CAPE VIDAL - VITAL INFORMATION

 
Cape Vidal Gate Times :
Summer : (01 October -31 March)
05h00-19h00
05h00-21h00 (Night B4 public holiday, long weekend and on a Friday)

Winter : (01 April - 31 September)
06h00-18h00
06h00-21h00(Night B4 public holiday, long weekend and on a Friday)

Emergency Numbers : (All Hours)

082 493 9010 - Manfred Bronkhorst, Hospitality Manager
082 841 5953 - Fortunate Mbuyazi, Receptionist
082 559 2875 - Leo Frankel, Hospitality Manager, St. Lucia

Office Hours:
The office is open from 08h00 to 12h30 and from 14h00 to 16h30
Sundays and public holidays: 08h00 to 12h30 and 13h30 to 15h30

Distance and Time from Gate to Camp:
35 kms and 30 minutes.
Camp Telephone Number:(035) 5909012
Camp Fax:(035) 5909007
Check Out Time: 10h00
Check In Time: 14h00

Shop:
This sells curios and limited supplies

Special Precautions:
Cape Vidal is a malaria area and special precautions are necessary.

The nearest town which has a full range of services is Mtubatuba which is 60 kms away.

How to get there:
At the entrance to St Lucia village turn left at the T junction and take the road that goes past the Crocodile Centre to the Cape Vidal entrance gate. Travel on the new tar road for 35 kms to Cape Vidal camp.

Pets are not permitted at Reserve.

Motorcycles are not permitted in the reserve.

No vehicles are allowed on the beach except official vehicles and those of tour operators that have a permit to do so.

"No entry fees will be charged for visits by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Primary and Secondary School groups, from KZN Schools to KZN Protected Areas and St Lucia Crocodile Centre provided that such visits:
1. are authorised by the Head of the school
2. are booked in advance with the Officer in Charge of the Protected Area or Crocodile Centre
3. do not take place over weekends, during KZN Provincial school holidays or Public Holidays".

Facilities for people with disabilities: Nil