ll should visit the Inanda Heritage route since y’all in DBN the PM of Barbados 🇧🇧 was there last year one of the founders of the ANC is from there and Mr Nelson Mandela casted his first vote 🗳️ at a school that John Dube built .Ghandi also lived in Inanda ❤
Hmmm, what’s the vibe during the daily electrical blackouts due to not enough generating capacity and not enough skilled technicians to maintain the grid? I won’t mention the railroads.
As a Durbanite living abroad, I could not agree more with Durban being the true south africa. Its the advice I give all my friends. Cape town is too touristy and "perfect", Johannesburg is boring, grey and all about business. Durban is perfect. So much rich culture and beautiful landscapes between the coast and the mountains.
Yep I am in Australia, but my birth place is North Coast Natal Richards bay - Empangeni. You should do the Umfolozie Game Reserve, St Lucia the biggest water inlet with heaps of Hippos. I am coming home soon, Yes Zulu the most spoken language in South Africa and my gogo language
I have spent 5 days there this past week.....very beautiful indeed, from the city center, suburbs of morningside, florida street etc...up until max's lifestyle in umlazi classic 👌. Dou i think the city should focus on improving infrastructural wise at the city center, most of the buildings looks old and they not lookable
Something that everyone fails to mention and highlight is how underpopulated SA is. South Africa for example is larger in size than a country like Nigeria yet only has 60 million people where Nigeria has 275 million.
@@lindelwanothandongcobo8863 We actually are lindelwa. Population creates a market for business, the main reason behind economic growth is the presence of a sizable population because it creates a market for traded goods and services. South Africa has all the hallmarks of a great economy except a large population. That is why the countries with the larger populations tend to exhibit both the largest economies and the highest economic growth. If you're a business would you rather sell your goods to 275 million potential customers or 60 million? Most observers overlook it because those who benefit from the under population have no issues with it and most of us don't want to highlight it because of the current inequality challenges that we are struggling with as it is. Otherwise a large population is the pretext for a large economy (economics 101 supply and demand). China 1,5 billion people 19 trillion dollar economy), USA 375 million people 27 trillion dollar economy.
It's 100% real that anyone can live forever in Republic Of South Africa do everything in Republic of South Africa without getting any uncurable diseases or problems in anyway, THE SKY IS BLUE. Jehovah God bless Great Britian. In Jesus Christ's name
Brotha gotta dig deeper into American Indian aka Black American history cause we definitely had beautiful buildings before the colonizers came to America and made it the United States. Besides that, Durban (South Africa) is BEAUTIFULLLL
Ohmg I found you agajn I was watching you in 2017 2:40 you got me interested in visiting please get in touch with me Ive been learning about South Africa since 2018 I’m ready to make a jump this year
Greetings from African-American professional in Florida, wife and kids were in London and Italy this summer and last year Germany and my wives native country Ethiopia. Will definitely plan to vist this city. Florida is unbearable hot and humid seems the opposite off the Indian Ocean. I've lived off the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico all of my 50+ years.
Just don't go there in winter, lol. It is the dry season and they get temperature inversions that trap all the air pollution in the city, turning it at times into a surreal apocolyptic experience.
@TRSA You probably got lucky. In winter it is normal for a temperature inversions to establish over the city, which traps the air pollutants as a heavy haze. You can see it as an actual layer when you drive down from Pinetown/Westville. Since it doesn't rain in winter (it is the dry season) everything is brown and dead, not green, plus you get this heavy haze that gives the city a post apocolyptic appearance, especially if you drive in from the South Coast along the highway into the city through the industrial areas around Isipingo and Wentworth. That is what you would have seen in the old days when driving in from Louis Botha airport. If you are going to go to Durban you need to go in Spring, after the rains have come and everything starts growing again, but before the really hot weather starts in mid to late summer. And I would advise not going to Durban itself, there really is little to see or do there. Plus it can be quite dangerous in many parts of the city if you are not aware as a local would be. It is NOT America.
I'm a resident of PE and I'm a xhosa and I'll tell u that the name gqeberha is a horrible name for a major city. Why would u name a city with a name that 99% of global population cannot pronounce? That's terrible for business and tourism. No one except xhosa people can pronounce the name. How do u think the city will receive any international investment when the potential investors cannot pronounce the name?
