To contact Bongani phone 0791147928 or call the Breakers hotel in Umhlanga for a scheduled walk.
This climax dry costal dune forest is the last of its kind in South Africa and deserves to be protected and enjoyed.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Bongani Ngcamu guides at Hawaan forest.
To contact Bongani phone 0791147928 or call the Breakers hotel in Umhlanga for a scheduled walk.
Bongani Ngcamu one of the excellent guides at Hawaan
Bongani is presently studying for a degree in field guiding and may be contacted at 0791147928. He is available for a walk in Hawaan on most days of the week.
Ant milking a bug in Hawaan.
Hawaan has 175 species of indigenous trees, fungi (during wet months), and various species of birds.
Hamataliwa sp
It is thought that the forest now known as the Hawaan Forest was a source of fruits, honey and wood to be used in the Havan ceremonies and that the forest was thus called Havan or Hawan, now Hawaan.
Red-tab policeman butterfly.
Much of the area surrounding Hawaan Forest was sugar-cane plantations, and it is thought that the Indian labourers who practiced Hinduism used the forest for religious ceremonies, particularly those associated with Havan. A Havan is a sacred purifying ritual in Hinduism that involves a fire ceremony and is a ritual of sacrifice made to the Fire god, Agni.
Gandanomena spider in Hawaan.
The property was originally owned by the Campbell family who first settled there in 1859 and the Hawaan Forest has been protected since 1860.
Hawaan Portia spider
The Hawaan forest is currently under the guardianship of the Wildlife and Environment Society of Southern Africa (WESSA), but is owned by the Tongaat Hulett Group.
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