Baku, November 4, AZERTAC The iSimangaliso Wetland Park is one of the outstanding natural wetland and coastal sites of Africa.Covering an area of 239,566 ha, it includes a wide range of pristine marine, coastal, wetland, estuarine, and terrestrial environments which are scenically beautiful and basically unmodified by people.iSimangaliso is geographically diverse with superlative scenic vistas along its 220 km coast. From the clear waters of the Indian Ocean, wide undeveloped sandy beaches, a forested dune cordon and a mosaic of wetlands, grasslands, forests, lakes and savannah, the park contains exceptional aesthetic qualities.The Park is a true treasury of biological diversity, with a large number of nesting turtles, dolphins, migrating whales, whale-sharks, as well as breeding colonies of pelicans, storks, herons and terns have chosen the property as their dwelling place.Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999, the park has high visitation rates and has been zoned into three ecotourism use-zones: a zone of low intensity use in the wilderness core of the Park where access is by foot except for staff; a moderate use zone where visitors can view wildlife from vehicles and from scattered camps and hides; and high intensity use zones where, at seven development nodes, there are roads, interpretative and educational displays, guided walks, accommodation and other facilities.