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iSimangaliso Wetlands Tour: Explore with Kian
4.8
145 Ratings
uMkhanyakude District Municipality
Kian Barker will be leading you through your journey in the iSimangaliso Wetlands Park and nearby locations. Kian is a fervent and informed narrator with a considerable period of expertise in his field.
Kian Barker will be leading you through your journey in the iSimangaliso Wetlands Park and nearby locations. Kian is a fervent and informed narrator with a considerable period of expertise in his field.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Saint Lucia Estuary - Embark on a 2-hour cruise through the St Lucia Estuary, surrounded by mangroves and the company of hippos, herons, crocodiles, and crakes. Delight in refreshments while observing the playful hippos. This 2-hour lake cruise includes hot beverages and rusks.
- Saint Lucia Estuary - Embark on a 2-hour cruise through the St Lucia Estuary, surrounded by mangroves and the company of hippos, herons, crocodiles, and crakes. Delight in refreshments while observing the playful hippos. This 2-hour lake cruise includes hot beverages and rusks.

What's Included
- Pickup and drop-off at your St Lucia accommodation.
- Enjoy fresh fruit refreshments.
- Savor tea and coffee.
- Pickup and drop-off at your St Lucia accommodation.
- Enjoy fresh fruit refreshments.
- Savor tea and coffee.
Additional Information
- Bring – Binoculars, camera, jacket, hat & sunglasses.
- Please Notify Us Of Any Allergies (Nuts or Fruits)
- Bring – Binoculars, camera, jacket, hat & sunglasses.
- Please Notify Us Of Any Allergies (Nuts or Fruits)
Location
Saint Lucia Estuary
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(145 Ratings)
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Hilarysh
Jan 16, 2026
Best hippo / crocodile tour in St Lucia. A must with this company. - Had a fantastic time on this tour.
Brown (tour guide) was brilliant- very informative and also good crack. Gave us a really insightful history of St Lucia and Cape Vidal.
We saw crocodiles iguana lots of bird life including two king fishers and the world largest heron and hippos (countless ones) of all ages and sizes.
During the tour we were offered hot chocolate, tea or coffee with a rusk and also a selection of fresh fruit. Totally yummy!!
Would highly recommend this tour. We booked via The Eco Lodge as we were staying g there - fab place!!
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Familie_s
Jan 4, 2026
Hippo visit - Nice boat tour with great explanation, coffee and fruit was extra nice. Pick up from hotel was on time and perfectly arranged. Great guide/driver/captain.
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Ktb1894
Jan 2, 2026
Perfect small group tour - We picked this tour as opposed to others due to the small group size and we were so glad we did.
We were picked up promptly from our accommodation and taken to the estuary. Brown, our guide was so knowledgeable and whilst seeing the crocs and hippos was amazing so too was seeing the herons, weavers and kingfishers.
The sunset was breathtaking and seeing the river when the ‘titanic’ (double decker) boats had left was very special.
The 2 hour tour was more like 3 ☺️
Highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting St Lucia.
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Famille
Dec 30, 2025
Great excursion - I didn't think it would be that good. It was a great experience, very good. We got very close to the hippos.
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48riaanr
Dec 9, 2025
Excellent, informative tour - Siyabonga was an excellent guide. He was so friendly and knew the answers to all of our questions. The whole experience was so informative and we will definitely go back.
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Hansfp8075fr
Nov 18, 2025
Anytime again!! - The trip to the hippos was very nice.The pickup from the accommodation worked out well and the guide did his job very well and gave very good explanations.
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Anele_s
Nov 15, 2025
What an amazing and very... - What an amazing and very informative experience,thank you to our Guide Siyabonga he’s very welcoming,informative and made the trip an ease⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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J6194ntlucaf
Oct 29, 2025
Fantastic boat cruise to see hippos at sunset - Fantastic boat tour where we saw plenty of hippos - most memorably a group of hippos sleeping on the shore. Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Complimentary fruit, biscuits and coffee were provided. We even went over the 2 hour time slot so we’d see the sunset. Highly recommended.
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Raml01
Oct 28, 2025
Great - Very friendly guide and he gives lot of information about the wildlife. We have also seen lot of hippos and baby crocodiles.
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Simonpault2017
Nov 11, 2025
Hippos easily viewed in their natural environment good trip for all. - Easy Start and were seeing hippos and birds and fish straight away . The tour guide was very informative and friendly a great trip to take whilst visiting St Lucia
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