Game Viewing South Africa – What’s so special? Feel the thrill and adventure of a close encounter with the Big Five… The roar of lions echoing across the endless savannah, the sound of crickets under a star studded sky. this is what you will experience when you visit one of the fine reserves teeming with wildlife in South Africa.
In the Kruger National Park only closed vehicles are permitted and off-road driving is strictly forbidden. Night drives in Kruger may only be conducted by park rangers in large park vehicles.
South Africa is a wildlife paradise offering umpteen numbers of national parks and wildlife reserves. Although each game reserve offers its own dimension to game viewing, one common factor ties them all together: the regal big five of the South African wild world – Elephant, Leopard, Rhino, Lion and Buffalo (also see: South African Wildlife).
Game Viewing in South Africa is done either in closed vehicles (mostly in the National Parks of which the Kruger National Park is the most famous), in open safari vehicles in the Private Game reserves and both day and night game viewing is available in these private reserves. Tracking game on foot is also an option available in some parks and reserves.
In the Private Game Reserves, day and night game drives are conducted in open vehicles. The biggest advantage of the open safari vehicles is that you get a better view and also a much better feel for the bush than in a closed vehicle.
At camps in the private reserve, the driver and tracker who accompany you on excursions are expert rangers and they are in contact with the other vehicles on game drives, greatly increasing your chances of finding the wildlife that you want to see.
Vehicles in the private game reserves may also leave the road to follow animals into the bush and provide opportunities to witness behaviour and interactions you might not see otherwise. Night drives in the private game reserves are also exceptionally good opportunities to spot game not usually seen during the day.
The private game reserves of Mpumalanga are the best destination in South Africa for anyone seeking an exceptional wildlife safari. The private game reserves lie along the Southern border of the Kruger National Park and recently, much of the fencing that once separated these reserves from Kruger have come down, allowing the animals to roam freely between the private Game Reserves and the Kruger Park. Although the game in both the Kruger Park and the neighbouring reserves is essentially the same, there are differences in the overall game viewing experience. These include the Private Game Reserves within the Mjejane Private Game Reserve and the Game Reserves bordering and within the Greater Kruger National Park region.
From a super luxury game viewing experience to a self dive budget safari, in a 5 star self catering luxury lodge experience for the budget conscious – this is the possibility for Game Viewing in South Africa.