5. Amakhala Game Reserve
This stunning private game reserve is also located in South Africa’s malaria free Eastern Cape. Choose from 11 luxury accommodations including restored country houses, safari lodges and tented camps for a very cushy, comfortable safari experience. Take a game drive and spot some cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, buffalo and antelope that make themselves at home here. Explore at night for a nocturnal take on the wildlife.
6. Kariega Game Reserve
This pristine family-owned and operated private game reserve is situated along the famed Garden Route. It’s a convenient option to compliment a visit to Cape Town and a drive along the Indian Ocean coastline. The biodiversity is particularly abundant at this park as two mighty rivers run through it. River cruises or kayak trips make for a different kind of safari experience. Day and evening open-air game drives provide opportunities to spy the Big 5 plus hippo, hyena, zebra, giraffe, zebra, waterbuck, wildebeest, eland, kudu, antelope and prolific bird life. One thing it doesn’t have – malaria.
