The largest intercity passenger transport service operating in Southern Africa, Intercape, is set to launch a new coach route between Durban in South Africa and Maputo in Mozambique. Effective 06 September 2019, the bus company will operate the new route on board a 60-seater luxury bus on Tuesdays, Thursdays as well as Sundays (Durban > Maputo) and on Fridays, Mondays and Wednesdays (Maputo > Durban). The total travel time between the two destinations will be 9.5 hrs. Popular stops along the way include Richards Bay, Hluhluwe, Kosi Bay and Ponta do Ouro. A 20 minute refreshment stop will be made at the Hluhluwe PetroPort in Hluhluwe (both directions).
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27 August 2019
04 December 2018
KwaZulu-Natal: iSimangaliso Wetland Park has increased gate access fees!
The management of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, has increased the gate access fees as well as the fees for activity permits on 01 December 2018. The gate access fee at Bhangazi Gate (Eastern Shores), Ophansi Gate, eMshopi Gate (uMkuze), Dukuduku Gate and Nholzi Gate (Western Shores) is now R51.00 for adults and R37.00 for children (under the age of 12). The vehicle entry charge got increased to R61.00 (1 - 5 vehicles). The fee at Sodwana Bay is R23.00/R19.00/R32.00, at Coastal Forest R28.00/R16.00/R29.00, at Maphelange and False Bay R45.00/R27.00/R20 and at Kosi Bay R55.00/R28.00/R56.00. The Community Conservation Levy remains at R5.00/person. For more information, including the increased fees for activity permits, see the download section of iSimangaliso's website.
02 May 2018
Mozambique: The inauguration of Africa's largest suspension bridge has been postponed! (update)
update (24 July 2018): The official opening of the Maputo-Catembe bridge (or Maputo-Katembe bridge or Maputo - Ka Tembe bridge) is now scheduled to take place on 31 July 2018.
update (19 July 2018): The official inauguration of the Maputo-Katembe bridge has not yet been scheduled, though some of the traffic lanes are already open.
update (15 June 2018): According to Macauhub, the Maputo-Katembe bridge will be delivered to the government of Mozambique at the end of June 2018.
update (13 June 2018): The inauguration of the Maputo-Katembe bridge has been postponed. A new date for the official opening of the project has not yet been indicated.
The largest suspension brigde in Africa, the Maputo-Katembe bridge, which will connect Maputo with Katembe by crossing the Maputo Bay in Mozambique, is scheduled to open on this year's independence day of Mozambique (25 June). The brigde will be about three kilometers long, will have a width of 680m and will stand 60m above sea level.
The Maputo-Katembe bridge is part of a larger infrastructure project that includes a set of access roads on both banks and other roads. One of the adjoining roads will link the bridge with the Ponto de Ouro border post (Mozambique) and the Kosi Bay border post (South Africa), so that the driving time from Mozambique's border with KwaZulu-Natal to Maputo will be cut by about four hours.
update (19 July 2018): The official inauguration of the Maputo-Katembe bridge has not yet been scheduled, though some of the traffic lanes are already open.
update (15 June 2018): According to Macauhub, the Maputo-Katembe bridge will be delivered to the government of Mozambique at the end of June 2018.
update (13 June 2018): The inauguration of the Maputo-Katembe bridge has been postponed. A new date for the official opening of the project has not yet been indicated.
The largest suspension brigde in Africa, the Maputo-Katembe bridge, which will connect Maputo with Katembe by crossing the Maputo Bay in Mozambique, is scheduled to open on this year's independence day of Mozambique (25 June). The brigde will be about three kilometers long, will have a width of 680m and will stand 60m above sea level.
The Maputo-Katembe bridge is part of a larger infrastructure project that includes a set of access roads on both banks and other roads. One of the adjoining roads will link the bridge with the Ponto de Ouro border post (Mozambique) and the Kosi Bay border post (South Africa), so that the driving time from Mozambique's border with KwaZulu-Natal to Maputo will be cut by about four hours.
22 November 2012
South Africa/Mozambique: November to January is nesting season for sea turtles
The coastline stretching from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park,
known for Lake St. Lucia, Cape Vidal and the famous diving spot Kosi Bay, in South Africa's northern KwaZulu Natal province to the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve in southern Mozambique is the only remaining major
area in Africa where loggerhead and leatherback turtles are still laying their
eggs between November and January of every year. The area the turtles are nesting in is part of the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area, which was born out of the Peace Park Foundation's vision to establish a network of transfrontier conservation areas in southern Africa. The conservation area covers 4,195km² and links the Maputo Elephant Reserve in Mozambique through the Futi Corridor and the Lubombo Conservancy in Swaziland to the Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa.
Leatherback turtles are the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile. They can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Leatherbacks are usually 120-185cm from the tip of its beak to the tip of its tail. The largest ever found however was over 3 meters from head to tail and weighed 920kg. Loggerhead turtles are the world's largest hard-shelled turtles, measuring up to 213cm long when fully grown.
Leatherback turtles are the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile. They can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Leatherbacks are usually 120-185cm from the tip of its beak to the tip of its tail. The largest ever found however was over 3 meters from head to tail and weighed 920kg. Loggerhead turtles are the world's largest hard-shelled turtles, measuring up to 213cm long when fully grown.
08 February 2012
iSimangaliso Wetland Park: Leatherback turtle laying eggs on the beach at night (video)
The coastline of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park,
known for Lake St. Lucia, Cape Vidal and the famous diving spot Kosi Bay, in South
Africa's northern KwaZulu Natal province is the only remaining major
nesting site where Loggerhead and Leatherback turtles still lay their
eggs in Africa.
The critically endangered loggerhead and leatherback turtles are coming to lay their eggs in the dunes there between November and January. It’s believed only 4 in every 1000 turtle hatchlings actually survives to maturity.
Leatherback turtles are the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile. They can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Leatherbacks are usually 120-185cm from the tip of its beak to the tip of its tail. The largest ever found however was over 3 meters from head to tail and weighed 920kg. Loggerhead turtles are the world's largest hard-shelled turtles, measuring up to 213cm long when fully grown.
The critically endangered loggerhead and leatherback turtles are coming to lay their eggs in the dunes there between November and January. It’s believed only 4 in every 1000 turtle hatchlings actually survives to maturity.
Leatherback turtles are the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile. They can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Leatherbacks are usually 120-185cm from the tip of its beak to the tip of its tail. The largest ever found however was over 3 meters from head to tail and weighed 920kg. Loggerhead turtles are the world's largest hard-shelled turtles, measuring up to 213cm long when fully grown.
23 December 2011
Video: Durban to Mozambique drivelapse
Roadtrips from Durban to Mozambique and/or the Kosi Bay area in northern KwaZulu Natal are actually quite popular among travellers, so if you are planning to drive up there from Durbs, check out the following drive lapse video.
The route in the video goes from Durban northwards along the N2 and the R22 followed by the P522 and is ending up somewhere right behind the Kosi Bay Border to Ponta do Oura in Mozambique! Enjoy!
The route in the video goes from Durban northwards along the N2 and the R22 followed by the P522 and is ending up somewhere right behind the Kosi Bay Border to Ponta do Oura in Mozambique! Enjoy!
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