South African Safari Parks At A Glance - Guide For Customized Tours And Safaris - South Africa | |
| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Kruger National Park |
| How Big | 35,000 sq. km or 13,510 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: July-Oct
- Good: Jan-June,& Nov, Dec
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| Where Is It | Northwestern corner of South Africa |
| Why Visit | - World-famous park with celebrated management & great infrastructure
- Kruger has the greatest diversity of wildlife in the world
- Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo as well as 147 species of mammals; 512 bird species; 300 tree species
- Numerous camps, types of accommodation
- Wilderness hikes
- Infrastructure is excellent in Kruger - good self-drive destination
- Now part of a Transfrontier Park and those areas in Mozambique are 4 x 4 territory now
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| Customized Tours And Safaris - South Africa - Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park |
| How Big | 960 sq. km or 371 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: July-Oct
- Good: April-June,& Nov, Dec
- Fair: Jan, Feb, Mar
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| Where Is It | In eastern South Africa, in Kwa Zulu Natal Province - north of Durban |
| Why Visit | - Africa's oldest game reserve
- Credited with helping to bring the white rhino back from the brink of extinction
- Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo
- Hiking safaris
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Pilanesberg National Park |
| How Big | 550 sq. km or 212 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: July-Oct
- Good: Jan-June,& Nov, Dec
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| Where Is It | Northwestern South Africa, but west of Johannesburg, near Sun City & Rustenberg |
| Why Visit | - Big Five - lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo, rhino
- Less than 2 hour drive from Johannesburg
- Guided hiking safari trails
- Malaria free
- Geologically fascinating landscape: formed by volcanic action
- Hot air balloon safaris
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Madikwe Game Reserve |
| How Big | 600 sq. km or 232 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: July-Oct
- Good: Jan-June,& Nov, Dec
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| Where Is It | In northwestern South Africa on the Botswana border |
| Why Visit | - Malaria free
- Big five
- A comfortable 4 to 5 hour drive from Johannesburg
- Very large elephant population
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park |
| How Big | 36,000 sq. km or 13,900 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | - Best time to go is April to September when it is cooler. All year round good game viewing in dry riverbed areas
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| Where Is It | In northern South Africa and southwestern Botswana |
| Why Visit | - The black-maned Kalahari lion is unique to the area, can also see cheetah and leopard
- View the unique Kalahari Desert
- Great for viewing raptors
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Pongola Game Reserve |
| How Big | 310 sq. km or 120 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | Best time to go: March to August |
| Where Is It | In eastern South Africa, close to the Swaziland border, near Pongola |
| Why Visit | - It is one of the oldest reserves in the world
- Lush combination of different landscapes
- It has four of the Big Five (no lion)
- Great birding - more than 300 bird species
- Rhino tracking on foot
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park |
| How Big | 885 sq. km or 342 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | Can have good game viewing all year round |
| Where Is It | In northeastern South Africa, near Mkuze, south of Mozambique border |
| Why Visit | - See black rhino, hippo, buffalo, leopard, nyala, waterbuck
- A World Heritage Site becausetropical and temperate forms of animal & plant life are part of its unique ecosystem
- More than 420 bird species
- Has the largest variety of amphibians in South Africa, plus vast species of marine animals & trees
- Hikers' paradise
- Great fishing and boating
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Mkuzi Game Reserve |
| How Big | 360 sq. km or 139 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | - Best time to go is March to August
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| Where Is It | In eastern South Africa, close to the Swaziland border, near Pongola |
| Why Visit | - Great hides for game viewing in an unobserved manner
- Excellent birding - 412 bird species including rare Pel's fishing owl
- See leopard, cheetah, black and white rhino, crocodile and hippo
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Itala Game Reserve |
| How Big | 296 sq. km or 114 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | Best time to go is March to August |
| Where Is It | In eastern South Africa, close to the Swaziland border, near Pongola |
| Why Visit | - See rhino, elephant, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, giraffe, eland
- Overlooks the beautiful Pongola river valley
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Phinda Private Game Reserve |
| How Big | 170 sq. km or 62 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | Best time to go is March to August |
| Where Is It | In eastern South Africa close to the Swaziland border, near Mkuze |
| Why Visit | - Big five territory
- Seven diverse ecosystems - including beautiful beaches, forests & savannah
- See endangered leather back turtles come to lay eggs on the coast nearby
- Scuba dive at world's southernmost coral reefs
- Close to the St. Lucia Wetlands - a World Heritage Site
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Tswalu Game Reserve |
| How Big | 900 sq. km or 327 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | - Best time to go is March to August
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| Where Is It | In northern South Africa, near Kuruman |
| Why Visit | - One of the largest single owned private game reserves
- Malaria free
- See and track the endangered desert black rhino
- See lion, white rhino, king cheetah, giraffe, Cape buffalo
- Horse riding
- Golf at nearby Sishen Golf club - rated one of the top golf courses in South Africa
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Addo Elephant Park |
| How Big | 121 sq. km or 44 sq. mi. with plans to double this |
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| Where Is It | Southeastern South Africa, near Port Elizabeth |
| Why Visit | - Boasts the Big Seven - lion, buffalo, elephant, rhino, leopard plus whales and great white sharks
- Extends to the Indian Ocean
- Unrivalled natural diversity - has 5 of South Africa's 7 major vegetation zones (biomes)
- Malaria free
- Horse riding
- Camping
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Waterberg & Lapalala Wilderness |
| How Big | 254 sq. km or 94 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | - All year round game viewing
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| Where Is It | In northern South Africa, near Thabazimbi |
| Why Visit | - See black and white rhino, buffalo, leopard, giraffe, hippo, zebra
- Malaria free
- Horse riding safaris
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| Customized Tours And Safaris To South Africa - Shamwari |
| How Big | 180 sq. km or 62 sq. mi. |
| Game Viewing Guide | - All year round good game viewing
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| Where Is It | In southeastern South Africa, near Grahamstown |
| Why Visit | - Africa's southernmost game reserve
- Malaria free
- Big five
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