South Africa’s best wildlife photographs [taken in the wild]

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Here is a selection of the best wildlife photographs that we took during our last trip through South Africa. For the best experience, click on these photos for a full screen view.

All photographs on our website are converted into a lower resolution to load fast. Every photo is available in high definition: feel free to reach out to us if you want one of these prints to pimp your wall or as a present!

European Roller, Kruger NP, South Africa
Impala fight, Kruger NP, South Africa
African Jacana, Kruger NP, South Africa
Close-up of an impala, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Red Bishop, Northern Drakensberg, South Africa
Lionesses with cubs on a rock at sunset, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Black winged stilts, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
Zebras, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Brownhooded Kingfisher, Mkhuze Game Reseve, South Africa
Mock attack, cheetah cub and mother, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Endangered Cape Parrot, Hogsback, South Africa
Giraffes, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Hippo at &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Yellowbilled Stork, Mkhuze Game Reserva, South Africa
Nyala male, Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa
Colourful grasshopper, Sabie, South Africa
Lion cubs on a safari through &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Sunset at &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve on a former pineapple plantation, South Africa
Malachite Kingfisher, Kruger NP, South Africa
Giraffe with her newborn, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Rock dassies on Sani Pass, South Africa
Mother cheetah and cubs playing, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Weaver, by its nest.
Brownhooded Kingfisher, Mkhuze Game Reseve, South Africa
Warthog feeding her offspring, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Waterbuck, Kruger NP, South Africa
African fish eagle, Kruger NP, South Africa
A lizard on the Sani Pass, South Africa
Hippo, the local inhabitant of the Kosi Bay lakes, South Africa
Portrait of a baboon, Kruger NP, South Africa
Leopard, Kruger NP, South Africa
Portrait of a giraffe, Kruger NP, South Africa
Big male elephant, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
An elephant taking a dust bath, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
Portrait of a cheetah, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Close up of a buffalo, Hluhluwe iMfolozi, South Africa
Portrait of a cheetah cub, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Mother and calf white rhinos, Hluhluwe, South Africa
Vultures feasting on a giraffe, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
Mother and baby vervet monkeys, Kruger NP, South Africa
Impalas at sunset – &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Spotted hyena, South Africa
A lioness and her cub, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
An ostritch in the Karoo NP, South Africa
Nile crocodile, Kruger NP, South Africa
Pride of wild lions, andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa

What is your favourite photograph?

Claire & Marcella

Travel tips:

  • To choose your safari, check out this in-depth article!
  •  All photos were taken in the wild, by us. Please, contact us should you want a high definition print.
  • To experience an unforgettable safari, click here!
  • Check out this interactive map for the specific details to help you plan your trip and more articles and photos (zoom out) about the area! Here is a short tutorial to download it.

19 thoughts on “South Africa’s best wildlife photographs [taken in the wild]”

  2. What a wonderful gallery of photograps. It is impossible for me to choose one favourite. There are so many beautiful photographs. Very well done!!

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  3. I love all of them. It’ s very difficult ro choose. Perhaps the “Sauterelle colorée” for changing of the big five. But they are very impressive as usual.

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