Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve Lodges in the Limpopo province shares a 50-kilometre unfenced border with the renowned Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa. It forms a part of the recently established Greater Kruger Park, an open conserved area that totals approximately 7,000,000 acres or 23,000 square kilometres.

Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve was established by local landowners in the 1950s and consists of 65,000 hectares. Many of the families are today third and fourth-generation land owners in the successful conservation of the highest density of big game in South Africa. The Sabi and the Sand Rivers run through the reserve which adds to the biodiversity of the area.

Sabi Sands is one of the most private game reserves in South Africa and offers a safari experience that is unparalleled by any other. Due to the no fences between Sabi Sands and the KNP, wildlife can roam freely in a vast natural environment. From anywhere in the Sabi Sands, visitors can enter one of two entrance gates to Kruger National Park which is between one and two hours’ drive away.

Visitors are guaranteed close encounters and abundant sightings of the Big 5, particularly the elusive leopard. Thus Sabi Sands offers the best photographic safari one can think of. You will return home with stunning photographs and memories. The area also boasts a full range of other indigenous wildlife, including over 300 bird species. Sabi Sands possibly makes the best South African safari destination for wildlife enthusiasts, photographers and bird watchers.

The best way to enjoy the wildlife of the area is through game drives during your visit and the many offered open vehicle safaris drives are the best way to get even closer to these majestic animals. Under the guidance of experienced and qualified rangers, you may experience more than one such a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Of all the game drive possibilities, night game drives are possibly the most popular and rewarding.

At night that part of the bush that one cannot experience on your own during a self-drive safari, comes alive as the nocturnal animals start to emerge and go hunting and feeding. Most of the vehicles used for night drives are fitted with effectively adapted spotlights to provide optimal game viewing in the dark.

The reserve and surroundings offer accommodation using highly rated lodges, from where both local and foreign visitors can enjoy a true African luxury experience, but in a typical safari setting.

Animals you can see here:

Lion

Rhino

Buffalo

Elephant

Leopard

Giraffe

Hyena

Hippo