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ENDUDUZWENI TREE HOUSE

to meet its nocturnal residents. Sightings often

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Departs at 8pm. From R550 pp. 035-590-1162

Cruise Lake St Lucia. Boats leave from Sunset

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Snorkel at Cape Vidal. Guides from Safari and

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plus R61 per vehicle). 072-723-4215

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Cycle St Lucia with a local. A responsible

tourism operation, the Khula Village Cycle is

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schools, crèches, churches, cattle dips and

taverns. You can depart at 9am, 11am or 2pm and

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hours. From R335 pp. 031-303-5482

Go horse riding on the beach. Bhangazi Horse

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and Sundays at 11.30am. Entry costs from R60 pp

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high amid branches and birds, the chalet comes

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Braza serves Portuguese food inspired by

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3 MUST-DO

WALKS
1 iGwalaGwalaTrail
Thisfree1,5kmcircular
walkontheedgeoftown
passesbelowa forest
canopywheresamango
monkeyssqueakfrom
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turacos(afterwhich
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betweentheboughs.
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dune,andthebestviews
intown(overStLucia
andtheestuary).Park
attheSki-BoatClub,
followtheboardwalk
andcrossEstuaryBeach,
headingsouth.The
trailis atMaphelane
Resort,a roughly7km
returnwalk.
3 EasternShoressection
self-guidednaturetrail
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thisbushwalkskirts
crocandhippoterritory.
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antelope,blue
wildebeestandzebras.
It takesabouttwohours.
Theparkfeeis R56pp.

Cycling:KhulaVillage

Cape Vidal

iSimangaliso

WetlandPark

Lake

StLucia

StLucia

Estuary

Sunset

Jetty

MC

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STREET

iGwalaGwala

Trail

StLucia

Ecolodge

Enduduzweni

Treehouse

Estuary Beach

INDIAN

OCEAN

MainBeach

iSimangaliso

WetlandPark

Walk to

Maphelane Dune

DukudukuGate

(entrytoWesternShores

sectionofthePark)

R618

Crocodile

Centre (entry to EasternBhangazi GateShores

section of the Park)

Lodge

Afrique

Braza

Whales!

Hippos

St Lucia

Ski-Boat

Club

Advantage Tours

St Lucia

Horse riding at Iphiwa Camp