520+ species recorded in the park
Birding
Fish eagles over the jetty, kingfishers in numbers, dune-forest specials off the boardwalk — one of South Africa’s great birding regions.
iSimangaliso’s bird list passes 520 species, and the lodge sits in the middle of the habitat variety that makes it possible: estuary, reedbed, dune forest and grassland within a morning of each other. From the deck alone: fish eagles, kingfishers in numbers, herons, storks and pelicans working the shallows.
Guides know the specials and where they sit. Chasing Pel’s fishing owl? We will be straight with you — your best odds are the uMkhuze section of the park, and we can help arrange the day.