Tswalu Kalahari Private Game ReserveFor a totally different experience of a malaria free game reserve in South Africa, if your budget allows it, Tswalu is another option to consider. In addition to game drives, Tswalu offers walking safaris and horse riding.
As malaria is present in Sabi Sand, the wet summer months pose a very slight risk of catching malaria. If you are visiting at this time, measures you can take to protect yourself include using mosquito repellent containing DEET and taking antimalarials.
Certification of malaria elimination, 1955–2021
| Country/territory | Countries certified malaria-free a,b,c,d,e | Countries where malaria never existed or disappeared without specific measures f |
|---|
| Africa | | |
| Algeria | 2019 | |
| Lesotho | | 2012 |
| Mauritius | 1973 | |
The Kruger is one of the two South African National Parks that are situated in malaria risk areas. It is important to note that the risk of malaria in both of these parks is usually low, even in the summer months.
The Eastern Cape is South Africa's second largest province and although unjustifiably underrated as a game destination, it is malaria free and offers a wide variety of wildlife in both national and private game reserves.Mar 9, 2021
Waterberg Plateau Park is a low risk malaria area, but care needs to be taken during the Wet season from November to April. Anti-malaria medication is advised, as is mosquito repellent (those containing DEET are most effective) and covering up in the evening.
Recommended for unvaccinated travelers of all ages to South Africa. CDC recommends that travelers going to certain areas of South Africa take prescription medicine to prevent malaria. Talk to your doctor about which malaria medication you should take.
City centres like Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town are free from malaria and safe for travellers of all ages.
Hazyview is in a low-risk malaria area and we have had no reports or incidence of malaria at the lodge. If you plan to overnight in the Kruger Park, it is recommended that you take preventative measures, but not at the resort. It is a low risk malaria area.
Cape Town is not a malaria area. You don't need to worry about malaria tablets unless you are travelling from Cape Town to high-risk parts of the country. There is also a standard list of vaccinations that many countries recommend before travelling abroad that includes rabies, typhoid, and tetanus.
South Africa requires a valid International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) documenting yellow fever vaccination ≥10 days before arrival in South Africa for all travelers aged ≥1 year traveling from or transiting for >12 hours through the airport of a country with risk of yellow fever virus
In South Africa, malaria is mainly transmitted along the border areas. Some parts of South Africa's nine provinces (Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal) are endemic for malaria, and 10% of the population (approximately 4.9 million persons) is at risk of contracting the disease.
Adrian Gardiner, founder of Shamwari and Mantis Collection, will continue as both managing director and shareholder of the three reserves.
Shamwari Private Game Reserve is situated in verdant bush along the Bushmans River, halfway between Port Elizabeth (45 minutes drive outside the city) and Grahamstown, a pleasant drive from Cape Town, forming a natural extension to the famous Garden Route.
After Stephen Boler's untimely death in 1998 on his way to Tswalu, he specified in his will that Nicky Oppenheimer should have first refusal on Tswalu, and the Oppenheimer family now owns and operates it.
Self-drive is an easy option to Tswalu.
Tswalu is a labour of love for the Oppenheimer family, who took responsibility for this remarkable reserve in 1998 – continuing the vision of the late Stephen Boler, from Manchester in the United Kingdom, whose dream it was to return this land which had been farmed, to its former state.
Largest privately owned game reserve – 100,000 hectares / 255,000 acres. Exclusivity of the safari experience – each booking receives a complimentary private vehicle, guide & tracker for a minimum of 3 nights stay. Guests dictate their own safari plan – complete flexibility of safari and meal times.
LOCATION OF TSWALUSituated in the Savannah Biome, Tswalu lies in a transition zone between the true Kalahari ecotype and arid savannah. The undulating dunes are punctuated by the Korannaberg hills which contribute to greater habitat diversity than elsewhere in the Kalahari.