@@subzeromidnight5388 there are hard city names in a lot of nation's globally. You may prefer a English or Netherland name over an indigenous name and that's ok for some people.
@@slimpickens01 it's not about indigenous or stuff like that. Name any other nation that uses clicks in their language outside of the South Africa. The city is hungry for business and we are driving it away with this name. No european company would in invest in a city with a name they cannot say trust me
Nah it’s no big deal and SA has more electricity connections then most countries in Africa,it is just corruption we got money to fix that and it’s going to get fixed
Extremely correct, Driving in a high deck bus, you don't get to see all the crooks worrying cars at most robots. Either begging and approaching every car that stops. Fake car guards on most roads, that actually cause more disturbance than anything else. Drive on street level to really see how dangerous is is.
As a Pretorian I love *Durban* it's home away from home for me.. ❤❤🇿🇦🇿🇦
Thank you The Blanton's❤
Durban is our number 1 city because beauty and serenity is not served with a side dish of racism. This is also true for Joburg.
Well, duh, It's home of the Zulus, they fear us.
@suezcontours6653 LOL What happened is Phoenix then?
@@Mbalings What happened in Pheonix?
most yalll dont even live in durban to even know what really happened yikes@@Mbalings
Zululand 💪🏽
Durban is our most beloved holiday city in South Africa. It is real holiday, friendliest people. Hopefully the municipality returns this city to the cleanest city in SA it used to be. Cape Town has racial issues and they think they are in Europe.
True that🤞🏿🤝🏿.
Nam hlo kungcono ndivakashele e Thekwini kunoba ndiye e Kapa
🤣🤣🤣
My Hometown Durban.. Beautiful
Great memories of North Beach Durban ⛱️
I'm so happy that KZN Tourism has noticed the great work that you have been doing and have showcased the province to SA premium tourism team. They need to lobby for Essence Festival Return, they were always ahead of the curve on Tourism.
Kzn tourism dept neds to be sacked they are clueless kzn has so many tourist spots a friend of mine from kzn took me to many hidden gems in that province
@@akhonazasembo3016 I found great gems through KZN tourism
@@akhonazasembo3016 Nah, they have done great work over the years. I just think COVID was a major setback for them and they specialise mostly in domestic tourist audience. But this diversifying of target audience will assist in the long run.
@@akhonazasembo3016KZN tourism is doing an excellent job just that our municipality don't take care of our facilities
@@siyanda_ninoI agree. especially in durban. They need to enforce laws
I saw a new rank in umhlanga along m4. Its dirty already like cbd.
They need to teach people and to keep environment clean esp hawkers. Hhay man.
Another great vlog today 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿 Durban is a amazing city home of the Zulu
KwaZulu ❤❤❤❤ absolutely breathtaking!
I watched this vlog twice back to back 😫😍 thank you so much for show casing EThekwini, eGagasini! "It's summer all year round" 🌞 🌳 🌊 ❤
I would love to visit Zulu land..before it was built into a babylon looking city it was soo beautiful, this why it was stolen by land thieves.
Thank You for promoting our Country. You are most welcome here.
It looks cleaner than it actually is. I really hope they have cleaned up the place because it went down really fast over the years since I've lived here
Karens😒
My City, my Day ones🇿🇦❤
Mark. Appreciation shout here.
Thank you for your grind and passion. You're my go to for Blantons Positive on SA.
This is my home province. SA does not get more authentic than the Zulu Kingdom. The essence of African culture and pride yet humilty and by far most diversed Afro-Euro-Asiatic capital in the African Union. Whatever you have consumed in Johannesburg and has been imported into SA. Know that 95% chance it has been blessed through KwaZulu and DEBEN Port.
Thank you for being Mzansi`s finest ambassador. Uyi Qhawe ema qhaweni nsizwa yakwa Blanton 🙏🙏
Appreciate the kind words
Absolutely love the views! 😍
Beautiful video family! It’s on my list when I return. Love you all!!!
You should!
