Lying on the southern KwaZulu-Natal coast, Durban’s year-round subtropical sunshine and sophisticated facilities make it a favoured destination for conferences, conventions and expos, both local and international. The city’s premier venue is the Durban International Convention Centre, a world-class structure over a kilometre in length.

Lavish banqueting facilities at the Durban International Convention Centre , South Africa’s biggest conference, convention and expo venue.

Durban International Convention Centre

Voted Africa’s Leading Conference Centre by the World Travel Awards, Durban’s International Convention Centre has been host to many big world conferences. Lying near the Durban beachfront, its just 15 minutes from Durban International Airport. A range of top hotels are within easy reach.

The impressively stylish convention centre can be divided up into 11 venues of various sizes, the largest being the Plenary Hall, with a capacity for 1 644 delegates, theatre-style. ICC venues are flexible and adaptable, and hi-tech equipment is supplied. The Business Centre provides faxing, photocopying, secretarial, postal and counter services and telephones, while international visitors are able to cash travellers’ cheques at the Bureau de Change. Catering, including kosher meals, is provided, and the centre also meets international standards for disabled delegates.

Durban International Convention Centre
Website: http://www.icc.co.za
Email: mktg@icc.co.za
Address: 45 Ordnance Road, Durban
Tel: 031 360 1000
Fax: 031 360 1005

Beverley Hills Sun

Set right against the beach at Umhlanga Rocks, the Beverley Hills Sun Intercontinental is just a 20-minute drive from Durban. It contains 84 rooms and six suites, as well as two conference rooms able to host up to 90 people. Equipment is supplied along with support services such as a florist, photographer, chauffeurs, guides, translators and a courier service.

Beverley Hills Sun
Website: http://www.southernsun.com
Email: beverlyhills@southernsun.com
Address: Umhlanga Rocks
Tel: (011) 706 4524
Fax: (011) 463 8426

Cathedral Peak Hotel

Located in the Drakensberg Mountains and part of a World Heritage Site, the Cathedral Peak Hotel is able to accommodate up 250 people in 94 rooms. It provides a tranquil, beautiful setting and has conference co-ordinators to assist with the organisation of successful conferences. Equipment including Internet, e-mail and printing facilities are provided. Catering is also available, and there are more than enough activities to keep delegates entertained when not working, including golf, tennis, squash, horse riding, trout fishing, bowls, badminton, table tennis and outdoor chess. The Peak Performance Vitality Centre offers massages and other treatments to really pamper delegates.

Cathedral Peak Hotel
Website: http://www.cathedralpeak.co.za
Email: info@cathedralpeak.co.za
Address: Cathedral Peak Hotel, PO Winterton, 3340
Tel: (036) 488 1888
Fax: (036) 488 1889

Southern Sun Elangeni

Located on Durban’s popular beachfront, the Elangeni is about a 20-minute drive from Durban International Airport. It boasts 449 bedrooms and 10 conference venues able to host groups ranging in size from 18 to 600 delegates. It supplies standard equipment and also has an International Business Centre. For recreation there is a fitness centre with two swimming pools, a sauna, gym and massage. The beach is merely a walk across the road away, and the dolphinarium, aquarium and snake-park are all within walking distance. There are many shops nearby and for those who like to be active golf, bowls, squash, ice-skating, fishing, deep-sea fishing, tennis, squash and windsurfing facilities are all nearby.

Southern Sun Elangeni
Website: http://www.southernsun.com
Email: elangeni@southernsun.com
Address: 63 Snell Parade, Durban
Tel: 031 362 1300
Fax: 031 332 5527

Imbizo Conference Centre

Just two hours’ drive from Durban on the Kwazulu-Natal North Coast, the Imbizo Conference Centre is able to host up to 1 500 delegates in the Main multi-functional hall. The Auditorium can accommodate 100 people, while the Boardroom is for more intimate conferences. Breakaway rooms are also available. Standard equipment is supplied, as is catering, including halaal, kosher and vegetarian if required. For leisure time the Imbizo Conference Centre is situated near a number of game reserves, offering delegates the chance to view the Big Five.

Imbizo Conference Centre
Website: http://www.imbizo.org.za/
Email: info@imbizo.co.za
Address: 47 - 57 Biyela Street, EmpangeniTel: (035) 772 2401/ 2710
Fax: (035) 772 2861

The Royal Hotel Durban

The Royal is located in Durban’s CBD and is easily accessed from Durban International Airport with shuttles available. It has 213 bedrooms and 13 conference rooms. The largest room is able to host up to 500 people. There is a fully equipped computer training room too. Standard equipment is supplied plus video conferencing, a translation facility and a fully equipped business centre. The hotel also has a health centre, while other leisure time activities include harbour cruises, night horse-racing and deep-sea fishing.

The Royal Hotel Durban
Website: http://www.theroyal.co.za/
Email: hotel@theroyal.co.za
Address: 267 Smith Street, Durban, 4001
Tel: 031 333 6000? toll-free 0861 000 333
Fax: 031 333 6001