Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park map
An interactive map of the park, coordinates for the three gates, the two main camps, the bush lodges and the hides, and how to find your way on some 229 km of mostly gravel road.
Interactive map of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
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Lodges without a confirmed location are not on the map yet: Mthwazi Lodge, Country Rose, Hluzu Guest House, The Wilds Guest House, WeMvula Guesthouse, Ama Zulu Guesthouse & Safaris, Hluhluwe Country Cottages, 870 on Riverview Drive, Falaza Game Park & Spa, Bushbaby Lodge & Camping, Hluhluwe Bush Camp Glamping Village and Monzi Safari Lodge.
Short answer
Ezemvelo publishes no downloadable visitor map; maps are sold at the gates, and the 2013 management plan PDF carries the official maps. Use the interactive map and coordinates below and an offline app such as OsmAnd or Organic Maps. Only the road from Memorial Gate via Hilltop to Mpila is tarred; the rest is gravel.
Everything on the map
Lodges and camps 28
- AfriCamps at Bonamanzi (location approximate)Budget · From $94 pppn (reseller rate)
- ANEW Hotel HluhluweBudget · From $94 pppn (reseller rate)
- Bayala Private Safari LodgesMid-range · From $242 pppn (reseller rate)
- Bonamanzi Game ReserveBudget · From $71 pppn (reseller rate)
- Duiker Game LodgeMid-range · From $152 pppn
- Emdoneni LodgeBudget · From $91 pppn (reseller rate)
- Ezulwini Game LodgeBudget · From $40 pppn (reseller rate)
- Gooderson Bushlands Game LodgeBudget · From $35 pppn (reseller rate)
- Gooderson DumaZulu LodgeBudget · From $49 pppn (reseller rate)
- Gqoyeni Bush LodgeBudget · From R8,100 a night for up to six
- Hilltop CampBudget · From R1,160 per rondavel for two
- Hlatikhulu Bush LodgeBudget · From R5,760 a night for up to six
- Hluhluwe River LodgeBudget · From $130 pppn (reseller rate)
- iMfolozi Wilderness Trails (Mndindini Trails Camp)Budget · From R3,350 per person, 2-night trail
- Isinkwe Bush Camp (location approximate)Budget · Rates on request
- Marula GardensBudget · From $31 pppn (reseller rate)
- Masinda LodgeBudget · From R5,100 a night for up to six
- Mazuri Bush CottagesBudget · From $39 pppn (reseller rate)
- Mpila CampBudget · From R1,320 per safari tent for two
- Nselweni Bush LodgeBudget · From R1,700 per unit for two
- Rhino Ridge Safari LodgeMid-range · From $266 pppn
- Thanda Safari (location approximate)Top-end · From $610 pppn (reseller rate)
- Ubizane Zululand Safari LodgeBudget · From $63 pppn (reseller rate)
- Ubizane Zululand Tree LodgeBudget · From $63 pppn (reseller rate)
- Wendy's Country LodgeBudget · From $49 pppn (reseller rate)
- Zulu Nyala Game LodgeMid-range · Rates on request
- Zulu Nyala Heritage Safari Lodge & Hemingway Tented CampMid-range · Rates on request
- Zululand Lodge (location approximate)Budget · From $90 pppn (reseller rate)
Campsites and park camps 6
- Backpacker & CampingCampsite · outside the park
- Crocodylus Private Sanctuary and Ostrich FarmCampsite · outside the park
- Futululu ParkCampsite · outside the park
- Hluhluwe Backpackers and CampingCampsite · outside the park
- Nyalazi CampgroundCampsite · outside the park
- Sontuli Environmental Education Camp
Pans and waterholes 9
- Cengeni Gate Waterhole
- Hluhluwe DamDam in the east of the Hluhluwe section, near the park boundary
- Lake EtezaPan · outside the park
- MakataPan · outside the park
