The village boasts several restaurants, pubs as well as fruit & craft markets. Highlights would be :-
Hippo & crocodile safari on Lake St. Lucia
Whale watching
Deep sea fishing
Birding
Self-guided walking trails
Night drives
Turtle Tour
Zulu cultural village
Big 5 Game Reserves
The World Heritage status awarded to St. Lucia Wetland Park is largely due to the fact that the St. Lucia Wetland Park protects 5 distinct but interconnected ecosystems.
The marine Ecosystem - coral reefs, rocky & sandy beaches.
The Eastern Shores - barrier between lake & sea
The Mkuze Swamps - pans & papyrus
Lake St. Lucia - The largest Estuary in Africa
The Western Shores- an old marine shoreline
St. Lucia Estuary is known as the gateway to the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park & an ideal base to explore the immediate attractions as well as big 5 game reserves & Zulu cultural villages a little further away. The Indian Ocean meets Lake St. Lucia to form the largest estuary in Africa.
The village boasts several restaurants, pubs as well as fruit & craft markets.
Highlights would be :-
-
Hippo & crocodile safari on Lake St. Lucia
-
Whale watching
-
Deep sea fishing
-
Birding
-
Self-guided walking trails
-
Night drives
-
Turtle Tour
-
Zulu cultural village
-
Big 5 Game Reserves
The World Heritage status awarded to St. Lucia Wetland Park is largely due to the fact that the St. Lucia Wetland Park protects 5 distinct but interconnected ecosystems.
The marine Ecosystem - coral reefs, rocky & sandy beaches.
The Eastern Shores - barrier between lake & sea
The Mkuze Swamps - pans & papyrus
Lake St. Lucia - The largest Estuary in Africa
The Western Shores- an old marine shoreline
