| Safari activities during your World Cup stay (Part | | | | Gross Capacity: 42 000. |
| 2)... | | | | World Cup Groups Concerned: A, C, D, E & |
| Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein (Free State | | | | F. |
| Province) | | | | Safari Highlights: |
| Home to the Bloemfontein Celtic football team, | | | | - Borakalalo National Park, the place "where people |
| the Free State Stadium hosted a surprising US | | | | relax"! |
| victory over Spain in the latest Confederations | | | | - Botsalano Game Reserve. Renowned for its |
| Cup semi-final! | | | | successful white rhino breeding program! |
| Gross Capacity: 48 000. | | | | - Madikwe Game Reserve, the fifth largest |
| World Cup Groups Concerned: A, B, E, F, & | | | | reserve in South Africa with well over 10 000 |
| H. | | | | animals! |
| Safari Activities: | | | | - Pilanesberg National Park. Big Five area only two |
| - Gariep Dam Nature Reserve. Largest springbok | | | | hours away from Johannesburg. Very pleasant, |
| population in the country! Also features mountain | | | | and stunning scenery! |
| zebra as well as various antelope species. | | | | - Rustenburg Nature Reserve. Home to 13 |
| - Golden Gate Highlands National Park. Home to | | | | antelope species and predators like the leopard or |
| the red hartebeest and the bearded vulture | | | | caracal (seldom seen). |
| (lammergeier). | | | | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit (Mpumalanga |
| - Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve. A birdwatcher's | | | | Province) |
| paradise, and listed as "Wetlands of International | | | | The stadium gets its name from the word |
| Importance". | | | | "Mbombela", which in siSwati means "many people |
| - Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve. Antelope | | | | together in a small place". |
| species include the Oribi, Grey Rhebuck and | | | | Gross Capacity: 46 000. |
| Mountain Reedbuck. Bird specimens such as the | | | | World Cup Groups Concerned: D, F, G & H. |
| bald ibis, the bearded and Cape vultures are also | | | | Best Safaris in the Area: |
| found here. | | | | - Kruger National Park. Covers nearly 2 million |
| - Tussen die Riviere Game Reserve. Reputedly | | | | hectares, and is by far South Africa's most |
| supports more game than any other sanctuary in | | | | precious and abundant wildlife preserve! Not to be |
| the Free State. | | | | missed!:) |
| - Willem Pretorius Game Reserve. Great variety | | | | - Loskop Dam Nature Reserve. Features 3 of the |
| of game and bird species, and well-preserved ruin | | | | Big Five such as the buffalo, white rhino and |
| of a prehistoric settlement (Leghoya people). | | | | leopard. |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | | | | - Mahushe Shongwe Game Reserve. Especially |
| (Eastern Cape Province) | | | | popular for birdwatchers! |
| Nelson Mandela Bay is the first football-dedicated | | | | - Mount Sheba Nature Reserve. One of |
| stadium of the city and surrounding areas. Hosts | | | | Mpumalanga's top bird-lovers destinations! |
| the match for third place and a quarter-final! | | | | - Mthethomusha Game Reserve. Owned by the |
| Gross Capacity: 48 000. | | | | Mpakeni Community, it is home to interesting San |
| World Cup Groups Concerned: B, C, D, G & | | | | Bushmen rock art paintings. |
| H. | | | | - Sabi Sands Game Reserve. A true African |
| Where to Go: | | | | paradise, including numerous prestigious private |
| - Addo Elephant National Park. Saved the last 11 | | | | concessions such as Exeter, Indube, Inyati, |
| survivors of the Eastern Cape elephants that now | | | | Londolozi, Mala Mala and Sabi Sabi! |
| proliferate together with buffalo, black rhino, hippo | | | | - Songimvelo Game Reserve. Over 20 species of |
| and 185 species of birds. | | | | herbivores have been reintroduced to the |
| - Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve. 58 mammal | | | | reserve! |
| species and 293 bird species. | | | | - Timbavati Game Reserve. Home of the |
| - Dwesa, Cwebe, and Hluleka Nature Reserves. A | | | | magnificent white lion! Also enjoy extraordinary |
| blend of forest, open grasslands and beautiful | | | | bush programmes, such as the unique Ecotraining |
| coastline beaches with incredible lagoons and trails. | | | | Course. |
| - Karoo Nature Reserve. Located in the Valley of | | | | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (Limpopo |
| Desolation, and characterised by dolomite pinnacles | | | | Province) |
| and domes. | | | | Named after a local hero who fought against the |
| - Mountain Zebra National Park. Protects the last | | | | Apartheid regime, the Peter Mokaba Stadium is a |
| Cape Mountain zebra whose population now | | | | brand new facility inspired by the Baobab tree! |
| stands at +/- 300! | | | | Gross Capacity: 46 000. |
| - Mpongo Game Reserve. Over 40 species of | | | | World Cup Groups Concerned: A, B, C & F. |
| large game and prolific birdlife! | | | | Safari Areas of Interest: |
| - Thomas Baines Nature Reserve. Wildlife includes | | | | - Blouberg Nature Reserve. World's largest |
| Cape buffalo, white rhino, antelope and over 170 | | | | breeding colony of Cape vultures! |
| bird species. | | | | - Mabalingwe Game Reserve. Malaria-free reserve |
| - Tsitsikamma National Park, in the heart of the | | | | host to the big 5! |
| Garden Route. Incredible hiking trails! | | | | - Mapungubwe National Park. World Heritage Site! |
| - Tsolwana Game Reserve. Dramatic landscape | | | | - Marakele National Park. A 'place of sanctuary' in |
| home to springbok, impala, black wildebeest, red | | | | the Waterberg mountains! |
| hartebeest, bontebok and white rhino. | | | | - Selati Game Reserve. Known for its indigenous |
| - Wilderness National Park. Important wetland and | | | | Sable antelope herds! |
| paradise for birdlovers: 79 listed waterbirds! | | | | - Tilodi Wilderness. Over 300 bird species and a |
| Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg (North West | | | | wide variety of game. |
| Province) | | | | - Welgevonden Private Game Reserve. Get an |
| The Royal Bafokeng Stadium is named after the | | | | exclusive, intimate experience of the African |
| Bafokeng people who live in the area. | | | | bushveld! |