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BIRDING
Province: Zululand
Route: Hluhluwe
Hluhluwe derives it's name from a river named after the thorny monkey rope
called umHluhluwe. The area is probably best known for the
Hluhulwe-Umfolozi park which is internationally acclaimed for it's
conservation efforts and is home to the big five: lions, leopard,
elephant, rhino and buffalo. Hluhluwe Game Reserve is also renowned for
it's abundance of raptors. In additon to this several top-rated birding
spots are also along the Hluhluwe route, amongst them, Bonamanzi which is
arguably on of South Africa's top birding spots with a huge variety of
birding habitats and over 350 species recored on the property. The
reserves on the western shores of Lake St Lucia, part of a world heritage
site, offer abundant water and forest birding with great walking trails
and breathtaking scenery.
The Main birding spots on the Hluhluwe route are:
Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Charters Creek
Bonamanzi Game Park
Falaza Game Park
False Bay Park
The Hluhluwe area must be one of KwaZulu-Natal's busiest tourism areas and
has an abundance of top quality accommodation facilities, from peaceful
campsites to five-star game lodges. The roads are all in good condition
and all birding spots can be accessed with a sedan car. Hluhluwe town has
all the supplies that one may need when travelling including banking
facilities.
The variety of bushveld and woodland birding found in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi
Park, combined with the natural wonders of the Lake St Lucia system and
it's central position to the rest of the Zululand Birding Route make this
an excellent area for the keen birder to spend time.
Write-up by Duncan Pritchard
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