SAFARI
TRAVEL: MAPUTALAND COAST AND ZULULAND SAFARI REGIONS
Maputaland
Coastal Forest Reserve in the north-east corner of South
Africa is a World Heritage Site, stretching
from the Mozambique border to Sodwana Bay. This is a sub-tropical
paradise of pristine forests, wetlands, lakes, marshes,
deserted beaches and coral reefs.
Incorporated
in the Maputaland Coastal Forest Reserve are a number
of small protected areas, including Lake Sibaya, Kosi
Bay and Rocktail Bay - the latter is a (40km) stretch
of unspoilt, undeveloped, pristine coastline where a sophisticated
conservation model has been successfully implemented between
conservation authorities, local communities and safari
operators.
The
warm sea of this coastline attracts a great diversity
of marine life including loggerhead and leatherback turtles,
ragged-tooth sharks and enormous whale sharks, bottlenose
dolphins and humpback whales, plus a myriad of colourful
reef fish and other sea creatures.
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MAPUTALAND
SPECIALITIES
· Egg
laying leatherback turtles
· Pristine deserted coastline
· Exceptional snorkelling
and diving
· Fishing on Lake Sibaya
· Whales, whalesharks, dolphins
and sharks
· Close proximity to Zululand safari
parks of:
· Hluhluwe & Umfolozi
· St Lucia Wetlands
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GETTING
THERE
Rocktail
Bay and the Maputaland coast is accessible by road
or air charter from Johannesburg, Durban or Richards
Bay - centres which are all served by regular scheduled
flights. Nearby are the safari areas of Ndumo, Mkuze,
Hluhluwe and Umfolozi and the St Lucia Wetlands
- another World Heritage Site.
Lodges in the Maputaland area are:
Kosi
Forest Lodge | Rocktail
Bay
Safari
Lodges in Ndumo:
White
Elephant Lodge
Lodges
in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi:
Simunye
Zulu Lodge | Zululand
Tree Lodge
Safari
Lodges in St Lucia Wetlands:
Makakatana
Bay Lodge | Phinda
Forest |
SOUTH
AFRICA > CAPE
TOWN | KRUGER
PARK | SABI
SANDS & TIMBAVATI
MALARIA
FREE SAFARIS | MAPUTALAND
& ZULULAND
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