
uMlalazi Municipality
Contact:
Tel:
035 473 3474 |
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Birding
Zulu Culture
Game viewing
Customised
tours &
hidden gems with
registered tour guide
Des Shuttleworth
035 474 1855
072 711 4413
deseshowe@mweb.co.za
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"We
cover the widest range of
off-the-beaten-track tours
in Zululand"
- Graham Chennels
The
George Hotel,
Main St, Eshowe
035
474 4919
info@eshowe.com
www.eshowe.com
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HENRY
BIRD
Registered
Tour Guide |
| • Battlefields
• Shaka Country
• Martyr's Cross
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KwaMondi
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Museum Village |
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EZEMVELO
KZN WILDLIFE
Conservation
Partnerships
Ecotourism
Contact:
Tel:
033 845 1000
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ADVANTAGE
Tours & Charters
Lake St Lucia
• Hippo Tours
• Whale Watch
Contact:
Tel:
035 590 1259
Cell
: 083 487 2762
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ST
LUCIA
SAFARIS
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Hippo & Croc educational tours
Contact:
Tel:
035 590 1047
Cell
:083 283 1528 |

KwaZulu Natal
Tourism Authority
Visit
Tourist Junction
Open 7 days a week
160 Pine St
Durban
Contact:
Tel:
031 366 7500 |

uShaka
Marine World
Africa's Largest
Marine Theme Park
The Golden Mile
DURBAN
Info: 031
328 8000 |

