Adventure Holidays, African Safari Tours & More
August 9th, 2010, 3:01 am
For many travellers, African safaris is on their must go list. For the adventure seeking traveller, nature buffs and amateur photographers there is no better rush than a safari tour for an opportunity to get close to the African widlife in their natural habitat. South Africa Holidays offer the best national parks and private reserves, to self-drive or guided tours with educated naturalists, this is just the beginning of the best in safari tours.
One of the gems of Africa is the Kruger National Park, known to be a extraordinary wildlife reserves. Situated in Mpumulanga Province, to the north west of Johannesburg, it is a popular destination for safari tours, due to its good infrastructure of roads and facilities. Kruger consists of 6 million acres of wildlife reserve boasting 16 unique ecozones.Visitors to Kruger have a chance to watch 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. Travelers have a chance to see many thousands of gazelle herds and primates such as baboons and monkeys. There are different rest camps that offer visitors a diversity of lodging choices at the Kruger Park. Visitors can spend several days in the Kruger Park and have a opportunity to explore the several regions while driving between the tents along the main road. All tour coach drivers are strictly notified to follow the paved routes and avoid leaving their vehicles while viewing the wildlife.
Adjacent to the southern end of the Kruger Park is the Sabi Sand Reserve. Sabi Sand Reserve is renowned to be the most grand wildlife lodge in all of Africa. The lodges offer guests guided safari tours with naturalists in their game-rich areas of the Reserve. To experience a grand and romantic setting at one of these lodges, Sabi Sabi, Londolozi or Singita will provide the traveller with an unmatched safari experience.
Pilanesberg National Park is two hours from Johannesburg and is a million hectare conservation area. The Pilanesberg National Park has a thick concentration of wildlife including the Big 5 of Africa, is one of the most picturesque and to top it all off it is situated on the remains of an ancient volcano site. Pilanesberg is a malaria-free zone, making it an attractive safari destination for travellers.