After a tasty breakfast our Kosi bay mouth guides will come collect you for an exciting day adventure at Kosi estuary mouth.
Their relatives have been living off the land here for 800 years and their knowledge is incredible. Along the trail they will explain how natural materials are used in their daily life’s for building, fishing, medicine and as food.
On arrival down at the waters edge, you will board onto a kayak for a Kayaking Adventure. You will head to the south eastern shores of the estuary where the mangrove channels will be entered.
Kosi bay estuary is the only place in South Africa where 5 species of mangrove trees are found! These trees play a very important role in stabilizing soil on the estuary shoreline as well as forming very vital nursery areas to juvenile fish and crustaceans.
Your guides will point out the different species and will teach you about the importance of conserving these amazing forests!
The birdlife is magnificent and your guides will do their best to point out as many species as possible. Lucky sightings include mangrove kingfisher, palmnut vulture, purple and green-backed heron and flamingo’s.
After the kayaking we move on to experience a couple of moments in the life of a Thonga fishkraal fisherman. You will be introduced to Mike, one of the local fish trap owners. Here with the help of their translations, Mike will explain how the fish traps function and are maintained.
These fish traps are made from only indigenous plant materials and are designed with some ancient conservation ethics where smaller fish can escape and no traps are build in the deeper channels where the most fish are more likely to move.
You will then be guided to a lovely shaded spot under a waterberry tree where a traditional thonga style fish braai lunch and palm wine tasting session will be shared.
After lunch and a moment to appreciate the calm energy of the surrounds, your guides will prepare and guide you to the mouth for your snorkeling adventure.
Your Snorkeling Adventure will start with a safety pre-briefing and handing out of equipment. From here you will
be guided across the sand banks and through the channels to the “Aquarium”.
As the name indicates, our snorkeling area is a congregation area for large numbers of sub-tropical and tropical fish species. With mangrove trees stabilizing the shoreline, their aerial root systems create perfect shelter for juvenile fish to hide from predatory fish that are attracted to hunt on them. Special species on our snorkeling adventures include various species of morey, lionfish, pickhandle barracuda, smooth flutemouth, double-ended pipefish, yellowtail rockcod and blue pete.
After the snorkeling adventure we will relax for a moment and slowly take a walk back along the scenic footpaths. Back at camp a hearty dinner will be served followed by a lovely evening around the fire.