Zululand Birding Route - Ongoye Forest

2. ONGOYE FOREST

(36.4 kms from Eshowe, 21.3 kms from Mtunzini.) Open 7:0Oam - 8:OOpm
KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Services, No permit is required.
An entrance fee is payable.

The route to Ongoye, both from Eshowe and Mtunzini is complicated.
A guide and a 4X4 vehicle (in summer) are strongly recommended.
Detailed road maps are available from the Zululand Birding Route Office in Eshowe. Ongoye Forest is famous for being the only locality in South Africa where the GREEN BARBET is found. Here you should see most of the birds found in Dlinza and Ntumeni Forests as well as Forest Buzzard, Yellow-streaked Greenbul, Pygmy Kingfisher and Striped Pipit. Also keep a close look out for the numbered fig trees.

	*the* Zululand Birding Route - Ongoye Forest
	ESHOWE ROUTE 1. Dlinza Forest \| 2. Ongoye Forest \| 3. Theunissen's Dam \| 4. Amatikulu Nature Reserve \| 5. Dreadnought Walking Trail 6. Ntumeni Forest \| 7. Goedetrou Dam Road
Erectile DysfunctionHOME Information Routes Map Checklists Guides Links News	2. ONGOYE FOREST (36.4 kms from Eshowe, 21.3 kms from Mtunzini.) Open 7:0Oam - 8:OOpm KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Services, No permit is required. An entrance fee is payable. The route to Ongoye, both from Eshowe and Mtunzini is complicated. A guide and a 4X4 vehicle (in summer) are strongly recommended. Detailed road maps are available from the Zululand Birding Route Office in Eshowe. Ongoye Forest is famous for being the only locality in South Africa where the GREEN BARBET is found. Here you should see most of the birds found in Dlinza and Ntumeni Forests as well as Forest Buzzard, Yellow-streaked Greenbul, Pygmy Kingfisher and Striped Pipit. Also keep a close look out for the numbered fig trees.