Unforgettable Big 5 & Hippo Safari: Durban's Wild Day

Thami, our guide was absolutely fantastic as was the safari. There were so many animals because Thami was so great at spotting them. The wetlands were just OK if I had it to do over again I would skip St. Lucia and have spent more time in the national park. Hulu safari and Thami did a great job, communicating all of the details, including sending an image of our guide drivers license and license plate before the tour.

This was a last minute arrangement while travelling in Durban for a business trip. We have spend almost the full day visiting the Game Park and on a Boat trip. Great organisation. A special thanks goes to our guide, Mr. Buleh, that made the day unforgettable for us.

Fortune was very friendly and we saw 4 out of the big 5. The trip was very chill and we never felt rushed. I can really recommend doing this trip with him as a guide.

A great experience if you have only one day out of Durban town. There's no stop for lunch in between, hence get ready your own food!

The boat tour and the safari park were both good, but the tour operator did not provide the service that was supposed to be provided. The safari park tour was supposed to be in an open safari vehicle guided by a park ranger. That was not provided for. Instead we drove in the tour operator’s same broken down closed in vehicle that took us to the park. In addition the operator modified the schedule without consulting us. He skipped the dinner stop so he could get home sooner. Also wanted us to get takeout food for lunch so he could continue driving. We only stopped at my insistence. I would never book a tour with this company again.

We enjoyed our safari. We were a distance from Durban pick up spot, so requested pick up at our location. We paid extra 400 rands for pick up and drop off at our location. The communication was slow after booking but improved when it was closer to date of safari. We were only two on our trip and this allowed our guide, Bafana to make it more personable. Bafana was great and made our safari experience enjoyable. He noted what we wanted to see and was committed to help us experience the two things we wanted to see hippos and elephants. He added to our experience by adding many other animals on safari and a stop so see crocodiles. We really appreciated Bafana and his knowledge, friendliness, communication and commitment to make sure we enjoyed our Safari. Thank you Bafana.

Our Guide, Freddy was one of the highlights of this tour for us. He was fun, knowledgeable and went out of his way to ensure we had the best time. We did the St Lucia cruise and spotted a large number of Hippos and native birdlike and we had a great time. Freddy then took us up to Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve and he had an extremely sharp eye for spotting animals. It was a 42C day, and we weren't hopeful off seeing a lot of animals due to the heat, but we did see 4 of the big 5 thanks to Freddy! He was as excited as we were to see the animals and that made it even more special for us. We have no hesitation in recommending this tour, and especially Freddy, as he made our day! Thanks again Freddy 😊

Thami was an amazing guide!! Beautiful animals in an amazing park!! We were able to see an incredible amount of wildlife.

Another top day. Again comms during booking and afterwards top drawer. Had a brilliant trip up the estuary and saw loads of hippo and a wild croc which was exactly what the wife wanted to see. Again, plenty of stops en-route to pick up food, drinks and loo stops which probably could be better mentioned on the website rather than just “lunch not supplied” etc. Be nice to know beforehand that there is opportunity to pick something up on the way. Would highly recommend Tim and his team.

Great experience! Saw many gorgeous animals🥰. My guide Bensen is really helpful and warmhearted. I travelled solo so I was a bit worried at first, but Benson was very supportive and answered all my questions. I enjoyed this trip a lot thanks to him. I would definitely book another trip with him in the future.