A South Africa safari is the ideal wildlife trip to go on because the infrastlructure andaccommodation issuperb in all the wildlife parks there and it is still highly affordable incomparison to other African countries.

　　But given a choice some of the national parks and game reserves are better than others.

　　Here is a top five list ranking them according to travel reports received at the African SafariJournals website,my safari experience of twenty plus years,industry forums.magazines and thegeneral consensus of the experts.

　　l.Kruger National Park

　　The Kruger National Park has to rank as one of the best South Africa safari destinations,onlyslightly behind the Masai Mara and Serengeti when it comes to wildlife viewing because thevegetation in Kruger can bedense and sometimes impair the ability co see longer distances.

　　But the variety of animals,birds and ecosystems that you can experience here are unparalleledanywhere else in Africa and the accommodation,roads and facilities are top notch and all at avery affordable price.

　　It's not unusual to see lion,leopard,cheetah,a pack of wild dog,rhino,elephant,buffalo and awhole host ofantelope.crocodile and hippo in the course of a single trip including a variety ofinsects and reptiles.

　　On the bird front you will be spoiled with a seemingly never-ending supply ofeagles,hawks,water birds anda host of migratory and indigenous species to the tune ofabout 510 different varieties.

　　You can easily do a self drive safari here and still see a decent amount of wildlife especially ifyou stick to the central and southern portions of this massive park (larger than Ireland).Thenorth has fewer animals due to dryer conditions but also fewer tourists which makes for a moreisolated and intimate wildlifeexperience.

　　If variety is the spice of life then a South Africa safari in the Kruger National Park is a rich dishindeed.

　　2.Sabi Sands Game Reserve

　　Sharing a fenceless bordcr on the western side of the Kruger National Park is the Sabi Sandsgame reserve which has a number of world famous private concessions like Mala Mala,Sabi Sabiand Londelozi.

　　The removal of the fence between the two parks allows the animals to move around freely andthe game viewing experience is just as in the Kruger National with one importantdifference.Because this reserve is privately held,off road game tracking is allowed whichimproves your chances of finding the elusive big cats,elephant,rhino,buffalo and wild dog to alarge degree.They also make use of two way radios in each safari vehicle so that if one findssomething noteworthy the others can be alerted.

　　The sand and sabi rivers which bisect the reserve provide the focal point which attracts thewildlife to the area especially in the dry season.

　　So viewing the big cats on a South Africa safari here is virtually guaranteed and theaccommnodation is some of the best in the world as illustrated by the Singita lodge which wasthe first and only accommodationin the history of the Conde Nast Gold List Reader Poll to get aperfect 100 score, an honour it has held for three years.There are about thirty different topclass lodges situated in the reserve.

　　But this all comes at a price and unless you have reasonably deep pockets,this fantasticreserve will be out of reach which is why it doesn't get the Nr.one ranking for South Africasafari national parks and reserves.

　　3.Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park

　　If you want to see the endangered black and white rhinos in the wild then this is the park tohead for because this is where the inexorable tide to extinction for the white rhino inSouthern Africa was stemmed.

　　It now boasts the largest population of while rhino in the world numbering over l,600 and alsoa slowly increasing population of black rhino at just over 400.

　　On a South Africa safari here you will also be able to see lion,leopard,buffalo,elephant andcheetah in this park and more than 400 bird species have been recorded.Due to the largenumber of resident elephants you might have some close encounters witht them on the roadsas they cross in front of you.

　　You can go for a daily walk in the park in the company of an armed ranger or you can do aseveral day extended hike in the southern Umfolozi portion.

　　4.Madikwe Game Reserve

　　This is a latter day Noah's ark story because most of the wildlife contained in this park wasrelocated here from other areas in 1991.

　　Twenty seven different species amounting to over lO,OOO head of game were re-introducedinto this area where they once thrived but had disappeared because of hunting and habitatdestruction.

