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~lustedtowander~
US
Visited:
August 2010
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
35-50 years of age
Wildlife is difficult to spot, due to the dense vegetation. But low visitor numbers and lovely landscapes make it a very pleasant experience
This reserve has all the wild animals that Kruger has and being in KwaZulu Natal has a different and interesting bird life.
Daybreak96
GB
Visited:
August 2011
Reviewed: Mar 26, 2012
under20 years of age
There wasn't much big game to see, we saw a few Elephants and twice we saw a small pride of Lions, but overall we were just seeing Rhino's and Zebra with a few Giraffe. It was a great place to go to see lots of birds, we were even able to get great photos of them as they seemed to never fly away. The food wasn't as good as the full-board safri we were at before, mainly because we had to find our own lunch.
clint
Visited:
June 2010
Reviewed: Mar 27, 2012
Self-guided tour through this park getting very close to Elephants and other wildlife.
Ronel van Zyl
GB
Visited:
April 2010
Reviewed: Apr 11, 2012
Email Ronel van Zyl | 35-50 years of age
True wilderness african experience and Hilltop Camp our favourite. Great restaurant at Hilltop Camp.
Good roads and hides. The day we visited Hhluhluwe-Umfolozi we unfortunately didn't see a lot of animals. Only impala, giraffe and a rhino at a great distance.
Nature lover
ZA
Visited:
December 2010
Reviewed: Apr 29, 2012
50-65 years of age
The Karoo is a unique biome and if you enjoy the spectacular peace and quiet of the semi desert with its abundance of specially adapted plants, animals and insects this is for you. Nice pool and good restaurant - and some ancient fossils on display.
mbd
FR
Visited:
April 2007
Reviewed: Apr 29, 2012
50-65 years of age
Rhinos and peace
After numerous visits to Kruger, Hluhluwe-Umfolozi gives a sensation of peace and authentic bushlife. Accommodation (a safari tent at Mpila) was superb, even if it meant keeping an eye on vervets and warthogs (my husband had to negotiate with an old male warthog who was determined to take the rubbish bag away - and so was my husband!). We also went for a game walk and were lucky to come across some rhinos. I also managed to spot a few more birds to add to my list, as well as one or two spiders (but I didn't spend to long with those!). One of the other advantages over Kruger is the fact that it is much less crowded and people seem to behave more sensibly.
Frank_Richards
Visited:
July 1998
Reviewed: Apr 30, 2012
Glorious, wild experience - very much on our own!
We spent a couple of nights in lovely accomodations. We went on an early morning bush-walk, accompanied by a ranger - heard more than we saw (the animals seems to be more aware of humans away frojm the car than when were were in it!), although we HEARD A LOT - very exciting, and we did get a great view of some White Rhino's from a safe (above) viewing point. We had been advised that a park employee had been thrown from a horse and unfortunately killed (by a lion), so we were pleased to have a guide.
Large variety of birds and animals, pretty scenery, high level of hospitality.