Twice a day, you may take a game drive in an open Land Rover. An experienced ranger will reveal the sights and sounds of wild Zululand.

Guided bush walks allow for closer exploration of the shadowy forest canopies. On bush walks, you will hear about traditional legends and the medicinal benefits of a wide variety of plants.

You could stay at Phinda for a month and still find new things to do:

• Moonlit bush dinners
• Visit to local community school and clinic
• Visit to Zulu Cultural Village (optional extra)
• Zulu cultural lectures from 2001
• Private bush breakfasts
• Bird-watching and birding safaris
• Horse riding (optional extra)
• "Flight of the Fish Eagle" air safari - soar over Maputaland wilderness (optional extra)
• Canoeing and river boat cruises
• Scuba diving (bring your certificate along) and beach adventures including snorkelling at Maputaland coastline (optional extras)
• Deep-sea fishing off Maputaland coast (optional extra)
• Turtle viewing (November/December/January) on Maputaland beaches (optional extra)
• White rhino tracking

Experience the quiet thrill of tracking white rhino on foot. (advanced booking is required) Our armed trackers are familiar with the favoured haunts of the resident rhino and chances of sightings are good. Dunghills, fresh browsing sites and evidence around drinking points or wallows are among the clues assisting in the search.

During your "Flight of the Fish Eagle" air safari (optional extra), experience the magic of floating weightlessly over the fragile dunes in a light aircraft. As if from nowhere, the Indian Ocean appears before you.


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