Extreme Nature Tours from St. Lucia in South Africa to Mozambique...

>Tours are available as day & half-day tours and can easily be customised for longer periods.

BIG 5 SAFARI TOURS | Hluluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve

No visit to Africa is complete without a 'Big 5' safari. Big 5 tours guests are taken to the  Hluhluwe- iMfolozi Game Reserve, a stunning park rich in wildlife and scenery.

Voted one of Africa's most scenic parks,  the tour leaves St. Lucia early in the morning to arrive at the game reserve by sun rise, because the best game viewing happens in the cooler hours of the day when the animals are more active. There are also afternoon game drives on offer.

The Game Reserve is home to the big five, cheetah, wild dog, hyena, countless game species, a vast range of birds, such as the Lappetface Vulture, bizarrely elegant Secretary bird, the tiny Pygmy Kingfishers, colourful Bee Eaters...and more!

Tours offered are half day and full day trips with meals included. Safari vehicles are optional and include a traditional African open game drive vehicle or a closed safari 4x4 SUV with air conditioning.

The knowledgeable tour guide in excess of 10 years Game Ranger experience, offering you the best chance of seeing as many species as possible on any given day. >send enquiry

SWIM WITH DOLPHINS | Dolphin Beach Camp, Ponta Do Ouro, Mozambique

For this truly unique and memorable tour a short drive +- 3 hours, into Southern Mozambique, heading for Ponta Do Ouro, the 'Point of Gold' is part of the tour. Passports are required for this tour but visas are not a pre-requisite and can be bought at the Kosi Bay Border Post.

Once in Ponta Do Ouro the tour heads for the 'Dolphin Encounters' Beach Camp. Here guests will be given a briefing about the company, their research, the dolphins and how to interact with them.

Tour guests will be fitted with all necessary snorkelling equipment before making their way along the beach to where a 7 metre dive boat will be waiting to launch, setting off in search of the dolphins (for approx. 2 hours). Sightings can not be guaranteed as these dolphins are wild; however, the company enjoys a 75% success rate.

During the summer months the occasional whale shark has been sighted and tour guests were able to get quite close to these gentle giants. >send enquiry

SNORKLING SAFARIS | Cape Vidal, Sodwana Bay & Bhanga Nek

The Indian Ocean is one of the five major ecosystems of the Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park. Its warm turquoise waters are home to a host of marine organisms. Observe colourful reef fish darting around rock structures while keeping your eyes peeled for rays, octopus, sea slugs and turtles.

The tranquil beauty of the underwater world is indescribable and to truly experience all that this World Heritage Site has to offer, one should take some time out to enjoy its truly unique underwater wonders

Offered are snorkelling tours to various prime destinations, all within the Wetlands Park. Cape Vidal is the nearest snorkelling reef to St. Lucia and is perfect for beginner snorkellers and children as well as the more experienced snorkeller.

The world famous Sodwana Bay is a popular snorkelling and diving destination, boasting a stunning sandy beach and protected reefs. Rated as one of the five best coral reef diving spots in the world, it promises outstanding snorkelling.

Bhanga Nek, is part of the pristine Kosi Bay area and is situated in the heart of Maputaland Turtle Sanctuary. Turtles are a common sighting on snorkelling trips here, with rays, fire fish and octopus also featuring regularily. >send enquiry

TURTLE WALKS | Maputaland Turtle Sanctuary

The Turtle Tour Walk is part of a community project and the communities in the St. Lucia area are among the most pro-active with regards to conservation.

Known to have the highest population of nesting turtles along the South African coastline makes the chances of sightings more of a guarantee than a chance.

Join a tour into the north eastern corner of the Wetlands Park, the most north eastern part of South Africa. The destination is the MAPUTALAND TURTLE SANCTUARY, an area renowned for its outstanding population of Leatherback and Loggerhead turtles which use these beaches to nest on once a year.

The drive typically lasts +- 3 hours, and takes the tour through a number of Zulu Villages and an area known as Palm Belt because of its population of Wild Date and iLala Palms, used by Zulu Women for weaving baskets and mats.

For the last 45 minutes, the tour takes a drive along a sandy 4x4 only route, leading towards the coast and the Turtle Sanctuary. Noticeably, the predominant plant species in this area is the ancient Cycad.

This prehistoric plant provides an insight into the prehistoric era as this plant, in its present shape and form, would have been fed upon by large, herbivorous dinosaurs!

This highly protected plant species is also known as the Brood Boom in Afrikaans, meaning Bread Tree. Early settlers would have dried it out and used it to make baking flour. >send enquiry

WETLAND TOURS & TRAILS | Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park

Explore the Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park, South Africa's first World Heritage Site. A trip to the Wetlands Park is an opportunity to see and experience one of the greatest varieties of natural wonders in one area in the world.

The Wetlands Park marine wildlife includes migrating Humpbacked whales (in season), marine turtles, large numbers of bottlenose dolphins who frequent the area year round, and a myriad of other marine organisms which are to be found along the rocky and sandy shores.

The terrestrial part of the park is home to vast areas of savannah and forest which house numerous animal species, large and small. This variety includes the Black and White Rhino, Buffalo, Leopard, Kudu, Elephant, Bushbabies, countless bird species and a vast array of other mammals and reptiles

Lake St. Lucia, the largest salt water system in the world, is home to +- 800 hippo and +- 2000 crocodiles and will be one of the tour's stops along the way, providing a chance to search for some of the waterbirds feeding along the lake shore. The African Fish Eagle and the huge Goliath Heron are common sightings while Flamingos and Pelicans are occasionally sighted by those lucky birders.

The tour will include a game drive through the Wetlands Park with a number of walking trails en route. One trail leads to a whale viewing platform at Cape Vidal and If conditions allow, then snorkelling will be one of the day's highlights. The area is suited to both the beginner and experienced snorkeler, allowing everyone the chance to enjoy the underwater paradise at Cape Vidal. >send enquiry