65+ years of age
Review about Pilanesberg Game Reserve by Wim Spronk
A wonderful place with the "Big Five" only 2 and a half hours from Johannesburg. Malaria free and beautiful camps and bird life.
65+ years of age
Review about Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve by Wim Spronk
This reserve has all the wild animals that Kruger has and being in KwaZulu Natal has a different and interesting bird life.
65+ years of age
Review about Ithala Game Reserve by Wim Spronk
I have bad memories of Ithala because while camping in their lovely rustic campsite we had a hail storm with stones the size of golf balls which wrote off my car as well, as two caravans belonging to the rangers. The bird life was quite good and there was limited game.
65+ years of age
Review about Spioenkop Game Reserve by Wim Spronk
Mainly visited for its historical interest.
65+ years of age
Review about Karoo National Park by Wim Spronk
I usually stay here on the way to Cape Town and love the scenery, the karoo lamb and the peaceful atmosphere.There are some interesting fossils of dinosaurs still embedded in rock.
65+ years of age
Review about Kruger National Park by Wim Spronk
Everything about Kruger is fantastic, the many camps, each one with a different atmosphere and bird life and each one providing one with a new adventue.
65+ years of age
Review about Londolozi Game Reserve by Wim Spronk
Londolozi is a luxury Game Reserve where you are driven around by rangers who keep in touch with each other and make sure visitors get the best views of leopards, cheetahs, lions etc etc.
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35-50 years of age
A great safari experience in a malaria free zone
Madikwe is a great destination for wildlife observation with a number of excellent and comfortable lodges. The wildlife is very impressive especially for large mammals. Lions, rhinos (both white and black) , giraffes, wild dogs, buffalos, elephants are relatively easy to see and you have the time to observe their behavior. The park is pretty large and you do not have the feeling of being in a 'large zoo', on the contrary; this despite the fact that the Game reserve is fenced. The part which is missing is a large river and the related wildlife such as hippos and crocodiles. We have seen and had the time to follow two wild dogs packs and two male lions roaring just in front of us (really unforgettable). The park is not accessible with your own car and that makes the experience really much better even if a bit more expensive. No traffic at all and very little chance of queuing to see wildlife.
Accommodation at Rhulani was very comfortable and they have a large pond where we had the opportunity to see rhinos, wild dogs , zebra, elephants and more when in the evening they came for drinking.
Scenery is the typical SA bush so do not expect large trees or a thick forest, it is not the landscape everybody loves.
Guides are friendly, helpful and very technical.
Final remark: it is a malaria free area and you do not need to worry about it or about yellow fever.
On balance the reserve I would recommend in South Africa.
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35-50 years of age