Hluhluwe-Mfolozi, KwaZulu Natal

This is one of Africa's oldest game reserves, originally there were two separate game parks which later became joined. Hluhluwe means 'thorny rope' in Zulu, the name of a typical plant here. Mfolozi is the name of the river flowing towards the Indian ocian, in Zulu it means "river of fibres' as there are plenty of aerial roots hanging from sycamore figs. The park comprises the river land, forests, dry bushveld and open savannah - a very attractive mix. The park is known for the Rhino Conservation project started in the 1950, now it houses one of the largest rhino populations on the world.
In the old times, the park was the hunting ground for the Zulu king Shaka.
The park is 280 km north of Durban and is easy to reach by car.