Big 5 Game Reserve Western Cape?

[martina.m]

Hi everyone
Could you please suggest the best Big 5 Game Reserve in the Western Cape? Possibly no more than 2 or 3 hours drving from Cape Town.
My family is coming from Italy and we want to organize a proper bush experience!
Thank you!!

[Mel]

Hi Martina,

I can indeed only suggest three game reserves that I had googled some time ago for ourselves.
But I can't really make a recommendation as in the end we never went to any because time didn't allow it.

http://www.inverdoorn.com/reserve/

http://www.aquilasafari.com/

http://www.fairyglen.co.za/

Aquila is quite pricy as far as I recall and for the other two I can't remember exactly whether
the big 5 include some rehab areas within the reserve.

[Richprins]

Hello, martina.m

Here's another one, probably the best as they have captive predators?

Maybe too far away, though?

Shamwari Game Reserve is located 75 km outside Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It has been voted the World's Leading Safari and Game Reserve and Conservation Company for many consecutive years.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamwari_Game_Reserve

[nan]

seems to be superb
and with a very beautiful pub (video) on youtube