How can you not love staying in a place where nyalas bed down on the lawn in front of your cabin? Or where you see white rhino at the water hole on the way to the restaurant? (An electrified fence keeps the animals from butting in on the buffet.) The only light in our cabin came from two kerosene lanterns and a candle, but an enormous mosquito net made me feel more secure. Overall, the operation seemed professional, warmed by the friendliness of the staff. We were delighted when we were able to book a sunrise safari at the very last minute the preceding afternoon. It turned out to be fantastic.

Great park and felt so special and quiet. Small but plenty to see, and we had a great time sitting by the water hole outside reception/restaurant watching rhino’s and bird life. Site map a little confusing, and bird hide is just after the picnic/bird hide sign -drive slowly so you can’t miss it! No electric in the cabins - but lovely lit hurricane lamps provided at nightfall. Grateful for mosquito nets at night given the interesting insect life! We self catered and used restaurant. Restaurant food tasty but I’d suggest that you have separate Amarula and coffee rather than the suggested Amarula coffee!!! Barn owl visited restaurant in the evening - fantastic end to the night.

We booked 4 cabins for an overnight stay and an early morning guided safari for our party of 7. While communication prior to our visit was difficult everything was sorted on arrival. There is a full bar and gift shop next to the reception and fronting a pond where hippopotamus and other wildlife gather in the mornings and evenings. The cabins were very comfortable, with full toilet and bath facilities. Hurricane lanterns and candles are provided and the beds are protected with mosquito netting. The morning safari (recommended) was delightful. Our group saw wild chicken, Springbok, Woolly legged stork, ingala, lions and lioness, giraffes, elephants, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, and impala, countless birds and termite nests. We also stopped at a specimen Euphorbia ingens (“Candelabra tree”). The park demonstrates impressive conservation efforts and there is a display of over 20,000 snares removed from the bush by forest rangers since 1970s.

We absolutely loved our stay at Hlane!! The guides are full of knowledge and eager to share. Would definitely recommend the overnight trek with Johannes and Mosi!! They made it so much fun and a unique experience sleeping outside inside the park. 10/10 would recommend!