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Hluhluwe Game Reserve Safari, Durban offers a grand tour of one of the finest natural reserves of the country, maybe of the world at your disposal. Hluhluwe Game Reserve or Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve is located 280 kilometers north of Durban. It is the oldest proclaimed natural parkland in Africa. Make plans for Hluhluwe Game Reserve Safari, Durban for a memorable and thrilling experience.
Hluhluwe Game Reserve Safari in Durban takes you through 960 square kilometers of hilly terrain in Central Zululand of Kwa-Zulu Natal region. It is famous worldwide for its efforts to conserve the rich wildlife. To commemorate the centenary of the park, the then President Nelson Mandela visited this place on 30th April, 1995.
Hluhluwe Game Reserve Safari of Durban is an immensely popular choice for tourists as it offers you a scope to see the rich and flourishing wildlife here. The park is home to the Big Five Game of Africa. It was the big-game hunters who coined the term ‘Big Five Game’. It refers to the most sought after five large mammals of this region. Most tourist and wildlife guides that are part of African wildlife safaris still discuss the term. The Big Five Game comprises the lion, the African elephant, the African buffalo, the leopard, and the rhinoceros. The last of these may be black rhinoceros or white rhinoceros.
Hluhluwe Game Reserve Safari, Durban allow you to see all these in their natural habitat. These Big Five were listed by the hunters because of the difficulty in hunting them, rather than their size. This is why the leopard features in the list and not the enormous hippopotamus. The Hluhluwe Game Reserve Safari provides you numerous insights in to the habits and habitat of these animals, considered among the most dangerous mammals.
Hluhluwe Game Reserve Safari, Durban also allows you to view numerous other species like giraffe, baboons, monkeys, warthog, wild dog and crocodiles. The park is also one of the top spots for viewing nyala, a South African antelope. This park is also the birthplace of rhino-conservation and is home to hundreds of species of birds.
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