South Africa

South Africa makes for the perfect safari destination with the most number of National Parks and Private Game Reserves of anywhere in the rest of Africa. From the incredible Big Five Game viewing , to the stunningly beautiful Cape coastline. Home to one of the most beautiful cosmopolitan cities of the world, Cape Town with its neighbouring Winelands. Add the breathtaking Cape Garden Route and stunning Drakensburg Mountains, close to the historic and atmospheric Battlefields, South Africa delivers every single time to everyone and of all ages.

Nowhere else gets you as close and personal and delivers such consistently powerful game drives. Whilst many places concentrate on the Big Five game viewing experience: Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino, there is a huge variety of game to see living in a hugely diverse ecosystem where the scenery landscape is just as dramatic and spectacular as the wildlife.

The different styles of safari cater to those who like to explore and drive themselves to those who enjoy being driven and taught by professionally trained guides and hosts who are as passionate and as friendly as you can find anywhere.

Here at Safari & Beach, we are delighted to be able to offer you individually tailored itineraries and stays to suit your personal requirements, whether they be budget-orientated trips to mid-range standards, as well as superbly luxurious stays in some of the most luxurious lodges and hotels in the world.

If you’re not looking for the most in-depth safari experience and fancy just a short taster safari or even a non-safari holiday, we can still help you plan the perfect ultimate and dream holiday. South Africa truly does cater to all tastes and budgets. Once you have been, you’ll want to return time and time again and there are few places in the world where when you return for the 2nd, 4th or even more times, you can still experience and see something completely different from your previous visits.

No first-timers visit to South Africa would be completed without visiting Cape Town. With its incredible backdrop of Table Mountain, spectacular beaches and coastline scenery, Cape Town is the most popular .

The world renown Kruger National Park and its surrounding ‘Big Five’ rich Game Reserves on the north eastern border with Mozambique has to be one of the best places in Africa to enjoy the big game up close and personal. The viewing of the elusive and most picturesque Leopard is unbeaten anywhere in the world when visiting the Sabi Sands Private Game Reserves. The sheer volume of game and variety of accommodation options from simple tented camps to incredible luxurious lodges can suit all ranges of budgets. For families looking for comfy and safe safari’s the malaria-free game reserves of Madikwe, the Eastern Cape deliver consistently fabulous game-viewing experiences too.

Those who have a keen interest in history should definitely plan to visit the KwaZulu Natal region where knowledgeable and passionate guides can bring the famous Anglo-Boer and Anglo-Zulu Battlefields back to life. Those who enjoy hiking in the mountains will find few places more impressive than the Drakensberg Mountains. The Zululand inland areas around Maputuland are also home to some of the finest safari lodges that offer the greatest variety of safari activities both on land and in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean up along the Maputuland Coast and Forest Reserves.