　　A huge advantage of taking a South Africa safari in this park is that it is not situated in amalaria areaso you don't have to bother about taking malaria tablets as you do in most otherreserves.

　　All of the big five are on view here as well as cheetah and the rare wild dog packs which are thestars orthe show here being regularly sighted patrolling their huge territories.Your chances ofseeing them seem to be better here than most other parks.

　　Rare amtelope like the eland.gemsbok and sable put in an appearance here too and you will beable to enjoyyour wildlife viewing in relative peace and isolation because not many tourists knowabout this excellent game reserve.

　　5.Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

　　The locals know that this is an excellent game park and it falls into that“best keptsecret”category that each country seems to have where for some unknown reason a reservedoesn't get the notice from tourists and safari companies that it deserves.

　　Maybe it's because this reserve is set in the Kalahari desert and people don't normallyassociate deserts with lots of wildlife but there are always exceptions to the rule and thisSouth Africa safari park qualifies.

　　You can see some pretty specialised and very interesting game here such as the gemsbokantelope which can go for months without water.springbok,blue wildebeest,eland and redhartebeest.

　　And wherever there is a good supply of antelope,the predators are never far away such as theblack maned lions which this area has a disproportionate supply off,leopard and cheetah whichcan make full use of the wide open spaces to chase their prey at top speed.

　　The meerkat (suricate) is also regularly seen here and bat eared foxes contribute to thescavenging duties.

　　This South Africa park is famous for birds of prey such as the pygmy falcon and the sociableweaver which builds nests which are the bird equivalent of apartment blocks that aresometimes so big they break the branches they rest on.

　　There are hundreds of companies offering safari trips to South Africa.This Top Safari in SouthAfrica operators list helps you choose effectively between them.

　　South Africa safari trip reports give you a great idea of what to expect from a trip like this bylearningfrom other peoples travel experiences.

　　南非野生動物園五大國家公園和野生動物保護區

　　南非旅行是人們進行野生生物觀光旅行的理想選擇，因為這里所有的野生生物公園的基礎設施和住宿條件都是上乘的。而且，與其他非洲國家相比，這里的價格也非常全理。

　　同時，如果要選擇的話，這里的一些國家公園和野生生物保護區又比其他的旅游地要好。

　　以下是前五名的排名名單，其依據是非洲旅游雜志網站提供的旅行報告，以及本人二十多年以來的旅游經驗、產業論壇、雜志和專家的共識。

　　1.克魯格國家公園

　　[1]克魯格國家公園應該被列為最佳南非旅行目的地之一，當然就野生生物景觀而言，稍遜于馬薩伊瑪拉(Masaj Mara)和塞倫蓋蒂(Serengeti),因為克魯格國家公園的植被很濃密，有時會有礙于人們向遠處觀望。

　　但是，在這里你所能體驗到的動物品種、鳥類和生態系統與非洲其他地方相比都是無雙的，而且住宿條件、變通道路和各種設施也是一流的，并且價格合理。

　　光單程游覽過程中你都能見到獅子、豹子、獵豹、一群群的野狗、犀牛、大象、水牛和整群的羚羊、鱷魚和河馬，以及各種各樣的昆蟲和爬行動物。

　　[2]在鳥類園，你可以盡情觀看那似乎永遠也看不完的禿鷲、鷹、水鳥，以及許多引進的或本土的鳥類，品種達510之多。

　　在這里.你可以輕松地自駕車旅行，并能觀看相當數量的野生生物，如果你在這個巨型公園(算面積超過愛爾蘭)的中央和南部位置轉悠的話更是如此。[3]因為干旱的氣候條件，北部的動物要少一些，這里的游客也相對較少，因而你能近距離地體驗到更偏遠地的野生生物。

　　如果品種的多樣性是生活的調味品的話，那么在南非克魯格國家公園旅行確實是一盤豐盛的菜肴。

　　2.塞比沙灘野生動物保護區

　　克魯格國家公園的西邊與塞比沙灘野生動物保護區共同擁有一條不設柵欄的邊界。[4]塞比沙難野生動物保護區內有許多世界著名的私人擁有的區域，如Mala Mala,Sabi Sabi和Londelozi。

