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Parkers Cottages offer comfortable and spacious guest accommodation in St. Lucia village at very affordable rates. There are two individual two-bedroom cottages set within a colourful tropical garden, plus a spacious double en-suite room in the main house. Each unit is individually styled to the highest standard; all are fully en-suite to ensure maximum comfort and enjoyment during your stay.
To set you up for a fun-filled day, a scrumptious breakfast is served in the main house, with fruit juices, a selection of fine tea and coffee, fresh fruit, cereals, yoghurts, rusks, croissants, fruit preserves and (in winter) a big five cooked breakfast or (in summer) a scrumptious buffet-style continental spread. After breakfast, you can stagger up from the table and set off to explore - we'll be happy to make tour bookings for you or recommend lots of things to do.
There is easy access to shops, a wide selection of restaurants, two petrol stations, fishing tackle shops, a variety of curio shops and craft sellers, a popular and permanent fruit and craft market, banks and ATMs, a post office and a library. The beach is just a few minutes' drive away.
This unique destination offers visitors an ideal beach-and-bush holiday combining subtropical coastline and classic African game parks and promises some of the most diverse wildlife and outdoor experiences imaginable. This area of the north coast, known as the Elephant Coast, offers a diverse selection of activities including:-
Big 5 Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve
Birding
Canoeing & kayaking
Cape Vidal for beach and snorkelling
Hippo & crocodile boat safaris on Lake St. Lucia
Horse riding on the beach or in the bush
Night game drives in St. Lucia Wetland Park
Surf, fly, rock, deep sea bottom and game fishing
Turtle tours (seasonal)
Whale watching (seasonal)
Zulu cultural village tours
The area supports the country's largest populations of hippo and crocodile and seeing a hippo wandering through the village at night is not at all unusual!
Child Policy
Children of all ages are welcome. We can provide a cot and high chair if needed.
Please note prices supplied are published in good faith but are subject to change.
Directions
Follow the R618 through Mtubatuba towards St. Lucia (about 25 kms) until you reach St. Lucia village. Cross over the estuary causeway and, as you enter the village, turn left at the yellow mini-roundabout (Mackenzie Street) and then immediately right into Beach Road. Turn first right again into Pelikaan Street, left into Garrick and right into Hornbill. We are at number 55 on the left - just look out for the Parkers sign outside.