Richards Bay Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Shakaland tows the line between tradition and commercial tourism very closely. And why not? The traditional Zulu lifestyle is a thing of the past and this tourist spot brings it back to life, carefully preserving the culture and identity of it's people whilst making money and creating jobs. Entry is R265 inc. lunch. Whilst walking around a recre...

My plan was to be polite and ask the right questions! Damn it! I hate phoning Home Affairs, being anywhere near Home Affairs, even hearing about Home Affairs from a distance. It's not better to go there, or talk to them from a distance. They are generally a nightmare waiting to happen, in a nightmare building, in a nightmare part of town, with a...

We docked in Richard's Bay mid-afternoon, so we went on an afternoon/evening excursion to St. Lucia Wetland Park, a World Heritage Site. We saw only a little wildlife: hippos (here they are: and some eagles that other people seemed to see a lot better than we did. The estuary was peaceful and beautiful, it reminded me of Bethany and my Caddo Lak...

We completed our fourth drive today. Diane and I are taking the afternoon off. This evening we will take our first night drive. We have some great pictures of zebras, buffalo, wildebeast, warthog, giraffe, rhinocerus, and from this morning, the elusive elephant. Too bad I can't post a few. Kevin asked how close we could get to the animals and si...

Yesterday morning was our first game drive. Our game ranger, Caroline, who we call "Kaz", is incredible. We say nyala, water buffalo, warthogs, a huge male giraffe named George, hippos and rhinos. We learned about some of the native vegetation, and a non-native plant from South America called carmelina which is causing incredible problems and is...