Thonga Trails

11/12/2024

One of the last trails of the year, and what an amazing one!! Several loggerheads on the turtle walks, great weather, lots of laughter and good chats!! Thank you so much for joining us ladies!!

08/12/2024

06/12/2024

What happens when The Official Rusk of Adventure teams up with the unforgettable Thonga Trail? A journey you’ll never forget, with a crunch to match!

Here’s the twist: inside every bag of Crafted Rusks, you will find a Golden Ticket. Out of 2000 tickets:
🌟 50 lucky adventurers will score 10% off a magical 4-night, 5-day trek through breathtaking Zululand.
🌟 2 ultimate explorers will win a Thonga Trail experience (worth R13,500!) AND a Crafted Rusks hamper to fuel their journey. Tag us both if you win!
With rugged coastlines, pristine forests, and your favourite rusks by your side, the adventure of a lifetime is just a crunch away. Are you ready to take us anywhere?

Grab your Crafted Rusks. Find the golden tickets. And let the adventure begin!

03/12/2024

Such a special time of year!!

29/11/2024

18/11/2024

Last weekend we had another non-exclusive trail: a trail that starts with a group of mainly strangers, but leaves as friends after a few amazing days of laughter, crazy story telling, deep conversations and just sharing the experience of the Thonga Trail and witnessing turtles laying their eggs 🐢Are you keen to join a trail but you don’t have your own full group? Then these trails are for you!! Sign up now via [email protected] or WhatsApp 0760308065

15/11/2024

The laying turtles are full on at the moment!! Last trail we saw 4 turtles come out at night and during the day we came across several tracks as well.. So so special!! There’re still a few last spots left for this turtle season! Contact us via [email protected] or WhatsApp 0760308065

05/11/2024

Hand-caught cold-smoked tuna, on homemade sourdough baguette, with fresh coriander, fresh lime, wasabi and homemade anchovies-mayonnaise.. One of the amazing tricks our chefs pull out of their chefs-hats! We always strive for homemade, locally sourced and sustainable products, and love what our passionate chefs can do in the bush!!

01/11/2024

31/10/2024

Every year we feel extra privileged to be living in such a special place. Contact us now for the last available spots of this season!! [email protected] or 0760308065

The largest of all of her kind, the Leatherback turtle, can weigh over 800 kg. Instead of the usual hard scutes, Leatherback is covered with thick, smooth skin like vulcanised rubber. They are the only living reptiles that are warm-blooded, generating their own heat.

Adult Leatherback feed only on jellyfish, but the juveniles may also eat other floating organisms. They dive to feed and are able to reach depths of over 350 meters.
Males never leave the water once they enter as hatchlings. Females return to the same beach on which they were hatched. They emerge, move above the high water mark and find suitable site to lay eggs. A miraculous ritual not to be missed. This happens during what we call a Turtle Season in iSimangaliso. That time is now!

24/10/2024

Every year again it feels like a true privilege to be able to witness the turtles laying and hatching on our beaches!! The nesting is slowly starting and we have lots of trails coming up for this special time of year!! We have some very last spots available for both the laying and hatching periods, so you know where to find us if you want to turn your turtle walks into a special 5-day experience: turtle walks, amazing food, walking-trails through amazing forests and along unspoiled beaches, with fantastic guides!!

14/10/2024

We’re so excited about turtle season!! And you know where to find us if you want to book the lasts spots for this season!!

30/09/2024

Maryke Bezuidenhout from Manguzi hospital is a force of nature and especially in terms of helping those in need from her community.

She started the Manguzi Gajima event a few years back and it has grown to be an epic day of dress up, obstacle courses for the wheel chair bound, singing and general fun to those underprivileged and special needs humans in this rural KZN town.

Thonga trails were proud to contribute towards the day and hope to make this an annual contribution to Maryke and her team and to the communities we work and live amongst. Feel free to get in touch if you would like to contribute to next years event and we can make it happen. Thank you Maryke!

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16/08/2024

Another trail ready to take off on their first day of walking! And so this is what winter here looks like: an average temperature this weekend of 18 degrees at night and 27 degrees during the day ☀️

02/08/2024

Some more pics from MPA beach day yesterday!

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02/08/2024

At Thonga Trails we have skin in the game.

It was MPA day yesterday, as a founding member of TT I genuinely want to see change in the next generation of local conservationists, we need local leaders.

What better way to start than to introduce these grade 5 students from local Sodwana Bay primary school to the beach and rock pools.

We did a little beach clean up before a good old swim in the bay while the bottlenose dolphins came for a turn and the Humpback whales were breaching on the horizon.

It was such a fun morning, and the kids loved it and were inspired to keep growing this educational side of Thonga Trails!

20/07/2024

I think Damien has finally outdone himself! Where does he go from here?

Fresh homemade Tagliatelle with Langoustine Bisque under a full moon and starry skies, paired with your choice of white wine.

Mad skills and incredible food in the most peaceful and rustic of settings.

Cheers Damo!

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