SAFARI
TRAVEL: MADIKWE GAME RESERVE - THE PREMIER MALARIA FREE
SAFARI AREA
Madikwe
Game Reserve is a relative newcomer to the safari circuit,
but with more travellers being increasingly concerned
about malaria medication, the area is fast gaining in
popularity because of its malaria free status, as is the
nearby Pilanesberg park near Sun City resort.
Created
in 1991, Madikwe sits right on the South Africa-Botswana
border and is now home to some exclusive safari lodges,
including some which are ideal for families.
Not only does this reserve boast the 'Big Five' but it
also has the 'Super 7'! This adds cheetah and wild dog
to the traditional five; leopard, lion, buffalo, elephant
and rhino. Plus brown hyena, sable, eland, gemsbok, giraffe
and large herds of plains game and plenty of birds.
Wild
dogs are a speciality of the area and due to their rarity
and fascinating behaviour, are a wonderful sight. They
are Africa's most formidable hunters (followed by hyena
and lion), and the essence of their successful social
system is co-operative hunting and food sharing.
SOUTH
AFRICA > CAPE
TOWN | KRUGER
PARK | SABI
SANDS & TIMBAVATI
MALARIA
FREE SAFARIS | MAPUTALAND
& ZULULAND
SOUTH
AFRICAN SAFARI PICS - IMAGE GALLERY
