Wild South Africa

The incredible natural beauty of South Africa's Phinda Private Game Reserve is enjoyed by guests on foot in this undated photo. Phinda comprises 57,000 acres of prime conservation land and seven distinct habitats shelter an abundance of wildlife.

A look down on a part of the Mzinene River that winds through the Phinda Private Game Reserve. Indigenous wildlife includes Africa's Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, black and white rhino, buffalo) and over 380 bird species, while the marine diversity off the nearby coast of Sodwana is said to rival the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

Guests at the Phinda Private Game Reserve can take exciting game-drives in open safari vehicles led by experienced rangers and Zulu trackers.

Exciting and safe walking game viewing safaris with expert guides are available at the Phinda Private Game Reserve.

Elephants drink water in the Tembi Elephant Park, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, Jan. 30, 2007.

A leopard growls in the Shamwari Game Reserve, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, July 1, 2005.

A lion cub drinks at Sanwild Game Reserve, South Africa, May 6, 2004.

Wild ostrich run on a country road near Cradok, South Africa, Feb. 21, 2007.

A thorn tree grows on the dry and dusty land where platinum will be mined at the Bafokeng Rasimore Platinum Mine, in Phokeng, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.