Wildlife

Vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) have been living in the woodland and coastal forests of KwaZulu-Natal for a very long time, and Sodwana’s lush vegetation, trees and reliable water make excellent vervet real estate.

The Livingstone’s turaco is often easier to locate by ear than eye. Its call is a distinctive, gruff and increasingly hurried succession of kow notes—more or less like an indignant conversation conducted somewhere above your head.

Among the trees in Sodwana Bay's living dunes is the silky bark, which is part of the quiet engineering team that helps make Sodwana's living dunes possible.

Encounters with wild life are part of the charm of Sodwana Bay Lodge. One moment you’re walking to breakfast, the next you’re sharing the pathway with a nyala bull or catching a glimpse of a little duiker.