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Elephant
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Welcome to the Elephant Coast –
one of South Africa's most beautiful and unspoilt areas. This narrow strip
of land approximately 200 kilometres long and just 70 kilometres wide is
home to an incredible 21 eco-systems.
Dense evergreen forests of towering
fig trees stand in lush undergrowth of ferns and wild orchids. Palm savannahs
with thousands of emerald green lala and raffia palms dot the white sand
of the undulating landscape. |
| Swamp forests with tangled masses
of greenery are home to a myriad of exquisite birds and behind them mountainous
sand dunes that appear to shift with the singing of gentle winds.
Few areas in South Africa have the
incredible diversity of fresh water eco systems found on the Elephant Coast:
Major rivers, broad flood plains, and large coastal lagoons, deep clear
coastal lakes, extensive swamps and small semi-permanent pans. |
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Big game, small game and a phenomenal
number bird species abound, a wide variety of flora including 5 species
of cycad and 18 species of aloe. Mountains on the west and the warm Indian
Ocean on the east, and the Umfolozi River, just below the St. Lucia Estuary
which is part of a World Heritage site.
Former president Nelson Mandela declared
that St. Lucia Wetland Park must be the only place on the globe where the
worlds oldest land mammal (the rhinoceros), the worlds biggest terrestrial
mammal (the elephant) share an ecosystem with the worlds oldest fish (the
coelacanth) and the worlds biggest marine mammal (the whale). |
| A perfect destination for all ages
with the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game reserve (oldest park in Africa.), beautiful
beaches, deep sea fishing and diving on a number of reefs, mountain trails,
cultural activities and historical sites.
This information is provided by the
Ezulwini
Game Lodge, Hluhluwe. |
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