With its more than 420 bird species, Mkuzi Game Reserve is a first stop for bird watching. The bigger animals are also well represented here. Visitors can sit in the cool shade of the roofed observation stands at the waterholes and watch the comings and goings for hours on end.

Lately the Mkuze Game Reserve has come under pressure from the surrounding Zulu communities. The farmers don't understand why there is sufficient grazing ground in the park, while their own cattle can hardly find enough food in the overgrazed plains of the former homelands. The park authority has found a compromise: Part of the reserve is now accessible to the Zulu communities, and in return their settlements are - for an entrance fee - open to visitors who want to see Zulu village life at close range.

Accommodation in Mkuzi Game Reserve

• Amakhulu Central Reservations
  Merl offers a very friendly and professional service to book accommodation in South Africa. She specializes in the Game Reserves of KwaZulu Natal including Mkuzi Game Reserve.
  
• Accommodation near Mkuzi Game Reserve
  This website is the best I have yet come across for accommodation in South Africa. You communicate directly with the accommodation establishment and the entire booking is carried out online.
  
• Country Rose Bed and Breakfast
  Dave and Anne welcome guests to their thatched country cottage set in a tranquile rose garden in the village of Hluhluwe. Comfortable private bedrooms. Breakfast is served under the thatch overlooking the lovely gardens.
  
• Horn and Thorn
  Situated on the vast sisal, sugar and pineapple farm with abundant wildlife. Jill and James extend a friendly welcome to their lovely thatched lodge.
  
• Sand Forest Lodge
  The lodge lies on the edge of an ancient sand forest in a nature reserve. Comfortable one and two bedroomed cottages have air-conditioning, mosquito nets and ceiling fans. Elephant tracking, fly fishing and sunset boat cruises available.