Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
A large hilly reserve of river valleys, woodland, grassland, Big Five wildlife, and globally important white-rhino conservation history.
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St Lucia
St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
An estuary-side town at the southern edge of iSimangaliso Wetland Park, with access to Lake St Lucia and the Eastern Shores.
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park
A long protected landscape of estuaries, lakes, wetlands, dunes, coastal forest, savanna, reefs, and ocean along northern KwaZulu-Natal.
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Elephant Coast Safari Circuit
Travel north from Durban into the Elephant Coast, moving from St Lucia's estuary and iSimangaliso wetlands to Hluhluwe-iMfolozi's rhino country, Sodwana Bay's coral coast, Tembe's sand forest, and …
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St Lucia is the southern Elephant Coast base for the estuary, Lake St Lucia, and iSimangaliso's Eastern Shores.
Wetland, estuarine, coastal-forest, beach, and terrestrial wildlife experiences begin from one compact gateway.
Conditions vary by habitat. Summer rain, winter dryness, turtle nesting, whale movement, and gate times all affect different parts of the experience.
Reach St Lucia from the N2. Eastern Shores, Western Shores, the lake, and other iSimangaliso sections have separate gates and access rules rather than one internal road.