Souvenir Shopping in Durban
The Victoria Street Market is a touristy Durban market where one can buy lots of souvenirs! Spices, bracelets, African/Indian dresses and little trinkets are sold here.
India Meets Africa
Be transported to a world where India and Africa meet at the Victoria Street Market, on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets in Durban. Your senses will be assaulted with the aromas of spices and incense, the colours of bright fabrics and foods, and the sounds of stall holders bartering.
Apart from the opportunity to buy fresh and interesting food, this is also a great place to buy gifts – you’ll find saris, scarves, arts and crafts, woven baskets, beaded dolls and animals and oriental ceramics at the more than 170 stalls. The Vic, as the Victoria Market is now known, is set in a large ornate building. The Indian community in Durban (the largest outside of Asia) has had a huge impact on the character of the city of Durban, and the open air markets, which have evolved into the Victoria Street Market, were first opened in the 1870s.
Why not make a day of it? Head a little further down to Grey Street (now called Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street) – the cultural heart of the Indian community with its distinctive Indian architectural character.
Need to know
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 08h00 to 18h00 and Sundays from 10h00 to 16h00
Venue: Victoria Street Market, Corner of Queen and Victoria Streets, Durban, KwaZulu Natal
Contact: 031 3064021
A colorful experience
A colourful experience in the heart of the city. Interesting shops catering for tourists representing the African curiosity (curios, animal skins etc.) Indian spices with a most interesting guide to spices at Madari & Son who we explains which and how spices are mixed for the exotic flavors in a multitude of foreign languages! It is the expression of African experience with an Indian flavour.
-Shabir Rahman
A Durban Must See
The Victoria Street Market is a great place to visit, a must see in Durban… what a vibe! Lots of stalls selling all sorts of spices, crafts, African clothing and souvenirs. The Market is a very busy place but there is a parking lot under the main shopping area, so we parked there. It was good for keeping the car cool too!
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