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St.
Lucia
Info
Situated
in
northern
KwaZulu-Natal,
South
Africa,
the
coastal
village
of
St
Lucia
is
the
gateway
to
the
Greater
St
Lucia
Wetland
Park,
incorporating
Mkuzi
(a
Big
5
reserve),
Sodwana
Bay
(a
world famous
scuba
diving
destination)
and
Kosi
Bay
(a
natural
paradise).
In
close
proximity
to
St
Lucia
is the
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi
Game
Reserve,
home
to
the
Big
5
and
the
largest
population
of
rhino
in
the
world.
The
Greater
St
Lucia
Wetland
Park
is
a
registered
member
of
the
Ramsar
Convention
and
is
a candidate
for
World
Heritage
Site
status.
Known
as
the
jewel
of
KwaZulu-Natal,
with
five
distinct
ecosystems
and
a
unique
biodiversity
found
nowhere
else
on
earth,
it
is
not
hard
to
see
why
the
earliest
name
for
St
Lucia,
given
by
Portugese
explorers,
was
"River
of
the
Sands
of
Gold".
To
go
hand
in
hand
with
St
Lucia's
300
sun-filled
days
a
year
the
area
boasts
magnificent
self-guided walking
trails
through
sub-tropical
forests,
grasslands
and
lily-covered
pans
which
abound
in
animal
life. Lake
St
Lucia,
the
largest
estuarine
water
body
in
Africa,
can
be
explored
by
means
of
a
boat
safari,
bringing
the
visitors
into
close
proximity
with
hippo
lazing
in
the
waters
and
crocodiles
basking
in
the sun
on
the
estuary's
banks.
Pelicans
riding
the
thermals
overhead
and
sights
of
Goliath
Herons
stabbing
at
fish
in
the
lake
make
this
a
true
African
Experience.
Along
the
natural
and
unspoilt
coastline,
golden
beaches
stretch
as
far
as
the
eye
can
see,
lapped
by warm
blue
waters
from
the
Indian
Ocean
and
bounded
by
the
world's
highest
vegetated
sand
dunes. Whales
and
schools
of
dolphins
frequent
this
spectacular
coastline,
also
the
natural
breeding
habitat for
the
leatherback
and
loggerhead
turtles.
These
waters
are
renowned
for
big
game
fishing
and
the much
sought
after
marlin
are
landed
here.
The
warm
Mozambique
current
attracts
a
kaleidoscope
of
colourful
tropical
fish
that
feed
off
coral
reefs.
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more
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