AFRICAN
ART CENTRE
Florida Rd,
Morningside
DURBAN |
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Visitors
to Zululand are ideally based for a rich variety
of day excursions. Some of the world's best
game parks, a World Heritage site, the Royal
Zulu capitals of uMgungundlovu
and oNdini,
the country's deepest and largest port - Richards
Bay, as well as the fun of Durban's cosmopolitan
pursuits are all within easy reach to make a
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Established,
in 1895, this Park is Africa's oldest game sanctuary
and before that it was protected as the exclusive
hunting preserve of the Zulu
kings. The Park's pride and joy is the success
of Operation Rhino in the 1960's
which saw the rescue of the White Rhino from the
brink of extinction. The Park offers the
Big Five as well as an amazing diversity
of smaller species such as kudu, nyala, impala,
zebra, giraffe, warthog, baboons and wild dogs.
It also has a rich bird and plant life and some
spectacular scenery.
Game viewing hides near watering
holes and picnic sites are situated
throughout the Park, providing the visitor with
ample opportunity to leave their vehicles (at
their own risk) and experience nature at close
range.
One of the more popular picnic sites is at Maphumulo
which overlooks a backwater created by the construction
of Hluhluwe Dam, and has trestle tables in a shady,
grassed area from which visitors often see crocodiles
basking on the nearby banks. Hilltop Camp
in the northern section of the Park has a fine
restaurant, bar and shop where visitors can escape
the heat of day when most animals become elusive.
The information centre at Hilltop keeps an updated
map of the day's latest game sightings - ideal
for use as a guide to plan one's next route.
Sontuli Loop in the south western
corner of the Park between the White and the Black
iMfolozi rivers is generally rated highly for
game viewing because of its open terrain which
is favoured by the grass-grazing White
Rhino. The Black Rhino
is a browser - living off shrubs and bush - and
is usually found in wooded thickets.
A large area abounding the White iMfolozi River
in the south has been declared a wilderness
area and is only open for three-day wilderness
trails.
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Gate
Opening & Closing Times
Summer (Nov-Feb):
05h00
- 19h00
Winter (March-Oct):
06h00 - 18h00
Distances
Nyalazi Gate: 27kms
to Mtubatuba
Memorial Gate: 17kms to Hluhluwe
Cengeni Gate: 30kms to Ulundi
More information
www.kznwildlife.com
Contact Tel:
033 845 1002
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| Hluhluwe-iMfolozi
Park is home to the world's largest population
of Rhino (over 2 000 black and white rhino) as
well as the rest of The Big Five - lion, elephant,
buffalo and leopard. |
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The
Greater St Lucia Wetland Park |
The
Greater St Lucia Wetland Park has an
astonishing variety of habitats that include grasslands,
forests, wetlands, mangroves, dune forest, massive
stretches of beach and off-shore coral reefs.
Lake St Lucia - the largest estuary
in Africa - is a 38 000 hectare expanse of tidal
and semi-tidal water. Also found here is the largest
single population of hippo (about 800) - little
wonder that it was declared South Africa's first
World Heritage Site in 1999.
Birdlife is prolific and includes
flamingoes, pelicans, herons, terns, ducks, geese
and storks.
Swimming in the lake is prohibited
due to the high number of crocodiles present however
the beach at Cape Vidal is popular
with divers exploring its coral reefs as well
as with families who enjoy swimming and snorkeling
in the protected bay and roaming miles of golden
beaches.
Migrant humpback whales and
dolphins are often sighted cavorting
along the coast (June to November) and, during
summer, endangered leatherback
and loggerhead turtles regularly
nest on the beaches at night.
Mission Rocks, 16kms north of
St Lucia estuary, provides picnic sites and ablution
facilities for day visitors. The rock
pools provide hours of fascinating exploration
during low tide and dune-top lookout point presents
spectacular views of the lake,
the Eastern Shores and the sea.
There are about 1 200 crocodiles
in the lake was well as some 800 hippos.
The best way to see them in their natural environment
is on of the flat-bottom tour boats
which operate from St Lucia estuary. The largest
tour boat is the Santa Lucia which leaves
from the Siyabonga Craft Market
two or three times a day for a guided tour up
the narrows.
At the St Lucia Crocodile Centre
visitors are able to see a variety of crocodiles.
Feedings every Saturday at 15h00. |
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Gate
Opening & Closing Times
Summer (Oct-March): 05h00-19h00
Winter (April-Sept): 06h00-18h00
Friday and start of long w/e:
06h00-21h00
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Distance
from gate to:
Cape Vidal - 35kms
Mtubatuba - 27kms
N2 - 30kms |
Contact
numbers:
St
Lucia Tourism: 035
590 1247
Santa Lucia cruise:
035 590 1340
Crocodile Centre: 035
590 1386 |
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The
sand dunes along the 280kms of Park coastline
are the highest vegetated dunes in Africa. |
Crocodiles
have the right of way in Lake St Lucia. |
Within
St Lucia there are several craft markets
which sell a variety of curios. |
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DURBAN
- Gateway to the Kingdom of the
Zulu |
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Durban
is South Africa's second largest city -
a multi-cultural hub situated
around Africa's busiest port.
Its people are drawn from diverse cultural
backgrounds. Strong Eastern, Western
and African influences
are visible everywhere - in architecture,
cuisine, music, fashion and in the local
patois.
The beachfront, often referred to as The
Golden Mile, offers safe all-year-round
bathing and ocean sports, with top hotels,
restaurants, shops and bars in close proximity.
The flagship of Durban's revitalised waterfront
is the uShaka
Marine World, a marine theme
park which opened in 2004, and which has
a wreck of a 1920's steamer as its centrepiece.
Deep within the bowels of the steamer are
breathtaking underwater aquarium galleries
providing magnificent views of predators,
such as Ragged Tooth Sharks, Remoras, Karanteen
and sand Steenbras.
In addition, a dolphinarium, seal stadium,
penguin rookery and a turtle lagoon bring
the beauty of life in the western Indian
Ocean within reach of everyone.
And if that isn't enough, visitors are spoilt
for choice with tube rides, speed slides,
lagoon snorkeling, shark diving, oceanwalking,
restaurants and a shopping village!
For a shopping experience
with a distinctly Durban flavour, visit
the Grey and Victoria St district for a
melting-pot of African and Indian wares
- anything from a traditional medical cure
for any ailment to a rainbow selection of
the finest silks.
A number of exceptional malls are available
and for the traveller from Zululand, the
Gateway in Umhlanga and the
Pavilion in Westville are conveniently
situated close to the N2.
Also well worth a visit is the Durban
Botanic Gardens, situated at
the foot of the Berea. This venerable colonial
institution has a fine mixed arboretum of
African, Asian and American trees, as well
as a section dedicated to the plants of
KwaZulu Natal, a breathtaking orchid
house and its famous cycad
collection which includes the Ongoye
cycad, Encephelartos woodii, -
"the rarest plant in the world".
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One-stop
tourist Centre
Tourist Junction at 160 Pine St
is Durban's visitor information
Centre. It is open 7 days a week
and provides information on tourism
attractions throughout the Kingdom
of the Zulu. |
| Museums
and Art Galleries
From the history of indentured Indians
to the relics of the apartheid era,
Zulu artifacts and surfboards of
the past, Durban has a museum catering
for a wide range of interests.
•The Natural Science
Museum - City Hall, Smith
St
•The KwaMuhle Museum of Apartheid
History - 132 Ordinance
Rd
•Maritime Museum - Small
Craft Harbour, Esplanade
•The Campbelll Collection
of Zulu History - 32 Marriot
Rd
•Durban Art Gallery - City
Hall, Smith St
•Bat Centre of Contemporary
Art - Small Craft Harbour,
Esplanade
•KZNSA Art Gallery -
166 Bulwer Rd, Glenwood.
• African
Art Centre - Florida
Rd, Morningside
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A
visit to uShaka Marine World on Durban's
beachfront will be the highlight of anyone's
day visit to Durban and provides enough
activities - from lagoon snorkeling, diving
with sharks, a spectacular dolphin show
and the fascinating penquin rookery - to
keep visitors of all ages busy for hours.
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