South Africa Safaris - On Safari in South Africa

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South Africa's prime safari location is Kruger National Park, in the north-east of the country.

More safari options are available in Madikwe, to the North.

Safaris in South Africa

KwaZulu Natal offers visitors a more subtropical feel with wildlife reserves along the coast.

Kruger National Park

The largest and best known wildlife reserve in South Africa is a large swathe of land running for 350km along the borders of Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

With over a million visitors a year, Kruger can seem extremely busy at times; offering a somewhat poor safari experience for the many self-drive tourists making their way along the sealed roads, from one large rest camp to another.

Kruger Rest Camps:
What to see where while driving around Kruger National Park.

For a better quality of wildlife safari in South Africa, check-out the lesser visited Kruger Private Reserves to the west.

Adventurous self-drivers can also escape the crowds on the back road loops of Kruger Park Central.

Kruger Park South may have a larger density of wildlife, but there's plenty of human life here too.

Kruger Park North may be low on visitors but it's for a reason; it tends to be less reliable for wildlife viewing.

Kruger National Park:
Truly the flagship of the South African national parks, Kruger is home to an impressive number of species.

Madikwe Game Reserve:
The Big 5 is represented in the park and you are likely to spot a lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo during your stay. The park offers a number of luxurious lodges as well as community lodges in a malaria-free zone.

Mpumalanga Tourism:
Mpumalanga lies in the east of South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal; bordering Swaziland and Mozambique.

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South African Safari Companies - Safaris in South Africa

African Sky:
Maximum of 14 people ensures the personalised nature for the party reserving the tour or safari.

Safari Guide Africa:
Part of the Travel for Life Group headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. Travel for Life and Safari Guide Africa are fully independent and their staff aim to create world-class trips to Africa, by customising safari holidays to maximize the visitor's experience.

Safaris in South Africa - Kruger Private Reserves

Private Kruger Safaris:
Bernhard Bekker offers private tours and safaris in and around Kruger National Park - in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Gomo Gomo Game Lodge:
A private and intimate camp situated in the prestigious Klaserie Private Nature Reserve.

Kapama Private Game Reserve:
Sweeping across 13,000 hectares of savannah and riverine forest, Kapama represents a piece of Africa as it used to be.

Klaserie Private Nature Reserve:
One of the largest privately owned nature reserves in South Africa covering some 60 000 hectares.

Makalali Private Game Reserve:
Considered one of the leading pioneers in ecotourism in South Africa, Makalali Private Game Reserve is home to over one thousand wild animals.

Manyeleti Game Reserve:
The 23,000 hectare Manyeleti Private Game reserve is located between the Timbavati and Sabi Sands Game Reserves and borders the world famous Kruger National Park.

Nkomazi Game Reserve:
The first roaming lions in the upper Komati River Valley in almost 200 years are thriving at Nkomazi Game Reserve.

Pondoro Game Lodge:
Set on the cool riverine banks of the Olifants River in the 40,000ha Balule Private Nature Reserve, Pondoro game lodge offers comfort, sophistication, elegance and a canvas on which to create a truly unforgettable African safari.

Sabi Sand Game Reserve:
The birthplace of sustainable wildlife tourism in Southern Africa and oldest of all private reserves in South Africa. Well known for its leopard sightings, as well as elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, zebra and antelope.

Singita Lebombo Private Game Lodge:
Positioned on a sheer cliff top overlooking the N'wanetsi River, Singita Lebombo is situated on an exclusive 15 000 hectare private concession east of Satara on the remote eastern boundary of the Kruger National Park.

Thornybush Game Lodge:
Located adjacent to the Greater Kruger National Park, within the famous Thornybush Nature Reserve.

Timbavati Private Nature Reserve:
The White Lions of the Timbavati were discovered in the mid-1970s.

Tintswalo Safari Lodge:
Located in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa in the Manyeleti Private Game Reserve concession.