Imfolozi game

There are simple rules and regulations you should follow. There is a speed limit throughout the park of 40kms per hour. You should not get out of your vehicle except at designated picnic spots and view sites, and even then only after you have had a good lookout for dangerous animals.

Remember that this is a Big 5 reserve, and therefore it is dangerous to be exposed. You should not go within 30 - 50m of large game such as elephant and rhino for risk of being charged in your vehicle.

The white rhino is reasonably placid and will let you get quite close as they are not too easily antagonized, however, the rare black rhino is very excitable and quick to charge, especially if accompanied by young. Unless you know the difference, please do not endanger yourselves and your family by taking unnecessary risks. If driving past baboons and monkeys, keep your windows closed. Keep voices low when viewing wildlife. Hippos may look cute, but they are responsible for more deaths of humans in Africa than any other animal.

Therefore, if you see them by a river bank, keep well away. To get the best out of your game drives, try not to look at specific bushes or trees that you pass, and try to avoid darting your eyes to the left and right.

Rather, try to keep your eyes on a particular angle, scanning the bush as you pass by. It will take you a while to accustom yourselves to spotting game, but once you get the knack, you will find that animals will be much easier to spot. Don't underestimate the camouflage properties of most of the game species in the reserve. It is quite incredible how you can pass game very close by, and not notice at all. On many of our game drives, vehicles in front of us have just driven on, not noticing what is in plain view close by.

As one experienced guide said, 'if you leave the park without seeing lion, be comforted by the fact that the lion definitely saw you'.

If you are staying in the reserve for a few days, then it is worth keeping an eye on the sightings board kept at Hilltop Camp, as the latest sightings of lion, leopard, elephant, eagle etc are reported there.

If you see something unusual or spectacular, it would be a kindness to report your sighting on the board, so that others may have the opportunity to try to see what you saw. Please adhere to the rules of the park, and not try to go on any of the roads marked no entry. A top tip is to be patient and drive slowly, too often guides are amazed to see visitors driving fast to try and get to see as much as possible and in so doing miss so many great sightings.

Centenary in the Umfolozi gives one an insight into the Game Capture Procedures with audio and visual footage, ask the staff what animals are being held in the Bomas as sometimes animals are being translocated and this allows one an up close and personal view of some of the most endangered animals in the World. What followed created the white rhino legend of KZN conservation.

With some refinements made possible by modern technology, this method is still in use today. White rhinos were then moved to other selected game reserves all over southern Africa. It is fact that Umfolosi provided the initial stock for the re-populating of the Kruger National Park, Botswana, Mozambique and many other countries.

Animals were also sent to selected zoos all over the world — a practice deemed advisable at the time but one long since abandoned. Basically, a rhino was darted by a man on foot which provided some classic moments of comedy and high drama , tracked by horsemen until the drug took effect, then coaxed into a crate, loaded onto the back of a lorry and taken to its next home. One of the first refinements was to use a stripped-down, doorless Land Rover to carry the shooter who would fire the dart from a fast moving, bumping vehicle into the rump of a running rhino — and this too provided its moments of hilarity and drama.

A memorable event was the vehicle, in hot pursuit of a running rhino, making a very sharp right turn to at the moment Ian Player was semi-standing to fire the dart. Player and his dart gun were catapulted into the very thicket the driver was trying to avoid…. It is a point worth noting that in those early days the Hluhluwe and Umfolosi Game Reserves were not one big unit as they are today. They were linked, however, by a piece of state land known as the Corridor. Eventually, after much lobbying, the central government agreed in the s to hand this land over to the Natal province in order to facilitate the creation of one big protected area which became the 96,ha Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park we know today.

When the Natal Parks Board was established at the end of the nineteenth century there where only 14 White Rhino left in the world all in the Umfolozi area of Natal. Today Ezemvello is the world's sole supplier of White and Black Rhino to parks, reserves and Zoos across the world. Etorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid possessing an analgesic potency approximately 1,—3, times that of morphine. The park is incredible should you be a avid birder with up to species found within the area.

The Hluhluwe River Flood Plain is one of the only areas in the whole of South Africa where yellow-throated , pink-throated and orange-throated longclaw species can be seen together.

With limited success their are now between 4 and 30 Dogs in the Park. Witnessing these amazing creatures will be a absolute delight. Hluhluwe Park with it's rolling hilly topography is ideal with it's magnificent vantage points from where to view the various wildlife that roam within the area. Smaller compared to that of the Imfolozi the Hluhluwe Park offers some splendid wildlife opportunities. Various accommodation is available in the Hluhluwe Park, Hilltop with its Rondavels and Restaurant being one of the favorites.

Curio shop and fuel bowser can also be found here. Numerous picnic areas and hides are available travel to Thyeni Hide for an absolute treat. Hluhluwe is very popular and may become quite congested at various sightings, please be patient. Please refrain from climbing out of your car at any sighting except for designated areas.

Please take note that picnic areas are not fenced please keep a lookout at all times. Should you be overnighting at any of the accommodation within Hluhluwe please take note that certain areas are fenced however animals do still manage to enter the area's. Hluhluwe Safari or Self Drive Safari. The Hluhluwe Park is a easy and convenient park to enjoy a safari, be it a self drive or organised safari. All roads, hides and loop roads are marked. If possible purchase at Map at the entrance for convenience.

Barend ,Christiaan Scheepers Verified Enjoy this trip lot to see El B Verified Tour was lovely Bernhard Bekker Verified Exellent service to customers online bookings and walk-in assistant for any activity in the area of St Lucia. The entire process was efficient, the briefing on what to expect and a small special request were fully attended to. Both trips were amazing, the guides Brown and John had extensive knowledge of the entire eco system the history of the area and filled in any quiet moments with either rare bird sightings or intersting facts.

The breakfast and lunch on the game drive were excellant. Google rating score: 4. Over the past 14 years without a doubt the most rugged and reliable vehicle has proven to be Toyota Land Cruisers. Additional coolers are also loaded into the open game drive vehicles with bottled waters for your convenience. These Big 5 Safaris depart daily. Should you require alternative times please do let us know. Should you opt to meet us at the gate Nyalazi Gate , then please do make youse of the map below while driving to the gate.

Please note that this map will not take you directly to the Nyalazi Gate, rather onto the correct road. Please make sure that you do keep a lookout for the turn-off. Once you have turned left continue for approximately meters and you will arrive at the gate. Facebook Youtube. Explore and Discover.

Full Day Hluhluwe Umfolozi Safari. Key Highlights. Hluhluwe Umfolozi Safari Description: This the most popular safari offers one a real feel of this magnificent game reserve.