Hlatikhulu 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)
An exclusive-use Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife bush lodge in the iMfolozi section for a group of up to eight, spelled Hlathikhulu on some Ezemvelo pages. 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 Gqoyeni. At R7,680 for eight under the 2025/26 tariff it costs R960 a person, a step up from Masinda but with a guide. Choose it for a group that wants to walk as well as drive; for a couple the six-person base makes it poor value. The provincial authority owns and runs it.
Pros and cons
Pros
- A cook and your own guide, according to Ezemvelo
- Afternoon walks, which the main camps no longer sell
- The whole lodge is yours
- R960 a person when eight share it
Cons
- A couple pays the six-person base of R5,760
- What the guide covers each day is not set out in the tariff
- Walks exclude children under 12 or 13
- Conservation fee extra every day
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Guided walks
We could not reach a website for Hlatikhulu 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 Hlatikhulu Bush Lodge
From R5,760 a night for up to six. Ezemvelo 2025/26 tariff (1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026), standard season: R5,760 for the lodge with up to six guests (about $59 each), plus R960 per extra adult and R500 per extra child; R7,680 for a full eight. High season base R6,900. 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 Hlatikhulu Bush Lodge
What is included at Hlatikhulu 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 Hlatikhulu Bush Lodge good for families?
As an exclusive-use lodge it suits a family group, with R500 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 walking part of the package.
How do you book Hlatikhulu Bush Lodge?
Through bookings.kznwildlife.com, where the iMfolozi bush lodges sit under the Mpila listing, or at bookings@kznwildlife.com and +27 33 845 1000. Check in at Mpila first.