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tompt Says: One of the best tours we made in St.Lucia is the nightdrive with Shaka Barker. Kian, our guide had a very good knowledge of the wildlife and the environment. The nightdrive takes you into the iSimangaliso wetland Park after dark. Three hours searching with a spotlight to...
Drive into the iSimangaliso wetland park
tompt Says: Next to the town you will find the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. You can make organized tours into the park, in open jeeps with qualified guides, but you can also drive yourself. There is one main road all the way up to Cape Vidal. There are many loop roads and vista points...
tompt Says: There are several parties offering a hippo and croc tour. They following nearly the same route and theoretically it makes no difference which one you take. But there are differences in the size of the ship. It is up to you which one appeals more, a larger boat or a smaller...
A boat journey on Lake St. Lucia
MikeAtSea Says: One of the best ways to explore and see the lake is a boat trip. A number of companies operate from St. Lucia town and the KwaZulu Natal Parks Board operates several trips a day from their pier next to the St. Lucia Bridge.
DesertRat Says: Located on a barrier island within the St. Lucia Estuary in the Indian Ocean near the Mozambique border, the Crocodile Centre has a superb collection of crocs and other reptiles from both South Africa and elsewhere (There are a couple of large alligators from the bayous of...
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park
DesertRat Says: St. Lucia is a pretty handy place to use as a base for daytrips over to Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park. (BTW, Hluhluwe is pronounced as "shloo-SHLOO-way") This is unquestionably one of South Africa's best. Although it is nowhere as large as Kruger, the real crown jewel of...
LoriPori Says: Lying about 35 kms north of the St Lucia Estuary, is CAPE VIDAL a popular powerboat and surf angling spot. The reef sheltered beach provides for outstanding snorkelling. In 1898, the Dorothea was shipwrecked on the reef off Cape Vidal and the remains are still visible to...
LoriPori Says: Wednesday, September 28, 1994It was a cloudy, rainy, overcast day so Hans, Wim and I thought we would go on the BOAT TRIP ON LAKE LUCIA. There are three departure times daily and each tour lasts for up to two hours. We had the wonderful experience of seeing Hippos enjoying...
Banghoek Safari Lodge: A great family-owned/oriented lodge
DesertRat Says: My wife and I booked into the Banghoek Lodge under duress, in a sense. We had spent a long day on the N-2 on our way to St. Lucia, we were tired, and we realized if we continued on too much longer we might not find anything at all. Dipping into a brochure we had picked up at...
Kings Palace: Self catering apartments
tompt Says: We stayed a weekend at Kings Palace in 2 apartments. Each apartment had two bedrooms, a bathroom, a sitting room and a kitchen. One even had a small garden. The apartments were spacious and clean.The only down point being that towels were not supplied.The receptionist was...
Rocktail Bay Lodge: Turtles and Relaxation
janiebaxter Says: Rocktail Bay lodge is by the Indian Ocean one of the most lovely beaches in of South Africa. It is built, just inland from the beach behind the dunes of Maputaland's coastline. Rocktail has nearly 40 kilometres of unspoilt, pristine and deserted coastline. It is a private...
BONAMANZI GAME PARK: TREE HOUSES
LoriPori Says: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday --September 27, 28 & 29, 1994Hans, his brother Wim and I stayed at the BONAMANZI GAME PARK in a Tree House for three nights. It was our "Home" while we visited three game reserves located in the area -- Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve --...
Quarterdeck seafood and grill: Not very classy
tompt Says: It was a busy night at the Quarterdeck Seafood and Grill, but that is no excuse for bad service. There was service personnel hanging around the kitchen, but not in the restaurant serving tables.We got all seven dishes at different times and even then some were cold. The menu...
St.Pizza: Great service, great pizza
tompt Says: St.Pizza looks like a fastfood place on the outside, but inside it is somewhat better. The service was great, fast and friendly. The food was maybe even better. We had five different pizza's and two pasta's which were all served at the same time, so nobody had to wait while...
OUT OF AFRICA ARTS & CRAFTS: AFRICAN CRAFTS
LoriPori Says: Located in St. Lucia Village, OUT OF AFRICA ARTS & CRAFTS had just about everything you would look for in African crafts. There were carvings of giraffe in all sizes,also zebra, elephant and hippo carvings. T-shirts, animal print bags and purses. Hand-carved chess sets,...
MikeAtSea Says: Every year accidents happen in the bush and also in St. Lucia. To swim in the lake is not only silly but very dangerous. The lake is infested with crocodiles and even if you just stand in the lake on the banks crocodiles can swim unseen towards you and attack you. Also at...
LoriPori Says: The Zululand coastline is a magnificent combination of rivers, lakes, lagoons and wetlands. The largest of the Zululand wetlands is the GREATER ST. LUCIA WETLAND PARK. This unique region extends parallel to the coastline for more than 80 kilometres from Maplelane in the...
CAPE VIDAL - HOLY MACKERAL THAT'S A LOT OF FISH
LoriPori Says: Wednesday September 28, 1994One of the best snorkeling and spearfishing venues on this coast is CAPE VIDAL. While we were there we had the experience of seeing two fishermen just bringing in their day's catch of Mackeral. Of course Hansi had to get right in there with them....
LoriPori Says: This Map shows the general area that we visited, including Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, Mkuze Game Reserve and St. Lucia Estuary. They were all fairly close together and within a short drive from Bonamanzi Game Park where we called home for four days and three nights.
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Every year accidents happen in the bush and also in St. Lucia. To swim in the lake is not only silly but very dangerous. The lake is infested with crocodiles...
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SANTA LUCIA ESTUARY & CAPE VIDAL
Wednesday, September 28, 1994 St Lucia Estuary is situated within the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park. The Park is made up of a number of conservation areas, the oldest of which is the St. Lucia Game...
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Hippopotami and more in St. Lucia
When visiting St. Lucia it is almost impossible not to see a hippopotamus. They live in a large lake near the town and at night they come to land to graze. You might even encounter one in the streets...
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Greater Saint Lucia Wetlands Area
Rocktail Bay Lodge is in the north of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal, on a 40 kilometre coastline from that stretches from Kosi Bay to Sodwana Bay. Rocktail Bay is in the...
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Situated in northern KwaZulu-Natal, the coastal village of St Lucia is the gateway to the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, incorporating Mkuzi (a Big 5 reserve), Sodwana Bay (a world famous scuba diving...
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We drove down from Johannesburg towing the boat, an extremely exciting drive magnificent scenery almost the whole way. ST Lucia is a holiday must, the small but very lively town has a whole host of...
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