At any time of year, iSimangaliso is beautiful – but it’s spring when the miracles of nature are most visually revealed.
iSimangaliso Wetlands Park is rich in biodiversity – one of the outstanding universal values for which it was accorded the status of a UNESCO world heritage site – and the range of wildflowers found in the Park throughout the year and particularly in late spring is one of the most visible forms of evidence. Many of these seem unimpressive at first glance but get down on your hands and knees and zoom in close... there’s incredible beauty in some of the tiniest buds. And best of all, many of these flowers can be found on the self-guided trails in the St Lucia Estuary or Eastern Shores nature trails section, as well as around camps in uMkhuze, Kosi Bay or Sodwana Bay.
Lambs, cubs, calves, fledglings and piglets... In the water and out, new life comes to the wetlands, savannahs and lakes of iSimangaliso. Protective mothers hide their newborns away for a while which makes sightings that much more exciting and special.
Isn’t it time you took a trip to see the splendour of nature in South Africa’s third largest protected area? For more information on the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, follow them on Twitter and Instagram, or read below...
About iSimangaliso
iSimangaliso Wetland Park was listed as South Africa’s first World Heritage Site in recognition of its unique global values; no other place has comparable ecological processes or the superlative natural beauty and biodiversity of iSimangaliso. The 332 000ha park contains three major lake systems, eight interlinking ecosystems, 700-year-old fishing traditions, Africa’s largest estuarine system, 526 bird species and 25 000-year-old coastal dunes, among the highest in the world. The Big Seven wildlife include the Big Five and the marine whale and shark. The name iSimangaliso means “miracle and wonder”.