　　撤除兩個公園之間的柵欄使動物得以自由地行動，在此觀察動物的體驗與在克魯格國家公園一樣，只是有一點不同。[5]由于這個保護區屬于私人擁有，允許游客離開道路追蹤動物，這樣你見到難以被發現的大型貓科動物、大象、犀牛、水牛和野狗的幾率就大大增加，管理員使用安置在每輛旅行車上的雙向無線電接收裝置，這樣，若有游客發現了值得一看的動物會馬上提醒其他游客。

　　沙灘以及將塞比保護區分成兩塊的塞比河流是一個重點地帶，它把野生動物吸引過來，尤其是在旱季。

　　所以，這絕對保證你在這里進行南非旅行時能觀賞大型貓科動物，而且住宿條件是世界上最佳的，正如Singita旅館所證明的，它是Conde Nast金名單讀者民意測驗史上第一家也是唯一一家得到滿分100分，它的這一榮譽保持了三年。[6]這個保護區內有大約三十家品味不同的高級旅館。

　　當然，所有這一切都得付出代價。如果口袋里沒有一定數額的金錢的話是無法享受這里的美妙園區的。所以它在南非國家公園和野生動物保護區的排名中沒有得到“易接近”的稱號。

　　3.Hluhluwe Umfolozi國家公園

　　如果你想要在野外看到瀕臨滅絕的黑、白色犀牛，那這個公園就是你應該前往的地方，因為正是在這里南非犀牛的無情的滅種浪潮受到了遏制。

　　[7]現在這里號稱擁有世界上最大數量的白色犀牛，數目超過1600頭，而且數目慢慢增長的黑犀牛剛好超過400頭。

　　在這里進行南非旅行，你也能在這個公園看到獅子、豹子、水牛、大象和獵豹，而且有記錄鳥的種類超過400種。由于這里有很多常駐大象，也許在它們橫過公路時你能在路面上與他們近距離接觸。

　　[8]你可以在一位帶有武器的巡邏員的陪同下每天在公園散步，或者你可以在南部的Umfolozi區域進行持續幾天的遠足。

　　4.Madikwe野生動物保護區

　　這是一個當代的諾亞方舟故事，因為這個公園的太多數野生生物都是1991年才從其他區域被調遷到這里的。

　　[9]27個不同種類共計10000多頭野生動物被再度引進到這個它們曾經繁衍但由于狩獵和棲所破壞而曾經消失的區域。

　　在這里進行南非旅行的一個極是好處是，這個公園的位置不在瘧疾區域范圍，因此不必像在其他保護區那樣需要吃瘧疾藥片。

　　所有五種大型動物在這里都能看到，而獵豹和罕見的野狗群則成為這里的展示之星，人們經常見它們在自己的寬闊領地里活動。同其他多數國家公園相比，在這里見到它們的幾率似乎更高。

　　罕見的羚羊如大羚羊、南非大羚羊和黑貂也都在這里出現，你能相對平和不受干擾地觀賞野生動物，因為并不是很多游人知道這個迷人的野生動物保護區。

　　5.Kgalagadi境外公園

　　當地人都知道，這是一個迷人的野生動物公園，并且它屬于那種各個國家似乎都有的“被嚴守的秘密”一類，因為某種未知的原因，這個野生動物保護區沒有得到游人和旅行公司應該給予的關注。

