Kids News

@Tap Childrens Playground - open Tuesdays to Saturday for parents & children. There is a coffee corner for parents & large safe playground for the kids. Don't miss storytime on the big screen at 10am on Saturdays.

Animal adventures (KZN) The kids can get a close-up view of wild and farmyard animals in the Valley of a Thousand Hills near Durban.

The Duck and Deck Animal Farm provides a superb and entertaining environment allowing children to touch, feel and interact with animals.

It boasts 20 different species of beautiful exotic ducks and a pair of Black swans in a landscaped garden. The aviaries are stocked with a variety of birds and pheasants. There is also "Alphie" the Alpaca and Emus in addition they also have Alpine, Dwarf and the very rare Cashmere goats as well as indigenous sheep and fowls.

Duck n Deck Animal Farm  (Durban) The animal farm is open to visitors from Tuesday to Sunday 9.30am to 4.30pm and public holidays.

Giba Gorge (Durban) is a mountain bike park second to none. With 40km of single track trails, a UCI standard BMX track, and an exhilarating free ride track, Giba promises to cater for all bike enthusiasts. We offer conferencing, event and catering facilities with our delicious Giba Cafe restaurant, an organic nursery and a superb art gallery for all cultural tastes. We cater for kids parties on weekends with guided rides to the waterfall and a great family set up under the shade of the trees on our lawn. If its exciting exercise or leisurely lazing you are looking for, Giba is the place to be.  Go to our website or call 031 769 1527 for more details on all our facilities and directions.

GOLDEN HOURS FAMILY MARKET: Uitsig Road, Durban North. Market every Sunday with a variety of traders, food stalls and a large adventure playground. Venue also for hire 7 days a week with safe, off road parking, clean ablutions, a covered party hut and live music at the market fortnightly.

Minitown (Durban) - Open every day of the week, either from 9.30am to 12.30, or from 1pm to 4pm. Wander the streets of Minitown, you can braais or visit their tuck shop.

Mitchells Park (Durban) has a sand-filled playground where kids can enjoy playing on jungle gyms, swings and slides. There are also beautiful lawned areas that are perfect for birthday parties.

 Pure Venom offers:
- Guided Tours; group & school tours in English and Zulu. Shuttle services are available.
- Snake demonstrations daily, which are highly educational and lots of fun.
- Crocodile and alligator feeding on Sundays at 12H30.
- "Viper" family restaurant; a fully licensed restaurant with an a-la-carte menu. It accommodates a big screen TV, private functions, weddings, specialized kiddies parties, seminars and conferences.
- Animal farm with goats, guinea pigs, rabbits, koi, etc.
- Amazing displays of reptiles & snakes in several areas.
- "Creepy Curio Shop" with curios, special souvenirs, unique clothing, reptile sales and accessories.
- A beautiful setting on one of Izotsha's oldest estates.
- Snake handling and identification courses.
- Snake removal service. Telephone:+27 39 685 0704 Mobile:+27 82 469 5851

 

Umgeni Steam Railway - 26 September (next steam train outing) Trains run from Kloof Station (Stokers Arms) to and from Inchanga Station, on the last Sunday of each month along the edge of the picturesque Valley of a 1000 Hills. At Inchanga Station there is a picnic area with tables and chairs, food stalls and craft market, children's face painting, candle making, pony rides and model railway display (grey building at end of craft stalls), braai fires (BBQ for those visitors from far afield), are lit for the afternoon trip. There is also the popular Inchanga Station Craft Market where many hand crafted items can be found. Numerous food outlets help to satisfy the weary traveller, including braai facilities for the 12h30 train. One can also join the train for the 10h30 departure from Inchanga for Kloof where you can sit down to fine pub fare and an ice cold beer at the Stokers Arms Station Restaurant, and still be in time for the 12h30 train returning to Inchanga.

Wave House - Family Day Outing - Spend the day. It is an awesome fusion of all board-sport cultures providing the ultimate place for the cool youth to hang as well as being a great spot for a family day out. Wave House Gateways Theatre of Shopping Umhlanga Ridge

Yellowwood Café is a country restaurant, serving wholesome country food in a wonderful country setting. It is their pleasure and privilege to be able to have you as guests in this wonderful heritage site. At Yellowwood Café they serve both an a la carte menu and a snack type pub menu.  For the Kids
There is a jungle gym to keep the children amused, as well as pony rides on a Sunday over the lunch period. They encourage their customers to take a walk around the estate and enjoy the beauty of the country. The animals at Fairfell have become part of the character of the place; the two beautiful Burman cats are called Sky and Shadow. Charlotte the pony and Cherokee the chestnut are there for the children’s rides. Boris, Montana and Blue are beautiful thoroughbreds that enjoy being admired; the cockerels and chickens are too many to name. The two oxen are called Buffalo Bill and Gentleman Gerry and love to be petted  Telephone:    +27 33 330 2461   Mobile:  +27 82 575 0602