❤the beauty of durban watching from cape Town im hoping to visit soon
The beaches are so warm here 💖 but the picture perfect beauty of Cape Town 🥹😫😍
Pray a little bit, then go party 🎉🤣 great combo
I'm a South-African and I was never in Durban thank you for the scenery
Durban is my home city, where I grew up. It is a fabulous city in so many ways.
Durban eThekwini is my city banana city 👌🏽💥😄
I was just thinking of contacting Durban Tourism about The Real South Africa because I know that they always welcome the opportunity to showcase the city & everything it has to offer, to the world.
The other market is called Durban Station. In addition to what is in the Victoria Market, Durban Station is famous for items that are used for Lobola packages, like 3 ply blankets, 3 legged pots & soccer stuff (since its closer to Moses Mabhida Stadium).
Florida Road,,,,, Yes it's mostly about entertainment & night life. They also have nice factory shops around that area.
It look nice zulu speaking part of South Africa 🌍.
Been to Johannesburg a few times next time definitely will come to Durban beautiful city
I visited in 2018, beautiful with great food and lovely people
I think Durban is our new home! 😍 My family and I love mountains and the ocean, and it has both. Of course I'll research, but does anyone know about opportunities for future Marine Biologists? My 11 year old son is obsessed with marine life.
Gotta get here for a visit! 😩😍
The KZN Shark's board is world famous for the work they do in preserving the marine life along the Indian ocean. The Ushaka Marine world is actually a themed park with a big aquarium built into an old ship. It also has a water park for kids. Your 11yr old would love it there.
@@kennedytsokodibane3058 sounds amazing, thank you!!! 🤗
Also check out the South coast of Durban Sea park ,uVongo some affordable suburbs by the beach there’s also umgababa a village by the beach with mansions ❤️
There's opportunities from the department of land forestry n fisheries also check their website
Just look out for venomous snakes....there's a bunch in Durban.
and have you guys have never been to the AmaZulu Palace in Kloof ? ...it is almost like Palace Of The Lost City. Zulu & African culture displayed beautifully there
That’s funny going tomorrow
Tourist trap, lol.
The City I grew up which I’m going back to in 2024 after 18 years away from it.Being in London UK been fun,but SA🇿🇦 in particular Durban is so humanly my people “Zulus”are friendliest species in the world.Thank you for such an awesome work guys ❤
My City. I love it.
😀Hi there...howsit...I'm a durbanite (born, grew-up, live and work here) and will like to say thanks (ngiyabonga / dankie) for such loveliness and for opportunities that you're bringing to our city and country...
You may purchase a kite and relax on the beach like I did 😂
Durban is beautiful, you guys make every where you go in South Africa Beautiful
The current Durban Point waterfront development will put Durban on the map with phase one already concluded which included the extension of the Promenade etc., the longest one in Africa. This project will give a modern facelift to Durban's CBD. Durban coming up nicely with these new projects crcly, just needs a better city Governers not these Kaundas who are failing the city.
Great content. You should do these type of videos more often. Watching from Los Angeles
Very beautiful city 🤩
X5:13 tag is North Beach but its actually South Beach by the Addington Hospital.
Love what I saw and heard I’m interested in visiting and possibly moving there.
Ya'll in my city🥰💯
Would you guys agree that out of all the cities Durban is the most homely feeling, even though DSW is slacking recently...
Lacking in some places not everywhere Durban’s cleaner then Gauteng
Durban only become absolutely clean every part of it at night, that's what I noticed. but During the day people dirty the CBD. Except for Boujee parts of Durban like Mhlanga
Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks!
Thanks for recognizing TRSA
Thank you so much for coming . Siyanamukeka eThekwini❤
Beautiful ❤
Mark you are gem. I think some doubt if pics are from South Africa. This is the real South Africa build by us Africans. If you think Africans can't? Then you are wrong. Me being an indigenous south afrcan I will never go and leave in another country except here. In Africa. I am planing to go to Malawi because my Rand/Kwagga exchange will be good.
