Big 5

The term Big 5 refers to the five great wild animals in Africa namely the Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, and the Rhino. This term was originally used by the hunters in Africa to refer to these wild animals.

Although this term was used during the hunting era now it is used to refer these wild animals and the experience the visitors get by seeing the destinations where they can find these wild animals.

Any visitor’s trip to South Africa is incomplete if they had not spotted these Big 5 during their trip. This term has become synonymous with South Africa now. Each of the animal that comes under the term Big 5 are dangerous than you think them to be.

The leopard is fast to act and can hunt any animal and even humans at remarkable speed. The buffalo is aggressive and it makes the hunting experience very deadly with this animal. It is nearly a life or death experience if you had to face the buffalo. With such wild animals in different locations in South Africa it is a memorable experience for the visitor to South Africa when they go on a safari style holiday trip.

The Sabi Sands is one of the reserves in South Africa that is popular among the visitors to follow the Big 5 wild animals. The Kruger Park and the Sabi Sands are near by each other with no fence between them. The Big 5 wild animals freely roam between these two reserves.

You can take an off-road vehicle and follow the leopards hunting their prey. The wild animals in these reserves are accustomed to the human beings visiting them frequently. The main attraction in these reserves is the leopard. The Sabi Sands is found in the Mpumalanga province . The Kruger Park is in two provinces namely the Mpumalanga province and the Limpopo Province . Other reserves that are popular for the Big 5 are the Pilansberg Reserve , The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park , and the Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park.

If you are visiting Cape Town you can very well have a trip to Aquila where you can see four of the Big 5 wild animals. The animals that you can see in Aquila are the mountain leopard, the rhino, the buffalo, and the lion. The Aquila is spread in about 4500 hectares in Karoo landscape. Overnight accommodation in Aquila is also available. You can make use of the overnight accommodation for an exciting trip to Aquila.

You can have a trip in this terrain in a 4x4 safari vehicle or on a horseback. Quad-bike is also used for safari. Apart from the four wild animals in this terrain, which is filled with mountains, wetlands, and valleys, you can also spot hippos, giraffe, zebra, jackal, baboons, springboks and bat-eared foxes.

This Aquila reserve is just 90 minutes drive from Cape Town. Guided tours, self-drive facilities, and one day tours are available to Aquila from Cape Town. Make use of these tours when you are in Cape Town to have an exciting and memorable trip.

South Africa's "Big Five"