Big 5 Safari
Open game drive vehicle with guide or self drive
Big 5 Safaris run on a daily basis from St Lucia to Hluhluwe / Imfolozi Park. You have the option of a half day, half day with lunch, or a full day safari. All these Hluhluwe Safaris include relevant meals. Gates are open: 05H00 - 19H00 in Summer and 06H00 - 18H00 in Winter. Book Now!!
Snorkeling Tour
Guided tour or self drive
This Snorkeling Tour includes a drive through the iSimangaliso Wetland Park on your way to Cape Vidal. Snorkeling is tide related for safety reasons and so all tours are weather and sea conditions dependent. These tours also include the relevant meals. Gates to iSimangaliso Wetland Park are open: 05H00 - 19H00 in Summer and 06H00 - 18H00 in Winter. Book Now!!
iSimangaliso Wetland Park Safari
Open game drive vehicle with guide
This iSimangaliso Wetland Safari consists of a drive through the iSimangaliso Wetland Park on your way to Cape Vidal. There is an opportunity to spend some time swimming in the warm Indian Ocean and a stroll on Cape Vidal's pristine beaches. These tours also include the relevant meals. Book Now!!
Whale Watching
No experience can be more satisfying as seeing a gigantic 40-ton humpback whale breach as close as 50 meters from the vessel. This is quite possible while on the whale watching tour. These tours run on a daily basis and are 2 hours in length.
Tours available June until November.
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Turtle Tours
One of the wonders of the world. Come and experience these mysterious reptiles coming onto our shoreline to lay there eggs. Both the leatherback and the loggerhead turtles nest on our beaches. These tours are run on a daily basis at night and are tide-related. They all include a Night Safari and dinner on the beach.
Tours available November until February.
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Hippo and Croc Tour on the St Lucia Estuary
This tour takes approximately two hours in which you travel 10 kms up the St Lucia Estuary. On the trip up and back you have the chance to see hippos and crocs, birdlife, and occasionally some of the big five.
These tours are run 3 times a day. Snacks and drinks bar available onboard. Book Now!!
Night Safari with Chameleons
Join an exclusive Night Safari into the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. These safaris often produce sightings of leopard, buffalo, rhino, and of course our friendly neighborhood chameleons.
This tour takes approx. 3 hours. Book Now!!
Horse Safari - Beach and/or Bush
Ride with experienced guides on either a bush or beach safari.
There are also Adventure Horse Safaris available where you trek into the iSimangaliso Wetland Park for a few days.
All horse safaris are subject to a weight limit. Book Now!!
Salt Water Fly Fishing
Guided or On You Own
Be prepared to get wet! Fish the surf zone or off the rocks at Mission Rocks or Cape Vidal in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
If you want to go with a guide
- ADVANCED BOOKING REQUIRED!!
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Deep Sea Fishing
With loads of game fish in our waters throughout the year. You can expect to catch Dorado, Sailfish, Marlin in the Summer, Natal Snoek, Yellowfin Tuna in the Winter, and plenty of bottom fish year round.
There are many charters just waiting to indulge your fishing fantasies.
For the drop-shot ernthusisast, there is a charter boat which specializes in this type of fishing.
- ADVANCED BOOKING REQUIRED!!
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Rock and Surf Angling
Guided or On You Own
St Lucia and the surrounding areas, offer one of the best Rock and Surf Fishing in South Africa! With a huge variety of big fish year round, be prepared to test your equipment on one of these giants.
If you want to go with a guide
- ADVANCED BOOKING REQUIRED!!
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Cultural Tours
These tours run from St Lucia into the local community of Khula Village, where one can experience how the Zulu people live today. Tours are run on a daily basis and for approximately 3 hours. You can expect to visite the school, the sangoma, and the local household.
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Birding Tours
Either with a guide or go on your own
St Lucia is part of the Zululand Birding Route. With over 500 species of bird to be seen, it is a birders' paradise!
Within St Lucia there are many walking trails, and then there are also drives that take you through iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Book Now!!
Off-Road Cycling - Mountain Biking
Guided or available for rental
There are trails in and around St Lucia, with lovely beach rides at low-tide.
On the Iphiwe Trail you can expect to see, bushbuck, zebra, wildebeest, impala, and many more...
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St Lucia Crocodile Center
The Crocodile Center is about 2 kms outside of St Lucia, right next to the gate to Cape Vidal, and at the very beginning of our iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
The Croc Center rehabilitates injured animals and you have the ability to watch the crocs being fed on Saturday afternoons.
Coffee / Curio Shop available on premises.
Hiking Trails - Walking Trails
For the more adventurous explorers, guided 3 day hiking trails can be arranged in the Hluhluwe / Imfolozi Game Reserve. This is virtually a Big 5 Safari "on foot"!
For the more conservative explorer, there are gentle walking trails in and around St Lucia. Book Now!!
Kayaking / Canoeing
Gently kayak on the St Lucia Estuary, where if you're lucky you may see hippos and crocodiles, and are guaranteed lots of bird sightings. Some of the more famous of these are the Fish Eagle, Goliath Heron, and the many species of Kingfishers.
- BOOKING IN ADVANCE ESSENTIAL!!
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