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For those who are interested to visit Africa, you should not forget to include a visit to a game reserve in your schedule. A game reserve is a spacious area wherein you can find wildlife species in their natural habitat. South Africa is popular for having many game reserves, either public or private, which are well-maintained usually for tourism thus very great for visitors who wants to experience the thrill of a safari adventure.
They got 20 national parks covering a total area of about 3 million hectares. Kruger Animal Park which is known all over the world is South Africa’s largest and oldest national park. This famed park reaches about 2M hectares wide which is 3 percent of the total land of South Africa.
In these national parks and game reserves, you can see the natural habitats of many wildlife and in here wild animals can roam freely and multiply naturally. Guests can spend the night in game lodges within a game reserve after a tiring yet thrilling game drive. For a more thrilling safari experience, there are game lodges that are positioned very near to the habitat of Africa’s big five.
The Chisomo Safari Camp established in Karongwe Reserve is among the popular game lodges where visitors can get up close with Africa’s big five and about 50 other indigenous wildlife. Animals that create the “big five” arethe leopard, lion, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo. They are the considered the biggest attraction in South Africa and are in demand by visitors of a private game reserve. Big 5 game viewing is not only exciting and thrilling but also memorable to all tourists.
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Game drives offered by private game reserve where you can view wildlife up close are often available day and night although in Kruger Park they only allow game viewing during the day. Tourists can choose whether to ride an open or close vehicle when getting close encounter with the big five and other indigenous wildlife. You will be accompanied by trained game drivers or rangers and trackers who communicate with other drivers and trackers so they can know immediately where other species or the big five can be found.
Viewing the popular big five composed of five large animals is very great for those who’d like to experience safari lifestyle and learn how these indigenous animals live and behave. These five animals are not chosen by their size but by how dangerous and difficult they are to hunt.
In the feline family of cats, the lion is the only sociable animal among the cat species. The second largest in the feline family are lions. The male lions can weigh as much as 180 kg while female lions can weigh up to 130 kg pounds. Lionesses are more sociable than male lions are they like to organize groups which they call “pride”.
Leopards that also belong to the BIG FIVE are elusive mammals which are either white or golden brown in color with black spots everywhere. They are nonsocial, carnivorous and can weigh up to 70 kilograms. Furthermore, leopards are great tree climbers but tend to bite or kill other animals when they feel they’re in danger. Therefore, make sure to watch out for them during game drives in the private game reserves that you will visit.
The third wildlife that belongs to the big five is the ox-like animal called the Cape buffalo. You will surely get fascinated with the buffalo’s formidable appearance. They love to drink water and normally stays in water holes inside a private game reserve. Buffalos can live up to 18 years and can weigh up to almost 800 kg.
Another animal that visitors wish to see on a game drive is the rhinoceros which also belongs to the “big five” Be stunned with the unique look of the black rhinos that got thick, grey hide and two horns and the white rhinos which got wide, square muzzle.
Well, who would fail to remember the great African elephants who are the largest land mammal in the world. The elephant’s trunk serves many role and in general elephants are very intelligent. It can be used in collecting food, digging and can function as nose, hand or extra foot.
Game viewing inside a private game reserve can be very great for picture taking since they got delightful surrounding and beautiful animals. This can be a really memorable experience for them.
Zebras, different bird species, antelopes and cheetah are only some of the hundred other wildlife you can find in a private game reserve apart from cheetah. Karongwe Reserve offers a view of the big five, more than 260 cat speices and around 4,000 other wildlife species.
The wonderful wildlife and stunning surroundings you can see in a game reserve in South Africa is worth keeping and bragging because not all people can experience this thrilling safari adventure. Have a wonderful stay in best game lodge and feel the thrill of the safari adventure.
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