Top Game Reserves in South Africa

Mpumalanga
Kruger National Park
Mala Mala
Sabi Sabi

Kwa-Zulu Natal

Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
Lake Sibhayi
Kosi Bay
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve
Itala Game Reserve
Mkuze Game Reserve
Ndumo Game Reserve
Phinda Resource Reserve
Umlalazi Nature Reserve

Limpopo

Kruger National Park (Northern)

Western Cape
Karoo National Park
Table Mountain National Park
Tsitsikamma National Park
Bontebok National Park
De Hoop Nature Reserve
Marloth Nature Reserve

Northern Cape
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Richtersveld National Park
Augrabies Falls National Park
Tankwa Karoo National Park

Eastern Cape
Addo Elephant Park (Port Elizabeth)
Tsitsikamma National Park (Nature’s Valley).

Free State
Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Tip: best months for viewing game are from April to September and done from your own/hired car. Do not leave your car in 'open' areas.

Tip 2: Make sure you know what the region's malaria status is, be prepared for it and take every precaution necessary.
Malaria zones in South Africa include:

Intermediate Risk Zones are Kosi Bay, Sodwana Bay, Mkuze Game Reserve and St Lucia Lake (excluding St Lucia town and the river mouth), the use of anti-malarial drugs is advisable from October - May only for those permanently on steroids, people under 5 or over 65, pregnant, chronically ill, epileptics, porphyries, spleen-less, AIDS patients and chemotherapy patients.

Low Risk Zones include North West Province, Northern Cape, Augrabies Falls and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Prevention of mosquito bites are advised but drugs are unnecessary.

Malaria can still be contracted with precautionary measures. Symptoms are: flu-like and include fevers, headaches, joint pains, sweating, diarrhoea and nausea, shivers, and fatique. Warning: Malarai can show itself 6 months after visiting the area. Seeing a doctor soonest after start of symptoms, malaria can be diagnosed and treated.

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