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iSimangaliso Birding Route is a new organisation that has been established to
look after the interests of the ecotourism sector of the Umkhanyakude district
Municipality focusing primarily on birding and related activities along the
Elephant Coast of KZN South Africa.
iSimangaliso Birding Route starts at Mapelane, the extreme South East Corner
of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and ends at Kozi Bay which is the
extreme North East corner of the Elephant Coast. The iSimangaliso Birding route
goes west into Hlabisa Municipality, and includes all 5 local municipalities of
Umkhanyakude as well as the extreme northern section of the kwa Mbonambi
local municipality
iSimangaliso Birding Route is in reality a large non profit organisation in
the form of a tourism association which works closely with the local
municipalities to ensure that the rural population of Umkhanyakude district
municipality are included in the municipal IDP (Integrated Development Plan) and
that their projects are recognised and funded by central governement.
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