​User Reviews – Hluhluwe-iMfolozi GR

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lupegarrou (Mick Bassett)   –  
Germany DE
Visited: March 2007 Reviewed: May 6, 2012

Email lupegarrou (Mick Bassett)  |  50-65 years of age

Better than Kruger
Overall rating
5/5

I will start with the Guide, excellent, he took real trouble to make us comfortable and explain the surroundings and the animals and a great deal of patience with people who were 'first time' and as excited as small children.
transport in the Landrover was as comfortable as needed, the pause for a 'picnic' in a central location with good views all around was ideal, no tables or chairs, no luxury that I found just great! it added to the atmosphere, during the Picnic pause the Guide took time to engage in conversation and to point out features and even handed me his binoculars too view Rhino on a distant hill, first class.
The weather was good except for one heavy shower but the weather was irrelevent to the enjoyment.
The Wildlife was in general more observable than in Krüger and the Guide took great care to careful position the vehical in a good observation point without undualy stressing the animals, an excellent guide.
Krüger was good but for me felt far too 'Tourist',
Umfolozi had that 'Personal touch'.

laurent Museau   –  
France FR
Visited: March 2012 Reviewed: May 8, 2012

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

An other great visit
Overall rating
4/5

It was my fift visit with always the same pleasure

Wanderer   –  
Germany DE
Visited: April 2007 Reviewed: May 9, 2012

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

Mpila Camp Rest Huts: Rustic feel with a great view
Overall rating
5/5

I have been going to Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve Mpila Camp Rest Huts every few years since I was a child. I love the relaxed and rustic feel of the camp.
The camp is unfenced so all sorts of wildlife visit the camp at night. I've never had to face a lion on the way to the ablution block after dark but Elephants, Giraffe and Rhino are common visitors.

In the reserve in general have seen Elephant, White Rhino, Giraffe and Buffalo on every visit and Black Rhino, Cheetah, Crocodile, Hippo and Lion on occasion.
The bird life is excellent as it is in all of South Africa's reserves.
I have taken part in the guided walks and night tours and I can strongly recommend them.

JohnMacdonald   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2004 Reviewed: May 10, 2012

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

Overall rating
5/5

This is one of my favorite parks. Like Mkuze it has great hides. We saw a pack of wild dogs nearly take out an Impala.

Tommy   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2011 Reviewed: May 22, 2012

under20 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
4/5

Great park for seeing rhinos but not so much for any more of the big 5. I would recommend it for photographers as the views are amazing.

WanderingEarl33 Visited: December 2011 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2012

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

The review below is the personal opinion of WanderingEarl33 and not that of SafariBookings.
Overall rating
3/5

This is a smaller reserve and while it does include a beautiful stretch of beach, it just wasn't as beautiful as Phinda. But there was plenty of wildlife to be seen.

muchas641   –  
Germany DE
Visited: April 2012 Reviewed: Jul 29, 2012

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

Overall rating
4/5

Wildlife - very great!

quilttyme   –  
United States US
Visited: February 2011 Reviewed: Jul 30, 2012

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
4/5

Hluhluwe-Umfolozi is a very beautiful, hilly reserve. There are many animals and they are pretty easy to see.

As a reserve it is open to everyone and you can actually drive your car though on your own. This can tend to make it seem a little crowded.

Be sure to include lunch at the Hilltop Lodge which has fantastic panoramic views of the bushvelt (Afrikaans for bush country).

Rapster   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: October 2010 Reviewed: Aug 8, 2012

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

Overall rating
4/5

We saw many more big game animals there, which was particularly exciting for us as we often travel to spectacular / beautiful parts of the world but don't often see big game!

Narina Exelby   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: January 2008 Reviewed: Dec 28, 2012

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

One of the best places to view wildlife in KwaZulu-Natal
Overall rating
5/5

One of my favourite parks in South Africa, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi has so much to offer visitors. It’s excellent Big Five territory, and the landscape, which varies from gentle woodland savannah to rugged flood plains, is beautifully wild.
Years ago, Hluhluwe and Imfolozi were two separate parks. Imfolozi became known as being ground zero for Operation Rhino, Dr Ian Player’s very successful initiative to bring the white rhino back from the brink of extinction. Today still, the park is a very good place to see white rhinos. Also in the Imfolozi section of the park are the famous wilderness trails, where you go out on multi-day walks through areas accessible only on foot. These walks are not for the faint-hearted, but should be on the top of every serious nature-lover’s bucket list.
Hilltop Camp, in the Hluhluwe section, is the park’s flagship camp. It feels something like a resort, with a busy restaurant (with incredible views out and down over the park) and shops, and there is a variety of accommodation available here. Throughout the park, there is a variety of accommodation that suitable to different size groups: rondavels, cottages and what once were warden’s houses.
The last time I was at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi I came across five collared wild dogs that had recently been released. They’d just killed an impala, and the twilight battle between the dogs and three hungry hyenas will always stick in my mind as a true indication of survival in the wild.

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