Sodwana:

The Elephant Coast – one of South Africa’s most beautiful and unspoilt areas. This narrow strip of land approximately 200 kilometers wide is home to an incredible 21 different eco-systems. Dense evergreen forests of towering fig trees stand in a lush undergrowth of ferns and wild orchids hanging from the trees.

Palm savannahs with thousands of wild date and lala palms dot the white sand of the undulating landscape. Swamp forests with large raffias and tangled masses of greenery that are home to myriads of exquisite birds and bihind them mountainous sand dunes that appear to shift with the sighing of gentle winds.
   

Few areas in Africa have the incredible diversity of fresh water eco-systems found here. There are major rivers, broad flood plains, large coastal lakes, extensive papyrus swamps and small semi-permanent pans. Hippo, crocodiles and small game can still be found in the wild and a phenomenal number of bird species abound. There is a wide variety of flora, with well over 2000 plant species, many of which are endemic to the region.

The Elephant Coast is bound in the north west by the Ubombo Mountains.