Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom is an entertainment complex situated just north of
uMhlanga and south-west of
eMdloti
(previously and popularly known as Umdloti or Umdloti Beach), is a small resort village on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, South Africa that is situated at the mouth of the Mdloti River north of Durban and now forms part of eThekwini, the Grea ...
on the
North Coast of
KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
.
Sibaya, owned by resort hotel chain and casino destination,
Sun International is one of the two casinos in
Greater Durban with the other one being
Suncoast located in
Durban
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.
Design
The casino was named Sibaya (Zulu meaning for "
kraal") due to its main design and architecture centred around the Zulu culture, displaying the contemporary interpretation of African tribal designs based on traditional Zulu kraal imagery.
Its most notable Zulu-inspired architecture is its massive central domed structure is encircled by eight satellite structures with their own identities.
Building components
Sibaya consists of the casino, two hotels- Sibaya Lodge and Royal Sibaya, foodcourt, a conference centre, Izimbo Conference Centre and a 577-seater Afro-chic theatre, iZulu Theatre.
Access
Sibaya has a single access way, ''Sibaya Drive'' linking the casino to the N2 interchange (Exit 188) in the west and the M4 in the east. The
N2 highway
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha and Durban to Ermelo. It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country. Its current length of makes it ...
links Sibaya to the
King Shaka International Airport and
KwaDukuza
KwaDukuza is a municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 2006, the municipal name was changed to KwaDukuza (which incorporates small towns such as Stanger, Balito, Shaka's Kraal, but the Zulu people in the area called it "Dukuza" well before ...
in the north-west and Durban in the south-east and the
M4 links Sibaya to eMdloti and
Ballito
Ballito is an affluent town located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ballito is about north of Durban. It forms part of the KwaDukuza Local Municipality, and iLembe District Municipality. Dolphins are common on this stretch of the North Coas ...
in the north-east and uMhlanga and Durban in the south-west.
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Casinos in South Africa