After a hard day of riding gravel roads across northern natal and zululand in temperatures up to 42 C, the day was coming to an end and I had only reached Hluhluwe and was hot and tired. Accomodation in hluhluwe is aimed largely at upmarket tourists in safari mode wanting luxury and game drives, not bikers who just want a... More

My boyfriend and I decided to go to Hluhluwe for a few days in lieu of the further trek to Kruger. We were told by another backpackers in Durban to try to do the three day tour with the owner. Dave was nothing but courteous and informative. I wouldn't have done a game drive without his expertise, knowing what I... More

I would definitely NOT recommend HluHluwe Backpackers, after an ATTEMPTED ARMED BREAK IN, filthy bathrooms, no electricity, a poorly equipped kitchen and incompetent staff we didn’t even spend the night there. Here is what happened: We arrived at the backpackers in peak season(December) to be the only holiday makers on the property. Our booking was not noted anywhere, even though... More

The location was great. It was a disappointing visit as the backpackers genuinly has amazing potential but much neglect on details that make travellers want to stay an extra night. Dave was very accomodating. Unfortunately my brother and I got eaten alive by large bed bugs that had infested the pillows. One week later and we are both still itching... More

We arrived at Hluhluwe backpackers in the afternoon of 27.09.2012. Unfortunately we realized that the description of this accommodation as mentioned in SafariNow do not have any similarity with the reality !! The descriptions says we can get breakfast as well as dinner in this accommodation like in other accommodations. This meansfor us:"backpacker" is only a name but not the... More

We did Dave's 3 day Zululand Tour, which was a great time. Dave was an excellent tour guide and he took care to ensure that we got a proper experience. He's a funny guy and very knowledgable about the park. The rooms were fairly basic but clean, and well lit. That's what you get in South Africa at backpackers prices;... More

Very close to the Hluhluwe Park Memorial Gate, easy to find and Dave (the owner) was very welcoming and friendly. Bathrooms are clean, rooms are clean, and the rates are great! I will definitely go back to Hluhluwe Backpackers the next time we head to Hluhluwe for a weekend.

we stayed 1 night in august . we found the place really neglected, the room was very basic, just one bed , no table, no chairs, It was clean but the shower was dimly lit and broken. for the supposed breakfast , only bread available, no tea, no jam . at 8 am Dave was not up and there was... More

I went to Hluhluwe with several friends, and we were excited to get some camping in at Dave's. However, it wasn't the happy-go-lucky kind of experience we had been anticipating. After our first night camping we awoke to find that one of our friends' stuff had been stolen. Everything. Right from the inner lining of the tent. We spent the... More