Unbeatable Safari Adventures & South Africa Holidays
For many travellers, African safaris are the desired trip of a lifetime. Travellers from all over the world and varying interests will find no greater thrill than a African safari tour that will take you up close to the African wildlife in their natural habitat. South Africa Holidays offer the best national parks and private reserves, to self-drive or conducted tours with educated naturalists, this is just the beginning of the best in safari tours.
One of the jewels of Africa is the Kruger National Park, renowned to be a fantastic wildlife reserves. Located in Mpumulanga Province, to the north west of Johannesburg, it is a popular destination for safari tours, due to its great infrastructure of roads and facilities. Featuring 16 unique ecozones, Kruger comprises of 6 million acres of wildlife reserve.Visitors to Kruger have a chance to see up to 147 different mammal species and 500 bird species.The Big 5 of African wildlife – lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and buffaloes, thrive in the abundance of the Kruger Park. Not to dismiss the many thousands of gazelle herds and primates such as baboons and monkeys that visitors will see readily. There are various rest camps that provide visitors a variety of lodging options at the Kruger Park. Visitors can spend several days in the Kruger National Park, exploring the several regions and driving between the tents setup on the main route. It is important for all drivers and the visitor occupants in the Kruger Park to continue on the sealed roads and not leave their vehicles while viewing the wildlife.
Towards the south end of the Kruger Park is the Sabi Sand Reserve. Sabi Sand Reserve is the most grand wildlife lodge in all of Africa. All guests can go on safari tours with the naturalists in their game-rich regions of the Reserve. For an unmatched safari experience in a grand, romantic setting all travelers can stay at one of these lodges, such as Sabi Sabi, Londolozi or Singita.
Pilanesberg National Park is 2 hours from Johannesburg and is a million hectare conservation area. Pilanesberg National Park is located on the remains of an ancient volcano site and is one of the most scenic in Africa and has abundant concentration of wildlife including the Big 5. Pilanesberg is a malaria-free zone, making it an attractive safari destination for travellers.
