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Visit South Africa

  • Self Drive

    The most economical and by far the most popular way to experience South Africa is on a self drive. The roads are good, traffic tends to be light and driving is on the left.

    Self Drive

  • Wine Tasting

    Within easy driving distance of Cape Town, the valleys of Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek have become known as 'The Winelands'. Here you can admire the manicured rows of green and russet vines and even stop to sample the local tipple.

    Wine Tasting

  • Cape Town

    Cape Town – one of the world’s great cities, Cape Town has excellent accommodation, is easy to explore and is the gateway to the Wine Regions and Garden Route. Cape Town is an ideal place to start your trip around South Africa.

    Cape Town

  • Whale Watching

    Hermanus and Walker Bay, near Cape Town, are perhaps the best places in the world to spot whales from the shore (Jun-Dec). Whale watching trips from boats are also popular in South Africa.

    Whale Watching

  • Battlefields

    Learn how Ghandi, Paul Kruger and Winston Churchill were all involved in the battle of Spioenkop, during the Boer War, or how a hundred British soldiers held off some 4,000 Zulus at Rorke’s Drift, and how nearly 1,800 were killed a few hours earlier at the battle of Isandlwana.

    Battlefields

  • Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

    South Africa offers some of the best safari in the whole of Africa. One of the best places are the private reserves of Kruger Greater Park, where you can see the 'Big Five' (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo).

    Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

  • Scenery

    South Africa boasts some spectacular scenery across the whole country. These include the imposing Drakensberg Mountains, coastal views along the Garden Route, the impressive Blyde River Canyon and the vast Karoo.

    Scenery

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Visit The Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

Madikwe was the site for one of the largest-ever game relocation operations from 1991-97, and 8,000 animals were moved into this malaria free reserve. As well as the Big Five you can see rare wild dogs.

Wild dog, Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
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The Madikwe Game Reserve

South Africa

Located right up against the Botswana border near Gabarone, the Madikwe is one of the most remote game parks in South Africa.

Game relocation programme

It was the site for one of the largest-ever game relocation operations, Operation Phoenix: over six years from 1991-97, 8,000 animals were moved into this new, malariafree reserve.

Africa as it used to be

They took their time to settle but the reserve slowly reverted to its natural state, and now provides good game viewing in a spectacular setting. With great ridges running through the park dotted with rounded boulders looking out over extensive plains it offers the chance to experience what Africa must have been like hundreds of years ago.

As well as the Big Five, the reserve is probably the best place in the country to get good sightings of wild dogs.

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