iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Full Day Tour





Description
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.
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Itinerary
South Africa's very first world heritage site. The Park was proclaimed as a world heritage site in 1999 and has since become one of the top destinations while in KwaZulu Natal. This tour includes a multitude of sightings, wildlife, and snorkeling in a Protected bay should the conditions be favorable. It's a day of game viewing, hides, loop roads and snorkeling. Not to mention a lovely picnic at Cape Vidal.
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Pickup Locations & Times
We will gladly pick you up from your accommodation within St Lucia.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- No children under the age of 6 years are permitted
Reviews(135)
Our guide, TukTuk, was fantastic! Being our first game drive. He went slowly, while his colleagues zoomed past us, yet our trunk saw far more animals. We're the first to see the Rhinos... He was great explaining the park and animals.
We thought it was great all around. Everything worked perfectly, and we would especially like to thank our guide Arno. Very knowledgeable, with a lot of enthusiasm and joy in his work, he provided us and the other participants with an unforgettable and also very entertaining day. The fact that we also encountered a rhino in relative proximity in between was another highlight on top of that. Warm greetings to St. Lucia!!
Hani, our guide, was absolutely the best! He has such a kind and warm personality, which made it so easy to ask questions—no matter how silly we thought they might be. He was always happy to answer and had such a vast knowledge of every species, plant, and animal we came across. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Hani and couldn’t have asked for a better guide. His passion, knowledge, and friendly nature made the experience truly special. We would highly recommend Hani to anyone looking for an exceptional guide!
We had a great day and were able to see a lot. Arno was a great guide and driver with veek knowledge and humor.
We had a really wonderful safari and spotted a variety of animals, including warthogs, kudus, zebras, crocodiles, buffalo, hippos, and rhinos. Jaba was our guide. He knows a lot about the animals and birds. He truly lives up to his name: Happy. The chicken he cooked was delicious!
What a fantastic list of sightings — warthogs, kudus, zebras, crocodiles, buffalo, hippos and rhinos. We’re so glad Jabu made the day even better with his knowledge of animals and birds, and that you loved his cooking too. I’ll be sure to pass your kind words on to "Happy" Jaba.
Zama was a terrific guide and driver. He had great knowledge and plenty of experience and humour. It was a great introduction to the area.
We’re glad Zama made your St. Lucia Wetlands tour such a great introduction to the area with his knowledge, experience, and humour.
We were collected from our St. Lucia accommodation right on time by our tour guide, Theo. He explained exactly what we were doing and gave us a brief, but detailed run-down of the park, it's history and geography. We were lucky enough to be the only guests on board, so Theo catered the tour to suit us. The vehicle was a typical 'Kruger Spec' Toyota safari vehicle, and while access was a little bit difficult for my wife (70 with a bad knee) it was excellent and extremely comfortable. We had morning tea at Catalina Bay and a delicious lunch with the monkeys a Cape Vidal. Theo was extremely personable, very knowledgable and his keen eyesight picked our animals and birds that otherwise we would have missed. I highly recommend heritage Tours and Safaris to anyone in the St. Lucia area.
We’re so glad Theo made your full day in iSimangaliso memorable. It’s wonderful to hear he catered the tour to you, shared the history and geography, and that you enjoyed morning tea at Catalina Bay and lunch at Cape Vidal. I’ll pass your kind words about his knowledge and keen eyes on to him. We really appreciate you taking the time to share this.
We went on a half-day safari as a family, and it was really great! Our tour guide Zama was really funny, informative, showed us the best spots, and drove very well. We saw (baby) elephants, (baby) hippos, warthogs, zebras, monkeys, buffalo, etc. Strong recommendation!
Vielen Dank für deine Bewertung! Wir freuen uns sehr, dass deine Familie eine großartige Halbtagessafari mit Zama erlebt hat. Babys von Elefanten und Nilpferden sowie all die anderen Tiere sind wirklich toll, und wir sind froh, dass er alles lustig, informativ und angenehm für alle gestaltet hat.
We had a very nice day. Our guide Terrence was fantastic. We saw interesting frogs, a cameleon and various other animals in the park. Lunch and lunch were very good.
Merci pour cette belle critique ! Je suis tellement heureux que Terrence vous ait aidé à repérer les grenouilles, le caméléon et autre faune, et que vous ayez apprécié les repas. Je lui transmettrai vos remerciements. J'espère vous accueillir à nouveau dans le parc très bientôt.
Our family had a great day out yesterday with Bheki as our tour guide. I would first like to mention that Bheki gets 5 stars for his great personality, gave us some good laughs and really made the trip such a great experience. Bheki was kitted out with towels for Cape vidal, as well as blankets for the trip. The blankets are definitely a wow factor when the weather is not the greatest. Loved our coffee stop at Black Rock, our lunch at Cape Vidal was 10/10 . The tide and weather wasn't the greatest so pur snorkeling experience was limited but of course we couldn't resist jumping on the ocean to at least try. Thank you to Bheki for a great family experience.
Thank you for your lovely review. I am so pleased your family had a great full day out with Bheki and enjoyed the laughs, the blankets, and the lunch at Cape Vidal. I will share your 5-star feedback with Bheki. We are glad you still braved the ocean for a snorkel, even with the tide and weather.



