Zulu Nyala Game Lodge
Seasonal lodge on a private game reserve · Zulu Nyala private reserve, off Msinene Road, Hluhluwe · Zulu Nyala
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Mid-range
Outside the gate
Owner/family-run
The original lodge on Zulu Nyala, which its 2025 brochure calls a privately owned safari game reserve, founded in 1981, off Msinene Road near Hluhluwe. It is seasonal: in 2025 it opened only in April, May, August, September and October, so check the months before you plan around it. Zulu Nyala publishes no rates and no room count. Its sister property, the Heritage Safari Lodge and Hemingway Tented Camp 5 km away, is open all year. The reserve is separate from Hluhluwe-iMfolozi; for the park you drive to Memorial Gate and pay the daily fee. Choose it if your dates fall in its open months and you want a private reserve stay.
Pros and cons
Pros
- A privately owned reserve with four decades of history
- Sister lodge nearby if this one is closed
- Close to Hluhluwe town
- Conservation fee only on days you enter HiP
Cons
- Open only some months (five in 2025)
- No published rates or room count
- Outside HiP, on a separate reserve
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 Zulu Nyala Game Lodge
Rates on request. Zulu Nyala does not publish rates on its own site or in its 2025 brochure, and we found no reseller figure. Ask the lodge whether VAT and any reserve levy are included. The Ezemvelo conservation fee for HiP (R320 per international adult a day, R160 South African and SADC, 2025/26 tariff) is extra on any 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 Zulu Nyala Game Lodge
When is Zulu Nyala Game Lodge open?
Its 2025 brochure lists it as open only in April, May, August, September and October. The 2026 months were not in our sources, so ask the lodge.
Is Zulu Nyala Game Lodge good for families?
We found no published child policy in our sources. Ask the lodge when you book.
Is Zulu Nyala inside Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park?
No. Zulu Nyala is a separate private game reserve off Msinene Road near Hluhluwe. For HiP you drive to Memorial Gate, 17 km from Hluhluwe town.