Kosi Forest Lodge
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Birder friendly · Forest biome · Hippopotamus · Nile crocodile
Gives back to Isibindi Foundation and 1 other
Price on request
Explore areas in KwaZulu-Natal
Birder Friendly stays in KwaZulu-Natal
Across KwaZulu-Natal
Duma Manzi Wilderness & Wellness Retreat
Richmond
Birder friendly · Grassland biome
Gives back to Isibindi Foundation
From R 5,990 a night
Montusi Mountain Lodge
Drakensberg, Bergville
Birder friendly · Grassland biome · Bushbuck · Common eland
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust and 1 other
From R 6,800 a night
Birdsong Cottage
Howick
Birder friendly · Grassland biome · Bushbuck · Vervet monkey
Gives back to Isibindi Foundation
From R 795 a night
Biweda Nguni Lodge
Mkuze
Birder friendly · Savanna biome
Gives back to Zululand Conservation Trust and 2 others
From R 1,840 a night
Tandweni Villa
Mkuze
Birder friendly · Savanna biome · African elephant · Cape buffalo
Gives back to BirdLife South Africa
From R 14,000 a night
Zululand Lodge
Hluhluwe
Birder friendly · Savanna biome · Giraffe · Nyala
Gives back to BirdLife South Africa
From R 3,280 a night
Bonamanzi Game Reserve
Hluhluwe
Birder friendly · Savanna biome · Leopard · Giraffe
Gives back to BirdLife South Africa
From R 240 a night
Ntsikeni Community Lodge
KwaZulu-Natal
Birder friendly · Grassland biome
Gives back to BirdLife South Africa
From R 850 a night
Mavela Game Lodge
Mkuze
Birder friendly · Savanna biome
Gives back to Zululand Conservation Trust
Price on request
Makongo Hills Lodge
Magudu
Birder friendly · Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to Zululand Conservation Trust
From R 1,280 a night
Drakensberg Vultures View
Cathkin Park
Birder friendly · Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 1,691 a night
Penwarn Farm
Underberg
Birder friendly · Grassland biome · Blesbok · Serval
Gives back to Zululand Conservation Trust and 3 others
From R 1,200 a night
Antbear Eco Lodge
Estcourt
Birder friendly · Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 2,000 a night
The Midlands
Next stop
Rolling green hills, dairy farms, and pottery studios
See places that give backKwaZulu-Natal packs more habitats into one province than anywhere else in South Africa. The Drakensberg rises to high grassland and cliffs, the Midlands roll through wetlands and mistbelt forest, and Zululand runs down to coastal forest, sand forest and the wetlands of iSimangaliso.
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That range is why birders come: grassland cranes and larks in the uplands, raptors on the escarpment, and in Zululand a run of forest and tropical species that reach their southern limit here. The stays on this page are hosts who manage their land with birds in mind.
Summer, from November to March, brings the migrants and the breeding colours. The coast is warm year round.
Questions travellers ask
Where should birders go in KwaZulu-Natal?
Zululand and the iSimangaliso wetlands for forest and coastal species, the Midlands for wetlands and grassland, and the Drakensberg for high-altitude birds and raptors.
When is the best time?
November to March for the migrants and breeding birds.
Will I see the birds a stay lists?
The species on a listing are what the host has recorded on or near the property. Birds move with the season and the weather, so treat a list as what is possible, not what is promised.