The Elephant Lake Inn is located in the town of St Lucia, Kwa Zulu Natal, surrounded by the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa’s first World Heritage Site. The Inn has 34 modern, en-suites, air-conditioned rooms. All rooms are equipped with flat screen TV’s and selected DSTV channels, tea/coffee making facilities, electronic wall safes, hair dryer and full range of bathroom amenities. The Inn has two levels. The ground level has 16 rooms, all with a private patio leading out to a sparkling pool, indigenous garden and Breakfast Lapa restaurant. The traditional South African Braai Buffet dinners are available subject to prior arrangement and advance booking. St Lucia serves as something of a tourist hub for the park and has grown substantially, to the feeder town that is geared for domestic eco tourism today. The park includes Lake St Lucia and its estuary, a surround of wildlife reserve, a number of islands and a section of the Marine Reserve along the coast. It is home to five recognizable ecosystems and includes swamps, lake systems, coral reefs, beaches, wetlands, woodlands and coastal forests. The Great St Lucia Wetland Park supports the country’s largest population of hippos and crocodiles. It is also home to leatherback turtles, black rhino, leopards, over 530 species of birds, including greater and lesser flamingos.
The unique combination of subtropical coastline and African Game Park is what draws visitors as well as the sheer viewing pleasure. During November sea turtles come to the beaches to lay their eggs, whales frequent the waves from June through September, making their way southwards and the park is a very popular fishing destination, providing surf fishing, kite fishing, fly fishing, spear fishing and deep sea fishing.
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