Hluhluwe Imfolozi Safari & St Lucia Boat Safari Day Tour from Durban
Description
This tour has two main features. First you will visit St Lucia and the estuary inside the iSimangaliso Wetlands Park. There you will board a river boat for a 2 hours guided tour of the estuary. The local guide will inform you of the reserves history and its incredible wildlife. After a short visit to the town of St Lucia and the beach, you will head off to the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve where your experienced guide will show you around on closed vehicle game drive in the park in search of the diverse wildlife and big 5.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Enjoy a 2 hour safari on the St Lucia River along the estuary. The local tour guide will inform you of the history and wildlife of the area and ts wildlife.
Enjoy a closed vehicle game drive on Safari at South Africa's oldest National Reserve. You will travel in the park in the comfort of a 3-hour open vehicle game drive. The park hosts all the wildlife that is available in South Africa.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up point at 1st Zulu Safaris Office at Tropicana Hotel,85 OR Tambo Parade we also do pick-up at the Durban Harbour Passenger Terminal and Richards Bay Harbour Passenger Terminal or any pick-up at a 5km radius from Tropicana Hotel.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You are looking for a closed vehicle safari in Hluhluwe Imfolozi.
- You are ok travelling a 2h30m distance to reserve.
- You want to experience and learn about the wildlife that roams the reserve.
- You want to experience a guided 2-hour boat safari on the iSimangaliso Estuary.
- German and Polish languages can be requested (on request)
- Wheelchair user: Any traveler using wheelchair have to inform us before we can confirm booking
Reviews(40)
Bule was our guide. What an awesome and knowledgeable man. He did an exceptional job of finding the animals on safari. He helped my husband with learning Zulu while we drive to our safari. He is a true asset to your company.
Thami, our guide was absolutely fantastic as was the safari. There were so many animals because Thami was so great at spotting them. The wetlands were just OK if I had it to do over again I would skip St. Lucia and have spent more time in the national park. Hulu safari and Thami did a great job, communicating all of the details, including sending an image of our guide drivers license and license plate before the tour.
This was a last minute arrangement while travelling in Durban for a business trip. We have spend almost the full day visiting the Game Park and on a Boat trip. Great organisation. A special thanks goes to our guide, Mr. Buleh, that made the day unforgettable for us.
Fortune was very friendly and we saw 4 out of the big 5. The trip was very chill and we never felt rushed. I can really recommend doing this trip with him as a guide.
A great experience if you have only one day out of Durban town. There's no stop for lunch in between, hence get ready your own food!
Sorry it was not 5 star rating for you and thanks for letting us know how your experience was and we will work on fixing the problem to avoid any issues next time
The boat tour and the safari park were both good, but the tour operator did not provide the service that was supposed to be provided. The safari park tour was supposed to be in an open safari vehicle guided by a park ranger. That was not provided for. Instead we drove in the tour operator’s same broken down closed in vehicle that took us to the park. In addition the operator modified the schedule without consulting us. He skipped the dinner stop so he could get home sooner. Also wanted us to get takeout food for lunch so he could continue driving. We only stopped at my insistence. I would never book a tour with this company again.
We enjoyed our safari. We were a distance from Durban pick up spot, so requested pick up at our location. We paid extra 400 rands for pick up and drop off at our location. The communication was slow after booking but improved when it was closer to date of safari. We were only two on our trip and this allowed our guide, Bafana to make it more personable. Bafana was great and made our safari experience enjoyable. He noted what we wanted to see and was committed to help us experience the two things we wanted to see hippos and elephants. He added to our experience by adding many other animals on safari and a stop so see crocodiles. We really appreciated Bafana and his knowledge, friendliness, communication and commitment to make sure we enjoyed our Safari. Thank you Bafana.
Very pleasant safari except that you absolutely must bring a small vest, departure at 7 a.m....,.lots of animals and pleasant driver
Our Guide, Freddy was one of the highlights of this tour for us. He was fun, knowledgeable and went out of his way to ensure we had the best time. We did the St Lucia cruise and spotted a large number of Hippos and native birdlike and we had a great time. Freddy then took us up to Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve and he had an extremely sharp eye for spotting animals. It was a 42C day, and we weren't hopeful off seeing a lot of animals due to the heat, but we did see 4 of the big 5 thanks to Freddy! He was as excited as we were to see the animals and that made it even more special for us. We have no hesitation in recommending this tour, and especially Freddy, as he made our day! Thanks again Freddy 😊
We are glad that you was taken care of by Freddy and hope to host you again next time you are in Durban
Thami was an amazing guide!! Beautiful animals in an amazing park!! We were able to see an incredible amount of wildlife.
we are happy that we met your expectations of the experience. we will let Thami know about your kind words. Hope to host you next time you are in Durban.
