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User Reviews of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve (95 Reviews)

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Male avatar icon Justin United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: June 2016 Reviewed: Aug 28, 2016

Email Justin  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Abundance of wildlife and good location

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With a good motorway from Durban, we found the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve to be a good safari destination with hills and valleys making for some variety in the scenery. We saw an abundance of wildlife. Our highlight was seeing and photographing lions in close proximity on both days we were there. We also saw elephant, white rhino, zebra, blue wildebeest, buffalo, warthog, nyala, kudu, impala and a variety of birds. The facilities were good and the staff friendly. Generally, it was an all-round pleasant experience. We also found the location handy, as it’s a relatively short drive to Lake St Lucia for coastal wildlife.

Male avatar icon tapaculo99 United States flag US       Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Aug 28, 2016

Email tapaculo99  |  under20 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Wildlife - we had neat views of Rhino as well as lots of Nyala and buffalo.
This park has gorgeous scenery, especially close to the hilltop camp (we were only in Hluhluwe). Amazing long views over the park gave the illusion of being in an alpine zone.
Bush vibe was not really evident - a major road cuts through this park. The main park road is paved and the hilltop camp is fairly fancy.
Birding - quite good here. Highlights included Woolly-necked Storks and an African Harrier-Hawk.

Male avatar icon zapiture South Africa flag ZA       Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2016

Email zapiture  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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This is the epicenter of Dr Ian Player's save the Rhino project.

Avatar icon Joshua United States flag US       Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Aug 5, 2016

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Again, easy to access. The tented camp at Mpila was GREAT. Stay there. For a few nights if you can.

Avatar icon Geoff United States flag US       Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Mar 1, 2016

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Since it's nature a lot of this comes down to luck but on our one morning here we saw a fresh buffalo kill with over a dozen lions feeding on it, and no less than eight rhinos, some with young calves. The atmospherics are a big different than Kruger as it's more green and there's less brush.

Male avatar icon Scott United States flag US       Visited: October 2015 Reviewed: Jan 31, 2016

Email Scott  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Wish we had more time

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My wife and I visited Hluhluwe-iMfolozi as a day-trip during our stay at another game reserve. We wish we had taken more time to explore this park. It was massive and had so many opportunities for great wildlife viewing, we felt like we barely scratched the surface. One of our favorite spots was a hide built above a watering hole. We were able to watch a troop of baboons try to defend the spot from some nyala. The views from the roads and paths were truly breathtaking. We will be sure to give Hluhluwe-iMfolozi much more time next time we visit South Africa!

Avatar icon Tjeerd de Wit South Africa flag ZA       Visited: March 2015 Reviewed: Jan 18, 2016

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Great Park
Quite big
Lots of game, also big 5, many rhino.

Male avatar icon Michael Potts Netherlands flag NL       Visited: October 2015 Reviewed: Dec 29, 2015

Email Michael Potts  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Lots of invasive plants makes view difficult

Male avatar icon Michael Jansen Germany flag DE       Visited: November 2012 Reviewed: Dec 20, 2015

Email Michael Jansen  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Brilliant first safari impressions

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Our safari at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve was the first safari we took part in.
We saw three of the big five, namely the buffalos, the majestic elephants and a lot of white rhinos. Sadly we did not encouter any predators, but that is nature. The beautiful and hilly landscape more than a compensation for that.
Our tour began at 6 am, so we experienced the south african sunrise over the hills of the park. What a beautiful scenery, a breathtaking sight.
Our ranger, a guide from the UK, did a great job explaining the diversity of animals and flowers of this park to us and provided invaluable background information. After four informative hours later the safari ended. It has added many new experiences and enriched our lives.

Avatar icon ianh3000 United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: November 2015 Reviewed: Dec 13, 2015

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Only had an afternoon here - so difficult to review as didn't travel that far within the park.