Overview: Mitchell Park offers spacious shady lawns, landscaped gardens and a playground with jungle gyms, swings and slides. Durbanites enjoy this Park with its spectacular, colourful flower beds, which are redesigned and replanted every season. In 1928, the Maharajah of Mysore presented the City Council with Nellie, an Indian elephant, who resided in the Mini Zoo and thrilled visitors with tricks which included blowing on a mouth organ and cracking coconuts with her feet. Today the Mini Zoo delights with aviaries of exotic birds, ducks, raccoons, wallabies, peacocks, small buck, monkeys, tortoises and even crocodiles. If you’re lucky you may even spot the elusive bushbabies. Admiral, the ancient tortoise, who arrived at Mitchell Park in 1915, then about six or seven years old is a popular resident of Mitchell Park’s Mini Zoo. Telephone: 031 303 2275
Website: www.durban.gov.za
Opening times: Daily 8am to 4pm
Entrance fees: Entrance to Mitchell Park is free, Mini Zoo: Adults: R4,
Children under 18 years: R3
School Groups: Yes. If booked in advance, R1 per learner
Facilities: Mini Zoo. Refreshments at Blue Zoo Restaurant and Alley’s Snacks
in the Zoo
Where to find us: At the top of Florida Rd, Morningside
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