Month by month
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi in September
September is the turn of the season in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi: the bush is still thin from winter, the days are warming and the first rains can arrive late in the month.
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About 38 mm of rain, days of 25.8°C and nights of 14.9°C. Early September still has dry-season viewing; later in the month the first storms start the green-up. Heritage Day on 24 September brings a high-season weekend.
September weather
The normals give about 38 mm of rain over 8 wet days, nearly double August's, with days of 25.8°C and nights of 14.9°C. Most of that rain falls later in the month, so the first half of September still feels like the dry season. Gates open 06:00 to 18:00.
Heritage Day weekend
Heritage Day, 24 September, is a South African public holiday, and Ezemvelo charges high-season rates on public holidays and the weekends next to them. Book Hilltop or Mpila well ahead if your dates touch that weekend, or plan around it.
Wilderness trails and walks
September is a good month for a wilderness trail: the 2026 schedule shows several departures a week through to the end of October, mostly with eight places open when it was read. Trails cost R3,350 to R5,350 per person under the 2025/26 tariff, plus the daily conservation fee of R320 per international adult. Minimum age is 14 with a parent or guardian.