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KWAZULU NATAL

SODWANA

Accommodation

Welcome to the Vis-Agie Coastal Lodge . Vis-Agie is the premier deep sea fishing charter on the north coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal. We cater for a booming local and international market eager to land the big-one!  

We have a well equipped A La Carte Restaurant & kitchen with our own 2 chefs and their staff to look after your personal needs. You can make use of our well-equipped VIS-AGIE BAR, with pool table, and DSTV or our COCKTAIL BAR with large swimming pool & deck area.  The nearest banks are at Hluhluwe (approximately 100km away) but there is an FNB ATM 15km away which works according to Spar hours. Deposits are not refundable and all accounts are to be settled 30 days prior to arrival. No pets allowed. A daily Parks Board gate fee is payable for access to the beach.  Please Note: We accept Master, Visa and Debit Cards.

FISHING : (RODS, REELS AND BAIT SUPPLIED)

Your Skipper will advise and assist you in every possible way to Tag or Land your DREAM FISH on board our boats. Game Fishing/Marlin Fishing from R3000.00 to R3500.00 per boat per day. Please note: Our Boats can only take a maximum of 4 OR 5 people per boat per day. We will cut, photograph, pack and freeze your fish for you.  We also have a fish cleaning area, and boat wash area.

DIVING:

We have diving packages and Pool Hire available on request.  

We do Walking trails/Beach drives/ Dolphin and Whale watching trips/ Night Drives to watch Turtles laying eggs/ Horse Riding/ Quad bike trips/ Diving Courses/Paragliding/Kite Surfing.

Sodwana Bay is situated approximately 70km from the Mozambique border on the East Coast of South Africa . It is well known for its excellent diving with an average 12m visibility that can get as good as 40m making Sodwana Bay consistently the best diving spot along the South African coast. 

It is also rated as one of the best diving spots in the world. Explore the brilliant display of at least 1200 species of Reef fish between the colourful soft and hard corals. Very often whale sharks, turtles, ragged toothed and other sharks, moray eels and the ever curious dolphins show their presence. Pods of 20 whales and more is a common site in winter. You can snorkel or Scuba all over the un-spoilt and unpolluted stretch of beautiful beaches We offer dive packages and equipment to suite your personal needs.

Our famous Lodge offers RUSTIC CABINS & Up market HOUSES, with Shower en-suite, sleeping 2, 4, 6, or 10 people.  The cabins are equipped with comfortable beds and 220 volt power points.  We have a 9ft electric fence around our premises, with security guards. 

From Durban: ± 350km - Should take between 3½ to 4 hours.
Take the N2 toll road from Durban. (Follow the signs to the North coast)
You can now use the new tar road being built from Hluhluwe to Mbazwana.
You can use this and only have to travel approximately 6km of dirt road or you can use the Sodwana off-ramp, about 10km North of Hluhluwe, followed by about 75km of dirt road.
 
The new tar road is between Hluhluwe and the lower Mkuzi bridge. This detour will save you about 60km of dirt road travel, but will add an extra 75km to your journey.
It is about 116km from Pongola to Hluhluwe. The new bridge over the Lower Mkuzi is now open. They are continuing to tar the road towards Mbazwana. While they are doing this, the detours can get very muddy in wet conditions. There is approximately 6km of dirt road left to tar.
 
From Johannesburg: ± 600km - Should take between 6 to 7 hours.
Go via Ermelo -  there are three main ways to do this.
1 - Take the N12 - Take the Ogies off-ramp (R545)
2 - Take the N12, N4 - Take the Ermelo/Hendrina off-ramp (N11)
3 - Take the N17 - Through to Ermelo.
 
From Pretoria: ± 600km - Should take between 6 to 7 hours
Take the N4 - Take Ermelo/Hendrina off-ramp (N11)

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