South Africa Parks
Philip lives in South Africa and has authored many guidebooks to African destinations, including ‘The Rough Guide to Game Parks of South Africa’.
An authentic wildlife experience is assured at Sabi Sabi, one of the private luxury reserves located within the greater Sabi Sand Game Reserve. Sabi Sand shares fenceless borders with the world-famous Kruger Park. Wildlife viewing tends to be superb, and the main focus is on the Big Five. The big cats are plentiful. Even the secretive leopard is easily found.
Sabi Sabi was one of the first lodges in Sabi Sands and offers exclusive wildlife viewing while guests enjoy 5-star accommodation as well as excellent food and service. It has four very different lodges to choose from with themes ranging from traditional to colonial and contemporary to avant-garde. Sabi Sabi owns a reasonable chunk of the Sabi Sands area and only offers traversing rights to one small property, which makes it less crowded at wildlife sightings.
Pros & Cons
Wildlife
Easy sightings of the Big Five make wildlife viewing superb. While you’ll almost certainly see some lions resting during the day, you might be lucky to find them hunting on a night drive. Other nocturnal animals you could encounter are porcupine, civet and maybe even a notoriously fierce honey badger. Burchell’s zebra and blue wildebeest are often seen grazing together while greater kudu tends to stick to thicker vegetation.
Scenery
Sabi Sabi's landscape is mostly woodland savannah. The foliage can be dense, but this rarely presents a problem when viewing wildlife due to the expert tracking skills of guides and the possibility to drive off-road.
See Sabi Sand Game Reserve for more information
Sabi Sabi is part of the greater Sabi Sand Game Reserve. See the links below for more info about Sabi Sands.
Want To Visit Sabi Sabi GR?
Safari Tours to Sabi Sabi GR
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![5-Day Sabi Sands Umkumbe Safari Lodge]()
5-Day Sabi Sands Umkumbe Safari Lodge
$1,688 pp (USD)
South Africa: Shared tour (max 10 people per vehicle)LuxuryLodge
You Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Sabi Sands (Greater Kruger), Sabi Sabi GR (Sabi Sands), Johannesburg (End)
MoAfrika Tours
4.9/5 – 2,176 Reviews
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![5-Day Sabi Fly in Safari]()
5-Day Sabi Fly in Safari
$4,887 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tourLuxury+Lodge
You Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Sabi Sabi GR (Sabi Sands), Johannesburg (End)
Discover Africa Safaris
5.0/5 – 524 Reviews
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![3-Day Sabi Sands Safari and Bush Walk]()
3-Day Sabi Sands Safari and Bush Walk
$1,848 to $1,870 pp (USD)
South Africa: Shared tour (max 6 people per vehicle)LuxuryLodge
You Visit: Hoedspruit (Start), Sabi Sands (Greater Kruger), Sabi Sabi GR (Sabi Sands), Hoedspruit (End)
Knap Tours
5.0/5 – 9 Reviews
