Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park - Central Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park, is the oldest proclaimed natural park in Africa. It was here that the world-acclaimed Operation Rhino was introduced during the 1960s, successfully capturing and relocating white rhino to havens within South Africa and abroad.
Waymark Code: WMJF2N
Location: Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Date Posted: 11/10/2013
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Hluhluwe–Imfolozi was originally three separate reserves that joined under its current title in 1989. The park is the only state-run park in KwaZulu-Natal where all the big five game animals occur.
The park is home to 86 special species including: Nile crocodile, hippo, cheetah, spotted hyena, blue wildebeest, jackal, giraffe, zebra, waterbuck, nyala, eland, kudu, impala, duiker, suni, reedbuck, warthog, bushpig, mongoose, baboons, monkeys, a variety of tortoises, terrapins, snakes and lizards. It is one of the world's top spots for viewing nyala. The park is a prime birding destination and is home to 340 bird species.
For our first safari in Africa (we had 6 safaris all together) we saw three of the big five: the buffalo, the rhinoceros and the elephant. We encountered the lion and the leopard at Kruger National Park a few days later.
See our gallery of 15 pictures.
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