7 days - Richards Bay to Richards Bay

The St Lucia Safari is a privately guided horse safari in and around the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (formerly known as Greater St Lucia Wetland Park) in Zululand. This is an incredible corner of Africa, so fantastic it is a classified UNESCO World Heritage Area. The park covers a mosaic of landforms that have created a vast array of different habitats supporting a very wide variety of animals, plants and birds. It has the highest bird count in Africa (over 500 species); the tallest forested dunes and is the most southerly breeding spot for turtles in Africa. All of this runs alongside 220 kilometres of white, sandy beaches lapped by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean where turtles nest and whales and dolphins play in the surf.

This is a perfect destination for riders and non-riders. The riding is excellent with plenty of long canters and the game viewing is good all year. You can expect to see a wide variety of antelope, warthogs, bush pigs, wildebeest, hippo, zebra, crocodiles and the endangered coastal oribi and if you are lucky you may also see white and black rhino, leopard, hyena, wild dog and buffalo. There are plenty of other activities available (some incur an extra cost) including day trips to Imfolozi/Hluhluwe Game Reserve, night game drives, whale watching (June to November), turtle watching (November to March), deep sea fishing, kayaking and snorkeling.

Each safari is tailor made to suit individual needs and can be for any duration. We require a minimum of a 2-night stay but highly recommend 6-nights as this gives long enough to settle into the ride and range farther through the differing biomes of the park. The itinerary shown below is based on a 6-night stay, please let us know if you would like to arrange for a longer or shorter stay.

We can also offer a simpler safari, in basic but comfortable dome tents - if this is more suited to your requirements then please contact us and we can chat through the options.