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South Africa Safaris Since I receive so many questions from prospective South Africa Safari travellers regarding the choices for a South Africa Safari, I have created a category that will answer many questions regarding a Africa Safari and generally applies equaelly to South Africa Safaris, Botswana Safaris, Namibia Safari and or Zambia Safaris. About Safaris  Cost of a South Africa Safari: Your budget will dictate what your South Africa Safari experience will be like. South Africa has a well developed Safari infrastructure, with packages that meet all budgets. Generally , the cost of a South Africa Safari will depend on the amount of nights you spend in a area,ie in a private lodge,or outside the gates of the park,and the type of lodging you choose in that area. In most cases, all private lodges Safaris, except for the self drive safaris, will include 2 x game drives and Full Board ie all meals, most drinks and mornng and afternoon tea,and sunset drinks for the evening game drive. A group escorted Safari usually includes the lodging, 1x long game drive per day, some meals,and a guide. A South Africa Safari is the most requested add on to any South Africa Holiday Tour package.
When you compare all the options available for a South Africa Safari, the most famous and biggest of all the South Africa Safari parks is the Kruger National Park  This photo of part of a larger group of Buffalo, taken in Kruger National Park, is part of a group of photos, that form a unique series of images revolving around Lion/Buffalo/Rhino interaction Kruger National Park Safari There are 3 ways to experience a Kruger National Park Safari. Escorted Kruger National Park Safari Tour :
This version of a South Africa Safari has a set departure day of the week, with a set schedule, with a set rate, and is a open to anyone group trip.They usually operate round trip from Johannesburg, stay outside the gates of Kruger Park, and traverse the public section roads of the park. Self drive Kruger National Park Safaris: This is a version of the Safari experience that I personally like to do myself, and I have been designing Safari tours for my clients where we combine a self drive with a private lodge Safari. It covers more eco systems, the park camps are located right thoughout the park, and most offer lots of services like Safari bush dinners, walking Safaris, game drives, they have restaurants or you can reserve a self catering bungalow. You are not constrained by schedule or time, as we design for what you want to do.Our Self drive Kruger National Park Safaris are all custom designed to meet your needs,and budget. A alternative to this self drive is where we hire a local guide who will drive you around the park,while still staying in the park rest camps. Private Lodges. The vast majority of my clients stay in the private lodges of the Kruger National Park, generally for a 2N Safari stay. Bathroom at Singita Boulders These Safaris border the Greater Kruger National Park, and generally such areas for example as the Sabi Sands game reserve, is recognized as containing the best game viewing in the Kruger National Park.
These are fencless areas, where the wildlife roams freely between the different sectors of the Park. If Leopards on high on your list see, then the Sabi Sands game reserve is one of the best places to spot them. Sabi Sands Private reserve. Timbivati Private Reserves. In these private parks,you can go off road to view the animals,which you cannot do a escorted tour, which is an advantage for closer and better game viewing. The camps are small and intimate, and you have game guides that know the eco systems,the wild life and terrain. I design a South Africa Safari package as part of a greater South Africa, or Southern Africa tour. There are no real safari packages, as these are made up acording to the lodge you want to go to, your budget, time you have to travel etc. For some examples of past South Africa Safari packages see any of the links below Kruger National Park Safari Packages Theme Safaris We offer family Safaris, multi country Safaris, as well Safaris in other areas of South Africa.  Phinda Forest Lodge Safari Rooms Kwa Zulu has the Luxury Phinda Game Lodge that has wonderfully varied eco systems.I have stayed at this camp, and really enjoyed it. If you are intersted in a specialty South Africa Safari we offer those as well ie such a walking Safari, escorted tented Safaris, tracking the Wild Dog Safaris, Leopard tracking Safaris,South Africa Birding Safaris,darting Rhino Safaris(to relocate and or for conservation purposes) If you want to add in a stopover package to the world famous Victoria Falls,and then add in a Chobe Botswana Safari package, which is a nice combination that I am doing for my clients.
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