Since the water area and Islands of Lake St. Lucia where proclaimed a Game Reserve people realized that this is a jewel to treasure. Today this Wetlands Park has become one of the World's must-visit addresses. The Park offers many concession as well as fun activities.
The Park extends from Mphelani in the South to Kosi Bay in the North. Covering about 240,000ha, with a further 84,000ha in, on or under the sea, this is a large chunk of sub-tropical paradise stretching 220km along the East Coast from St Lucia to the Mozambique border.
As well as a mind-blowing range of natural systems, ranging from dune, swamp and coastal forests to rocky and sandy shores, coral reefs and submarine canyons, mangroves, savanna grassland, thickets, woodlands and the largest protected wetland in southern Africa, it is a culturally fascinating area.
While swimming in the lake is prohibited due to the presence of crocodile, recreational options abound.
You can dive on coral reefs or walk for miles along golden beaches, explore great dunes and wander through magical coastal forests, roam across grassy plains as the wind carries the whistling calls of reedbuck on the alert, go fishing or take a boat cruise on Lake St Lucia.
You can try your hand at canoeing while enjoying a wilderness trail, and if snorkeling, angling or boating take your fancy, this is the place to indulge yourself.
Migrant whales cavorting along the coast, leatherback and loggerhead turtles, nesting on the beaches at night in summer, add to the park's special attractions.
