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User Reviews of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (96 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 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.

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.

Female avatar icon Kate United States flag US       Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Sep 14, 2015

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

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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.

Female avatar icon Caroline South Africa flag ZA       Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Aug 19, 2015

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

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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.

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

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

Male avatar icon quineh South Africa flag ZA       Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2015

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

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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.

Male avatar icon hrosenlund Norway flag NO       Visited: October 2013 Reviewed: Jun 24, 2015

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

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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.

Male avatar icon moonnuthatch United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: May 6, 2015

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

Male avatar icon Bryan Cockel United States flag 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.

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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.