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South Africa offers some of the best Big 5 safari and game reserves and lodges in Africa. We can quote on any safari lodge or game reserve in South Africa. Even if you have a specific safari lodge or game reserve in mind and you already have a quote, please contact us to see what we can offer you! The Kruger National Park is world renowned for great game viewing, but there are also some breathtaking big 5 and malaria free safari opportunities in South Africa. These big 5, malaria free areas include the Welgevonden Game Reserve, Madikwe Game Reserve and the Addo Elephant National Park. Get in contact with the SA Travel Desk for the best safari and game reserve rates in South Africa.
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North West Province Safari / Game Lodges   The Bush House The Bush House is your home in Big Five country. Our informal style, intimate atmosphere and caring staff make you feel welcome, relaxed and part of our family. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend   Makanyane Safari Lodge Makanyane Safari Lodge consists of a beautiful main building and eight stunning suites, which lie hidden in the lush forest, offering spectacular views over the tranquil Marico River in a idyllic Big 5, Malaria free environment. Rating : Equivalent to View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend Western Cape Province Safari / Game Lodges Botlierskop Private Game Reserve Botlierskop Private Game Reserve is blessed with a great diversity of habitat and wildlife (Big 5) & offer luxury tented suites on private wooden decks, which have breathtaking views of the river and tranquil mountainous surroundings. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend

Buffelsdrift Game Lodge The malaria free Buffelsdrift Game Lodge is situated 7km outside Oudtshoorn, and is understated elegance in luxury tent accommodation. With mountains as a backdrop and a magnificent waterhole at your doorstep, it’s the closest you will get to the wild of the Klein Karoo. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend

Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve This beautiful Relais and Chateaux Hotel in the wilderness reserve is a natural playground for those who want to reconnect with themselves and the essence of life, with wide open plains, mystical rock formations, crystal clear water falls and an abundance of fauna and flora. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend

Chandelier Game Lodge and Ostrich Show Farm At the Chandelier Game Lodge you have four accommodation options to choose from. A unique feature of the Chandelier Game Lodge and Ostrich Show Farm is the luxury en suite tented accommodation. The lodge is located near Oudtshoorn between the lush green Garden Route. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend

Garden Route Game Lodge Garden Route Game Lodge guards the entrance to South Africa’s world famous Garden Route Coast. Only 3.5 hours drive from Cape Town, this malaria free, private game reserve is home to an abundance of animal and bird life including the Big 5. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend

Gondwana Big 5 Game Reserve Situated in the heart of the Garden Route, you will find a beautiful piece of land that will stir your senses. Set on 11,000-hectares, Gondwana Game Reserve holds the distinction of being the only Fynbos reserve in the world with free roaming Big Five game as well as endangered species. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend

Inverdoorn Game Reserve and Safari Lodge Let your soul soar through the open skies and uninterrupted landscapes of Inverdoorn Game Reserve and Safari Lodge. Our game reserve includes 29 different species of animal including, cheetah, rhino, rare Cape Barbary lion, buffalo, giraffe, letchure, oryx and over 1200 entities. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend

Kagga Kamma Private Game Reserve Kagga Kamma Private Game Reserve is located magnificent Cederberg mountains, near Ceres and is well known for its scenic beauty and dramatic rock formations. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend

Wild Olive House at Bartholomeus Klip - Hermon Wild Olive House shares mountain views and a farm experience with Bartholomeus Klip. Enjoy the peace and privacy of your own farmhouse, with the Fynbos nature reserve on one side and vast farmland on the other. Rating : View details   |   Book now   |   Tell a friend

