Wildlife vacations in South Africa

On our South Africa wildlife vacations you won’t just see the world’s most awe-inspiring wildlife, but help protect it too. Your actions matter: from the photographs you take – which can be used by conservation charities to spread awareness, to the charities that our trips work to support. On our conservation trips you can even go out into the bush and help set up camera traps for scientists, or remove snares and invasive plants. Whether you’re in Kruger – home to South Africa’s most famous wildlife – or the Western Cape, home to chattering penguins, whales, dolphins and great white sharks, let our trips immerse you in all this magnificent country has to offer, and inspire you to give back to its wildlife, too.

If you say you are going to see wildlife in South Africa, people will always ask if you are going to Kruger National Park. It is a must, of course, but there are 19 national parks in South Africa, including two Tranfrontier Parks, shared with Botswana and Namibia. There are also so many other creatures to croon over than the Big Five, with eclectic beauties such as penguins at Boulders Beach, whales and dolphins along both the Cape and KwaZulu Natal’s coasts as well as blissful beautiful birding to be done, just about everywhere. Volunteering with wildlife vacations are also a superb and often cheaper way to fawn over the fauna, with primate rehabilitation a firm favorite, especially with families.