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Kruger vs. Sabi Sand Game Reserve

Posted by Leon on Thu December 3, 2020 in Featured Destination.

If you are planning for a safari in South Africa, you may be having some difficulty choosing where to go. Indeed, making your final choice is probably the most difficult part of the whole process! Let us help you with our advice on the top safari destinations in South Africa!

The Kruger National Park and Sabi Sand Game Reserve are two of South Africa's most well-known safari destinations, and rightly so. Both offer and incredible, but very different safari experience. So, which one to choose? Take a look at our video, in which we discuss the pro's and con's of these top safari destinations, and let us help you plan the ultimate South African safari! Note that this video was made during lockdown, all safari destinations are now fully open to tourists, the only entry requirement to South Africa being a 72 hour negative Covid-19 PCR test.

Kruger and Sabi Sand Tours

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Cheetah seen in the Kruger Park Elephant wallowing in mud, Kruger Safari tour participants on the Kruger Cheetah on a termite mound Hippo bulls fighting A rare sighting of a Honey Badger during the day Sabi Sands safari vehicle and resting Buffalo herd Viewing Elephants in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve Elephants in front of Elephant Plains lodge Tour participants watching Lions Tour participant filming an Elephant bull Tour group in safari vehicle watching Wild Dogs Leopard resting in a tree Spotted Hyena pups outside their den Safari vehicle and Southern White Rhino

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