We cover all the bases…
With knowledge and experience accumulated over years we would like to assist you with making your Safari the best possible experience based on your individual requirements.
Based in the diverse province of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa we incorporate numerous Wildlife & Nature Reserves along our routes. Each of these conservation areas is protected for its diversity, uniqueness, scenery and for future generations.
Our favourites in KwaZulu Natal are:Two Natural World Heritage Sites, namely:
The Greater St Lucia Wetland Park (recently renamed iSimangaliso), including the Eastern & Western shores, Sodwana Bay, Mkhuze Game Reserve & Kosi Bay. This system consists of four lakes and a series of inter-connecting channels, which eventually drain via a sandy estuary into the Indian ocean. It is home to a large variety of birds and animals including hippos and crocs. Humpback whales can be seen off the beaches on their northerly migration to calve in Mozambique and in December and January loggerhead and leatherback turtles come onto the beaches to lay their eggs in carefully prepared nests.
Proclaimed in 1950 and extended in 1984. This is the most pristine lake system on the South African Coast. Kosi Bay is the jewel in its crown. http://www.kosibay.net/.
uKhalamba Drakensberg, which includes Giants Castle, Injasuthi, Cathedral Peak, Royal Natal and Bushman’s Neck.
Two hours from Durban and four from Gauteng, The Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park should be at the top of every visitor’s itinerary. In this awesome mountain range you can savour the ultimate freedom of great open spaces in a world of gigantic peaks and buttresses, of towering sandstone cliffs and hidden valleys, virgin forests and crystal clear rivers.
The Park is home to black eagle, bearded vulture and herds of eland, besides the priceless legacy of many other indigenous plants and animals. The trails are generally well maintained, which along with the pristine scenery and wildlife, makes this is a hiker’s paradise.
Accommodation options in and around the park are diverse. These range from luxury lodges through mid-range to scenic campsites.
The average altitude is +/-3000m, making this the highest range south of Kilimanjaro. Span – 150kms. Size – 243 000 ha.
There are numerous KwaZulu Natal Game & Nature Reserves where you can enjoy wildlife safaris, including:
- Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, a big five conservation area and spectacular place to safari,
Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park is the oldest game reserve in Africa proclaimed in 1895. It was the exclusive hunting preserve of the Zulu kings who protected the area by proclaiming conservation laws long before any formal protection. As the home of “Operation Rhino” in the 1950s and 60s, the Park became world renowned for its White Rhino conservation. Other areas of focus for which it is famed include its wilderness trails which originated in Umfolozi in the 1950s and its renowned Game Capture unit recently upgraded into the Centenary Capture Centre which is a bench mark for animal capture and sustainable utilization in Africa.
Hluhluwe Umfolozi covers some 96 000 ha and an immense diversity of fauna and flora occurs in this region. Umfolozi, the southern component of the park lies west of the town of Mtubatuba. The region is generally hot in summer, and mild to cool in winter, although cold spells do occur.
Larger mammals to be seen include buffalo, blue wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, elephant, and large numbers of impala, waterbuck, common and mountain reedbuck, nyala, kudu, bushbuck, steenbuck, duiker, warthog, black rhino, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyaena and jackal.
In excess of 300 species of birds have been recorded.
- Tembe Elephant Park and Ndumo Game Reserve, Ithala Game Reserve,
- AMakhosi, Pongola Biosphere Reserve, and Oribi Gorge
In the Other regions of South Africa:
- Kruger National Park, Sabi Complex, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Pilanesberg National Park,
- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, West Coast National Park, Table Mountain National Park, Wilderness,
- Addo Elephant National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park.
Elsewhere in Africa:
- Namibia: Etosha National Park.
- Botswana: Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
- Zimbabwe: Hwange National Park, Mana Pools National Park, Victoria Falls, Matobo National Park.
- Zambia: South Luangwa National Park.
- Swaziland: Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Hlane Royal National Park, Mkhaya Game Reserve.
- Lesotho: Sehlabathebe National Park
- Malawi: Lake Malawi, Liwonde National Park.