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Get ready for a sensational safari. Selected by our tour leaders, check out our top ten list of “must visit” parks and reserves.<\/p>\n

Namibia made Lonely Planet\u2019s list of Best Value Destinations for 2018, the country\u2019s currency pegged to the South African rand. A major plus, there are eight peak months of game viewing from May to December and you can watch the wildlife 24\/7 at Etosha\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> floodlit waterholes! The national park attracts a smorgasbord of plains game and four of the Big Five – even more exciting – lucky night owls might even spot a cheetah on the evening prowl.
\n\"okaukeujo-camp-etosha-national-park-15\"After marking the 50th anniversary of the film adaption of Joy Adamson\u2019s autobiographical book \u201cBorn Free,\u201d demand for travel to Kenya<\/strong> <\/a>was bound to make a tremendous comeback. Annual migration anyone? Movie buffs should check out the famous film, which follows the endearing story of how Joy and George Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood and released her into the wilderness of Kenya where she successfully made the transition back in to the wild.
\n\"lionesscubs_1\"Botswana celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence at the end of September, the media buzz surrounding the event securing its status as one of Africa\u2019s leading safari destinations for 2018. The country is home to the Okavango Delta<\/strong><\/a>, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and we\u2019re placing this watery wonderland in our top three, the available activities including walking safaris, thrilling delta swims and sunset rides across Africa\u2019s last-remaining wetland wilderness.<\/p>\n

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Alternatively, include the Addo Elephant National Park<\/strong><\/a> (the only national park in the world to conserve the \u201cBig 7\u201d \u2013 the Big 5 as well as the southern right whale and great white shark off the Algoa Bay coast) and Hluhluwe (one of the oldest game reserves in South Africa and a magnet for the famous \u201cBig Five\u201d) on your overland tour.<\/p>\n

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Swaziland is an up and comer on the safari circuit, and while it\u2019s the smallest country in the southern hemisphere there\u2019s talk it could become Southern Africa\u2019s next adventure capital. Visit the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and gain a more intimate appreciation of your surroundings and the resident game on a thrilling mountain bike safari.
\n\"screen-shot-2016-06-14-at-9-48-04-pm-2\"Conservation will be on everybody\u2019s bucket list in 2018, but what if you don\u2019t have the time or budget for a voluntour? Head for Tanzania<\/strong><\/a> , the elephant population declining due to poaching or safari in Zimbabwe<\/strong><\/a>, as the country is dehorning its rhinos – a decision that was made after 50 rhinos were shot dead by poachers in the last year.\u00a0 A success story in the making, wild dog fans should get off the beaten track in Zambia and visit the South Luangwa National Park<\/strong><\/a>, experts recently claiming the pack sightings to be spectacular.<\/p>\n

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