Month by month
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi in April
April is a calm, green month in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi: the rains are tailing off, the heat has eased and winter gate hours apply in every Ezemvelo source.
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About 48 mm of rain, days of 26.9°C and nights of 17.4°C. The bush is still green but starting to thin, and gates open 06:00 to 18:00. A good shoulder month if you cannot come in the dry season.
April weather
The normals give about 48 mm of rain over 8 wet days, half of March's total, with days of 26.9°C and nights of 17.4°C. The bush is still green, the storms are fewer and the worst heat has gone out of the days, and it is the last month before the dry season proper.
Winter hours begin
From April, every Ezemvelo document agrees: gates open at 06:00 and close at 18:00. Morning game drives from Hilltop and Mpila move to their 06:00 winter start, and Hilltop's sundowner drive leaves at 16:00 instead of 17:00. Drives cost R420 per adult under the 2025/26 tariff.
Lodges outside the park
Some private lodges near the park open seasonally. Zulu Nyala Game Lodge, on a private reserve outside Hluhluwe, opened only in April, May, August, September and October in 2025; check its dates before you plan around it. Inside the park, Ezemvelo's rates do not change by month, only on public holidays and adjacent weekends.