"Our 3 night stay in Tree House Bonamanzi G.Park" Top 5 Page for this destination Hluhluwe Game Reserve by Waalewiener

Hluhluwe Game Reserve Travel Guide: 94 reviews and 246 photos

Lori & Wim settling in. - Hluhluwe Game Reserve

Tree House in Bonamanzi Game Park.

In this Intro and the Travelogues I will try to re-create our 3 nights and 4 days adventure to the Game reserves.
We , Wim my brother( VT member pawimzelf )Lori & Hans. The trip brings us up North from Durban on the main road to an area where several Game Reserves are located.The 4 main places we visited were 1) Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve 2) St Lucia where we took a boat tour on The Greater St Lucia Wetlands 3) We visited Cape Vidal a haven for Fishermen.4) We drove through the Mkuzi Game Reserve for a day.
This Page and Travelogues and some tips will show some pictures from our stop at a road Fruit and Souvenir stand, and one picture of some local houses along the Highway.I invite you all to relive with us this incredible wonderful experience. Enjoy/

Nosy neighbors are watching us moving in.

Nosy Neighbors.

In the 4200 Hectare Park you can walk around day or night and you will see a variety of animals
there are trails , there are some drinking areas (waterholes) where you will see most of the animals.They are all around you , it is a paradise for people who love to take pictures of animals.You will see Wildebeest , Antelopes, Waterbuck's. Kudu's, Steenbuck's Impala's etc.In this picture we have visiters allready ,they were watching us unpack ,almost like humans do when new neighbours move next door.

This tree house had two seperate bed rooms.

2 bedroom Tree house.

As you can see the tree house had two good size bed rooms,it had a kitchen bathroom, and their was a shower stall, a fridge and cooking facilities, all the basics were there .At night there was free entertainment which was a performance on the roof by some restless monkeys that should have been sleeping.No television , but Wim had a little radio where he could pick up some stations like the world broadcasting station.
The nights were very quite except of course the monkeys and the birds on the roof.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Everything was fantastic and exciting.
Cons:nothing I can think of.
In a nutshell:try sleeping in a tree house it will be a fun experience

Last visit to Hluhluwe Game Reserve: Oct 1994
Intro Updated Dec 30, 2002
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Reviews (4)

Native Houses very nice looking middle... Off The Beaten Path (1)

These Houses were very nice looking painted white with the traditional straw circular roofs. more travel advice

Lunch Bill Restaurant - Hluhluwe Game Reserve

Curry of the day, Sandwiches. Restaurants (1)

The Restaurant was excellent, we had Sandwiches, Curry of the day , Cottage Pie , followed with Ice Cream , Coffe &... more travel advice

Entrance Hilltop - Hluhluwe Game Reserve

One of the best Camps in Zululand -Natal Hotels (1)

The locating is on a steep forested slope, with breathtaking vieuws of the surrounding hills and valleys. It is a... more travel advice

Do not run out of batteries for Cameras,... What to Pack (1)

It is not a good idea to leave your car in this park for obvious reasons , I think it is one of the rules in the... more travel advice

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aussirose Jan 19, 2011 at 2:08 PM

Sweet! :o) Loved the vid of the Giraffe family Hansi...and the music too :o) ....Hey you guys stayed in tree houses! Cool! Hugs, Ann.
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hunterV Aug 12, 2010 at 10:45 PM

I see you had a great stay there....
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DennyP Feb 24, 2009 at 7:52 PM

Hi..very interesting place to visit..the accomodation looks really something..what with all the animals..great photos and tips thanx for sharing
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Thailandfan Mar 23, 2007 at 12:43 PM

Lovely South African pages. Kind regards Michelle (South Africa)
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matcrazy1 Sep 19, 2006 at 4:23 PM

Haha, great giraffe store. Good tips and first of all fantastic pictures of wildlife.
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JLBG Apr 9, 2006 at 12:02 AM

Fantastic photos of wildlife in your travelogues. I like especially the giraffe family!
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Acirfa Jan 31, 2006 at 11:03 AM

I just love this game park, I have been on many safaris in the past, one of the best was here in Hluhluwe.
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Wafro Aug 26, 2005 at 10:36 AM

Great giraffe story, must be quite an experience. Enjoy reading your Pages. GRTZ
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deecat Apr 20, 2005 at 9:02 AM

I didn't even recognize either you or Lori! Fantastic travelogues, especially the giraffes! What an adventure; one you'll never forget, huh? Interesting introduction.
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pink63 Feb 5, 2005 at 4:46 PM

I want a tree house!!! Do you know the italian writer Italo Calvino? I wrote "Il rampante rampante" the history of a boy living on a tree: I'd like to do the same!!