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Up-close-and-personal with African elephants

Elephant Walks

Experience elephants and the bush up-close-and-personal with an exciting elephant walk in South Africa - meet these magnificent creatures in their world

The brightest lights in the African night sky.

Stargazing safaris

Enjoy a night-time safari with a difference and experience the splendour of the heavens with stargazing under a South African sky.

Green Hunting South Africa

Go hunting and help conserve the environment by trying out Green Hunting in South Africa and assist in scientific research while stalking your prey

Up-close-and-personal with a Nile crocodile

Crocodile Cage-diving

For an extreme underwater encounter like nothing you have every experienced before, try out the unique crocodile cage diving in Oudtshoorn.

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Bush Walking

Get close to nature like never before with a walking safari adventure in the natural beauty and wilderness of South Africa

Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Experience the sheer adrenalin of meeting Great White sharks up-close-and personal in their own backyard...

Learn To Be A Game Ranger

South Africa not only offers great opportunities to see wildlife, but you can also train to become a game ranger here as well

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Unusual Safaris

Big Seven Safari

Nothing like a Big 7 Safari in the Eastern Cape where you get to see the Big 5 (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino) as well as the Great White Shark and the Southern Right Whale.
Stargazing Safari

The bush is a fantastic place to go stargazing. Let qualified 'Star Rangers' take you on a voyage through the skies of our southern hemisphere.
Veterinary Safari

Conservation is no longer just a buzzword. Game capture, veterinary, or conservation safaris are a unique, ‘hands-on’ opportunity to benefit wildlife meaningfully.
Golfing Safari

Combine your love of safari and your passion for golf. Play our best African savannah courses, where creature’s criss-cross the fairways and four-legged hazards are commonplace!
Spafari

Surrender to the healing rhythms of the bushveld. Be pampered in the great outdoors with African-inspired lotions, balms and therapies.
Yoga Safari

Marry the best of the bush with morning and afternoon yoga sessions and come back home recharged and revived.
Turtle Watching Safari

Turtle tours are very popular along the Elephant Coast (stretching from St Lucia to Kosi Bay). Witness first-hand the loggerhead and leather-back turtles lay their eggs.
Frogging Safari

No we’re not joking! In parts of South Africa such as Chrissiesmeer in Mpumalanga or Amakhosi Lodge in KwaZulu-Natal - going on a frog-seeking safari is simply par for the course.
Cosmetic Safari

Johannesburg-based company, Surgeon & Safari, offer a combination of cosmetic surgery and an African safari, you’ll look so good when you head back home – no one will recognise you.
Little 5 Safari

Head off to our national parks and look out for the “Little 5” which includes the Buffalo Weaver, the Ant Lion, the Leopard Tortoise, the Elephant Shrew and the Rhino Beetle. And, try to spot the 'Shy 5': porcupine, antbear (aardvark), bat-eared fox, aardwolf and meerkat.