
Parks and reserves in malaria-free areas, the usual choice for families with young children and for first safaris.
Every park here sits in an area recorded as malaria-free, so no prophylaxis is needed for the visit itself. Malaria risk can shift with the season and the year, so confirm current advice with a travel clinic before you go, especially with children or during pregnancy.
Each one opens on the park page with the nearest stays, sorted by distance.
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Private Game Reserve
Malaria-free safari destination
Big Five · Malaria-free
Private Game Reserve · Western Cape, South Africa
Big Five near Cape Town
Big Five · Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · North West, South Africa
One of South Africa's most important inland waterbird sites, a Ramsar wetland in the North West
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Eastern Cape, South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage wilderness
World Heritage · Malaria-free
World Heritage Site · Western Cape, South Africa
Fynbos biodiversity hotspot
World Heritage · Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Western Cape, South Africa
Rock formations and San rock art
World Heritage · Malaria-free
Marine Protected Area · Western Cape, South Africa
Whale nursery area
Malaria-free
Private Game Reserve · Gauteng, South Africa
Big Five near Johannesburg
Big Five · Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Community-managed coastal reserve
Malaria-free
World Heritage Site · Gauteng, South Africa
Early human fossil sites
World Heritage · Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Free State, South Africa
Around Gariep Dam
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Northern Cape, South Africa
Namaqualand spring flowers
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Large conservation area
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Western Cape, South Africa
Ancient Afromontane forest
Malaria-free
Botanical Garden · Western Cape, South Africa
Coastal fynbos at Betty's Bay
Malaria-free
National Park · Lubombo, Eswatini
White rhino and lion populations
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Coastal reserve with traditional communities
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Western Cape, South Africa
Mountain wilderness area
Malaria-free
World Heritage Site · Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
Dry-stone walled capital of the Torwa state, west of Bulawayo
World Heritage · Malaria-free
Botanical Garden · Western Cape, South Africa
World-famous garden at Table Mountain
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Western Cape, South Africa
Heart of Cape Floral Kingdom
Malaria-free
Game Reserve · Gauteng, South Africa
Urban game reserve
Malaria-free
Private Game Reserve · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Luxury safari experience
Big Five · Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Hhohho, Eswatini
Highest waterfall in southern Africa
Malaria-free
Bird Sanctuary · Gauteng, South Africa
Important wetland bird area
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Western Cape, South Africa
Swellendam mountains
Malaria-free
National Park · Northern Cape, South Africa
Around SKA radio astronomy facility
Malaria-free
conservancy · Western Cape, South Africa
Malaria-free
World Heritage Site · Western Cape, South Africa
Political prison history
World Heritage · Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Western Cape, South Africa
Peninsula seal colony
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Gauteng, South Africa
Near Pretoria dam area
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Free State, South Africa
Important wetland Ramsar site
Malaria-free
National Park · Lesotho
High-altitude grasslands and rock formations
World Heritage · Malaria-free
Private Game Reserve · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Premier private Big Five reserve
Big Five · Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Free State, South Africa
Around Krugersdrift Dam
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Gauteng, South Africa
Largest nature reserve in Gauteng
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Western Cape, South Africa
Dramatic mountain passes
World Heritage · Malaria-free
Marine Protected Area · Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Peninsula marine areas
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Near Grahamstown conservation area
Malaria-free
Marine Protected Area · Eastern Cape, South Africa
First marine park in Africa
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Winterberg mountain reserve
Malaria-free
Private Game Reserve · Northern Cape, South Africa
Largest private game reserve in SA
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Free State, South Africa
Orange and Caledon rivers confluence
Malaria-free
World Heritage Site · Kunene, Namibia
One of Africa's largest concentrations of rock engravings, in the Damaraland desert
World Heritage · Malaria-free
World Heritage Site · Free State, South Africa
Meteorite impact structure
World Heritage · Malaria-free
Botanical Garden · Gauteng, South Africa
Waterfall and indigenous plants
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Free State, South Africa
Around Allemanskraal Dam
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · Northern Cape, South Africa
Red sand dunes and wildlife
Malaria-free
World Heritage Site · Northern Cape, South Africa
The southern Kalahari homeland of the ǂKhomani San, inside the Kgalagadi
World Heritage · Malaria-free