kosi bay lake in the evening

Kosi Bay Slackpacking Trail

Kosi Bay and the Elephant Coast are among the most unique and beautiful jewels in KwaZulu-Natal’s illustrious quiver of natural attractions. One of the best ways to experience this area (as with so many areas in KwaZulu-Natal) is on foot, which is why we’re about to recommend that you do everything you can to get…

Snorkeling the Kosi Mouth Aquarium

Snorkel Aquarium Reef at Kosi Bay

Aquarium Reef at Kosi Bay is one of the most unique and exhilarating places to explore KwaZulu-Natal’s underwater world. A wide variety of marine life, tucked into a small corner of the beautiful Kosi Lakes system, is an obvious attraction. We’ve spent many hours drifting up and down this aquatic centerpiece during our Ultimate South African…

El Nido island tour kayaking
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10 Do’s and don’ts to make the most of El Nido

El Nido is a popular destination for visitors to Palawan in the Philippines. Clear blue waters, white sand beaches and El Nido’s towering limestone formations makes for some envy-inducing holiday photographs. With publications like Condé Nast Traveler naming Palawan the most beautiful island in the world in 2016, and El Nido the 4th most beautiful beach in…

Bevan swimming with manta rays at Nusa Penida
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Swimming with manta rays: The best thing we did in Indonesia!

It is hard to adequately describe the incredible experience of swimming with manta rays. The few moments of chaos as you get into the water, waiting for the bubbles to clear and to orientate yourself, and then, the magical, silent and graceful approach of a manta ray from the blue. Simply unforgettable! Manta Point on…

Bevan taking photos at Ponta Mamoli in Mozambique
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A short detour to Ponta Mamoli in southern Mozambique

At the end of our Kosi Bay stop, Bevan and I found ourselves tantalizingly close to Mozambique. Stray along the border Kosi Bay is in fact only a few kilometres from the Farazela Border Post between South Africa and Mozambique, and the dunes at the Kosi Bay mouth are clearly visible from the border town…

Mission Rocks
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Sad Goodbyes to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Welcome to our second update from the St Lucia section of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Expectations exceeded If someone had asked us before we started the trip how long we thought we’d spend in this area, we would have said three days, possibly four to be generous? We were sure that that would have been…