Gqoyeni Bush Lodge
Exclusive-use bush lodge for up to 8, cook and guide · iMfolozi section · Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (Ezemvelo)
The most expensive Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife unit in the park: an exclusive-use bush lodge in the iMfolozi section for up to eight, spelled Qgoyeni or Gcoyeni in some Ezemvelo documents. Ezemvelo's 2025 Beach2Bush release says the price includes a cook and your own guide, and the 2026 Mpila page says afternoon walks are only available as part of the package here and at Hlatikhulu. Under the 2025/26 tariff it costs R8,100 for up to six and R10,800 for eight, or R1,350 a person when full. Choose it for a group that wants a guide of its own; Hlatikhulu offers the same package for less. The provincial authority owns and runs it.
Pros and cons
Pros
- A cook and your own guide, according to Ezemvelo
- Afternoon walks included in the package
- The whole lodge is yours
- Still well under private-lodge prices per person
Cons
- Ezemvelo's most expensive option in the park
- Hlatikhulu offers the same cook-and-guide package for R3,120 less when full
- A couple pays the six-person base of R8,100
- Spelled three ways in Ezemvelo's own documents, so search carefully
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Guided walks
We could not reach a website for Gqoyeni Bush 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 Gqoyeni Bush Lodge
From R8,100 a night for up to six. Ezemvelo 2025/26 tariff (1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026), standard season: R8,100 for the lodge with up to six guests (about $83 each), plus R1,350 per extra adult and R675 per extra child; R10,800 for a full eight. High season base R10,600. Ezemvelo's 2025 Beach2Bush release says it includes a cook and your own guide. Ezemvelo is not a VAT vendor and its rates include the Community Levy. The conservation fee is extra and paid daily: R320 per international adult, R160 for South African and SADC residents. A new tariff is expected from 1 November 2026.
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 Gqoyeni Bush Lodge
What is included at Gqoyeni Bush Lodge?
Ezemvelo's 2025 Beach2Bush release says the lodge includes a cook and your own personal guide, and the 2026 Mpila page lists afternoon walks as part of the package. Food, drinks and the conservation fee are not mentioned as included, so confirm with reservations.
Is Gqoyeni Bush Lodge good for families?
It suits a family group, with R675 per extra child above the six-person base. Ezemvelo's guided walks exclude children under 12 (13 on the tariff line), so younger children would miss the walks.
How do you book Gqoyeni Bush Lodge?
Through bookings.kznwildlife.com under the Mpila listing, or at bookings@kznwildlife.com and +27 33 845 1000. If the name does not come up, try Qgoyeni, the spelling on the Mpila page.