Gooderson Bushlands Game Lodge
Game lodge with small chalets · 7.7 km from Hluhluwe town · Gooderson Leisure
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Budget
Outside the gate
Hotel group
A Gooderson Leisure game lodge 7.7 km from Hluhluwe town. On 24 September 2026 Booking.com listed a small chalet at R1,156 a night for two. Gooderson Leisure, a hotel group, also runs DumaZulu Lodge near town. The lodge is outside Hluhluwe-iMfolozi: Memorial Gate is 17 km from Hluhluwe town, and you pay the daily conservation fee only on days you go in. Gates close at 19:00 in summer and 18:00 in winter, so leave time for the drive back. Choose it as an inexpensive chalet base run by a group with its own booking desk.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Chalets from R1,156 for two
- Run by an established hotel group
- Conservation fee only on days you enter
- Close to Hluhluwe town's shops and fuel
Cons
- Outside the park and outside town
- Rate from a reseller; facilities not recorded
- Smallest chalet type is the one priced
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 Gooderson Bushlands Game Lodge
From $35 pppn (reseller rate). Booking.com's lowest displayed price, R1,156 for a small chalet, two adults, one night on 14 to 15 October 2026, read 24 September 2026; about $35 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 Gooderson Bushlands Game Lodge
How far is Bushlands Game Lodge from the park?
It is 7.7 km from Hluhluwe town, and the town is 17 km from Memorial Gate.
Is Bushlands Game Lodge good for families?
We found no published child policy in our sources. Ask Gooderson Leisure about larger chalets.
Who runs Bushlands Game Lodge?
Gooderson Leisure, the group that also runs DumaZulu Lodge near Hluhluwe.