iSimangaliso Wetland Park Tours and Activities

Enjoy a leisurely cruise around South Africa's stunning St Lucia Estuary (iSimangaliso Wetland Park) aboard a double-decker boat. Keep an eye out for crocodiles and hippos as you meander through wetland waters, along with possible sightings of eagles, vultures, African broadbills and dozens of other bird species. Enjoy onboard snacks (own expense) as you travel, savoring the surrounding scenery. This day trip includes the expertise of a professional guide.

South Africa may be best known for its land mammals but, on a snorkeling tour, you can also see the teeming wildlife that lives under the water. Head out into Cape Vidal for a morning of snorkeling. Your guides will guide you around the best spots and point out the many species of interest along the way.

Surf and turf safari tour anyone? Experience Africa's great diversity of wildlife by boat and by truck during this full day round trip tour from Durban. Travel up South Africa's Wild Coast to St. Lucia to spot crocs and hippos then head inland to the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve to search for Africa's Big 5 by off-road vehicle. Finish with a relaxing dinner overlooking Africa’s oldest park before returning home.

Escape the city for a day exploring St Lucia Wetlands Park (iSimangaliso Wetland Park), a vast natural wetland that's also South Africa's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Depart Durban for a 2-hour boat ride through the park's estuary, keeping an eye out for resident crocs and hundreds of hippos as you float along. This massive estuary is also a bird-lover's paradise, with flamingos, kingfishers, eagles and more.

Enjoy the personalized attention and intimate atmosphere that come with traveling in a small group on this tour of Cape Vidal and Isimangaliso Wetland Park. With all transportation provided from St. Lucia, you can relax and enjoy the scenery on the ride, then enjoy a fully guided tour with insightful commentary through the pristine natural environment, which includes a game drive and a chance to go swimming.

Imagine witnessing Leopard stalking, Elephants close by or Hippos grazing. A Night Drive Safari offers some truly amazing thrills and sightings.

This is the ultimate Snorkeling Safari! Our highly skilled guides will amaze you with the incredible Eco-diversity that the iSimangaliso Wetland Park has to offer! The tour is conducted in a nice laid-back, yet professional manner and includes safari time, a 2 hrs Snorkeling Adventure and a delicious African braai lunch. Animal sighting possibilities include elephant, hippo, rhino, leopard, hyena, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, antelope, chameleons and on average about 55 different species of fish whilst snorkeling. Your guide will also give you a Zulu lesson and point out where his forefathers used to live within the Park.

Enjoy a game drive safari in South Africa's first UNESCO World Heritage Site - iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Enjoy the spectacular natural beauty of the park as you explore numerous loop roads in search of Africa's Big 5 - elephant, lion, rhino, leopard and buffalo and many more other animals as well as a large variety of bird and plant species. Minimum 2 people booking.

We depart Richards Bay harbour and drive North to the Village of St Lucia. We embark on a visit to Cape Vidal. Cape Vidal falls within the Isimangaliso Wetlands Park (Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park) and is situated north-east of St Lucia. It has the best of both worlds with access to the eastern shores of Lake St Lucia where there is a variety of game including reedbuck, other antelope, hippos, crocodiles and buffalo, spectacular water, forest and grassland birds and the wonderful Indian Ocean shore line with its startling array of marine animals. After a light picnic lunch, we exit the park and enjoy a 2 hour cruise on Lake St Lucia, one of South Africa’s 10 World Heritage sites. Here we will have the opportunity to view crocodiles and hippos in their natural habitat. We return to the harbour in the late afternoon Please note that subject to boat cruise availability, the sequence of events may be changed around

Day 1 is spent at the world famous Isimangaliso Wetland Park. This is a world heritage site. Spend the day exploring the Wetlands, Game Viewing, Snorkeling through this wilderness of protected bays and wetlands wonder. Experience a hippo and croc boat cruise in St Lucia Estuary as an optional extra. Day 2 is spent at Africa's oldest game reserve, Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve where you have an opportunity to see Africa's Big 5 and much more.

Set of at 08:00 am and travel into South Africa's very first world heritage site. Sit back and let your personal ranger for the day give you all the information regarding this amazing and incredible park. Not only will one enjoy some amazing wildlife but also the chance to witness exactly why this park was proclaimed a world heritage site. You will travel towards Cape Vidal during this tour with numerous loop roads, hides and lookout points en route. Once you arrive at Cape Vidal you may have the opportunity to enjoy some snorkeling in the protected bay (weather & tide dependent). Enjoy a special Picnic lunch all the while enjoying the wildlife within the park.

This excursion offers the opportunity to spend the full day in the Hluhluwe & Imfolozi National Park, the oldest Game Reserve in South Africa, and situated in the heart of Zululand. After departing the harbour, spend the morning on a game drive in search of the wildlife. This reserve is host to the Big 5 – lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino – as well as many other exciting wildlife species. The area is also renowned for its exceptional birding. After a light picnic lunch we depart for the village of St Lucia, where we and enjoy a 2 hour cruise on Lake St Lucia, one of South Africa’s 10 World Heritage sites. Here we will have the opportunity to view crocodiles and hippos in their natural habitat. After the boat trip we returning to Richards Bay port.

Do you want to truly experience Africa, its smells, sounds and the unmistakeable ‘Africa feeling’?Come join our knowledgeable guides on a 2.5hrs walking safari only a stone’s throw away from St Lucia Village. Our walking safaris are conducted in an area without buffalo, elephant, lion and rhino. This create a safer experience where the entire family can join in and experience the feeling of being one with nature and truly feel part of the ecosystem. Our guides are all highly skilled at the art of reading animal tracks and signs and will fascinate you with their interpretations of what happened on the trails the night before. Boasting with 526 species of birds in the Park, we will do our best to identify them for you by their calls. Common mammal sighting on our Walking Safaris include zebra, wildebeest, waterbuck, impala, warthog, red and common duiker, common reedbuck, kudu, vervet and samango monkeys, banded mongoose and rarely leopard, hyena and side-striped jackal.

Encounter the bush and wildlife of beautiful Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, home of the big 5, close up (overnight at the Game Reserve). Venture into Isimangaliso Wetlands Park and spend a day exploring the Wetlands, Game Viewing, Snorkeling through this otherworldly wilderness of protected bays and wetlands wonder (overnight in St Lucia). Experience a hippo and croc boat cruise in St Lucia Estuary.