Widespread across South Africa, steenbok have a special fey beauty. Look out for them at the sides of roads, on farms and even on golf courses.

In 2010, the African penguin was declared endangered. With their numbers steadily decreasing, experts are trying to save every last penguin.

Sabi Sand Reserve, adjacent to Kruger National Park, is home not only to fabulous game and birds, but also fabulous lodges. Lion Sands, one of the most prestigious, lives up to its stellar reputation.

The malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve in North West province is rapidly becoming one of South Africa’s top safari destinations. The reason? The Big 5 are all here, plus highly endangered wild dogs – Africa’s ‘painted wolves’.

Q&A with James Kydd, adventurer, safari guide and originator of the Ranger Diaries, an award-winning South African blog.

Visitors to the Timbavati Game Reserve will be treated to unspoiled terrain and rare white lions, which have made this area famous.

In odd places all around the countryside now you might encounter unexpected smears of pink on arbitrary roadside bodies of water. What are the flamingos doing there? And is that the sound of a Spanish guitar?

Thousands of southern right whales make their way from Antarctica to our coastline every year. September is the best time to see them with their new babies.

A world of rocks, desert creatures, moonscapes and thundering water – that’s Augrabies for you. But soon you’ll find yourself drawn into the lizard-lounge soap operas around you…