South African Nature Reserve Experiences

Read entertaining South African Nature Reserve Reviews by seasoned travel writers. Get a first-hand account of the accommodation, service and experience.

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Bushmans Kloof Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa

I knew how Cinderella felt. The morning after and the single-engine Cessna had changed back into my Nissan Exa. The private air-strip...more

Darting Black Rhino in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve

Darting Black Rhino in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is an amazing experience. Peter Sullivan describes this special encounter and recalls his fav...more

De Hoop Nature Reserve Review

After a spectacular lunch – and some of the best wines I've tasted in years – we continue our journey to De Hoop Nature Reserve in the W...more

Donkeys in Football Jerseys

Set aside to protect the endangered Mountain Zebra the Mountain Zebra National Park in the Eastern Cape is home to a variety of wildlife and...more

Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park Archive News

Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park - South Africa's Kruger National Park, Mozambique's Limpopo National Park and the Gonarezhou National Park ...more

Mis-adventures and Elephants

Addo Elephant National Park is fast becoming the crown jewel in the South African National Parks portfolio, with the widest range of eco-sys...more

Mthethomusha Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Experience the true essence of Africa at Mthethomusha Game Reserve! The reserve boasts with prime Big Five viewing and pristine unspoiled na...more

Namaqua National Park

Namaqua is famous for its display of wild flowers in spring and a rich diversity of succulent plants, with an estimated 3500 species....more

Safari Review - Ecca Lodge and Uplands Homestead

Fun, flamboyant and fabulous are words that spring to mind when describing the lodges in the expansive Kwandwe Private Game Reserve in the E...more

Safari Review - Great Fish River Lodge, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve

The Great Fish River meanders through the Kwandwe Private Game Reserve. In a deep horseshoe bow in the river nestles the Great Fish River Lo...more

Safari Review - Kuname Lodge, Karongwe Private Game Reserve

Passion is the priceless ingredient that will make a stay at Kuname River Lodge exceed all expectations. All those associated with Kuname...more

Safari Review - Tswalu Kalahari Reserve

The Kalahari is a rich, red sea of undulating sand topped with grasses, shrubs and trees – not at all the empty pale desert you might have...more
South Africa Nature Reserves : Game Reserves and National Parks