Marine park turns up the romance

DURBAN’S uShaka Marine World has paddled, flapped, slithered and slid into its tenth year and this calls for a celebration.

Celebrate 10 years of seaside fun with the staff and the finned, feathered and funky residents of uShaka Marine World, Africa’s largest marine theme park. For them, a 10th birthday is far more than a one day celebration. They will be splashing out with fantastic specials and cool events from now until the end of April.

With February being the month of romance, the celebrations start with the ‘I Love uShaka’ campaign from St Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, until Sunday, February 16.

For those with a love for fabulous food, there will be two lovingly created, special menus at the Cargo Hold and live entertainment at the other restaurants. If locking lips with your someone special is number one Valentine priority, visit the kissing couch in the Village Walk where couples can snuggle up and have their pictures taken for free. These will be uploaded into the uShaka Marine World Facebook page. Tag yourself in your image and stand a chance to win a R1000 Cargo Hold voucher as well as other fantastic prizes.

If you’re game, bring an umbrella and join in the Salsa dancing in the Village Walk, with qualified teachers to show you how to move to the sultry groove. On St Valentine’s night look out for sexy characters handing out chocolates to make your day extra sweet.

Wahooz on the promenade will be booming this month, offering a number of live acts. Catch rock bands such as ‘Zaffa’ on February 15 and 22 and Reggae band ‘The Meditators’ every Sunday. For more information contact 031 328 8000.