Ama Zulu Guesthouse & Safaris
Guesthouse with safari tours · Hluhluwe town, 17 km from Memorial Gate · Ama Zulu Guesthouse & Safaris
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Budget
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
A seven-suite guesthouse in Hluhluwe town that also sells safaris, as its name says. On 24 September 2026 Booking.com listed a family suite at R990 a night for two adults, with a guest score of 8.6 from 409 reviews. Its own site, amazuluguesthouse.co.za, gives the suite count; we found no statement of who owns it. From Hluhluwe town it is 17 km to Memorial Gate and Hilltop beyond. If you do not want to drive the park yourself, ask the guesthouse what its tours cost; we have no published price. Choose it for a family base in town with the park a short drive away.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Family suites from R990
- 8.6 from 409 Booking.com reviews
- 17 km to Memorial Gate
- Safaris sold on site if you prefer not to drive
Cons
- Rate from a reseller; no own rate in our sources
- Tour prices not published in our sources
- Ownership not stated
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryR320 per international adult per day at USD 1 = R16.35 (23 Sep 2026), 2025/26 tariff valid to 31 Oct 2026.
- $20per person, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults pay $120 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
Ezemvelo's 2025/26 tariff lists no vehicle fee for Hluhluwe-iMfolozi.
Guests at Ezemvelo's own camps and at the private lodge inside the park pay the conservation fee for every day as well; it is not included in the accommodation rates.
The full fee schedule for Hluhluwe-iMfolozi ParkRates at Ama Zulu Guesthouse & Safaris
From $30 pppn (reseller rate). Booking.com's lowest displayed price, R990 for a family suite, two adults, one night on 14 to 15 October 2026, read 24 September 2026; about $30 each at R16.35. Prices move daily, and the listing we read did not state board or VAT. The Ezemvelo conservation fee (R320 per international adult a day, R160 South African and SADC, 2025/26 tariff) is extra on each day you enter the park.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked on 24 September 2026. Ezemvelo's figures come from its 2025/26 tariff, valid to 31 October 2026; a new tariff is expected from 1 November 2026 and had not been published on that date. The private lodge inside the park, Duiker Game Lodge's package and the Ezemvelo camps are priced from their own sources. Every other figure outside the park is Booking.com's lowest displayed price for one night, 14 to 15 October 2026, two adults, and is marked as a reseller rate; it moves daily. Dollar figures use R16.35 to the dollar (ECB, 23 September 2026) and are per person sharing. The conservation fee is extra everywhere: R320 per international adult a day, R160 for South African and SADC residents.
Questions about Ama Zulu Guesthouse & Safaris
Is Ama Zulu Guesthouse good for families?
Its cheapest unit on Booking.com was a family suite (R990 for two adults on 24 September 2026), so it is set up for families, but we found no published child policy or child rate. Ask the guesthouse.
How far is Ama Zulu Guesthouse from the park?
It is in Hluhluwe town, 17 km from Memorial Gate, about 25 minutes by road.
Does Ama Zulu Guesthouse run game drives into the park?
Its name says it sells safaris, but no prices were in our sources. For comparison, Ezemvelo's own game drives from Hilltop cost R420 an adult (2025/26 tariff), plus the conservation fee.