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Welcome to Triton Diving
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Sunday, 15 November 2009 20:24
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Written by Administrator
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Come to South Africa and scuba dive with Triton Dive Lodge in Sodwana Bay for the best scuba diving experience available. We offer accommodation and scuba dive excursions for all levels of experience.
A trip to KwaZulu Natal in South Africa would be incomplete without spending some time at Triton Dive Lodge in Sodwana Bay and experiencing our amazing Coral Reefs. The unspoilt Sodwana Bay coastline and endless sandy beaches gently slope into the clear warm blue waters of the Indian Ocean where a pristine tropical underwater paradise awaits you for a Triton diving experience of a lifetime.
Triton Dive Lodge is just far enough off the beaten track to ensure absolute peace and tranquility with no unwanted distractions.
Triton Dive Lodge’s accommodation ranges from comfortable two and four sleeper thatched cabins to double ensuite chalets and fully equipped two bedroom units neatly spaced around the premises to ensure maximum privacy. The rooms are airy, spacious and comfortable with an African theme.
Other Triton Dive Lodge facilities includ e a shady decked pool area for cooling off during the day, a restaurant and lounge, curio shop and a licenced bar. Triton's equipped communal kitchen and barbecue area serves those who prefer the self catering option. Triton Dive Lodge has a very tranquil and natural atmosphere, with large lawn areas and shady indigenous trees making it a lush oasis even in the height of summer. Relaxed evenings see friendly people swapping diving tales whilst barbequing under the bright African stars, alternatively a scrumptious pizza and a bottle of South African wine from Nomsa’s Restaurant is a winning combination.
Triton Dive Lodge in Sodwana Bay, South Africa has been established for nearly 20 years and over these years we have built up an extensive knowledge of all our reef systems. At Sodwana Bay, we are always looking for new scuba diving sites to excite our clients and we pride ourselves in our keywords "Knowledge, Experience, Tranquility" We believe that we offer not just a dive but an experience, we teach marine science courses and we offer extensive briefings on the fish and corals that you will see on each dive.
We offer scuba diving to all the reef complexes at Sodwana Bay on various dive sites between 10 and 120 metres. Our dive masters, skippers and scuba instructors are hand picked and trained personally by the owner to ensure that you have a safe memorable experience on every scuba dive. You will find their scuba diving and environmental knowledge to be extensive and addictive and we are sure you’ll be back for more. Come and see what “The Triton Experience” is all about when next in Sodwana Bay, South Africa.
Triton Dive Lodge in Sodwana Bay, South Africa is an officially recognised and licenced service provider for scuba diving in the iSimangeliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site (formerly known as The Greater St Lucia Wetland Park). |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 02 September 2011 12:39 )
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Sea Turtles of South Africa
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Monday, 09 May 2011 14:25
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Written by Administrator
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Sea Turtles of South Africa
Of the seven sea turtle species, five occur in South African waters. The green turtle, hawksbill and occasionally the olive ridley forage on reefs but only leatherback and loggerhead turtles nest along the northern beaches along the east coast of South Africa. The nesting area completely falls within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and is protected and managed by Ezemvelo KZN-Wildlife. South Africa has the longest continuous turtle monitoring program in the world. It was initiated in the 1963/1964 season. Since then, important research has been conducted that has contributed to the conservation of turtles globally.
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A Sense of Place
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Friday, 08 October 2010 14:26
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Written by Administrator
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KwaZulu Natals iSimgangaliso Wetland Park has been called a small Eden and its not hard to see why. Beach and bush lay side by side and you can find both turtle tracks and leopard spoor on the magnificent shoreline.
There’s no other place in the world with a comparable ecological footprint. Within the park which covers 332 000 hectares you can find no less than eight interlinking ecosytems, 25 000 year old coastal dunes, more than 2000 plant species, 100 types of butterfly, five turtle species, the top frog count in the country and 526 bird species. Wild dog, buffalo, oribi, cheetah, black and white rhino, lions and some of the largest Tusker elephants in South Africa can all be found in South Africa’s first World Heritage Site.
When elephants were reintroduced to the park in 2001, Nelson Mandela made a speech and aptly said:
‘The Wetland Park must be the only place on the globe where the world’s oldest mammal (the rhinoceros) and the world’s biggest mammal (the elephant) share an eco-system with the world’s oldest fish (the coelacanth) and the world’s biggest marine mammal (the whale).’
It really is an amazing place and visitors can scuba dive in the Indian Ocean on Sodwana Bay’s pristine coral reefs and enjoy an afternoons game viewing all in one day. |
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The African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 12:55
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Written by Administrator
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The iSimangaliso Wetland Park was inscribed as a world heritage site in 1999 in recognition of its natural beauty, global value, and the unique biodiversity the area has to offer. The marine sector, warmed by the tropical equatorial waters of the Agulhas Current, is in fact so special that it is renowned worldwide for being home to a healthy population of coelacanths, a biodiversity hotspot, and an area of great ecological significance. Each year thousands of visitors head to Sodwana Bay to get away from the rat race while taking advantage of the pristine nature the area offers, particularly in terms of fishing and SCUBA diving.
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South Africa's Coral Reef MPAs
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Wednesday, 08 December 2010 11:08
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Written by Administrator
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South Africa’s coral reefs stretch for approximately 150 km along the northern KZN coast from north of Cape Vidal to the Mozambique border. The reefs are separated into 3 groups termed the northern, central and southern complex and are situated in the Maputaland Marine Reserve and St Lucia Marine Reserve. Combined these two marine parks form part of the iSimangoliso Wetland Park, which was proclaimed a World Heritage Site in 1999. Although all of the coral reefs lie within marine protected areas (MPA) they do not have the same levels of protection i.e certain reefs are located within sanctuaries while others are designated multiple-use zones.
Why are MPAs necessary?
Unless managed sustainably, the uses and users of marine ecosystems can threaten, change and destroy the very processes and resources that they depend on.
Marine protected areas help protect important habitats and representative samples of marine life and can assist in restoring the productivity of the oceans and avoid further degradation. They are also sites for scientific study and can generate income through tourism and sustainable fishing. MPAs provide a range of benefits for fisheries, local economies and the marine environment.
South Africa is very fortunate that all of its coral reefs are situated within MPAs. However, there has been limited research conducted on the affects of human activities in the different MPA zones. Do these activities influence the fish communities and if so, to what extent?
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