The homebuyer’s guide to St.Lucia
St.Lucia’s urban and wildlife are spoilt with diversity. There are game drives, bird-watching, snorkeling safaris and everything in between. Here is our guide to one of Kwazulu-Natal’s hottest tourist and property hotspots.
The homebuyer’s guide to St. Lucia
If you imagine buying property as an investment that will enable you to finally pursue all those outdoor adventures that were previously reserved for weekends and holidays – then keep reading for our guide to the area that provide one of the best accessibilities to nature.
It’s situated on known a strip of land known as the beginning of the Elephant Coast. Tourists choose it as the destination for their summer holiday, but if you’re looking for move to a place that is more nature-friendly, you can’t go wrong with buying property in St. Lucia.
This area is a playground for those who love the wildlife. The entire Elephant Coast is a blend of 21 ecosystems, and St Lucia and surrounding areas have everything from wetlands and sand dunes, to mangrove swamps and coral reefs. It’s undoubtedly one of the richest areas in wildlife, sea life and environmental regions in KwaZulu-Natal, if not South Africa.
Facilities are mostly practical, with a plethora of nature-based entertainment, but with the comforts of boardwalks, eateries and shops. Activities include game drives, bird-watching, snorkeling safaris, whale watching, turtle tours, hiking, kayaking, surf angling and sports fishing, most of which occur in iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
St Lucia’s residential population quadruples during the holidays and, at any one time, the town will host hundreds of foreign tourists, mainly in August. Accommodation is plentiful out of season, and chock-full in season. So, if you buy property here and don’t intend to live there, it can be an investment that yields significant returns as a guest house or holiday home.
With so many opportunities in St. Lucia for the whole family, home buyers can have it all – a beautiful home and an exclusive lifestyle where non-stop outdoor adventures can be found in their backyard.
