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Africa Geographic reaches out to a global community of people who share our passion for Africa's incomparable wilderness, wildlife and cultures. In an informative and entertaining manner via world-class magazines, web sites, television and other media we engage regularly with ‘Afrophiles’ all around the world, encouraging them to participate directly in Africa’s conservation future and, most of all, inspiring them to explore the wonders of the continent first hand.

Africa – Birds & Birding strives to foster an awareness and appreciation of the continent’s wild birds, celebrating their considerable diversity and number, while being ever-mindful of the great conservation challenges that they face. The magazine aims to encourage the growth of birdwatching as a pastime for enthusiasts of every level and ability and so increase the number of people who care passionately about our wild birds.

A leading travel magazine and accommodation guide covering South Africa and Africa for over 20 years! Loads and loads of very useful information.

Ranger diary follows the day to day adventures of a game ranger in the Timbavati Nature Reserve. Chad Cocking is based at Motswari Private Game Reserve.His blog contains stunning photography and humerous updates.

Experience the beauty and diversity of South African National Parks. Travel and Explore South Africa.

If you love our wild spaces, you will love receiving wild, conservations united voice on nature, environment and adventure, whilst also bringing you information on the science of conservation. As part of a Wild Card membership, you journey the Wild club, which entitles you to the quarterly Wild magazine and monthly e-News letters, and in future also more relevant loyalty benefits that focus on you our loyal customer. Over and above this, you will enjoy unlimited access to the parks and reserves, in the cluster of your choice

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Resorts invites you to enjoy the ultimate wildlife experience at our world class resorts. From the heights of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, through the tropical savannahs of Zululand where the Big 5 inhabit Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park, and on to the brilliant coral reefs of the Indian Ocean that fringe the lakes and wetlands of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site

Pilanesberg Game Reserve is in the Bojanala Region of the North West Province, adjacent to Sun City. Set in the crater of a long extinct volcano, the Park ranks among the largest of the parks in South Africa (it is in fact the fourth largest park) and covers an area of 55 000 hectare. The beauty of Pilanesberg is reflected in a large central lake, the Mankwe Dam. Over time, wind and water have carved a spectacular landscape with rocky outcrops, open grasslands, wooded valleys and thickets. Pilanesberg National Park accommodates virtually every mammal of southern Africa. Also home to the Big Five.

The Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve is a privately owned, non-subsidised game reserve, covering approximately 1 600 ha on the typical highveld of Gauteng. The reserve is situated in the "Cradle of Humankind", a declared World Heritage Site, about 40 km north-west of Johannesburg and 60km east of Pretoria. Awesome day for the kids.

De Wildt Cheetah centre is a centre that is involved in captive breeding programmes for endangered animals. It now also includes brown hyaenas, wild dogs, servals, suni antelope and riverine rabbits. An outing here is an excellent way to combine fun with a learning experience. Based near Hartebeespoort Dam

Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre at Plettenberg Bay offers a truly unique Wildcat Experience. Guests are taken on a guided tour to meet captive-bred furry felines, living in a semi-natural environment. So close, you can hear them purr… At Tenikwa, our animals speak for those who have no say. Learn about their struggle for survival in the wild during our guided tours. Your support funds our Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release Program.Give us an hour of your time and we will change your life!

Johannesburg Zoo is a popular visitor’s attraction in Parkview, a leafy northern suburb in Johannesburg. Opened in 1904, the zoo is internationally accredited and highly respected for its husbandry practices, which includes maintaining a high standard of animal welfare, nutrition and ethical conduct, ensuring the physical and psychological well-being of all its animals.

Against the backdrop of the dwindling tiger populations in the wilds, Tiger Canyons was established 25km’s north west of the town of Philippolis on the Van Der Kloof Lake in the Karoo of South Africa. Tiger Canyon’s is the brainchild of John Varty, a South African conservationist and filmmaker who specialises in Big Cats. Tiger Canyon’s is the culmination of John’s lifelong obsession…Big Cats. It’s an amazing opportunity to join what promises to be the dramatic physical and emotional journey, of a man possessed – a man making a huge gamble to save a species.

Nestled in a picturesque setting at the base of the Drakensberg escarpment in the Limpopo Province Lowveld of South Africa, Moholoholo has become a haven for the rehabilitation and care of abandoned, injured and poisoned wildlife. A short drive from Hoedspruit and there are daily tours

Welcome to the Cango Wildlife Ranch and Valley of Ancients, endangered species breeding facility extraordinaire. We invite you and the whole family to pay us a visit and explore the facts and fiction surrounding crocodiles, elegant cheetahs and giggle at the antics of our Bengal tiger cubs. For the adventurous we offer face to face encounters with wildlife in our Natural Encounters programme where you can wrap yourself in a python and even dive with Nile crocodiles. Without you, the visitor, facilities like the Cango Wildlife Ranch would not be possible and without facilities like ours, wildlife will become yet another issue we wished we had paid more attention to when it was still possible.

We specialize in accommodation and tour reservations in the Kruger National Park. Join us for an unforgettable experience in “nature's untouched wilderness”

The Diamond Route is the epitome of passion in action. De Beers and the Oppenheimer family have a long respected legacy of walking the talk when it comes to environmental and conservation concern. The Diamond Route is the culmination of years of dedication and commitment to this field. The Diamond Route links eight sites across northern South Africa in a tourism route. It stretches from Namaqualand on the west coast, to Kimberley (Benfontein, Rooipoort and Dronfield), then north to Tswalu in the Kalahari, through Brenthurst Gardens in Johannesburg eastwards to Ezemvelo Nature Reserve and northwards to the Venetia Limpopo reserve in far Limpopo.

Southern Africa Places (established in 1997) has partnered with leading companies in the travel industry to bring you more travel options than ever before. Our goal is to offer you one-stop Internet shopping with a wide selection of travel services. We offer you the possibility to experience Southern Africa's natural beauty, our warm hospitality and the cultural diversity of our African nations. South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania express the unrivalled splendour of the southern part of the Africa continent's natural beauty and its people

All you ever wanted to know about the Garden Route. A premier travel destination in South Africa.