iSimangaliso Wetland Park
A long strip of coast, lakes, wetlands and dune forest on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal, around Lake St Lucia. It holds hippos, crocodiles, turtles that nest on its beaches and the tallest vegetated dunes in the world, and was listed by UNESCO in 1999.
- Where
- St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -28.0000, 32.5000
Get the iSimangaliso Wetland Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at iSimangaliso Wetland Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your KwaZulu-Natal volume with your photos and a note.
Near iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park 57 km
One of the oldest game reserves in Africa, proclaimed in 1895 in the hills of northern KwaZulu-Natal. It is famous for its work saving the white rhinoceros from extinction, and also holds elephants, lions, buffalo and leopards.
Isandlwana 186 km
A sphinx shaped hill and battlefield in KwaZulu-Natal, where a Zulu army destroyed a British column on 22 January 1879 in the first major battle of the Anglo Zulu War. White cairns on the slope mark where soldiers fell, and a small museum stands nearby.
Sibudu Cave 218 km
A rock shelter in a sandstone cliff above the Tongati River in KwaZulu-Natal, where layers of occupation stretch back about 77,000 years. Excavations found grass bedding, bone tools and early arrowheads, and the shelter is also a bat roost.
uShaka Marine World 251 km
A 16 hectare marine theme park on Durban's beachfront, opened on 30 April 2004. It combines an aquarium built around a shipwreck set, water slides and a beach, and holds thousands of fish and sea animals.
Durban Botanic Gardens 252 km
A 15 hectare garden in subtropical Durban, and the city's oldest public institution. It is the oldest surviving botanical garden in Africa, and is known for its collection of cycads and an orchid house.
Howick Falls 272 km
A waterfall about 95 metres high, dropping on the Umgeni River beside the town of Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. The Zulu name KwaNogqaza means Place of the Tall One, and a viewing point looks across the gorge.
Makhonjwa Mountains 285 km
A range of low mountains near Barberton in Mpumalanga, holding some of the oldest well preserved volcanic and sedimentary rocks on Earth, around 3.2 to 3.6 billion years old. Geologists come to read early life and crust formation here, and it became a World Heritage Site in 2018.
Giant's Castle 330 km
A mountain in the central Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal, with a grassy plateau set among deep valleys. The shape of its peaks and escarpment resembles a sleeping giant, and the reserve around it holds many San rock paintings.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in KwaZulu-Natal
Questions
Where is iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is in St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (57 km), Isandlwana (186 km), Sibudu Cave (218 km).
How do I get the iSimangaliso Wetland Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at iSimangaliso Wetland Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your KwaZulu-Natal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to iSimangaliso Wetland Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your KwaZulu-Natal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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