Beautiful content 👌
I need your Africa cap for my collection. Love your content, watching form Leondale (East of Johannesburg)
Your’ll should visit the Inanda Heritage route since y’all in DBN the PM of Barbados 🇧🇧 was there last year one of the founders of the ANC is from there and Mr Nelson Mandela casted his first vote 🗳️ at a school that John Dube built .Ghandi also lived in Inanda ❤
Your correct
@@TRSA❤
It looks amazing
Hmmm, what’s the vibe during the daily electrical blackouts due to not enough generating capacity and not enough skilled technicians to maintain the grid? I won’t mention the railroads.
Really great video TRSA on the Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove.
Great video 👍🏾
Please show North Coast also.
One day a time….😉
Our favorite person 😂❤
Yes good ❤
Hello my people The Blanton's
Hello 👋
As a Durbanite living abroad, I could not agree more with Durban being the true south africa. Its the advice I give all my friends. Cape town is too touristy and "perfect", Johannesburg is boring, grey and all about business. Durban is perfect. So much rich culture and beautiful landscapes between the coast and the mountains.
Yep I am in Australia, but my birth place is North Coast Natal Richards bay - Empangeni. You should do the Umfolozie Game Reserve, St Lucia the biggest water inlet with heaps of Hippos. I am coming home soon, Yes Zulu the most spoken language in South Africa and my gogo language
Wow it really has fallen apart as a City… ❤ as a tourist you really have no clue about its history or its fantastic Zulu culture.
I have spent 5 days there this past week.....very beautiful indeed, from the city center, suburbs of morningside, florida street etc...up until max's lifestyle in umlazi classic 👌. Dou i think the city should focus on improving infrastructural wise at the city center, most of the buildings looks old and they not lookable
Lots of the cit center dates back to the 1800s
Something that everyone fails to mention and highlight is how underpopulated SA is. South Africa for example is larger in size than a country like Nigeria yet only has 60 million people where Nigeria has 275 million.
So ?
but SA is not underpopulated , that's the perfect number , imagine if we were over 150M , it will be chaos ...
@@lindelwanothandongcobo8863 We actually are lindelwa. Population creates a market for business, the main reason behind economic growth is the presence of a sizable population because it creates a market for traded goods and services. South Africa has all the hallmarks of a great economy except a large population. That is why the countries with the larger populations tend to exhibit both the largest economies and the highest economic growth. If you're a business would you rather sell your goods to 275 million potential customers or 60 million? Most observers overlook it because those who benefit from the under population have no issues with it and most of us don't want to highlight it because of the current inequality challenges that we are struggling with as it is. Otherwise a large population is the pretext for a large economy (economics 101 supply and demand). China 1,5 billion people 19 trillion dollar economy), USA 375 million people 27 trillion dollar economy.
It doesn't mean that SA is underpopulated.
who wants to be that congested?
Yall so amazing❤ durban my city
My home town
Show us some 1,2, and 3 bedroom apartments. Show us the safe neighborhoods to live.
My family from south Africa Durban
"Moses Madiba Stadium". This really made me laugh
Girl that palm tree almost took you out at 4:32 min within the video.
It's 100% real that anyone can live forever in Republic Of South Africa do everything in Republic of South Africa without getting any uncurable diseases or problems in anyway, THE SKY IS BLUE. Jehovah God bless Great Britian. In Jesus Christ's name
🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Durban is home to many ethnic groups like Zukus, Tamils and English people.
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Brotha gotta dig deeper into American Indian aka Black American history cause we definitely had beautiful buildings before the colonizers came to America and made it the United States. Besides that, Durban (South Africa) is BEAUTIFULLLL
Wait until you go to the God's window in Mpumalanga....Mother Africa stays there.
We been there there is a video and everything
Thanks uncle Mark..
What!! Am in this video 😅
Are you?
@@TRSA yep ! Small world ,I've seen that bus a hundred times but never knew ,some of my fav content creators were on it.
@@TRSA and this was weeks ago ,early August I think
Ohmg I found you agajn I was watching you in 2017 2:40 you got me interested in visiting please get in touch with me Ive been learning about South Africa since 2018 I’m ready to make a jump this year
Visit our website to contact us TheRealSouthAfrica.com
Greetings from African-American professional in Florida, wife and kids were in London and Italy this summer and last year Germany and my wives native country Ethiopia. Will definitely plan to vist this city. Florida is unbearable hot and humid seems the opposite off the Indian Ocean. I've lived off the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico all of my 50+ years.
