Carl (AKA TwinMountain)
US
Visited:
May 2009
Reviewed: Apr 8, 2012
50-65 years of age
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If you are not from sub-saharan Africa, there's nothing like a South African safari for you and South Africa certainly has plenty of opportunity for you to experience these. There is no feeling that you need to keep an eye on your wallet at these game preserves. You'll enjoy the company of everyone you'll meet once at the preserve, and you'll have that once in a lifetime, dream experience. You'll be IN the African Bush.
Emiel de Lange
NL
Visited:
April 2010
Reviewed: Apr 5, 2012
South Africa is hugely diverse and has nearly everything you want in an African destination, plus the urban attractions such as Cape Town. However, it is very popular, and the most spectacular game parks are overrun with tourists.
Thomas Mätzsch
SE
Visited:
January 2007
Reviewed: Apr 5, 2012
Although South Africa is not "Africa", it shows plenty athmosphere. I will always try to come back!
clintVisited:
June 2010
Reviewed: Mar 27, 2012
5 / 5
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South Africa seems to have all the African wildlife that most people would like to see on a safari.
Daybreak96
GB
Visited:
August 2011
Reviewed: Mar 26, 2012
under20 years of age
5 / 5
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4 / 5
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4 / 5
We visited South Africa for just over two weeks, spending five days in Ulusaba, Kruger, five days at Hluhluwe-Umfolozi and four days down at Durban and one day up at Sodwana bay to do some diving. The weather while we were there was great overall, we only had bad weather one day when we went out diving off a boat from Durban, but that was more the sea breeze.
The people were so hospitable, everyone was asking if we were enjoying ourselves, etc. Both game parks provided good food and places to sleep, bathrooms, etc.
The beach, sea and reef were amazing at Sodwana bay, 7 mile as it is known was beautiful and there were loads of fish around generally.
El-RiaVisited:
October 2011
Reviewed: Mar 25, 2012
5 / 5
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What can I say, South Africa is my place of birth, you can't get any better anywhere else!
Wim Spronk
ZA
Visited:
March 2011
Reviewed: Mar 22, 2012
South Africa must be the top country in the world when it comes to Wild Life and is a mecca for birders. All game reserves are well organised and do everything to make visitors comfortable.
Agatha
ZA
Visited:
October 2010
Reviewed: Feb 29, 2012
South Africa has a wonderful variety of wildlife that would be difficult to find anywhere else. The park I visited was clean (in the sense of being free of litter and polution), and had wide open views. For the most part you didn't see any fences, and felt like you were out in the wild. Also, for those from the northern hemisphere, South Africa can be a nice flip of climates, and has beautiful clear skys for observing stars you would never see at home.
~lustedtowander~
US
Visited:
August 2010
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
35-50 years of age
5 / 5
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3 / 5
Go to Addo for the wildlife viewing in a sublime landscape. Much of the main viewing area is fenced and the roads paved, which limits the 'bush' vibe. But we never experienced the swarms of vehicles one might see in Kruger National Park.