St. Lucia Wetlands Guest House

Hiking through the St. Lucia Dune Forest

In and around the town of St. Lucia there are many fascinating walks with a large population of many species of birds and the occasional sighting of one of the local warthogs as well as small antelope.

One can often hear the cry of the fish eagle, the trumpeting of the hornbill and the bird that people come from afar to see (April - September) - the flash of the Mangrove Kingfisher across the Lake.

Please note that we are on the Zululand Birding Route .

There are many (five, I can think of) unique trails lasting from a half an hour to three hours in and around the village of St. Lucia. One of these trails winds through dune forest ending overlooking the ocean, birdlife and antelope are plentiful on these walks.

Another interesting walk starts at Mission Rocks Beach, walking northworth on the beach, along uninhabited coastline for about an hour before one get to a cave with Fruit bats. It is recommended that this walk be undertaken during low tide.

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