... more listings to follow Going on a safari is often the highlight of any holiday to South Africa. A South African safari or tour is a truly unforgettable and most often a once in a lifetime experience. There are many National Parks and Private Game Reserves to choose from and you don’t have to pay top dollar to have the best safari experience that money can buy. There are many Big 5 safari areas in South Africa. Some of them are within malaria areas, such as the famous Kruger National Park, but there are also areas such as the Madikwe Game Reserve and Welgevonden Game Reserve that are authentic Big 5 reserves without the threat of malaria. Below you will find a summary of the most important Big 5 safari areas within South Africa. Please feel free to contact us for advise on the best safari experience for you and your family. Safari lodges and game reserves often cater for small weddings, conferences and team building. Kruger National Park The Kruger National Park offers nearly 2 million hectares of unrivalled diversity of life forms. The world renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa. Established in 1898 to protect the wildlife of the South African Lowveld, the Kruger Park is a world leader in advanced environmental management techniques and policies. It is important to note that the Kruger National Park is situated within a malaria area. There are many private concessions within and next to the Kruger National Park. To name but a few, some of the more famous reserves are: • Sabi Sands Game Reserve • Timbavati Game Reserve • Thornybush Game Reserve • Manyeleti Game Reserve • Klaserie Game Reserve • Jock Safari Lodge Within each of these game reserves there are a number of private game reserves making the Kruger National Park the reserve in South Africa with the most daily visitors. Within these game reserves you are spoilt for choice and typically you can choose between luxury lodges, luxury tented lodges, river lodges and normal camps. Kruger National Park is a must for the first time visitor to South Africa – a place where the South African safari was born. Madikwe Game Reserve Due to it’s location in a malaria free area of South Africa, Madikwe Game Reserve is the perfect safari destination for families and business people alike. The Madikwe Game Reserve, situated against the Botswana border, 90 km north of Zeerust and just 3 hours drive from both Johannesburg and Pretoria, is now one of South Africa’s prime safari destinations. Madikwe is a Big 5 game reserve covering some 75 000 hectares. It is currently one of the largest game reserves in South Africa. The rich diversity of vegetation ensures a wide range of game and the topography offers ideal game viewing opportunities. The Madikwe Game Reserve is home to 66 mammal species. Madikwe Game Reserve has the distinction of being one of the few game reserves in the world to be proclaimed purely on the grounds of being the most appropriate and sustainable land use for an area. To have a safe and enjoyable safari experience you have to make Madikwe your first Big 5, malaria free safari destination in South Africa. Welgevonden Private Game Reserve Rolling wooded mountains cut by deep rocky ravines and majestic gorges make Welgevonden Private Game Reserve an evocative piece of Africa. Aptly meaning “well found”, this is a place of rare and rugged beauty, plentiful wildlife and prolific birdlife. Spectacular scenery and excellent game viewing makes Welgevonden Private Game Reserve quite unlike anywhere else on earth. To visit Welgevonden is to experience the spirit of true wilderness. Welgevonden Private Game Reserve is home to over 50 different mammals, including the Big 5 and boasts one of the largest populations of white rhino on a private reserve anywhere in Africa. There are rare and unusual species too, such as the brown hyena, aardwolf and aardvark – all best seen at night. The grassy plains of Welgevonden are abound with antelope from the largest eland to the diminutive duiker and cheetah, lion and leopard are always close by. It is the diversity of habitat on the Welgevonden reserve that encourages such a wide range of wildlife as well as over 300 bird species, including the rare blue crane. At over 34 000 hectares in size, Welgevonden Private Game Reserve lies in the Waterberg plateau, just north of Johannesburg. At Welgevonden guests enjoy unlimited traversing through the reserve and experience an environment where biodiversity, conservation and game viewing are managed in harmony. Welgevonden Private Game Reserve protects an unique and special environment and the reserve’s management is deeply committed to ongoing conservation research and development. Only a limited number of guests are allowed within Welgevonden game reserve at any given time. There is also ancient and delicate Bushman rock art within the Welgevonden reserve. Welgevonden offers the discerning visitor something completely different. This is mountain bushveld with rivers running through it and sweeping views to far horizons. Welgevonden Private Game Reserve is a malaria free area. Addo Elephant National Park The Addo Elephant National Park is situated 72km by road from Port Elizabeth. Established in 1931 to save 11 elephants on the brink of extinction, the Addo Elephant National Park is now home to  more than 400 elephants, lion, cape buffalo, black rhino, a range of antelope species and the rare flightless dung beetle. Addo Elephant National Park is a perfect destination for the outdoor and nature lover. Addo Elephant Park, a sanctuary for a wide range of South Africa’s wildlife, is located in the thick bushveld of the Sundays River, in the Eastern Cape Province. The park, now known as the Addo Elephant National Park, has grown to over 164 000 hectare and is well on the way to becoming much larger still – about 400 000 hectares. The elephant herd now numbers over 400, a tribute to the long-term efforts of conservation. Botanically, Addo contains five of the country’s seven biomes. The lions were released into Addo National Park in October 2003 and the first lion cubs were born in the Addo park since 1845 – an absence of 159 years. There is more to the Addo Elephant National Park than the Big 7. There are countless other species such as cape buffalo, black rhino, eland, kudu, bushbuck, red hartebeest, grysbok and duiker, jackals, antbear, bushpig, vervet monkeys, zebra to name but a few. The flightless dung beetle is unique to the park. The Addo Elephant National Park is the 3rd largest park in South Africa. Addo is also situated in a malaria free area. Did you know?    1. Addo Elephant National Park is the only wildlife park in the world with the Big 7 – elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, buffalo, great white shark and southern right whale – all in their natural habitat? 2. The Addo Elephant National Park has one of the densest African elephant populations on earth? 3. Addo Elephant National Park conserves no less than five of the seven biomes (major vegetation zones) in South Africa? 4. Addo Elephant National Park is home to the unique flightless dung beetle? 5. Addo Elephant National Park incorporates the largest dune field in the southern hemisphere? 6. Addo Elephant National Park protects the world’s largest Cape gannet breeding population on Bird Island?