Looking for the best places to go to on a Big 5 safari holiday on the African continent? The Safari Index team highly recommends the following Big 5 safari holidays at these exceptional lodges and camps. They are situated in prime Big 5 safari areas in Africa where you have a great chance of seeing lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo, and leopard. Many places claim to host the Big 5, but you have very small chance of seeing all of the members of the Big 5 on a safari holiday. However, the lodges and camps below offer a safari traveler extremely good chances of seeing all the members of this famous group on an average 3-4 day Big 5 safari holiday.
Kings Camp, Timbavati
This colonial-styled and lavishly decorated lodge is situated in the heart of the Timbavati Nature Reserve, providing guests with luxurious accommodation and exceptional service. The main lodge is set in green gardens overlooking an active waterhole. There is a raised viewing deck under a thatch roof where guests can watch over the waterhole or read a book whilst sipping an…
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Jock Safari Lodge, Kruger
Jock Safari lodge incorporates elements of a colonial past with unspoilt wilderness. Situated on a 6,000 hectare private concession in the south-western corner of the Kruger National Park, Jock Safari Lodge offers its guests absolute exclusivity to an area of the Kruger regarded by many as the best for game viewing. The lodge is named after a local legend, Jock…
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Elephant Plains, Sabi Sands
Elephant Plains is a family run 4 Star camp situated on the banks of the dry Manyelethi River bed in the northern sector of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. The camp is primarily split into 2 sections. The more affordable accommodation type is the ‘rondavel’ huts based on the setup of the original hunting camp. There are 5 rondavels set…
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Mala Mala Main Camp
The world renowned Mala Mala Game Reserve was the original private safari destination on the continent making the transition from a hunting camp to a safari camp almost fifty years ago. The wildlife viewing on the property is exceptional. Main Camp still has a hunting and colonial feel with skins and trophies of wildlife displayed on the walls of the’…
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Africa on Foot, Klaserie
Africa on Foot is a safari company offering a great combination of walking and game drive safaris in a remote part of the Klaserie Game Reserve - a conservancy of privately owned game farms open to the Kruger Park. The camp is a traditional family-run bush camp where the atmosphere is homely and relaxed and the facilities rustic yet comfortable.…
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