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Portfolio offers a variety of accommodation from fine country houses, hotels, private game reserves and game lodges, guest houses, country inns, villas and apartments, self-contained cottages and farm stays. Whether you are on safari, or planning a honeymoon, traveling with the family or seeking a romantic weekend away or simply traveling South Africa, the choices are endless with over 900 accommodation establishments to choose from country wide. . Whether you are seeking a golfing holiday, eco-safari or cultural experience, the Portfolio Collection has it all.
Durban was founded in 1824 by the British and named in honor of Sir Benjamin D'Urban governor of the Cape Colony, and echoes the Colonial atmosphere of the time. Durban is South Africa's third largest city and busiest sea port, the harbour is ranked in the top 10 in the world in terms of size and volume. Settled by the British, a large Indian community (now the largest outside of India) was imported to work on the sugar cane fields. Mahatma Gandhi lived in Durban from 1893 to 1914 and the Ghandi residence may be visited on a renovated farm, at the Phoenix Settlement in Inanda. Spot the stunning Art Deco buildings in and around the city centre. The Bat Centre offers quality art and craft work, and a new restaurant Trans Africa Express serves traditional food, with "An African Journey through Music and Food". Florida Road is the bohemian buzz, with Victorian buildings, coffee shops, cafés, restaurants and studios. The Point is the venue for the multi-million rand Ushaka Marine World family entertainment complex with an aquarium, shops and restaurants. The Bluff is for surfers, and the surf's always up at this most famous surfing spot in Durban. Westville has interesting German history at the Bergtheil Museum, where an original cotton farmhouse of German settler origin from the 1850s.On the outskirts of Durban in the Valley of a Thousand Hills, Hillcrest and Kloof offer stylish shopping, and with arts and crafts shops on the route, and many bistros and restaurants. | 
