Wildlife
Shakati Beach Lodge is situated in the Vilankulos Coastal & Wildlife Sanctuary on the Southern Mozambique Coast within 30 000 ha of exquisite marine and wildlife territory waiting to be explored. The Sanctuary is a large, fully protected coastal habitat. It is home to a diversity of both marine and terrestrial species, many of which are classified rare or endangered. Preservation of these assets is critical and the conservation practices employed by The Sanctuary are receiving increasingly wide international recognition and acclaim.
Shakati Beach Lodge fully supports The Sanctuary’s intention of providing a network of Marine Protected Areas / breeding grounds adequate to significantly enhance regional fish and invertebrates.
Large numbers of manta rays and whale sharks can been spotted on the beautiful coastline of The Sanctuary. Shakati Beach Lodge guests often spot the massive humpback dolphins which is thankfully showing remarkable recovery after being mercilessly hunted to near extinction.
Some of the richest biodiversity in Mozambique is found at The Sanctuary and The Sanctuary ranks amongst the top biodiversity “hotspots” in Africa.
The wildlife in The Sanctuary includes the Livingston’s Eland, Sable, Blue Wildebeest, Kudu, Nyala, Bushbuck, Giraffe, Zebra, Waterbuck, Red and Grey Duiker, Suni, Steenbok and Bush Pigs. There are over 100 Wildebeest and Eland roaming The Sanctuary currently. Eland and Giraffes can regularly be seen among the mangroves.