- Mndindini WaterholePan · seasonal
- Mphafa Waterhole
- SbhakelaPan · outside the park
- Thiyeni Hide Waterhole
- Thoboti Loop Waterhole
Rivers and springs 13
- Black Umfolozi
- Hluhluwe
- KwaMayayeniRiver · outside the park
- Mfolozi RiverRiver · outside the park
- MonaRiver · outside the park
- MsunduziRiver · outside the park
- MunywanaRiver · outside the park
- NhlungwaneRiver · outside the park
- NtombokaziRiver · outside the park
- Nzimana
Show the other 3 rivers and springs
- UmsumdusiRiver · outside the park
- VunaRiver · outside the park
- White Mfolozi River
Hides 2
- Mphafa HideHide over a waterhole in the west of the iMfolozi section; current opening status not confirmed
- Thiyeni HideHide in the Hluhluwe section, closed for water shortage in 2023; current status not confirmed
Viewpoints 38
- Bavuloma Waterhole
- Bekapanzi Pan
- Hilltop
- Madlozi Viewpoint
- Maphumula Viewpoint
- Masinda Lookout
- Mnqabatheki Lookout
- Mpila-enkana Viewpoint
- Nyalazi Viewpoint
- Seme Lookout
Show the other 10 viewpoints
- Sitezi View Point
- Siwasamikhosikazi Picnic Site
- Sontuli Loop Viewpoint 1
- Sontuli Loop Viewpoint 2
- Sontuli Loop Viewpoint 3
- Tshevu Viewpoint
- Umbondwe Viewpoint
- Umganu Viewpoint
- Umkhaya Viewpoint
- Zincakeni Lookout
- Plus 18 without a name in OpenStreetMap
Picnic sites 8
- Hilltop Camp site picnic area
- Maphumula Picnic Site
- Sontuli Picnic SpotPicnic site on the Sontuli loop in the iMfolozi section
- Thiyeni Hide Picnic Site
- Umbondwe Picnic Site
- Plus 3 without a name in OpenStreetMap
Gates 2
- Cengeni Gate (Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park)Gate · outside the park
- Thiyeni Hide Picnic Site gate
Airstrips 6
- BizaneAirstrip · grass
- (CLOSED)Airstrip · grass
- Dukuduku AirportAirstrip · DUK FADK
- Hluhluwe AirportAirstrip · HLW FAHL
- Masinda Airstrip
- Zululand Anthracite Colliery AirstripAirstrip · FAZC
Towns 15
- Empangeni
- HlabisaVillage
- Hluhluwe
- KwaMayakaziVillage
- MabhokisiniVillage
- Melmoth
- Mtubatuba
- MyekiVillage
- NgolotsheVillage
- NgwemnyamaVillage
Show the other 5 towns
- Nongoma
- NtuthungaVillage
- NtweniVillage
- Ulundi
- ZidoniniVillage
Ranger posts 2
- Cengeni GateWestern entrance, 34 km from Ulundi
- Nyalazi GateEastern entrance on the R618 from Mtubatuba, 30 km from town and 18 km from Mpila
Fuel 13
- Astron EnergyFuel station · Mo-Su 00:00-24:00
- BPFuel station · Mo-Su 00:00-24:00
- EngenFuel station · 24/7
- Engen
- Shiptech
- Somkhele Fuels
- TotalEnergies
- TotalEnergies
- TotalEnergiesFuel station · 24/7
- TotalEnergies
- Plus 3 without a name in OpenStreetMap
Clinics 15
- Benedictine Provincial HospitalHospital
- Esiyembeni Clinic B
- Hlabisa HospitalHospital
- Life Empangeni Private HospitalHospital
- Lomo ClinicHospital
- Macabuzela Clinic
- Machibini Clinic
- Medicross TamelaHospital
- Mpembeni Clinic
- Netcare The Bay HospitalHospital
Show the other 5 clinics
- Ngwelezana HospitalHospital
- Nkonjeni Provincial HospitalHospital
- Queen Nandi Regional HospitalHospital
- Somkhele ClinicHospital
- St Francis HospitalHospital
Download the official park map
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife publishes no downloadable visitor map of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi on its website. Maps are sold at the gates. The approved 2013 management plan, a public PDF, contains the park's official maps of sections, roads and facilities.
- Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park Management Plan 2013 (maps of sections, roads and facilities)
- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife website
Key coordinates
Save these before you go. Mobile coverage inside the park is patchy at best, and a set of waypoints in an offline app will get you out of trouble faster than anything else.
| Place | What it is | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Gate | Northern entrance off the N2 at Hluhluwe town, 17 km from town; the only gate for late entry, by arrangement | -28.06853, 32.14142 |
| Nyalazi Gate | Eastern entrance on the R618 from Mtubatuba, 30 km from town and 18 km from Mpila | -28.25047, 31.99008 |
| Cengeni Gate | Western entrance, 34 km from Ulundi | -28.34190, 31.70560 |
| Hilltop Camp | Ezemvelo's main camp in the Hluhluwe section: chalets, rondavels, restaurant, shop and fuel, about 15 km from Memorial Gate | -28.08634, 32.04440 |
| Mpila Camp | Ezemvelo's main camp in the iMfolozi section, fenced against elephant only; safari tents, chalets, petrol when in stock | -28.31173, 31.86160 |
| Centenary Centre | Take-away 08:00 to 16:00, interpretation centre and craft market near Nyalazi Gate | -28.28465, 31.98235 |
| Nselweni Bush Lodge | Ten Ezemvelo units in the iMfolozi section, the cheapest bush lodge for a couple | -28.28624, 31.92199 |
| Masinda Lodge | Exclusive-use Ezemvelo lodge for up to eight, iMfolozi section | -28.27701, 31.94392 |
| Hlatikhulu Bush Lodge | Exclusive-use Ezemvelo bush lodge for up to eight, iMfolozi section | -28.26824, 31.88422 |
| Gqoyeni Bush Lodge | Exclusive-use Ezemvelo bush lodge for up to eight, the dearest unit in the park | -28.26209, 31.84601 |
| Mndindini Trails Camp | Tented base for the Base Camp and Short wilderness trails, south of Mpila | -28.32495, 31.85725 |
| Mphafa Hide | Hide over a waterhole in the west of the iMfolozi section; current opening status not confirmed | -28.33394, 31.77370 |
| Thiyeni Hide | Hide in the Hluhluwe section, closed for water shortage in 2023; current status not confirmed | -28.16226, 31.98958 |
| Sontuli Picnic Spot | Picnic site on the Sontuli loop in the iMfolozi section | -28.23006, 31.84535 |
| Hluhluwe Dam | Dam in the east of the Hluhluwe section, near the park boundary | -28.12086, 32.13022 |
Finding your way
- The park has three visitor gates: Memorial in the north, Nyalazi in the east and Cengeni in the west. There is no Phinda Gate.
- The only tarred road runs from Memorial Gate past Hilltop and through the corridor to Mpila, about 55 km. Everything else is gravel, over 200 km of it.
- The R618 from Mtubatuba to Nongoma is a public road through the corridor between the two sections; Nyalazi Gate is on it.
- After heavy rain the low-level crossings of the Hluhluwe and iMfolozi rivers can flood. In February 2025 Hilltop could be reached only through Memorial Gate and Mpila only through Cengeni Gate.
- Buy a map at the gate, and download the KwaZulu-Natal region in OsmAnd or Organic Maps before you arrive.
About the coordinates
The coordinates for Memorial and Nyalazi gates come from Ezemvelo's own booking confirmations. Cengeni Gate and every other point come from OpenStreetMap, checked 13 October 2026, and mark the feature itself rather than its car park. One widely copied coordinate for Cengeni Gate, 28.190968°S 31.886181°E, points to a spot about 20 km inside the iMfolozi section; the real gate is at about 28.342°S 31.706°E.
The hides are shown because Ezemvelo's management plan lists them, but their current opening status is not confirmed. Ask at Hilltop or Mpila reception.