50-65 years of age
Review about South Africa by Nature lover
South Africa has everything in one country - and the variety of cultures make for a very pleasant vibe.
50-65 years of age
Mountain Zebra park is a unique Karoo biome and utterly spectacular scenery and wildlife
The Park accommodation is very good and our chalet was newly refurbished - within easy walk of the swimming pool where you can laze away the hot midday hours while being watched by Rock Dassies (Procavia capensis), which are abundant in the area and the favorite meal for the Verreaux's Eagles. Far from being devoid of life the Karoo is alive with a wide variety of species specially adapted to the harsh semi desert conditions. Specials include the Mountain Zebra's which the Park was established to conserve, Blue Cranes (Anthropoides paradiseus)- South Africa's national bird and the nocturnal, shy, Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) which feeds almost exclusively on termites and can be seen early morning or at dusk if you are lucky. The roads are good and suitable for normal cars and take you up onto the surrounding plateau with breathtaking views of the surrounding valleys and mountains. There are also nice hiking trails for early morning or late afternoon when temperatures are more comfortable. All in all a must do for a night or two to truly appreciate the magnificent Karoo.
50-65 years of age
Review about Karoo National Park by Nature lover
The Karoo is a unique biome and if you enjoy the spectacular peace and quiet of the semi desert with its abundance of specially adapted plants, animals and insects this is for you. Nice pool and good restaurant - and some ancient fossils on display.
50-65 years of age
Review about Kruger National Park by Nature lover
Kruger offers excellent facilities and owing to the variety of the various biomes is a must see and do. Take the night game drives and organize a bush braai - somewhere in the bush with no fences and a great chef to prepare your food while you enjoy drinks next to the fire - great experience.
FR
50-65 years of age
Rhinos and peace
After numerous visits to Kruger, Hluhluwe-Umfolozi gives a sensation of peace and authentic bushlife. Accommodation (a safari tent at Mpila) was superb, even if it meant keeping an eye on vervets and warthogs (my husband had to negotiate with an old male warthog who was determined to take the rubbish bag away - and so was my husband!). We also went for a game walk and were lucky to come across some rhinos. I also managed to spot a few more birds to add to my list, as well as one or two spiders (but I didn't spend to long with those!). One of the other advantages over Kruger is the fact that it is much less crowded and people seem to behave more sensibly.
FR
50-65 years of age
Review about Kruger National Park by mbd
I will just explain why I only gave a "good" to bush vibe: too many people in the park who behave like idiots: fast driving, loud music, no respect for animals. It is still a great place and we particularly enjoyed a night at Sable hide which I would recommend to anyone who wants to know what bush experience means.
Review about South Africa by Frank_Richards
We spent a month in Kwazululand - camped at False Bay for a few days - found the birds and general wildlife (not so much the big game animals) something that I hadnt expected. Marvelous varieties and quantities of species or birds, lizards, plants (only dead snakes thanks!)
50-65 years of age
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Ian Macfadyen
The real African safari experience - rough journey, wonderful accomodation on arrival, all the Big Game, fabulous scenery, - day-to-day life & death to be seen on every game-drive. (I don't know what Tanzania could offer that the Masai Mara doesn't). If driving yourself, beware you are not permitted to go off track. The game-rangers are really strict.
50-65 years of age
Review about Amboseli National Park by Ian Macfadyen
Fabulous scenery - Kilimanjo! Lots of elephants, all the plains game and everything else one would expect to see with the exception of cheetah & rhino, and lions are few & far between.
Glorious, wild experience - very much on our own!
We spent a couple of nights in lovely accomodations. We went on an early morning bush-walk, accompanied by a ranger - heard more than we saw (the animals seems to be more aware of humans away frojm the car than when were were in it!), although we HEARD A LOT - very exciting, and we did get a great view of some White Rhino's from a safe (above) viewing point. We had been advised that a park employee had been thrown from a horse and unfortunately killed (by a lion), so we were pleased to have a guide.