A Durban safari to St Lucia estuary is an absolute must when visiting South Africa and Durban in particular. Where else in the country would you find Hippo strolling along a small town’s main street? Or even a Nile Crocodile crossing a road. St Lucia is home to one of the largest (if not the largest) populations of Hippo and Crocodile in one spot and, is situated in the countries 3rd largest game reserve.
One of the great things about visiting Durban is the large number of game reserves that can be found near Durban. One of my favorites has to be Tala game reserve which is about 45 min west of Durban. The reserve is easy to get to, has a great range Read more…
The last few weeks have been great with loads of tours going to the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve as well as Tala Game Reserve. Some of our guests have booked overnight tours as well as day tours – and all have been thrilled with their time spent with us and Read more…
Visitors to Durban are often looking for day trips to do in and around Durban. One of the more popular day trips we offer at Country and Coastal Touring, is a guided tour to Tala Game Reserve and PheZulu Safari Park, both of which can be visited in one day Read more…
Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve is a great place to visit if you have limited time in Durban during your vacation. Situated an easy 2,5 hours north of the Durban, the park is KwaZulu-Natal’s largest Big 5 game reserve, and our destination for a private overnight family safari tour from Durban. Read more…
This past weekend I had another opportunity to show some visitors to Durban why the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve has to be one of the best parks to visit in the country! We started our Big 5 privates overnight safari on Saturday morning at 7am and headed to our first Read more…
I collected my guests from their hotel at 6am and headed northwards uder some very threatening rain clouds. Although it wasn’t raining when we started off, just 30 minutes lated the heavens opened up and the rain thundered down! This didn’t bode well for our private safari day tour to the Hluhlwue Imfolozi Game Reserve but as I said to my guests, never say die!
Elephant at Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve
i was asked my my most recent clients what animals I considered a favorite in the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve. Right away I though about Elephants, Lions, Wild Dog etc, but too be honest, I really don’t have any favorites. I find that whatever animal we see next, becomes my favorite, whether Impala, Rhino, Waterbuck; for me it doesn’t really matter, I guess it’s just the thought that we get to see the animals on our Hluhluwe Imfolozi Overnight Safari Tour.
Waterbuck on the St.Lucia Estuary
Way back in 1824 Francis Farewell, one of the original settlers to Durban, landed off what is today the town of St.Lucia, some 200km’s north of Durban. His intention was to land at Durban (or rather Port Natal as it was then known) but obviously an error was made and here Read more…
The last few months have been non-stop with tours. It’s the season for cruise ships so I’ve been running a number of Durban Day Tours and of course Safari’s. It’s so much fun, and I do enjoy my time with clients. We here in Durban have such an interesting city, and too think we’re no further than 45min away from wildlife preserves in all directions must make us pretty unique.
African Painted Wild Dog spotted on the last day of our expedition to find Wild Dog.