Bayala Private Safari Lodges
Two lodges, dinner and breakfast · 21.9 km from Hluhluwe town · Bayala
Mid-range
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
Two lodges of 24 rooms each, 21.9 km from Hluhluwe town, with their own site at bayala.co.za. On 24 September 2026 Booking.com listed a double with dinner and breakfast at R7,907 a night for two, among the dearest rooms in the area after Thanda. We found no statement of who owns it. It is well outside Hluhluwe-iMfolozi; Memorial Gate is 17 km from Hluhluwe town, so allow for the full distance. Choose it if you want a larger lodge with meals and are prepared to drive; for park days, a base in Hluhluwe town is closer and cheaper.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Dinner and breakfast in the Booking.com rate
- Two lodges, so availability is good
- Conservation fee only on days you enter
- Own website as well as Booking.com
Cons
- R7,907 for two, the second-dearest rate in our search
- Far from the park gates
- Ownership not stated in our sources
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 Bayala Private Safari Lodges
From $242 pppn (reseller rate). Booking.com's lowest displayed price, R7,907 for a double with dinner and breakfast, two adults, one night on 14 to 15 October 2026, read 24 September 2026; about $242 each at R16.35. Prices move daily, and the listing we read did not state VAT or any reserve levy. 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.
It depends which package you book. This camp sells more than one basis, from self-catering up to fully inclusive. The rates note says what each one covers.
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 Bayala Private Safari Lodges
How far is Bayala from Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park?
It is 21.9 km from Hluhluwe town, and the town is 17 km from Memorial Gate. The exact route was not in our sources.
Is Bayala good for families?
We found no published child policy in our sources. Ask the lodge about family rooms.
Are meals included at Bayala?
The Booking.com rate we saw on 24 September 2026 included dinner and breakfast for R7,907 for two. Check what your rate includes.