Sodwana Bay Accommodation & Tour Venues, South Africa

For the unique wildlife experience

Explore the Great Lakes and Game Reserves of Zululand

Discover real Africa in the unspoiled wilderness of Zululand. Less than three hours drive from Durban and you enter a unique world of savage splendour and untamed eco-tourism experiences. Where else can you walk with the animals, game view the big five, spot an overwhelming profusion of bird life, enter the fascinating world of Zulu Culture and tradition, or dive the reefs of a sub-tropical coast?

Izulu Village is a rustic, clean budget lodge set up for international volunteers, 4x4ers, Mountain bikers, rope adventurers and anyone who wants to escape. This is the area where King Shake went about ruling the African tribes to form the Zulu nation. Izulu is the Zulu word for Heaven and that is what the area is, on the banks of the uMhlathuze River and with the Ongoya Mountain range as our backdrop.

Adventures offered are: 4x4 safaris and adventures, mountain biking, absailing and rappelling, quad biking, and zulu culture tours.

 

This unspoiled nature reserve surrounds the rare and beautiful Kosi Bay lake system. It has been incorporated into the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, an internationally recognised World Heritage Site. The 11,000ha, 30km-long reserve is a tropical paradise of crystal clear water, marshland, swamp and coastal forests that is home to about 250 species of bird. Kosi Forest Lodge is the only private lodge in the nature reserve.

 

Adventure: For the dedicated Off-Road driver that wants a challenge. The trail runs into the valley of the Umhlatuze River and offers a variety of driving conditions from sand to rock ledges, boulder beds, soft sand river crossings, steep banks and mud. Vehicles must carry a stock of tools, spares and recovery equipment. The Bulls Run gives unequalled opportunities of seeing traditional Zulu life.

 

Zululand offers a diversity of guided trails. There are also a number of self guided trails.