Gooderson DumaZulu Lodge
Self-catering chalets · 1.8 km from Hluhluwe town · Gooderson Leisure
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Budget
Outside the gate
Hotel group
A Gooderson Leisure property 1.8 km from Hluhluwe town, selling self-catering chalets. On 24 September 2026 Booking.com listed a four-sleeper chalet at R1,607 a night for two adults, which makes it better value for four. Gooderson Leisure also runs Bushlands Game Lodge nearby. Hluhluwe town is 17 km from Memorial Gate. Cooking for yourself suits early starts, since Memorial opens at 05:00 in summer and 06:00 in winter. Choose it for a family or group that wants a kitchen near the park.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Four-sleeper chalets, good for a family
- Your own kitchen for early starts
- Close to Hluhluwe town's shops
- Conservation fee only on days you enter
Cons
- Rate from a reseller; no own rate in our sources
- Outside the park, about 19 km from Memorial Gate
- Rate for four adults not known
What's here
- Self-catering
We could not reach a website for Gooderson DumaZulu Lodge, 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 Gooderson DumaZulu Lodge
From $49 pppn (reseller rate). Booking.com's lowest displayed price, R1,607 for a 4-sleeper self-catering chalet, two adults, one night on 14 to 15 October 2026, read 24 September 2026; about $49 each at R16.35 for two. 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.
Self-catering. You cook. Nothing else is included unless the entry says so.
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 DumaZulu Lodge
Is Gooderson DumaZulu Lodge good for families?
The four-sleeper self-catering chalets suit a family, but we found no published child policy or rate for extra guests. Ask Gooderson Leisure when you book.
How far is DumaZulu Lodge from the park?
It is 1.8 km from Hluhluwe town, and the town is 17 km from Memorial Gate, so allow about half an hour to the gate.
Who runs Gooderson DumaZulu Lodge?
Gooderson Leisure, a hotel group that also runs Bushlands Game Lodge near Hluhluwe.