Hluhluwe Umoflozi game reserve

The Hluhluwe Umoflozi Game Reserve is Africa's oldest proclaimed reserve and is undoubtly one of Southern Africa's most beautiful parks. The park is only 10 minutes drive from the lodge and offers prolific wildlife and stunning scenery.

Famous for its conservation efforts for saving the White Rhino from extinction the park is the home of the Rhino capture unit that to this day successfully runs an anti-poaching and relocation program.

The park now boasts the largest population of black and white rhino in the world, and also hosts the Big Five and endangered species like the wild dog. The park was proclaimed a game reserve in 1875 and guided game drives are offered since 1930.

Entrance to Game Reserve:
Summer: Nov to Feb from 5:00 to 19:00
Winter: Mar to Oct from 6:00 to 18:00.

Antelope Species

Nyala, Eland, Kudu, Waterbuck, Mountain reedbuck, Reedbuck, Bushbuck, Impala, Red duiker, Blue duiker, Common duiker, Klipspringer, Tsessebe, Steenbok and Africa's smallest antelope the Suni, weighing a mere 5,5 kg.

Wildlife Include:

Elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, black rhino, white rhino, giraffe, Burchell's zebra, cheetah, spotted hyaena, hippo, crocodile, warthog, bushpig, black wildebeest, blue wildebeest, serval, large spotted genet, civet, caracal, African wildcat, wilddog, Chacma baboon, Samango monkey, Vervet monkey, Sidestriped jackal, Blackbacked jackal, Porcupine, Striped polecat, Antbear, Aardwolf, Cape clawless otter, White-tailed mongoose, Banded mongoose, Water mongoose, Dwarf mongoose, Slender mongoose, Thicktailed bushbaby, Pangolin, Honey badger, Springhare, Scrub hare and Rock dassie.

Birding

The park is one of Africa's most rewarding birding destinations and is renowned for it's abundance of raptors, such as a diverse variety of eagles: