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Durban offers a great array of shopping experiences, from the Beachfront, where you can buy cheap beadwork and baskets, to enormous Western-style malls such as Gateway in Umhlanga. In general, bargaining is not expected, though you might try it at the Beachfront or with hawkers anywhere. Look out for goods indigenous to the province: colorful Zulu beadwork and tightly handwoven baskets.
Under massive trees in the shady setting of Berea Park, this is one of the most popular of Durban's many flea markets, where classy stalls sell homemade traditional food, plants and herbs, baked goods, handmade clothes and crafts, leatherwork, bath and beauty products, jewelry, soft furnishings, and much more. There's also a tea garden with live entertainment and a park for the kids. It's open Saturdays 9 am to 2 pm.
The most vibrant cross-cultural market in the city is a century-old trading area where more than 150 vendors sell everything from recordings of African music to rolls of fabric, curios, brass ornaments, Chinese goods, incense, and curry spices. Bargaining is expected here, much as it is in India, though not for spices. Also known among locals as the Indian market, it's worth booking a tour of this and the adjacent markets with Markets of Warwick (R100 per person, minimum three).
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