Bushbaby Lodge & Camping
Budget lodge with camping · 7.5 km from Hluhluwe town · Bushbaby Lodge
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Budget
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
A budget lodge with camping 7.5 km from Hluhluwe town, and the cheapest room in our search: on 24 September 2026 Booking.com listed a double with a shared bathroom at R585 a night for two. Its site is bushbaby.co.za; we found no statement of who owns it. There is no campsite inside Hluhluwe-iMfolozi (the 2025/26 Ezemvelo tariff lists none), so Bushbaby is one of the few places near the park where you can pitch a tent. Memorial Gate is 17 km from Hluhluwe town. Choose it for the lowest-cost base for day trips into the park.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Doubles from R585 for two
- Camping, which HiP itself does not offer
- Close to Hluhluwe town
- Conservation fee only on days you enter
Cons
- Cheapest rooms share a bathroom
- Camping rates not in our sources
- Ownership not stated
What's here
- Campsite
We could not reach a website for Bushbaby Lodge & Camping, so this list is incomplete by definition. Ask them directly.
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 Bushbaby Lodge & Camping
From $18 pppn (reseller rate). Booking.com's lowest displayed price, R585 for a double with a shared bathroom, two adults, one night on 14 to 15 October 2026, read 24 September 2026; about $18 each at R16.35. Camping rates were not in our sources. Prices move daily, and the listing we read did not state 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 Bushbaby Lodge & Camping
Can you camp in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park?
No. Ezemvelo's 2025/26 tariff lists no campsite in the park. Bushbaby Lodge, 7.5 km from Hluhluwe town, offers camping outside it.
Is Bushbaby Lodge good for families?
We found no published child policy in our sources. Ask the lodge about family rooms or pitches.
How far is Bushbaby Lodge from the park?
It is 7.5 km from Hluhluwe town, and the town is 17 km from Memorial Gate.