This vast country is undoubtedly one of the most culturally and geographically diverse places on earth. Fondly known by locals as the 'Rainbow Nation', South Africa has 11 official languages and its multicultural inhabitants are influenced by a fascinating mix of African, Asian, and European cultures.
Spend your days: discovering the gourmet restaurants, impressive art and nightlife scenes and fine beaches of Cape Town; enjoying a typical local braai (barbecue) in the Soweto township; browsing the bustling Indian markets in Durban; or sampling some of the world’s finest wines at the myriad wine estates dotted around the picturesque Cape Winelands.
Due to its rich and turbulent history there are plenty of historical attractions to explore including the Zululand battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal, the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg and Robben Island, just off the coast of Cape Town.
Above all else, South Africa’s attraction lies in its remarkably untamed wilderness with its astonishing range of wildlife roaming freely across massive game reserves such as the world famous Kruger National Park.
With all of this variety on offer, it is little wonder that South Africa has fast become Africa’s most popular tourist destination.
Located in the Msunduzi valley in northern Zululand in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the Manyoni Private Game Reserve is a 23,000 hectare private Big Five game reserve. The reserve was established when 17 private landowners formed a strategic partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and removed their internal fences to create a vast expansive wilderness specialising in endangered species.
The area’s wide range of diverse habitats allows the reserve to support a diverse array of wildlife species while also attracting an abundant variety of birdlife. Today, the reserve provides a safe haven to over 70 mammal species including impressive populations of giraffe, kudu, nyala, wildebeest, zebra and of course the big five (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant & rhino). (ITT)