Best Luxury Hotels in Durban

Sitting on a curved sweep of pristine beach on the Dolphin Coast, half an hour north of Durban, you will find Club Med’s latest hotel opening, Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari. Set within a former sugarcane plantation, 411 rooms and suites sit across a 32-hectare oceanfront estate, along with four outdoor temperature-controlled pools, multiple bars and dining experiences, a Sothys spa, alongside the first Club Med surf school anywhere in the world, and best of all, it’s all-inclusive, so one fixed price covers your room, dining, drinks, and the vast majority of activities. And the very clever part? You can pair the experience with Vikela Safari Lodge, Club Med’s brand-new safari lodge set within an 18,000-hectare private game reserve, a four-and-a-half-hour drive inland, to combine two incredible South African experiences into one single luxury holiday.