Entertainment

Festive Fun lives at uShaka Marine World

Published

9 years ago

12 December 2016

Durbanite

This festive season, uShaka Marine World is celebrating all things fun, so be sure to have a holiday filled with adventure, tons of excitement, where you can live in the moment and make memories of a lifetime.

The uShaka Village Walk is the perfect spot to shop for those slightly unusual gifts, with something for all ages and special deals to add to the festive cheer. Plus, kids can meet our Traditional Father Christmas who will be collecting gift wish lists from 10h00 till 12h00 daily in Arena 3 food court from December 16^thuntil December 24^th. A free gift wrapping station will also be set up for gifts purchased at the Village Walk – so our guests can focus on having fun. Opening & closing times at our uShaka Village Walk will be from 09h00 to 19h00 until December 30^th.

This December, visitors and their families can also view our 12.5m high custom-made Christmas tree, at the entrance to uShaka Marine World.

Besides the hot weather, you will also get a glimpse of some “hotties” with uShaka’s very own Sexy Santa and his cute little helpers, Miss Tinsel and Miss Mistletoe who will be seen in the Village Walk from 12h30 and 17h00 daily from December 15^th until December 24^th! Talk a selfie with Santa using #uShakaSantaSelfie and you can win some fantastic prizes.

The favourite on the uShaka calendar is our annual “Dolphins by Starlight” family production which runs from the 8^th until the 13^th December from 6:30pm with the show starting promptly at 7pm nightly at a cost of only R170 for adults and R130 for children.

Musical entertainment lives at uShaka Marine World with the following artists who will be performing at Wahooz over through December and January:

The Meditators on 3, 16 and 31 December and 21 January
Afro Divas on 4 and 26 December and 7 and 29 January
Solomon Willy on 10 December and 1 and 14 January
Kickstands on 11 December and 22 January
Warren Brothers on 17 December and 2 January
Red Light Stereo on 18 December and 8 January
No Fly Zone on 24 December and 15 January
Heather Grooves on 27 and 28 January
Christmas Day will feature the uShaka resident DJ in action

Also for this season of fun in the sun, uShaka Marine World has formulated four special combo options which will be available from December 16^th until January 10^th. Plus, remember you can purchase your combo ticket options through uShaka’s online ticketing which means no more queuing for tickets. A quick debit or credit card booking via a smart phone, tablet or laptop enables you to head straight to your day of fun.

For more information call uShaka Marine World on 031-3288000.

Author: Durbanite

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