Stay Safe In Durban – Travel Tips

On your flights to Durban, apart from carry your luggage there is one thing you will be carrying and that’s responsibility. Though, its hard to digest that responsibility stay on your head while on travel because you are running from it all the time. But the responsibility is only to travel safe and some home safe without getting into trouble.

To be a decent traveler in South Africa, here are the rules to follow:

1. Avoid booking a guide from the roadside. Better book your guide form a travel agency and you should not rely on the English speaking ‘uncalled for’ friends who will like to hook up with you. It can lead to losing your wallet, chain, watch and who knows, maybe what you are wearing.
2. Stay low profile. Remember you are a tourist, not a celebrity. So don’t put on jewellery or overdress when going out for a walk by the beach side.
3. Booking a cab can be very tricky. Better note its number all the time and text it off to someone you know. Or alternatively, seek the help of your hotel manager. Stay more conscious while on a long journey and better book airport transfers beforehand from your travel agency in your home country. Nothing is worth piece of mind.
4. Avoid dark, deserted areas, and do not go out alone in the early hours of the morning.
5. The promenade along the beach is safe to walk, during the day or early evenings but do not venture to the side and back roads of the hotels in late hours.
6. At night, it is still a good idea to stick to the main streets and not go out at night unless you are very familiar with a particular area. Also, people don’t walk a lot here they use wheels so you will find yourself alone soon, better travel in a transport.
7. Avoid the usually busy central business district, which is empty after dark. Above all, use common sense.
8. Get vaccinated before coming to Africa. Keep a lot of mosquito and insect repellent.
9. Don’t carry all your money in cash.
10. Do our currency exchange from Government Banks

Despite all that I have said here, let me also tell you that Durban or anywhere in South Africa is only as unsafe as New York streets after ten or your home country’s empty roads. The beach strip is frequently patrolled by policemen; there are CCTV cameras and many lights at night.

Above all use common sense and don’t get too drunk or carried away on your holiday.