uShaka Marine World
Adresse
1 King Shaka Avenue, Point, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa
Pays
south africa
Site web
https://ushakamarineworld.co.zaHoraires d'ouverture
Open daily 9:00am–5:00pm (water park seasonal)
Popularité
**🏆 Africa's Largest Marine Theme Park** - Africa's **largest aquarium** with walk-through shark tunnel - Walk-through **sunken ship** theming – one of the world's most creative park designs - Adjacent to **Durban's Golden Mile** – direct beach access included - **Daily dolphin and seal shows** in an outdoor beachfront stadium - Located in **Durban** – South Africa's most popular beach city
Africa's Largest Marine Theme Park
uShaka Marine World is Africa's largest marine theme park, located on Durban's Golden Mile beachfront in KwaZulu-Natal. Opened in 2004, it combines a world-class aquarium, water park, beach, and entertainment district in a spectacular setting themed around a fictional shipwreck — creating one of the most ambitious and successful theme park developments in African history.
🐠 Sea World Aquarium
The park's centrepiece is Sea World — one of Africa's largest aquariums, housed within a brilliantly themed network of "sunken ships" and underwater corridors:
- Shark Tank – Walk-through tunnel surrounded by ragged-tooth sharks and other large sharks
- Dolphin and Seal Shows – Daily performances in an outdoor lagoon stadium
- Penguin Colony – African penguin exhibit with underwater viewing
- Coral Reef Display – Tropical reef fish from the Indian Ocean
- Touch Pools – Hands-on ray and small shark encounters
🌊 Wet 'n Wild Water Park
An extensive water park built onto Durban's beachfront:
- Speed Slides – Multiple near-vertical body slides
- Temple of Doom – Enclosed drop slide in pitch darkness
- Lazy River – Relaxed float through tropical theming
- Wave Pool – Rolling surf alongside the Indian Ocean
- Aqualoop – Capsule drop into a looping slide
🌊 Beach Access
uShaka provides direct access to Durban's famous Golden Mile beach — giving guests the unique option of spending the day alternating between the water park, aquarium, and one of South Africa's most popular urban beaches.