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The Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park is situated on the east Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa about 275 km North of Durban (28°0'S 32°30'E). It is South Africa's third-largest park, spanning 280 kilometres of coastline, from the Mozambican border in the north to Mapelane south of the St Lucia estuary, and made up of around 3,280 km² of pristine natural ecosystems, managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.

The Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park stretches from Maphelana in the south to the Mozambique border in the north and includes the St Lucia Estuary, Charter’s Creek, Fanie’s Island, the False Bay Park, Cape Vidal and Sodwana Bay.  

Cape Vidal is a beautiful coastal resort which holds the unique distinction of allowing visitors access to both the wildlife of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park as well as the marine life of the Indian Ocean coast.

Coelacanth ('hollow spine' in Greek, coelia meaning hollow and acanthos spine) is the common name for an order of fish that includes the oldest living lineage of jawed fish known to date.