St Lucia Estuary Boat Cruise: Explore iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Native Wildlife
3.9
73 Ratings
Mtubatuba
Experience the beauty of St Lucia Estuary and iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a guided boat cruise. See native wildlife in their natural habitat. Book now!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
2 days
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Highlights
- Saint Lucia Estuary - Part of the overall experience
- Thompson’s Touring & Safaris - Day Tours - Part of the overall experience
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park - Part of the overall experience
What's Included
- Local guide
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase - cash bar only)
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Cruise the World Heritage Site of St Lucia Estuary - also known as iSimangaliso Wetland Park and enjoy a 2 hour guided boat tour where you will get to see many birds and animals living in their natural habitat.
Summer: (01 September
Winter:
**When booking please can you
Departures for more than 10 guests can be arranged between 08h00 and 10h00 in both Winter and Summer months
- Minimum numbers apply. If you are a single traveler, there is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund. If you are a single traveller and definitely want to go, you can guarantee the departure by paying for 2 people.
- Not recommended for very young children
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Siyabonga Jetty
The Siyabonga Jetty is situated just before the bridge on the left before entering St Lucia. There is ample parking on either side of the road as well. For any assistance with locating the jetty, please contact us.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 3 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(73 Ratings)
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Samke_s
Nov 3, 2023
Exciting - The boat crew were professional nd friendly they showed us the hippos, birds nd we saw a baby crocodile
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Christo_r
Sep 7, 2023
The tour guide were well... - The tour guide were well informed sbout the surroundings and did share it well. They were friendly and welk spoken
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561lucyn
Jan 3, 2024
Cruise on Lake St Lucia - It's one of the must excursions when in St Lucia ... the cost of R380 per adult for a 2 hour trip on the Santa Lucia. There are 3 pods of hippos with approximately 20 per pod that we were able to view. Surprisingly, no crocodiles .. apparently with the changes in the eco system, the crocodiles are not as visible as previously
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Kgomotso_m
Jul 6, 2022
Great tour - The guidance and seeing of species. You could do better with selling of snacks and drinks even on the smaller boats
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Susankr8955xh
Mar 3, 2024
Peaceful boat cruise - The boat cruise was a little disappointing. The mic had a lot of static so it was difficult to understand what the guide was saying. There are two levels on the boat but we stayed on the bottom in terms of hoping to get some close up photographs and hopefully hear the descriptions better. I believe almost everyone in our group ended up on the ground level for the same reasons. The birdlife and their nests was a highlight of the ride. At the time of our visit, there was very little wildlife. We did see hippos! You are never promised to see any wildlife, it is a matter of luck when and where the animals are. I would still give them a try as you never know and it is always wonderful to be out on the water.
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Mojoblue717
Feb 19, 2024
Pleasant 2 hour river cruise with little action - Visited these Wetlands as part of a day out from our Cruise Ship docked at Richards Bay. Basically a nearly 2 hour coach ride each way, and a 2 hour afternoon boat boat ride,along a wide river estuary, where we saw lots of Hippos heads, a glimpse of a small crocodile and some colourful birds. Would have been a pleasant afternoon if staying locally, but little reward for such a long trip. The boat itself was ok, they provided us with vouchers for 2 drinks, and gave a decent commentary, trying to make what was basically a bit boring, into something interesting
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Lesliepp8702ul
Dec 21, 2023
Wrong time of day - I have no complaints regarding the excursion itself. The boat was good, the commentary was interesting and educational and the weather was excellent. We just went at the wrong time of day. The hippos were all in the water and not very visable and we saw very little other wildlife - zero crocs. It was a pleasant ride on the estuary, just not much wildlife to see.
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Kevin_g
Oct 29, 2023
A good socializing boat cruise - Trip was great to be on the estuary and seeing some wildlife.
Guides were friendly
Trip itself (boat in motion) was not approximately 2 hours its was just over an hour due to delays with battery and we were rushed back to make time for bext cruise. Trip was supposed to leave at 12pm but left at 12.20pm and we were back before 1.55pm.
Regardless of trip duration we did have a great mainly because of socializing with other patrons.
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Keith70
Mar 1, 2023
Heaps of Hippo's and one Crocodile - We visited St Lucia on a private tour from our Cruise ship.We were looking forward to observing, hippo, crocodile and bird life during this cruise.
Sadly only one crocodile appeared but we managed to get very close to it. There were plenty of Hippo's and we saw an African Fish Eagle, Yellow weavers and egrets..
There was ample room on the boat to move around to take photo's. It was a good way to spend a couple of hours on a boat, just a pity about the elusive crocodiles.
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Nkosieph_14
Jun 6, 2022
Tranquil but boring - The scenery is magnificent, calming and you can actually fall into sleep. But there's nothing much to see except pod of hippos all over and a very few bird species. We saw 1 large lizard, not a single crocodile. There was a Impala but was too far, only the gentleman with binoculars confirmed it.
Also its strange that there is no speed point on board yet internet service was sufficient throughout.
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