Hippo Tales

St. Lucia is a town in a world heritage site adjacent to the iSimangaliso Park on the banks of the Lake St. Lucia Estuary. It is home to a hippo pathway where these dangerous animals roam free coming up from the lake to feed on the sweet grass growing in the town and its gardens.Continue reading “Hippo Tales”

Nocturnal Tales

Kian Barker’s tour company ShakaBarker does a number of tours into the iSimangaliso Park, one of his most well-known is the Chameleon Night drive. The night drive is approximately a 3 hour nocturnal safari, which takes you along the 4×4 tracks in the Eastern Shores Reserve in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park just outside the small tourism hamlet of St. Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal,Continue reading “Nocturnal Tales”

ShakaBarker Tours | St. Lucia World Heritage Tour

Living where I do, I have access to the most beautiful parks set in a World Heritage site very few are fortunate enough to be able to call their own personal playground! My job also affords me access to incredible tour operators who kindly invite me along on various Safaris.   This morning’s excursion was oneContinue reading “ShakaBarker Tours | St. Lucia World Heritage Tour”

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