Durban: Big 5 Safari - Open Safari Vehicle at Exclusive Reserve
Description
Wherever you are in the Zulu Kingdom you are no more than 3 hours from Africa’s iconic Big 5. Today, however, you shall be a whole lot closer. It is a 05h00 start. As you know wildlife, especially predators, are most active around dawn and dusk. The Big 5 Bucketlist Safari gives you the best chance to see the Big 5 on a day tour within KwaZulu Natal. Enter into a Premier Private Game Reserve and meet your knowledgeable ranger. Listen to a briefing on game drive etiquette before you start your 3 hour morning safari. Your ranger will track wildlife while keeping tabs on sightings throughout the reserve giving you the best chance to be in the right place at the right time. This reserve only permits travellers staying at their luxury lodges to traverse the park, unless you’re with us of course. Time for lunch. After lunch we’re heading deeper into the reserve. Embark on another 3 hour game drive focusing on different game. At approximately 16h00 we will depart for Durban.
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Itinerary
Embark on an authentic African Safari on an open safari 4x4 with your knowledgeable ranger who will track predators and Africa's iconic Big 5 while keeping tabs on sightings throughout the reserve giving you the best chance to be in the right place at the right time. This reserve only permits travellers staying at their luxury lodges to traverse the park, unless you’re with us of course.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can arrange pickup from any address within the Greater Durban area including: Umhlanga, Umdloti, Ballito, Salt Rock and Richards Bay. Travellers are requested to be ready for collection at the reception or lobby of their hotel or guesthouse.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(28)
We were overwhelmed by a female lion making a kill in the safari, which is well-worth for the booked reserve. The experience is great. We met really nice people as well, Sheldon drove us to and back from the reserve, he also provided the Zulu culture along the way. The ranger Sizo is the star of the reserve drive, he knows the spots well where to find those animals and he shares some knowledge about the animals we saw. And he kept warning the coming branches may get to us.
African safari wirh big 5 is always great. Not much animals but enought for good safari. Beautifull nature. We recimanded.
The partner and I went on this safari trip on the 7th of November and it was one of the best days of our lives! Kyran picked us up from our apartment at 5:30 and the journey was about 3 hours, it was smooth and he stopped many times so we could have breaks and drinks if we needed! He was a great guide and really informative about the areas we were driving through, a great start to the trip. Once we arrived at the reserve we immediately stumbled across two lionesses hunting wildebeest, it was so exciting! We were taken on tour in the morning by our wonderful guide, Wonderboy! He was amazing and we saw 4/5 of the big five, we even saw a rare leopard which no one could believe! The tour is so worth while and after lunch we went out for another 3 hours! I can't recommend this enough, the tour is great, the people are so kind and so knowledgable. I wish we could do it all over again! It exceeded my expectations of something I have dreamt of doing.
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing experience! We’re thrilled to hear that Kyran and Wonderboy made your safari unforgettable and that you had such incredible sightings — especially the rare leopard! It’s wonderful to know that the trip exceeded your expectations and that you felt well cared for throughout. We hope to welcome you back for another adventure soon — there’s always more to explore!
Very, very nice and interesting. Driver and Guide very friendly and helpful. We have to see a lot of animals. Thank you very much
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re so glad you enjoyed seeing all the animals and that your driver and guide made the experience enjoyable and memorable. 🐘🦁 We hope to welcome you on another Wild Routes adventure soon!
Our tour started with a 2.5-3 hour drive to the reserve. Our driver, Thabo, made the ride enjoyable by providing a great historical background of South Africa. The reserve was beautiful and our guides worked very hard to ensure that we saw as many animals as possible during our 7 hour safari.
Thank you for sharing your experience! 🌿 We’re so glad Thabo made the journey enjoyable and that your guides helped you see so many amazing animals during your safari. 🦒🐘 It’s wonderful to hear you had a memorable day exploring the reserve with us!
The guide was wonderful and the animals even better. It was everything we hoped it would be. We give it 5 stars.
Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We’re delighted to hear that the experience lived up to your hopes and expectations. Our guides love sharing these moments, but of course the animals always steal the show! We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you on another safari adventure soon.
We had a great experience at the Manyoni game reserve. Driver who took us from Durban was very nice and provided lots of information on country. Safari guide was excellent providing lots of information about wildlife. The day includes about 6 hours of game drive and 6-7 of driving.
Let me first start off by saying with this being a once in a lifetime activity, I went thru all the tours to make sure I picked the best one. Pickup was right on time, the driver was great, made a stop along the 3 hour route to the reserve, and arrived there at 9am. It was nice that it was just my wife and I along on the ride and not a van full of guests. The driver was very personable and made the trip go by fairly quick. As soon as we arrived, the safari jeep was waiting, and the best part was it was just us two on the tour! The excursion said Ziess binoculars were included, however we never did receive those, however we were able to get so close to the animals they were not even needed. The tour lasted 6 hours, and the guide made sure to get as many interactions in as he could, stopping for as long as we wanted to for pictures. Overall, I am very pleased with our experience, I was a little disappointed that in the listing it didn’t say what the game reserve it was, and we were unaware 6 of the 12 hours were going to be traveling back and forth, but 6 hours time was long enough to be on the safari, and don’t feel shorted. So even though it is a 12 hour excursion, the tour was only six hours..
Thank you so much for choosing our tour! Your comments are extremely valuable to us and will work on improvements where we can.
We had a great time!! Grant was an excellent guide. He arrived early, told us all about the area as we traveled to the safari, and ensured we had everything we needed. The safari guide was very knowledgeable and ensured we had a diversity of encounters and saw a wide variety of animals. It was a once in a lifetime experience that we will carry with us! I would highly recommend Wild Safaris to anyone traveling to this area. From our booking to our drop off back at the shop, they communicated, were extremely knowledgeable, and ensured we had an amazing experience.
Thank you for taking the time to review your day with us, we really appreciate it.
The driver, guide and staff were are excellent. We saw many amazing animals including rhino, giraffe and several others. It was an easy and well organized trip we all enjoyed.
Thank you for the awesome review Paul, it was such a pleasure hosting your group.
