iSimangaliso Wetlands Park

“It’s Amazing”, the words uttered by King Shaka’s right had man when he first saw this beautiful area. iSimangaliso Wetlands Park is surely amazing. Since the water area and Islands of Lake St. Lucia where proclaimed a Game Reserve people realized that this is a jewel to treasure.

Today this Wetlands Park has become one of the Worlds must visit addresses. The Park offers many concession as well as fun activities. The Park extends from Mphelani in the South to Kosi Bay in the North.

Covering about 240,000ha, with a further 84,000ha in, on or under the sea, this is a large chunk of sub-tropical paradise stretching 220km along the East Coast from St Lucia to the Mozambique border.

As well as a mind-blowing range of natural systems, ranging from dune, swamp and coastal forests to rocky and sandy shores, coral reefs and submarine canyons, mangroves, savanna grassland, thickets, woodlands, and the largest protected wetland in southern Africa, it is a culturally fascinating area and – more importantly – has immense fun potential. Game viewing opportunities range from self-drive to luxury lodges, and the birding is awesome. You can paddle on the various lakes, checking out hippos, birds and game on thebanks.