Dating in Durban
Durban is made for a first date outdoors: warm most of the year, with the sea at the end of the road. Dateclub shows you people by suburb, from Umhlanga to the Bluff.
First date ideas in Durban
- The promenade. Walk or cycle from uShaka along the beachfront. You can hire bikes along the way.
- Bunny chow. Share a quarter mutton, then argue about where the best one in town is.
- The Moses Mabhida SkyCar. Up to the top of the stadium arch for the view over the city and the sea.
- Durban Botanic Gardens. A slow walk round the lake and the orchid house, somewhere shady on a hot day.
- Umhlanga. Walk the promenade out to the pier, then coffee in the village.
How Dateclub works
- Your suburb, never your GPS. You choose your suburb or town. Distances are measured from suburb to suburb, in kilometres, so nobody can work out where you actually are.
- Every photo checked. A photo is hidden until it has been checked. No bots, and no made-up members to make the place look busy.
- One opening message. Anyone can say hello once, and can't write again until you reply. Nobody gets flooded.
- A lounge to chat in. One shared room for everyone on Dateclub, every message checked, for when you'd rather talk than browse.
- Free. Messages and seeing who likes you included.
Dateclub is new and South African. How many people you'll find near you depends on who has joined so far, and every new member makes it better for everyone around them.
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