Turtle-spotting in KZN

Massage at Thonga Beach Lodge in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Picture: Chris Collingridge
Massage at Thonga Beach Lodge in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Picture: Chris Collingridge
Visitors lounge on the sun deck at Thonga Beach Lodge in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Picture: Chris Collingridge
The view of Mabibi Bay in which Thonga Beach Lodge is secluded in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Picture: Chris Collingridge
One of the bedrooms at Thonga Beach Lodge in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Picture: Chris Collingridge
A juvenile turtle struggles towards the sea after hatching and emerging from the buried nest where the mother had layed her eggs 60 days before. Picture: Chris Collingridge
Body surfing at the beach, Mabibi Bay in which Thonga Beach Lodge is secluded in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Picture: Chris Collingridge
A juvenile turtle struggles towards the sea after hatching and emerging from the buried nest where the mother had layed her eggs 60 days before. Thonga Lodge, Kosi bay. Picture: Chris Collingridge
A juvenile turtle struggles towards the sea after hatching and emerging from the buried nest where the mother had layed her eggs 60 days before. Thonga Lodge, Kosi bay. Picture: Chris Collingridge
One of the thatched rooms at Thonga Beach Lodge in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. 180211. Picture: Chris Collingridge

Published Apr 4, 2011

At Thonga Beach Lodge on the Maputaland coastline in northern KZN, wildlife is an integral part of the stay, especially turtle tracking.