South Africa is a travel experience as diverse as its landscapes. For safari-goers, the Greater Kruger region is a vast patchwork of contiguous, wildlife-rich reserves where you can track hunting predators in the dawn coolth or watch elephants wade through river crossings. Private concessions offer off-road access and limited vehicle numbers for unrivalled intimacy. This is legendary big game country — the land of the elephant, the Shangane people, pioneers and gold prospectors — where every dust mote is tainted with a story.
The Eastern Cape’s rewilded reserves are malaria-free bush escapes with eye-popping conservation storytelling and easy access to the Sunshine Coast. The super-accessible, wildlife-rich Waterberg north of Johannesburg offers yet more history, wildlife and story in its mystical mountains.
