Durban: Big 5 Luxury Safari at an Award Winning Game Reserve — Zeiss Binoculars

Overview

Available languages

German

English

French

14 hours

Mobile ticket

Wherever you are in the Zulu Kingdom you are no more than 3 hours from Africa’s iconic Big 5. Today, however, you shall be a whole lot closer. It is a 05h00 start. As you know wildlife, especially predators, are most active around dawn and dusk.

The Big 5 Bucketlist Safari gives you the best chance to see the Big 5 on a day tour within KwaZulu Natal. Enter into a Premier Private Game Reserve and meet your knowledgeable ranger. Listen to a briefing on game drive etiquette before you start your 3 hour morning safari.

Your ranger will track wildlife 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.

Time for lunch. After lunch we’re heading deeper into the reserve. Embark on another 3 hour game drive focusing on different game. At approximately 16h00 we will depart for Durban.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Zeiss Terra ED 8x42 Binoculars

Multilingual Safari Guide Books (English/German/French)

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

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.

8 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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Durban: Big 5 Luxury Safari at an Award Winning Game Reserve — Zeiss Binoculars

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Reviews

4.92

26 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Fantastisch
Manuela B,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very, very nice and interesting. Driver and Guide very friendly and helpful. We have to see a lot of animals. Thank you very much
Our tour started with a...
Rene R,
Sep 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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.
Utterly Fantastic
ttruchot,
Jun 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The guide was wonderful and the animals even better. It was everything we hoped it would be. We give it 5 stars.
Great safari experience
oemarina0726,
May 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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.
Great Experience
Ken S,
Mar 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
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..
Wonderful experience
bryon f,
Dec 1, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
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.
Great experience in beautiful reserve.
Paul W,
Sep 15, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
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.
Excellent tour from start to finish!
Ron98166,
Oct 7, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I don't know where to start. All in all this safari was the highlight of our trip! From the start, working with Justin the founder of Wild Routes was easy and great with communicating to us about pick up and drop off information, and was very speedy in replying when I had questions. Grant who transported us to the Amyoni reserve was a wealth of info about the region and also had great suggestions for us about other things to do for the rest of our trip. He was super courteous and very personable and started our day off right. Our game driver, Mzamo, who took us out on safari was very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna and very friendly and engaging. We did the one day big five safari and it didn't disappoint! Mzamo got us as close to the animals as he could while respecting safety. At one point we were within 3 meters of a lioness, and at another we were the just as close with a cheetah and her cubs while they were feasting on a freshly caught impala. It was amazing! We saw a wide variety of wildlife in the reserve, Giraffe, cheetah, Impala, wart hog, wilderbeast, zebra, rhino, lion, just to name a few. Just remember there is no guarantee what you'll see as this is not a zooand these are animals in the wild, but know that you will have an unforgettable experience. I highly recommend Wild Routes and it is a very good value for your hard earned money! Thank you Justin, Grant, and Mzamo for an amazing trip! We will be back again for sure.
Amazing experience
beatrizmbaia,
Sep 24, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a lovely experience - as a young woman travelling alone I was really worried, but everyone in this company made their best to help me feel safe to take this journey. Everyone was kind, they attended to my needs and the safari was an unique and amazing experience I will never forget. This park might be smaller than others, but this makes the guides know it better and it is truly beautiful. I can't wait to come back.
Highly recommended and worth it!!
STELLA0521,
Jun 6, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was an unforgettable experience. Our tour guide (founder) Mr. JUSTIN is very humorous, sharing the knowledge of many animals along the way, the local culture and delicious restaurants to make the trip more fun. And our guide in the park Mr. Mzamo is also very professional, he is familiar with the environment in the park, leading us to see many animals. The most fortunate thing is to see a large crowd of elephants moving for water, playing mud, and also to see cute elephants, it is really difficult. The whole trip was very pleasant and safe, it was more interesting to see in person than on TV or in books, and it was very worth participating.