​This brand new hotel is ideally located in the Greater Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve area, just  40km north of Richards BayActivities near Protea Hotel Umfolozi River include the Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park, Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve, world-renowned birding spots, whale and dolphin watching, boat cruises, horse riding, golf, fishing, kayaking, beaches and quad bike trails.
The Protea Hotel Umfolozi was set in gorgeous surroundings with the gardens giving a stunning display of colour, our room was large and had a large desk, unfortunately there was no internet in the room for me to update the website.

We needed a second round of directions to find our room as either the signage was not good enough or perhaps we did not listen clearly.  They needed golf buggies to deliver our bags as the rooms were spaced out on the grounds.