KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife
7 nights, 3 stops — wetlands & rhino.
From Hluhluwe to Durban, the route is built around South Africa’s wildlife and wild coast.
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Hluhluwe
Arrive in Hluhluwe, met and transferred to your accommodation.
Rhino & green hills
Drives for the white and black rhino in the park that saved them, with the full Big Five.
Rhino & green hills
More of the green hills — rhino, lion and elephant, with the chance of a wilderness walk.
On to St Lucia
Transfer to St Lucia and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Estuary & wetland
Estuary boat trips for hippo and crocodile, and the wetland and coastal birding of iSimangaliso.
On to Durban
Transfer to Durban and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Indian Ocean city
The beachfront, the harbour and the subtropical, multicultural city before flights.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Dry-season bush
Prime bushveld safari — sparse cover, game at water, cool and clear. The Cape is wetter, but the whales are in.
Green summer & the Cape
Lush bush with newborns and migrants; peak, dry, sunny season for Cape Town, the coast and the winelands.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge
A lodge inside Hluhluwe–iMfolozi itself, over the green hills where the white rhino was saved.
Rhino River Lodge
A polished safari lodge, in green rhino country.
Makhasa Private Game Lodge
A polished safari lodge, in green rhino country.
Anew Hotel Hluhluwe
A dependable hotel, in green rhino country.
Hilltop Camp
A dependable tented camp, in green rhino country.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.