Big 5 Safari: Premier Game Reserve Adventure
4.9
28 Ratings
Manyoni Private Game Reserve

Experience a luxurious safari in a premier game reserve near Durban, South Africa. Get up close and personal with the Big 5 on a guided tour. Book your adventure today!

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Manyoni Private Game Reserve - 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.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Binoculars
  • Multilingual Safari Guide Books (English/German/French)
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

No matter where you find yourself in the Kingdom of Zulu, you’re never more than three hours away from the famed Big 5 of Africa. Today, our journey will bring you much closer to them. We start the adventure early at 05:00 because, as you may know, the wildlife, particularly the predators, is most active during dawn and dusk.
The Big 5 Bucketlist Safari…

Location
Manyoni Private Game Reserve
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.9
(28 Ratings)
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Dianshi
Feb 15, 2026
Once in life time - 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.
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145anaiss
Nov 14, 2025
Truly the most incredible day! - 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.
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Manuela
Nov 5, 2025
Fantastisch - Very, very nice and interesting. Driver and Guide very friendly and helpful. We have to see a lot of animals. Thank you very much
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Rene_r
Sep 15, 2025
Our tour started with a... - 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.
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Ttruchot
Jun 1, 2025
Utterly Fantastic - The guide was wonderful and the animals even better. It was everything we hoped it would be. We give it 5 stars.
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Oemarina0726
May 11, 2025
Great safari experience - 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.
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Ken_s
Mar 5, 2025
Great Experience - 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..
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Bryon
Dec 1, 2024
Wonderful experience - 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.
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Paul_w
Sep 15, 2024
Great experience in beautiful reserve. - 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.
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Janleonard_n
Jan 25, 2026
African safari wirh big 5... - African safari wirh big 5 is always great. Not much animals but enought for good safari. Beautifull nature. We recimanded.
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up to 8 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).