Fodor's Expert Review Richards Bay Game Reserve

Just south of town, the lagoon formed by the confluence of the Mzingazi and Mhlatuzi rivers has populations of hippos, crocodiles, monkeys, fish, and eagles. In 1935, 1,198 hectares (2,961 acres) of the lagoon was saved from development and named the Richards Bay Game Reserve. It is particularly important as a bird habitat, with more than 300 documented species, and offers permanent hides from which you can watch wading birds on the tidal flats and swamp wetlands.