Durban beach front is amazing 👍👍just a pity Durban central looks like a dump with all the grime
This bus need earphones
It has them and a actual guide narrating
Durban south has too many addicts on the beaches compared to cape town, however durban is lovely and closest comparison to usa
Just don't go there in winter, lol. It is the dry season and they get temperature inversions that trap all the air pollution in the city, turning it at times into a surreal apocolyptic experience.
I was there last winter didn’t see the apocalypse you are talking about…maybe next year during that apocalypse
@TRSA You probably got lucky. In winter it is normal for a temperature inversions to establish over the city, which traps the air pollutants as a heavy haze. You can see it as an actual layer when you drive down from Pinetown/Westville. Since it doesn't rain in winter (it is the dry season) everything is brown and dead, not green, plus you get this heavy haze that gives the city a post apocolyptic appearance, especially if you drive in from the South Coast along the highway into the city through the industrial areas around Isipingo and Wentworth. That is what you would have seen in the old days when driving in from Louis Botha airport.
If you are going to go to Durban you need to go in Spring, after the rains have come and everything starts growing again, but before the really hot weather starts in mid to late summer. And I would advise not going to Durban itself, there really is little to see or do there. Plus it can be quite dangerous in many parts of the city if you are not aware as a local would be. It is NOT America.
I would like to open a restaurant there.
Sawubona
Yebo😊
What English wena?Look for a translator for yourself
4:21 come on Mark you can pronounce Gqeberha. Port Elizabeth is no longer recognized as the official name of the city. Just FYI...
I'm a resident of PE and I'm a xhosa and I'll tell u that the name gqeberha is a horrible name for a major city. Why would u name a city with a name that 99% of global population cannot pronounce? That's terrible for business and tourism. No one except xhosa people can pronounce the name. How do u think the city will receive any international investment when the potential investors cannot pronounce the name?
@@subzeromidnight5388 there are hard city names in a lot of nation's globally. You may prefer a English or Netherland name over an indigenous name and that's ok for some people.
@@slimpickens01 it's not about indigenous or stuff like that. Name any other nation that uses clicks in their language outside of the South Africa. The city is hungry for business and we are driving it away with this name. No european company would in invest in a city with a name they cannot say trust me
@@subzeromidnight5388how many dutch names that u can't even pronounce in this country ND you're worried 1 Khoi name cummon
@@subzeromidnight5388 🤡
The loadshedding and power outages are my chief concern
Are you in SA?
Nah it’s no big deal and SA has more electricity connections then most countries in Africa,it is just corruption we got money to fix that and it’s going to get fixed
There’s power outages in Nigeria to and less people with the basic human right anyways
They not as bad as u think!!! There's a lot of alternatives to use to generate power during load shedding
Go to Victoria Street Market no thank you a hell of a lot of robberies happen there
Durban is a ghost of it former self. Like some nice person who was bitten by a zombie.
beautiful but extremely dangerous
Extremely correct, Driving in a high deck bus, you don't get to see all the crooks worrying cars at most robots. Either begging and approaching every car that stops. Fake car guards on most roads, that actually cause more disturbance than anything else. Drive on street level to really see how dangerous is is.
You on the brink of war
Who is you?
jUST HOW ARE dURBAN THE HOME OF THE ZULU,S???
I thought chattel american slavery was em ancipated in 1863... The civil war ended in 1865
Hope you not swimming in the sea.
Dangerous dump
How?
RUN! Ayikude i toilet yase KZN
South Africa is black; who in his right mind would want to move there?!
Do a tour and find out
The narration was terrible. I did not learn anything of value from this video.
No thanks
Zulus ??? SA is a rainbow nation ...why mention zulu...yall way too racist..yet call everyone else racist
We are in KZN.
Scary and dangerous place S Africa!
Don't be jealous
Americans, this content is most for you guys! Where you 'at???
Are there any areas that are science forward not religion centric?
😅🎉🏌️⛹️🤾🔥🇿🇦