KwaZulu-Natal
Hluhluwe Game Reserve is 280 km north of Durban. It is linked to iMfolozi Game Reserve and together they are called the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. It does, however, have a different feel to it and I would recommend that you spend some time in both of these reserves.
Hluhluwe Game Reserve is home to a wide variety of mammals including the Big 5. Like iMfolozi it is well-stocked with Rhinos. Numerous bird species may be seen in the reserve.
The reserve is quite hilly and scenic. The view from the restaurant at Hilltop Camp is fantastic and it is a great place to spend some time. Keep a look out for raptors while you are on the patio area. They soar along the tops of the hills and come quite close. There is a board up with illustrations of the birds of prey that you might see.
Hilltop Camp is the main camp but there is also Muntulu and Munyawaneni Rustic Bush Lodges as well as Mtwazi Lodge.
Visitors may drive around themselves or join one of the game drives that start from Hilltop Camp.
Hluhlwe Game Reserve is situated in a low risk area for malaria. It is, however, best to check on the latest status before deciding what precautions you need to take.
Photo © Steven Herbert
Bushbuck and Elephants - an unusual combination. This unlikely pairing was seen on one of the quieter dirt roads in Hluhluwe Game Reserve.
Photo © Steven Herbert
No, it is not a collision between a little green car and a rather large White Rhino! This early morning photo shows the Rhino determined to finish his lie in on the tar road, even if it meant causing a traffic jam.
List of Mammals of Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Some of the mammals that may be seen in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Chacma Baboon
Vervet Monkey
Scrub Hare
Wild Dog
Slender Mongoose
Spotted Hyena
Lion
Leopard
Cheetah
African Elephant
Black Rhino
White Rhino
Burchell's Zebra
Warthog
Hippopotamus
Giraffe
Cape Buffalo
Steenbok
Reedbuck
Impala
Waterbuck
Bushbuck
Nyala
Kudu
Blue Wildebeest
List of Birds of Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Some of the birds that may be seen in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Crested Francolin
Natal Spurfowl
Crested Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
White-faced Duck
Egyptian Goose
Spur-winged Goose
African Black Duck
Yellow-billed Duck
Red-billed Teal
Lesser Honeyguide
Red-throated Wryneck
White-eared Barbet
Black-collared Barbet
Crested Barbet
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Crowned Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Southern Ground-Hornbill
African Hoopoe
Narina Trogon
European Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller
Malachite Kingfisher
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
White-fronted Bee-eater
Little Bee-eater
Speckled Mousebird
Red-faced Mousebird
Burchell's Coucal
Brown-headed Parrot
Purple-crested Turaco
Grey Go-away-bird
African Scops-Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Marsh Owl
Speckled Pigeon
Laughing Dove
Cape Turtle-Dove
Red-eyed Dove
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Tambourine Dove
Blue Crane
Black Crake
Common Moorhen
Three-banded Plover
Blacksmith Lapwing
African Wattled Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
Black-shouldered Kite
Black Kite
African Fish-Eagle
White-backed Vulture
White-headed Vulture
Black-chested Snake-Eagle
African Marsh-Harrier
African Harrier-Hawk
African Goshawk
Little Sparrowhawk
Black Sparrowhawk
Steppe Buzzard
Jackal Buzzard
Tawny Eagle
Martial Eagle
Long-crested Eagle
Secretarybird
Lanner Falcon
Little Grebe
African Darter
Reed Cormorant
Black Heron
Little Egret
Great Egret
Grey Heron
Black-headed Heron
Purple Heron
Cattle Egret
Hamerkop
Hadeda Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
African Spoonbill
Yellow-billed Stork
Black Stork
Woolly-necked Stork
White Stork
Saddle-billed Stork
Marabou Stork
Black-headed Oriole
Square-tailed Drongo
Fork-tailed Drongo
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Black-backed Puffback
Southern Boubou
Chinspot Batis
Pied Crow
White-necked Raven
Red-backed Shrike
Common Fiscal
Magpie Shrike
Grey Cuckooshrike
Southern Black Tit
Barn Swallow
Dark-capped Bulbul
Sombre Greenbul
Long-billed Crombec
Cape White-eye
Rufous-naped Lark
Groundscraper Thrush
Olive Thrush
Southern Black Flycatcher
Fiscal Flycatcher
African Dusky Flycatcher
Red-capped Robin-Chat
White-browed Scrub-Robin
African Stonechat
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Black-bellied Starling
Cape Glossy Starling
Red-billed Oxpecker
Olive Sunbird
Grey Sunbird
Amethyst Sunbird
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Collared Sunbird
White-bellied Sunbird
Spectacled Weaver
Southern Masked-Weaver
Village Weaver
Red-billed Quelea
Southern Red Bishop
Fan-tailed Widowbird
White-winged Widowbird
Thick-billed Weaver
Common Waxbill
Blue Waxbill
Green-winged Pytilia
Bronze Mannikin
Red-backed Mannikin
Pin-tailed Whydah
Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah
House Sparrow
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
African Pied Wagtail
Cape Wagtail
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Cape Longclaw
Yellow-fronted Canary
Golden-breasted Bunting
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