Bonamanzi Game Reserve
Lodge on a private game reserve · Bonamanzi Game Reserve, 6.4 km from Hluhluwe town · Bonamanzi Game Reserve
Budget
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
Accommodation on Bonamanzi Game Reserve, a private reserve 6.4 km from Hluhluwe town. On 24 September 2026 Booking.com listed a twin room at R2,331 a night for two. The reserve has its own site at bonamanzi.co.za; we found no statement there or elsewhere in our sources of who owns it. AfriCamps runs a separate glamping camp on the same reserve. Bonamanzi is not part of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi: the park's Memorial Gate is 17 km from Hluhluwe town, and you pay the daily conservation fee there. Choose it if you want to sleep on a game reserve and drive into HiP by day.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Sleep on a private game reserve near town
- Twins from R2,331 for two
- Conservation fee only on days you enter HiP
- Two kinds of stay on one reserve, with AfriCamps next door
Cons
- Outside HiP; Bonamanzi is a separate reserve
- Ownership not stated in our sources
- Rate from a reseller; facilities not recorded
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 Bonamanzi Game Reserve
From $71 pppn (reseller rate). Booking.com's lowest displayed price, R2,331 for a twin, two adults, one night on 14 to 15 October 2026, read 24 September 2026; about $71 each at R16.35. Prices move daily, and the listing we read did not state board or VAT. Any fee for the Bonamanzi reserve itself is not recorded in our sources. The Ezemvelo conservation fee for HiP (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 Bonamanzi Game Reserve
Is Bonamanzi part of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park?
No. Bonamanzi is a separate private game reserve 6.4 km from Hluhluwe town. For HiP you drive to Memorial Gate, 17 km from the town.
Is Bonamanzi good for families?
We found no published child policy in our sources. Ask the reserve when you book.
What is the difference between Bonamanzi and AfriCamps at Bonamanzi?
Both are on the same reserve. AfriCamps is a glamping brand with its own tent units (R3,090 for two on Booking.com on 24 September 2026); the reserve's own rooms started at R2,331 for a twin.