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Hluhluwe is a small town situated on the East Coast, between iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. Only two hours from Durban and four hours from Johannesburg, Hluhluwe is considered the hub of tourism in KwaZulu-Natal. The Elephant Coast is an area known for its national parks, natural diversity and cultural heritage. The Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve, established in 1895, is the oldest in the country – the story is, that it was the Zulu kings who encouraged the very first conservation laws in this game reserve. The area is visitor-friendly and convenient for exploring other game reserves, protected reefs and its pristine coastline. The Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game…

iSimangaliso must be the only place on the globe where the oldest land mammal, the rhinoceros, and the world’s biggest terrestrial mammal, the elephant, share an ecosystem with the world's oldest fish, the coelacanth, and the world’s biggest marine mammal, the whale. Nelson Mandela The iSimangaliso Wetland Park stretches along the Zululand coast from Kosi Bay in the north to Mapelane in the south. The park is an internationally recognised World Heritage Site. The park's diversity gives rise to a multiplicity of fauna and flora, unrivalled anywhere in South Africa. It supports an abundance of Nile crocodile and hippo, as well as buffalo, duiker, elephant, giraffe,…