Protea Hotel Hluhluwe & Safaris   

This award-winning, family-run hotel is ideally situated in the heart of the Zulu Kingdom's beautiful Elephant Coast, with easy access from the N2 and a 15 minutes’ drive from both the Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve and the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, a World Heritage Site. Built with cultural charm, the hotel offers excellent cuisine and friendly South African hospitality.

Visiting groups are entertained in the evenings by traditional Zulu dance and singing shows. Activities include 4 x 4 safaris to view the Big Five in Hluhluwe Game Reserve, followed by a picnic lunch in the reserve, boat cruises from St Lucia and whale-watching.

The hotel has conference facilities, a swimming-pool, a pub and restaurant and a curio shop. The 75 spacious, fully air-conditioned en-suite bedrooms have TV and tea- and coffee-making facilities.