Hluhluwe Game Reserve Travel Guide

 kzngirl Says:  Hluhluwe-Umfolozi is a self-drive game park (unless you are staying in some of the private lodges or going on a morning/night drive). Easy to read, clearly illustrated maps are sold at every entrance to the park. Take some time before you leave the main gates, to look at the... 

 Waxbag Says:  Wild Dog is one of the most amazing carnivores in Africa. It is also one of the most endangered and is very difficult to see. They require enormous territories and have been hunted as nuisance animals by farmers to protect livestock. Their densities are low and number... 

 mikelisaanna Says:  Hluhluwe-Umfulozi is much hillier than Kruger. Much of its land area is covered by rolling hills with a few hundred meters change in elevation top to bottom. Down in the valleys, you have rivers with lush tropical vegetation, while the higher elevations have broad grasslands... 

 mikelisaanna Says:  In South Africa, you constantly see and hear references to the Big Five. The Big Five game animals are lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and cape buffalo. They were viewed as the five most challenging big game animals to hunt. Of the five, leopards are by far the most... 

 mikelisaanna Says:  We arranged through our hotel to take a guided tour of the park. We only had one day at Hluhluwe, and a guided tour was the best way to cover the large area that the park encompasses. Our guide was excellent, and could recognize animals that were a kilometer away. We leaned... 

 MikeAtSea Says:  One can visit the game park on its own, either as a day visit or to stay inside the reserve. There are entrance gates close to Hluhluwe, to Mutbatuba. The recommended route from the north or south is to turn off the N2 at Hluhluwe village and follow the tarred road to... 

 kzngirl Says:  There are two types of Rhino in the park: the White Rhino and the Black Rhino. The White Rhino was brought back from the very brink of extinction by conservation efforts in the park during the 1950-1960's...in fact, most of the Rhinos found in Southern Africa stem from being... 

 kzngirl Says:  The head of the wildebeest is large and box-like. The body looks disproportionate - the front quite heavily built, while the hindquarters are slender.The wildebeest’s hide is grey (appearing slate blue is certain light) with several darker vertical stripes down its neck. It... 

 kzngirl Says:  The Kudu is a beautiful antelope. Grey in colour, they have a wonderful array of white stripes running down their body. The markings on their hide make them rather difficult animals to spot when they are standing still in the bush.Their regal faces usual have a white stripe... 

 kzngirl Says:  I love watching the sun go down over Africa. Mpila camp is situated on a hill overlooking the rest of the game reserve...Lying on a blanket outside your cottage, listening to the snorting of distant beasts, the high pitched squeak of bats exchanging swoops with the birds... 

 mikelisaanna Says:  When you enter Hluhluwe-Umfulozi, you will see big warning signs near the gate. Read them and obey them - it may save your life. The park is full of wild animals. Some are carnivorous (lions, leopards, cheetahs), and some are just big enough to do a lot of damage (elephants,... 

 LoriPori Says:  This AREA MAP shows the locations of all three Game Reserves that we visited. HLUHLUWE GAME RESERVE is situated in northern Zululand, 280 km north of Durban. The MKUZI GAME RESERVE is also situated in northern Zululand approximately 335 km from Durban along the main North... 

 LoriPori Says:  The placid White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) almost became extinct in the early 1930's, but with careful conservation the numbers have increased considerably. The bad-tempered Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) was also depleted in numbers through poaching.Both male...