BEST OF BIG CATS & CONSERVATION

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This is a unique, hands-on South African wildlife and conservation experience incorporating elements of wildlife veterinary activity, large mammal chemical capture, rhino protection and conservation, and a specialised focus on southern Africa’s big cats.

 

Personally guided and hosted by safari guide and conservationist Andrew Rae, you'll Enjoy a high-end, unrivalled wildlife experience that will flood your senses and enhance your connection to wild Africa.

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Two nights at Tshukudu Lodge

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We begin with a two-night stay at Tshukudu Lodge, an intimate and beautifully appointed lodge located in the Greater Pilanesberg region and home to a variety of animal and bird species. We will visit the Pilanesberg National Park for a conservation experience of a lifetime immobilizing and dehorning rhino. Learn about the rehabilitation of South Africa’s endangered and threatened wildlife.

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Three nights at Jaqi's Camp

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We spend the next three nights at a private camp located within the Madikwe Game Reserve adjacent to the endless wilderness expanses of the central North West province. Here we hope to encounter some of Africa’s most magnificent big game as we explore this exclusive safari concession, both with vehicles and on foot.

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Four nights at Mashatu Tent Camp 

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The following four nights are to be spent at Mashatu Tent Camp in the remote and undeveloped southern portion of the Tuli Reserve. Mashatu is an intimate and authentic tented safari camp…the essence of a true safari experience. Their comfortable en-suite Meru-style tents are reminiscent of days when safaris were all about the sights, sounds and smells of the bush. The camp is all about the animals, unique wildlife experiences and the subsequent regaling of these by the fireside.

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We’ll set out on open safari vehicles in search of Mashatu's majestic powerful big cats. Perhaps we will even find a pair of cheetah hunting or track down another pride of lionesses with their cubs feasting on an enormous buffalo they had killed the night before. We will venture off-road through the bush in pursuit of close-up sightings of leopard and cheetah, elephants, rhino, giraffe, zebras and much, much more.

 

If we are really, really lucky, as we were last year, we will sit silently as a glorious leopard walks casually past us at night and perhaps we might even catch a pair in the process of making more leopards in broad daylight… truly an astonishing Big Cat moment.

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* Optional one night at AfricaSky Guest House 

 

An optional, all-inclusive final night at the beautiful AfricaSky Boutique Guesthouse to unwind after your journey.

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Depart for your departure flights after a leisurely breakfast.