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Your days, full or unhurried

Your days, full or unhurried

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Shallow water lying in the sculpted rock pools of the shore platform at dawn, with the sea beyond and a forested headland to the left.
Tide-dependent

Snorkelling the bay

Accessible snorkelling in suitable conditions

Accessible snorkelling in the bay when conditions are suitable. Check current conditions first.
An elephant bull walking down the middle of the tar park road, with grassy coastal hills rising on either side.
Self-guided

Self-drive game loops

A self-drive safari at your own pace

A self-drive safari at your own pace; look out for zebra, kudu, buffalo and reedbuck.
Cute hatchling baby loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) crawling to the sea after leaving the nest at the beach on Bahia coast, Brazil, with footprints on the sand, top view
Nov-Mar
Seasonal

Turtle tours

One of the great wildlife spectacles (Nov-Mar)

Guided walks to see loggerheads and leatherbacks nesting in summer (Nov to Mar).
caravelas, bahia, brazil - september 23, 2008: humpback whale is seen in the waters of Parque Marinho dos Abrolhos in southern Bahia.
Jun-Nov
Seasonal

Whale watching

Humpbacks close inshore (Jun-Nov)

Humpback whales pass offshore on their winter migration, June to November.
St Lucia South Africa, men and woman walking at the beach Mission Rocks beach near Cape Vidal in Isimangaliso Wetland Park in Zululand. South Africa St Lucia
Self-guided

Beaches & swimming

Kilometres of quiet, reef-sheltered sand

Long reef-sheltered beaches, with a bay that can be calmer than the open shore.
A raised timber viewing deck and walkway looking out over coastal bush towards the lake at dawn.
Self-guided

Birding & forest walks

A treasure box of coastal species

A varied birding area shaped by dune forest, pans and grassland.
Man looking at sealife in the tidal pools of Mission Rocks Beach in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park of St. Lucia, South Africa.
Self-guided

Mission Rocks & the Bats Cave

Rock pools, a bat cave and a fine picnic

Watch the sun rise over epic tidal rock pools and a low-tide beach walk.
Horse safaris
Local operator

Horse safaris

Bush and beach rides for all levels

Guided bush and beach rides on the Eastern Shores, for a range of abilities.
Two grey-headed gulls coming in to land on the wet sand, with lines of surf breaking behind them.
Permit

Fishing & boat launch

Surf, rock and boat-based angling

A designated launch for boat-based fishing; a permit is required.

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