NATURAL HISTORY
Apart from game-viewing drives, there are two self-guided
auto trails, for those wishing to self drive themselves
around the park. There are a number of picnic sites and
several self-guided walks providing magnificent views.
Two daily walks in the company of a field ranger can be
booked through the camp office and extended several day
hikes are undertaken in the southern Umfolozi part of the
park.
Hluhluwe Umfolozi is home to 1,600 white
rhino and 370 black rhino
- an impressive number which means you are very likely to
see one or both species.
It also contains the rest of the Big Five; buffalo,
elephant,
lion and
leopard, as well
as many other species including blue
wildebeest, zebra,
giraffe, waterbuck,
nyala, kudu,
bushbuck, warthog,
cheetah, hyena
and jackal
plus about 24,000 impala.
You may have some close encounters with elephants as they
often cross or block the road right in front of your vehicle.
In excess of 300 species of birds
have been recorded.
