Emdoneni Lodge
Lodge · Hluhluwe · Emdoneni Lodge
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Mid-range
Outside the gate
Owner/family-run
A 47-room lodge in the Hluhluwe area, owner-run according to the dossier, listed on SA-Venues from R3,310 a night for two, the highest listed rate among the N2 corridor places in this guide. It is outside iSimangaliso, with False Bay the nearest section and St Lucia about 1h30 south. The listing gives no facility detail, so ask what the rate covers before comparing it with cheaper rooms in St Lucia itself. The price is a directory figure with no season stated.
Pros and cons
Pros
- 47 rooms
- Between iSimangaliso and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi
- Owner-run
Cons
- Dearest listed rate on the corridor
- Outside iSimangaliso
- No facility detail in our sources
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. iSimangaliso Wetland Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryR130 gate fee plus R7 conservation levy per international adult at Cape Vidal, the Western Shores or uMkhuze, R16.36 = US$1, 2024/25 tariff (the last confirmed).
- $8per person, per day
- VehicleR74 for a car of up to 5 seats at the Eastern Shores, Western Shores or uMkhuze gates; R30 at Sodwana, R40 at Kosi Bay.
- $5per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $63 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
These are the 2024/25 rates, which expired on 30 November 2025; no newer table has been published. Sodwana, the Coastal Forest and Kosi Bay charge about half (R71 per international adult). Lodges in St Lucia town are outside every gate.
The full fee schedule for iSimangaliso Wetland ParkRates at Emdoneni Lodge
From $101 pppn (reseller rate). SA-Venues, read 24 September 2026: R3,310 per night for two. iSimangaliso gate fees apply only when you enter a section. VAT treatment is not stated.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked against the research dossier of 24 September 2026. State-camp prices come from Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife's 2023/24 tariff (1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024), the last official camp tariff that could be read; treat them as a floor, because iSimangaliso has published none since it took the camps over on 1 March 2026. Thonga Beach Lodge, Kosi Forest Lodge, Coral Divers, Mabibi Beach Camp and Umlilo Lodge are priced from their own sites. Every figure marked 'reseller rate' comes from SA-Venues, LekkeSlaap, Siyabona or a booking agent, uses that site's 'from' price, and usually prices a room for two; we halve it to give a per-person figure. Dollar figures use R16.36 to the dollar (24 September 2026) and are rounded. Gate fees are extra everywhere except in St Lucia town: R62 per South African adult and R130 per international adult at the dearest gates on the 2024/25 table, which expired on 30 November 2025 with no successor published.
Questions about Emdoneni Lodge
What does Emdoneni Lodge cost?
SA-Venues lists R3,310 a night for two.
Is it inside iSimangaliso?
No. It is in the Hluhluwe area.
Is it good for families?
We found no published child policy.