Rocktail Bay Lodge Fact Sheet

Children of all ages welcome

ACCOMMODATION

11 tree house chalets consisting of:
* 7 ¾ twin bedded rooms
* 3 double bedded rooms
* 1 Family unit – consisting of 2 x ¾ beds in 1 room and 2 single
* Beds in the 2nd room.
* This camp can accommodate 24 guests

Chalet details:
* Refurbished and upgraded in mid 1999
* En-suite bathrooms & out door showers
* Fans
* Provided: bath towels, hand towels, torch, laundry bag and list, mosquito coil, insect repellent and bird list
* Soaps, shampoos and insect repellents are supplied in each room

ACTIVITIES

The beach
Beach and forest walks
Bird watching
Snorkeling (equipment available) at an extra charge
Surf/rock fishing (tackle available)
Turtle trails/walks (Mid-October to February, additional cost per person goes towards the conservation authorities.)
Swimming (entirely at your own risk- as there are no life guards)
Day trips with lunch for fishing and snorkeling to Black Rock or Lala Neck

The following activities are prohibited in the reserve: surfing, boardsailing, the launching of any type of boat, lighting of fires, driving of vehicles on the beach.
* Scuba diving – (additional cost).
* Boat based snorkeling – (additional cost)
* Hide for bird watching

Facilities/Activities The Indian Ocean is ideal for SCUBA diving and snorkelling amongst some of Africa’s finest coral reefs that have only recently become available to divers. Nature walks through the coastal forest and grasslands, or drives take you to Black Rock and along the coast.

At Manzengwenya, 11km south of the camp, we have our own fully accredited dive-centre with an unrivalled diving operation anywhere in South Africa. We offer boating excursions out to sea around low tide to enjoy scuba and snorkeling on the pristine coral reefs offshore. (Please take special note that dive certification and pre-booking is compulsory for scuba activities). The reefs here are very special and have hardly been dived before. We are continually finding new reefs! Snorkellers often dive with dolphins, whale sharks and even whales! One of the highlights in our summer months are the diving with the pregnant ragged-tooth sharks when they migrate up north to our area and relax in the caves in our reefs.
Other lodge activities include fly-fishing, snorkeling, swimming, horse riding, and drives in open 4×4 Land Rovers to Black Rock, the nearby hippo pools and to the surrounding community.

OPENING AND CLOSING TIMES
Rocktail Bay Lodge is situated in a KwaZulu Natal Wildlife Reserve. Entrance Gate Times
Open: 06H:00
Close: 18H:00

Access to the reserve outside of these hours is not allowed.

Please note that the scheduled transfers from Rocktail Bay Reception area at Manzengwenya to the lodge are at 10:30, 14:00 & 16:00 daily. On arrival please proceed to the KZN Wildlife Office & car park at Manzengwenya, where you will be directed to the Rocktail Bay Lodge Dive Center & Reception, which is a short walk down the road. Should you not be in time for the above transfers we can arrange for a private transfer at an additional cost of R100 per person per transfer.