What to Expect on Safari
BIG FIVE BUSHWALK
The 4hr Big Five Bushwalk on longer duration safaris is offered to guests that are 12 years or older. For guests/families with young children, an alternative extended morning drive will be conducted.
BALULE
Guests on safari expect to see animals – lots of them !
We are in a unique position in this respect – Viva Safaris conducts tours on the Balule Private Game Reserve (part of the so-called Greater Kruger Park) and Kruger Park proper.
KRUGER PROPER
The sheer number and variety of animals in Kruger Park naturally demand that all safaris cannot exclude a full day in Kruger. We travel from our lodges to Kruger along a road that skirts numerous private game reserves and we always see animals even before we enter Kruger. There are various biomes that we visit and in Kruger we have the chance of seeing specials such as Wild Dog and Sable Antelope that are generally absent from other reserves.
MOHOLOHOLO REHABILITATION CENTRE
Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre’s mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured, orphaned, and poisoned wildlife while creating awareness of the urgent challenges facing conservation today. It provides a safe haven for animals that cannot be returned to the wild, using them as ambassadors to educate the public about the threats to their species. Members of the public are therefore able to get an up close and personal experience of these incredible creatures. Through research initiatives, such as tracking leopards and vultures, and successful breeding programs for endangered species like Servals, they actively contribute to preserving South Africa’s biodiversity. A visit to the Centre is “an experience of a lifetime” and will leave you with lasting memories.
GUIDES’ CONTRIBUTION
Our tourist guides make it their business to find out where the animals are. In Balule we are in radio contact with one another and with guides from other lodges.
In Kruger proper, we receive updates from other guides as well as Kruger rangers. We have found that the SA public are very considerate and good – they stop our drivers and inform them of where they have had sightings !
Compared to other operators and lodges that operate in only one reserve, Viva Safaris has far greater possibilities of delivering great animal sightings including all Big Five, time after time.
