Spend days in the world of wild rhinos in South Africa’s Greater Kruger wilderness, where protecting them from poachers demands constant vigilance. Track individual animals with researchers, observe their behavior and document how they use their habitat, gaining an intimate understanding of their lives. Then join a veterinarian-led horn trimming operation, getting close to a wild rhino while taking action aimed at reducing its value to poachers. These powerful herbivores help maintain the vegetation other wildlife depends on, making their survival consequential far beyond a single species.
Between research outings, explore Greater Kruger’s savanna in search of the Big Five, seeing the wider community of wildlife that shares the rhinos’ habitat. Your safari continues west at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, where red dunes, open grasslands and rocky hills shelter desert-adapted black rhinos, cheetahs and meerkats. Venture out after dark to search for aardvarks and brown hyenas.