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User Reviews of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (96 Reviews)

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Female avatar icon Glenda Hall United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2014 Reviewed: Apr 20, 2015

Email Glenda Hall  |  35-50 years of age

Unbelievable, breathtaking and experience of a lifetime

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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.

Avatar icon Andy Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Apr 20, 2015

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This is a great reserve to see Rhino. The roads aren't great but worth the effort as the scenery is beautiful.

Avatar icon Elaine Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015

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

Male avatar icon Stefano Italy flag IT       Visited: November 2014 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

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

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Very nice park with plenty of wildlife, rhinos in particular. As there are not so many roads, and vegetation is often thick, spotting animals is not so easy, but this increase the taste for searching and tracking.

Avatar icon matt Visited: September 2014 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

Too little time..

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Arrived straight from some of the magical spots in Kwazulu like Ithala and Cape Vidal so had high expectations. The park was great - very scenic and great accom at the Mpila? camp. Saw rhinos and lots of other stuff on a morning self drive. Only 'downside' was a pretty drunk honeymoon couple on a night drive but even that was entertaining in its own way...

Male avatar icon Craig Valentine United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: Oct 31, 2014

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

Highly recommended park to visit. was well and truely satisified with the service provided.

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All of the above was excellent so much wildlife to see and beautiful scenery. Is one of the most popular parks to visit and to see the big 5 is possible to see due to lots of wildlife and the size of the park. On our safari we saw lots and was delighted with the day considering poor weather conditions on and off. It soon brightened up and the whole experience was rewarding.

Female avatar icon Narina Exelby South Africa flag 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

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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
Read more 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.
Female avatar icon Rapster United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: October 2010 Reviewed: Aug 8, 2012

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

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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!

Avatar icon quilttyme United States flag US       Visited: February 2011 Reviewed: Jul 30, 2012

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

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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).

Male avatar icon muchas641 Germany flag DE       Visited: April 2012 Reviewed: Jul 29, 2012

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

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Wildlife - very great!