​User Reviews – Hluhluwe-iMfolozi GR

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Elaine Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015

Overall rating
5/5

Loved the whole experience, great people, great animals sightings and not crammed with tons of people

Glenda Hall   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: September 2014 Reviewed: Apr 20, 2015

Email Glenda Hall  |  35-50 years of age

Unbelievable, breathtaking and experience of a lifetime
Overall rating
5/5

We spent an afternoon at iMfolozi and it was so amazing... For September it was quite warm, but breezy in the landrovers. Our driver was excellent and stopped on call as soon as someone spotted movement and always gave us plenty of time to get photographs. I never imagined I'd be so so close up to a cape buffalo or so many white rhinos. The elephant crossing was superb. Lots of giraffes up close and also baboons. We saw zebras in the distance. Our driver got a radio call about lions, so he took us directly to the site. No male lions, but the females were there, also got to see the rare Nyala, male, female and a calf. A fantastic experience. There were plenty of birds to see as well, Marshall Eagles, Bateluers and Ibis. All in all, a highly recommended visit, and I saw more wildlife there than I did at Kruger the day before.

Bryan Cockel   –  
United States US
Visited: September 2014 Reviewed: Apr 20, 2015

Email Bryan Cockel  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Best place to see black rhino.
Overall rating
5/5

We spent four days at the Imfolozi reserve at Mpila camp, and it was great! Mpila is located on a hilltop with sweeping views of the Reserve from the bungalows. We saw both black and white rhino (whites every day), as well as elephant, lion, a dozen species of antelope (including nyala right outside our bungalow). The bungalows were nice, clean, and very reasonable cost-wise. Less crowded than Kruger, with the same excellent wildlife viewing. .. Birding was also great. We're from California and clocked about eighty species in the four days.

moonnuthatch   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: May 6, 2015

Overall rating
5/5

Wildlife is superb but can be patchy. Bush is very thick in parts. Some superb scenery. Have no yet stayed in reserve camps.

hrosenlund   –  
Norway NO
Visited: October 2013 Reviewed: Jun 24, 2015

Email hrosenlund  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

This park has it all! Spend a few night at Mpila Camp and do self drives and you are likely to see a lot. As always you would be lucky to see leopards, but the rest of the big 5 is almsot a given. Cheetahs and wild dogs are alo not uncommon. Birding is excellent as well, with lots of birds of prey.

quineh   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2015

Email quineh  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

This park is well situated in the province of Kwa Zulu Natal with beautiful scenery. The park rangers are excellent as well as all the other staff. The game is in abundance, good for photography as well as the game viewer.

Travelling Rats Visited: July 2015 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2015

Overall rating
5/5

Incredible, and unique Rhino viewing, which we can only hope will remain for many years to come!

Caroline   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Aug 19, 2015

Email Caroline  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

This is a wonderful park that I visit often. I always stay in park accommodation and although the camps vary in quality (love Nselweni) being in the park is the best. The tar roads are pretty bad with potholes but they are presently repairing them. The other roads are fine. The game viewing is generally good and I enjoy being able to use my own vehicle.

Kate   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Sep 14, 2015

Email Kate  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

We saw several prides of lions munching on a fresh kill, what more could we have hoped for!? I guess that might sway my opinion a little bit.

Michael Jansen   –  
Germany DE
Visited: November 2012 Reviewed: Dec 20, 2015

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

Brilliant first safari impressions
Overall rating
5/5

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.

Average User Rating

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