KOSI BAY NATURE RESERVE - VITAL INFORMATION

 
Gate Opening and Closing Times: 06h00 to 18h00

Office Hours: The office is open from 07h00 to 16h00

Distance and Time from Gate to Camp: One minute

Camp Telephone Number: (035) 5920234/5/6
Camp Fax: (035) 5929512.
Check Out Time: 10h00
Check In Time: 14h00

Facilities:
Guided wilderness trail, boating fishing, snorkelling and communal freezer for campers.

Shop: Nil (Cold drinks, charcoal, bait and ice are available from the camp office and firewood can be purchased from the community at the camp entrance.)

Special Precautions:
Kosi Bay is in a malaria area and special precautions are necessary.
A 4 x 4 is recommended to be able to reach Kosi Mouth.

Please Note that the Kosi lakes are natural systems whick contain large populations of hippos and crocodiles. Fishermen need to be aware of these animals as they move around the system in their boats. Hippos usually spend the daytime in groups in the water and feed at night on the lush grasslands that surround the lakes. Potential confrontations occur with visitors as the hippos move to their grazing grounds at dusk and return to the water at dawn. Fishermen should be especially cautious when negotiating the narrow channels between lakes at these times.

The nearest town which has a full range of services is Kwangwanase which is 13 kms away.

How to get there:
Travel on the N2 to Jozini. Drive through the town and over the dam wall and follow this road to Kwangwanse. Kosi is 13 kms from this town but is not well sign posted.

Pets are not permitted into the reserve.

"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:
A special ablution block in the campsite.