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South Africa has often been described as \u2018a world in one country\u2019. Travelling to South Africa is a journey through this world filled with stunning landscapes, wild nature and rich culture. Countless memories are to be made across its grasslands, deserts, mountains, bush, wetlands and subtropical forests.<\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s untamed wilderness has given rise to top game reserves and extensive tracts of land, home to unique animals, birds, plants and insects. Game reserves, such as Kruger, Madikwe, Pilanesberg and KwaZulu-Natal, are home to the Big Five of African wildlife; lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo and rhino. Head out for game drives across the bush as you scour the landscape, bumping along the park roads, whilst herds of elephants appear from out the bush and impalas leap across the horizon. Living amidst South Africa\u2019s Garden of Eden will leave any traveller recharged from nature\u2019s tranquillity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3854,"template":"","format":"standard","country_category":[194],"when-filter":[],"type-filter":[],"who-filter":[],"appeal-filter":[],"class_list":["post-4153","destination","type-destination","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country_category-africa-en-us"],"yoast_head":"\nSabbatical & Experiential Vacations In South Africa | LiNGER Travel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the beauty of South Africa on a sabbatical or experiential vacation with LiNGER Travel. 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