The kosi bay estuary with its channels winding through the traditional fish traps and mangrove islands is the perfect location for both the novice and experienced paddler! Our kayaking tours is by no means a race, in fact it is a nice slow and relaxing experience. We do things at a thongaland pace.. It is the only estuary in South Africa where 5 different species of mangrove can be seen. The birdlife in the estuary is amazing with regular sightings of fish eagle, palmnut vulture, mangrove kingfisher, striated heron, flamingo's and lots more.. The system's main freshwater source is groundwater and two rivers with catchment areas over sandy soils. This ensure that the kosi estuary always remain clear of silt. With ample amounts of freshwater and the lack of silt, the mouth of the kosi system always remain open. The daily high tides push crystal clear nutrient rich water into the estuary assisting with balancing salinity and supplying the essentials for the magical estuarine ecosystem to flourish. The salinity in the estuary also make it impossible for nile crocodiles to survive as they need to drink fresh water. The estuary where we kayak is a safe area with no crocodiles and few hippos. Our experienced kayaking guide will meet you down on the way to the Kosi Bay Mouth parking area. On arrival he will give you a safety pre-briefing and some tips on how to streamline your paddling. We use two man sea kayaks, nice and easy to paddle and very safe! The kayaking tour will start by crossing to the opposite bank of the kosi estuary by navigating through the traditional Thonga fishkraals. On the southern shoreline you will be guided into the mangrove channels to witness the amazing mangrove islands! Here your guide will point out the diversity of mangrove species found in the kosi bay system and search for some of the special birds at home around these islands. From here your tour head towards river Kukalwe. This is one of the small river systems feeding the kosi estuary with freshwater. Kukalwe is a stunning sanctuary for fish and birdlife and you might also be lucky with spotting the resident hippo. From here you will slowly follow the channels back to the finishing point. Note that depending on the wind direction the trip might be done in a different order..

The kosi bay estuary with its channels winding through the traditional fish traps and mangrove islands is the perfect location for both the novice and experienced paddler! Our kayaking tours is by no means a race, in fact it is a nice slow and relaxing experience. We do things at a thongaland pace.. It is the only estuary in South Africa where 5 different species of mangrove can be seen. The birdlife in the estuary is amazing with regular sightings of fish eagle, palmnut vulture, mangrove kingfisher, striated heron, flamingo's and lots more.. The system's main freshwater source is groundwater and two rivers with catchment areas over sandy soils. This ensure that the kosi estuary always remain clear of silt. With ample amounts of freshwater and the lack of silt, the mouth of the kosi system always remain open. The daily high tides push crystal clear nutrient rich water into the estuary assisting with balancing salinity and supplying the essentials for the magical estuarine ecosystem to flourish. The salinity in the estuary also make it impossible for nile crocodiles to survive as they need to drink fresh water. The estuary where we kayak is a safe area with no crocodiles and few hippos. Our experienced kayaking guide will meet you down on the way to the Kosi Bay Mouth parking area. On arrival he will give you a safety pre-briefing and some tips on how to streamline your paddling. We use two man sea kayaks, nice and easy to paddle and very safe! The kayaking tour will start by crossing to the opposite bank of the kosi estuary by navigating through the traditional Thonga fishkraals. On the southern shoreline you will be guided into the mangrove channels to witness the amazing mangrove islands! Here your guide will point out the diversity of mangrove species found in the kosi bay system and search for some of the special birds at home around these islands. From here your tour head towards river Kukalwe. This is one of the small river systems feeding the kosi estuary with freshwater. Kukalwe is a stunning sanctuary for fish and birdlife and you might also be lucky with spotting the resident hippo. From here you will slowly follow the channels back to the finishing point. Note that depending on the wind direction the trip might be done in a different order..

The Kosi Bay estuary with its channels winding through the traditional fish traps and mangrove islands is the perfect location for both the novice and experienced paddler! Our kayaking tours is by no means a race, in fact it is a nice slow and relaxing experience. We do things at a thongaland pace.. It is the only estuary in South Africa where 5 different species of mangrove can be seen. The birdlife in the estuary is amazing with regular sightings of fish eagle, palmnut vulture, mangrove kingfisher, striated heron, flamingo's and lots more.. The system's main freshwater source is groundwater and two rivers with catchment areas over sandy soils. This ensure that the kosi estuary always remain clear of silt. With ample amounts of freshwater and the lack of silt, the mouth of the kosi system always remain open. The daily high tides push crystal clear nutrient rich water into the estuary assisting with balancing salinity and supplying the essentials for the magical estuarine ecosystem to flourish. The salinity in the estuary also make it impossible for nile crocodiles to survive as they need to drink fresh water. The estuary where we kayak is a safe area with no crocodiles and few hippos. Our experienced kayaking guide will meet you down on the way to the Kosi Bay Mouth parking area. On arrival he will give you a safety pre-briefing and some tips on how to streamline your paddling. We use two man sea kayaks, nice and easy to paddle and very safe! The kayaking tour will start by crossing to the opposite bank of the kosi estuary by navigating through the traditional Thonga fishkraals. On the southern shoreline you will be guided into the mangrove channels to witness the amazing mangrove islands! Here your guide will point out the diversity of mangrove species found in the kosi bay system and search for some of the special birds at home around these islands. From here your tour head towards river Kukalwe. This is one of the small river systems feeding the kosi estuary with freshwater. Kukalwe is a stunning sanctuary for fish and birdlife and you might also be lucky with spotting the resident hippo. After exiting river Kukalwe your guide will paddle you in the direction of first lake to some more incredible mangrove channels. After this you will slowly follow the channels back to the finishing point. Note that depending on the wind direction the trip might be done in a different order..

At Kosi bay mouth the quality of your snorkeling experience hugely depends on snorkeling at the exact correct tide to avoid strong currents and to have the best visibility that the day will offer. If snorkeling at Kosi bay mouth on the wrong tide the water will be green as the water will be flowing out of the system to the ocean. If snorkeling when the tide is pushing too hard, the current will be too strong to snorkel comfortably. Our guides will arrange to meet you at the perfectly ideal time to give you the best Snorkeling conditions that the given day will offer. We often refer to our snorkeling tours at Kosi bay mouth as an experience "snorkeling with dragons". As experienced guides, not many destinations keep us as entertained and amazed as Kosi bay mouth! We always see something totally unexpected, sightings that can very easily be overlooked by the non experienced eye.. Highlights include ghost and double-ended pipefish, stone and scorpion fish, flutemouth, blue pete, zigzag sand wrasse, honeycomb rays, morey eels, lionfish, whitespotted rockcod, jumping bean, dusky cherub, emperor angelfish, queen coris, crescent-tail wrasse, bluebarred parrotfish, piano blenny, grunter, river snapper and lots more! On average our marine guides will point out about 80 - 100 different species of fish! Our Snorkeling guide will meet you in the Kosi bay mouth parking area. From here you will be guided to our briefing area where you will be given a pre-briefing and given our "snorkel plan". Our guide will hand you a set of high quality snorkeling gear and give you a couple of basic tips to increase your enjoyment with the equipment in the water. After the briefing our guide will go introduce you to the magical underwater beauty of Kosi bay mouth! We suggest that you follow him and look at what he is pointing out as his experience in the water will increase your sightings hugely.. After your time in the water you will return with your guide to the briefing area for a lovely cup of coffee/ tea or hot chocolate whilst identifying all your sightings in our fish id books. Total duration of our snorkeling tour is 2 hours.