Futululu Park

Attractions:

• Join a scenic boat tour on the estuary renowned for its crocodile, hippo and water birds.

• Visit the lakeside resorts of Charters Creek and Fanies Island from where guided boats on Lake St Lucia are offered.

• Visit Mission Rocks and explore the pristine rock pools or hike to the unique Perriers Bay or Bats Cave.

• Visit Cape Vidal for a day of snorkelling in the crystal clear warm bay.

• Charter a boat to take you deep sea fishing for anything from pan fish to marlin.

• See the giants of the ocean from the whale charter boat. (June to November)

• Witness the Loggerhead and Leatherback turtles coming ashore at night, in the summer, to lay their eggs in the sand on the beach.

• Visit Dumazulu, a traditional Zulu village or undertake a guided cultural tour amongst rural communities.

• Experience the unique guided horseback safaris through a game reserve which gives you the opportunity to see big game and to camp out under the stars.

• Visit the Umfolozi/Hluhluwe Game Reserves for the Big Five

• Experience a kayak adventure on Lake St. Lucia

• Visit the Crocodile/Snake Centre

• Take an aerial flip over the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park.

• Enjoy a game of golf, tennis or squash at the Monzi Club

• Make use of experienced guides for bird or tree tours, night game drives, agri tours and eco-systems tours.

• Go game hunting on a game farm (seasonal)

TOUR OPTIONS

Trails: Make use of the two Futululu trails accessing the wetlands, climax forest and grasslands to initiate an environmental awareness. Witness prolific bird life and small game. The guide will introduce the students to the basics of bird, tree and small game identification, forest dynamics, alien plant control, habitat rehabilitation, flood plain dynamics etc.

Mission Rocks Marine Tour: A guide provides goggles to explore the deep rock pools and examines the inter-tidal zone in detail. The sandy shore and coastal forest can be included in the lesson.

Cape Vidal Tour: Offers much the same as at Mission Rocks, but is a fantastic site for snorkelling in the clear, protected bay. This site also offers trails through coastal forest and around a freshwater lake.

Crocodile Centre: Get a close up view of four different crocodile species and several types of snakes. The guide will keep the students captivated for two hours with an in-depth examination of these fascinating creatures.

St Lucia Estuary Cruise: The cruise offers good sitings of hippo, crocodiles and water birds. A guide can explain the importance of the 40km long lake and 20km long tidal channel as a nursery and feeding ground for birds and marine, estuarine and freshwater fish and organisms.

St Lucia Game Park and Beach: View magnificent mangrove and swamp forests, grasslands, pans and big game on foot. There are several trails accessing the various eco-systems for which the area is famous. Utilise the beach for a fun filled session of games and swimming or else do a beach hike from Mission Rocks to St Lucia.

Agricultural and Forestry Tours: Visit the unique sugar farms on the Umfolozi Flood Plain and discuss the impact farming has had on the ecology and natural flood plain dynamics, or visit forestry plantations for a demonstration on tree breeding and general forestry activities.

Fossil Site:  Visit one of the richest marine fossil sites in the country and discuss evolution and the formation of the flood plain.

Zulu Culture: Either visit a cultural village or be entertained locally by Zulu dancers. The students are invited to join the dancers, often with amusing consequences.

Hluhluwe /Umfolozi Game Reserve: Take a day trip in search of the Big Five in the company of KwaZulu Wildlife guides who are eager to share their knowledge with the students.

Other tour opportunities:  Richards Bay Minerals, Richards Bay Science Centre, Bay Harbour, Gaboon Adder Breeding Project

Below is a list of the nearby attractions that your family may enjoy during your stay at our resort. These attractions are all within either walking distance or an easy drive of the resort:

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