SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE
One of the greatest attractions of a South African tour is the varied and abundant wildlife - in fact it's so abundant that you're guaranteed to see scores of birds and mammals on any visit to a wildlife reserve.
All of Africa's superstar species can be viewed on a South African tour: lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, rhinos, hippos, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, baboons, antelopes and warthogs are just the beginning. Keen birdwatchers are kept busy with close to 900 species to spot.
South Africa has a large number of national parks and reserves devoted to wildlife-spotting. Although lesser-known parks like Pilanesberg National Park and Madikwe Game Reserve are rich in animal life, Kruger National Park is the most famous. With excellent facilities and abundant wildlife, Kruger also offers a choice of atmospheric accommodation, from the pampered luxury of the private reserves to tented camps, sleeping bags and camp fires under the stars
Our South African tours offer the chance to get up close to the animals – and bring home some breathtaking photos – not just in the reserves, but also on the coast. At Plettenberg Bay you can watch whales leaping in the water just metres from your boat, while in Gansbaai the brave can go cage-diving with sharks.
