A movement near your feet on the Augrabies Falls boardwalk. Suddenly a small, feisty and impossibly colourful lizard pops into focus. This is Broadley’s flat lizard, which lives in little groups where rivalries and territory are all linked to their techni-colour markings. At night they forget their feuds and cuddle up together. more

For an unusual wildlife experience, head out in the morning with your guide and spend an hour or 2 in the company of a colony of meerkats. Meerkat tourism has become increasingly popular with visitors who have watched the popular wildlife documentary series, Meerkat Manor, about these intriguing little creatures. more

The Boulders Beach penguins are about as famous as birds can be. They're also ever-more endangered. The birds, who draw crowds of visitors who can't resist their waddling ways, are under threat from loss of habitat, dwindling fish resources, and their human neighbours. more

Seal Island in False Bay is home to well over 60 000 bawling, squalling, squabbling Cape fur seals. They’re top of the menu for the great white sharks that patrol this area, and there’s always a chance to see a spectacular (and bruising) encounter between the 2 species. more

If you thought shark cage-diving was an intense and extreme way of getting closer to predators in their natural environment, then you are in for a great surprise. Try crocodile cage-diving in Oudtshoorn for the ultimate up close and personal encounter with an ancient predator. more

You’ve done your Big 5 safari game drives but now you want to get closer and more intimate with the bush. On a Rhino Walking Safari in the Kruger National Park you’ll get up close and personal with the 2nd largest land mammal on earth. more

Enter the domain of the great white shark from the safety of a shark cage and witness these uber-predators in their natural environment as they come over and check you out. While shark cage-diving is perfectly safe, it is not an activity for the shy or fainthearted! more

Tiger shark diving in South Africa offers an underwater rush like none other, a diving adventure to remember forever. View these impressive predators in their natural environment, up close and personal, without being confined by a cage. more

For a really special dive in a spectacular setting below the Cape Peninsula mountain range, book yourself a date with a prehistoric sevengill shark, in one of the few places in the world that you can dive with these rarely seen marine predators. more

Go snorkelling with seahorses in Knysna and encounter an enchanting little greenish-brown creature, a bit bigger than the palm of your hand, that has survived for 40-million years. It’s an unforgettable diving experience. more

Grab your flippers and fins and go pelagic diving with mako and blue sharks – 2 of the world’s most majestic sharks. Head out to the deep ocean and search for the mako – the fastest shark in the sea – and the dazzlingly colourful blue shark. more

Fix your flippers, grab a mask and get ready to go diving or snorkelling with Cape Fur seals. If the weather conditions are right prepare yourself for a memorable experience. Cape Fur seals are great show-offs and may well treat you to a display of underwater acrobatics or surface sunbathing. more

Just outside the Little Karoo town of Oudtshoorn in the southern Cape is a place where you can experience a meerkat encounter with a wild (but habituated) colony. It’s the perfect way of meeting these charismatic suricates in their natural habitat. And then there’s the whole of Route 62 to explore. more

The Kalahari Desert is a magical landscape of metallic skies, waves of windswept red sand dunes, sun-drenched grasslands, ancient riverbeds and bleached mineral-rich pans. The desert is also home to a huge variety of animal and plant life superbly adapted to the dry conditions. more