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Reserves we know well

Where to go for leopard, for a malaria-free weekend, or for a whole lodge to yourselves, with live South African resident rates in every reserve.

Greater Kruger Kapama Private Game Reserve A Big Five reserve minutes from Hoedspruit airport, with lodges for families, couples and grown-up escapes, and South African resident rates you can book now. Greater Kruger Karongwe Private Game Reserve A compact private reserve in the Lowveld with family-friendly lodges and good value South African resident rates. Greater Kruger Klaserie Private Nature Reserve One of the largest and quietest private reserves in the Greater Kruger, open to the park, with South African resident rates you can book now. Greater Kruger Kruger National Park Private lodges inside the Kruger itself, from the far north at Pafuri to the south, with South African resident rates you can book now. North West Madikwe Game Reserve Big Five, wild dog and no malaria, about 4.5 hours from Joburg, with South African resident rates at lodges for families, couples and groups. KwaZulu-Natal Phinda Private Game Reserve Big Five, cheetah and rare sand forest in northern KwaZulu-Natal, close to the coast, with South African resident rates at all 5 lodges. North West Pilanesberg National Park A malaria-free Big Five park in the crater of an ancient volcano, about 2.5 hours from Joburg, with South African resident rates you can book now. Greater Kruger Sabi Sand Game Reserve The private reserve on the Kruger's western edge, famous for leopard, with South African resident rates at some of its best known lodges. Greater Kruger Thornybush Game Reserve A Big Five private reserve on Hoedspruit's doorstep, with small lodges, private villas and South African resident rates you can book now. Greater Kruger Timbavati Private Nature Reserve Open to the Kruger, home of the white lions and a short drive from Hoedspruit, with South African resident rates you can book now. Waterberg Welgevonden Game Reserve A quiet, malaria-free Big Five reserve in the Waterberg, about 2.5 to 3 hours from Joburg, with South African resident rates you can book now.

These are the reserves we know best, most of them within a morning's drive of our home in Hoedspruit. Each page explains what makes the reserve different, who it suits and how to get there, with every South African resident rate we have live there today.

Looking for something else? Every special we have is on the specials page, or read the Journal for our honest guides.

Looking just over the border? Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Namibia are on our Beyond South Africa page.

Vikki and Sian with a sundowner beside the game vehicle
Vikki and Sian, sundowners in the Lowveld

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