Places to find Ethnic Art and Crafts in Durban
The most interesting market places for ethnic art and craft in Durban for tourists as well as for the Durbanites: The Victoria Street Market also called Indian Market by the locals, is an Indo-African market, housed in a big cream, green, pink and purple building right in the city centre and it cannot be missed. It has the whole flair of an oriental bazaar. Tourists are well advised to visit this market with a guide or in groups, cause on your own you might be overwhelmed by the bustle, and the friendly banter of the tenants trying to convince you that their products are the best, or that you will never get a better offer anywhere else. Apart from the ornaments, beautifully crafted jewellery , Indian garments and genuine African carvings and art this market also includes a fish and meat market which you cannot miss if you follow the smell.
Also worth visiting is the Essenwood Craft Market which is the regions leading craft and art market, offering a lot of treasures and collectables. Here your children can have fun on a playground while you browse and afterwards you can sit back in the tea garden and relax while watching enjoying the bustle around you.
Last but not least I want to mention the Stables Lifestyle Flea Market. Offering arts, crafts, antiques, ethnic art, décor and fashion basically throughout the year, as well as intercontinental food stalls which are definitely worth visiting.
