Hluhluwe

Hluhluwe Town is situated in the heart of Zululand, approximately 3 hours North of Durban. Access to Hluhluwe is easy making use of the National road (n2) from Durban. Town is small compared to other towns. However on the outskirts of the Town one will find a host of lodges and Bed and Breakfast's. The town offers smaller shops compared to that of cities and larger towns (their are no malls). Hluhluwe is however the larger of neighboring towns or areas such as Sodwana Bay.

Numerous Bed and Breakfast's, Lodge's and Hotel may be found in the Town. Other shops of interest include Spar, clothing stores and hardware's. Hluhluwe is primarily a farming district, with large pineapple plantations (95 % of South Africa's pineapples are produced here), sugar cane, forestry and off course better known for the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park. Each fortnight and end month may become quite busy.

Closest neighboring town is Mkuze is well known for the Mkuze game reserve an absolute Birders delight. From Town one can travel as little as 13 km to the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (Memorial Gate).

Numerous tours and activities are available in and around, one of the hotspots close to Hluhluwe has to be St Lucia, South Africa's (54 km) very first world heritage site. St Lucia happens to have the largest Hippo population in South Africa.

Hluhluwe Climate:

June / July :      25 to 11 degrees

August to May: 27 to 15 degrees

Summers are quite warm with a hint of subtropical weather, please note high humidity may be experienced. Winters are supper with an average of 20 degrees daily.