Mapelane Nature Reserve

Situated just South of the Lake St. Lucia estuary, the reserve is very popular with fishermen, not fish but crayfish, oysters and mussels. The road to the reserve is 40km long, sandy and not suited to saloon cars.

The topography includes dune forest (the camp is backed by the gigantic Mjakaja dune), floodplain flora and swamp forest. Small buck, monkeys, mongoose and red squirrels occur in the forest and hippos and crocodiles are found at the water's edge. As a result, bathing is strictly prohibited.

Accommodation is in the form of fully equipped, two bedroom log cabins and a camp site.

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