Hluhluwe Imfolozi Safari and DumaZulu Cultural Village Day Tour

Duration

13 hours

Languages

English, Spanish

Guests

2-25

On this full day tour you will visit Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Park Camp, Duma Zulu Cultural Village Camp.

Highlights:

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve
DumaZulu Cultural Village

Includes:

National Park fees
Transportation by an Air-conditioned vehicle
Qualified Tour Guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (please recheck if your hotel is included in the pick up area)

Not Included:

Food and drinks

Please note: Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability.

The tour departs from Durban heading north up the coast to northern KwaZulu-Natal. You will arrive at the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi gate 2.5 hours after departing from Durban. You experienced guide will show you around the park in search of the diverse wildlife and Big 5.

Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve is in a heart of Zululand where Africas Big 5 (Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhinoceros) roam the flourishing savannah. Established in 1895 this is the oldest park in South Africa and encompasses over 98 000 hectares of beautiful African landscape. This tour is in a closed vehicle. The Park contains an immense diversity of fauna and flora and is characterised by hilly topography. The list of animals at the park is long and varied. Hluhluwe Game Reserve makes up the northern top half of the reserve which is renowned for its diverse variety of bird and animal life. South of Hluhluwe is the Imfolozi Game Reserve which makes up half of the park. These two reserves were joined together to create the largest reserve in KwaZulu Natal.

The Hluhluwe Imfolozi Reserve is noted for its White Rhino conservation. Their Centenary Capture Centre is celebrated for its exceptional research in animal capture, rehabilitation and release as well their approach to sustainable ecotourism in South Africa.

Your guide will stop for lunch at Hilltop Camp (own expense) giving you time to refuel and relax. The restaurant is situated at the top of the hill and gives visitors the chance to enjoy the scenery of the camp and surrounding areas. After lunch you will continue with your safari before leaving the park on route to DumaZulu Cultural Village

DumaZulu Cultural Village is located near the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve in the heart of Zululand. Translated as Thundering Zulu DumaZulu is South Africas largest Zulu cultural village boasting a large tradition sibaya and over 50 Zulu locals who live and work at DumaZulu. This village is depiction of what Zulu culture was like before modernization and is considered living museum.

The village is laid out in the tradition Zulu design of Zulu beehive
huts arranged in a circle around a cattle kraal. Visitors are welcomed by a
local DumaZulu tour guide who explains and shares interesting traditions and customs of the Zulu people. The locals display traditional basket-weaving, spear and shield making skills and techniques. Guests enjoy buying decorative beadwork from the locals, viewing the village Sangoma perform tradition bone throwing as well as an impressive Zulu dancing and
singing performance.

After the tour we start the two hours journey back to Durban for drop off.