　　原因可能是這個野生動物保護區位于非洲南部的喀拉哈里沙漠，人們往往不會把很多野生生物與沙漠聯想在一起。但是凡事總有一些例外，而南非旅行公園就符合這種例外。

　　[10]在這里你能看到一些特殊而十分有趣的野生動物，譬如能幾個月不喝水而生存下來的南非大羚羊、跳羚、藍色角馬、大羚羊和紅色大羚羊。

　　并且只要有大量羚羊的地方，掠食性動物就永遠不會走遠，譬如這個區域不成比例的黑色鬃毛獅子以及能充分利用開闊空間全速追逐獵物的豹子和獵豹。

　　南非海島貓鼬(即沼貍)通常也在這里出沒，而蝠耳狐在這里做出凈化貢獻。

　　這個南非公園因其食肉鳥而出名，譬如矮小獵鷹和好群居的織巢鳥，它們建造的鳥巢有如公寓樓，有時大得把它們棲息的樹枝都折斷。

　　有上百家公司提供前往南非的旅行服務。這個南非最佳旅行清單可以幫助你進行有效的選擇。

　　南非旅行報告讓你能夠通過了解他人的旅行經驗而預期這樣一次旅行會是什么樣的。

　　l.Among the South Africa Safari destinations.the Masai Mara is the best one for_________________.

　　A) hiking

　　B) wildlife watching

　　C) bird viewing

　　D) self-drive frip

　　2.In the Kruger National Park,you can find as many as 510 kinds of__________________.

　　A) predators

　　B) insects

　　C) reptiles

　　D) birds

　　3.In the Kruger National Park.comparatively fewer tourists go to its________________.

　　A) western part

　　B) eastern part

　　C) northern part

　　D) southern part

　　4.Mala Mala is one of the world famous private concessions which are located in____________.

　　A) the Kruger National Park

　　B) Sabi Sands game reserve

　　C) Sabi Sabi

　　D) Londelozi

　　5.Sabi Sands game reserve allows tourists to track the wild game off road because______________.

　　A) it is fenceless

　　B) it borders the Kruger National Park

　　C) each car is equipped with a two-way radio

　　D) it is privately owned

　　6.How many top class lodges are there in the Sabi Sands game reserve?

　　A) About lOO.

　　B) About 30.

　　C) Only two.

　　D) Only three.

　　7. The largest population of white rhino in the world can be found in__________________.

　　A) Sabi Sands Game Reserve

　　B) Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park

　　C) Madikwe Game Reserve

　　D) Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

　　8.When tourists want to have a daily walk in the Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park,they must beescorted by_______________.

　　9.Twenty seven different specics of wildlife were re-introduced into Madikwe Game Reserve after their extinction due to______________.

　　10.Gemsbok is one kind of specialized and interesting antelopes because it___________________.

　　1.[B][定位]根據題中的Masai Mara查找到第1個小標題1.Kruger National Park部分的首段。

　　解析：原文該句中的the Masai Mara...when it comes to wildlife viewing表明本題應選B,其他選項在該段均未提及，與the Masai Mara無關。

　　2.[D][定位]根據題干中的Kruger National Park查找到第1個小標題1.Kruger National Park部分的第4段。

　　解析：原文該段的話題是“鳥類”，510 different varieties指的是5l0種不同的鳥類，因此本題應選D。

　　3.[C][定位]根據題干中的tourists查找到第1個小標題1.Kruger National Park部分的第5段末句。

　　解析：原文該句中的The north...less tourists表明本題應選C，選項D在該段首句也有提及，但不符合題意，其他兩個選項并未提及。

　　4.[B][定位]根據題干中的Mala Mala查找到第2個小標題2.Sabi Sands Game Reserve部分的首段。

　　解析：題目中的Mala Mala在原文該段的定語從句中提及，該定語從句的先行詞為 the Sabi Sands game reserve.表明 Mala Mala位于the Sabi Sands game reserve里面，因此本題應選B。

　　5.[D][定位]根據題干中的off road查找到第2個小標題2.Sabi Sands Game Reserve部分的第2段第2句。

　　解析：選項D與原文該句開頭的Because...引出的內容相同，定位原文后可很快確定選項D為本題答案。

　　6.[B][定位]根據題干中的top class lodges查找到第2個小標題2.Sabi Sands Game Reserve部分的第4段末句。

　　解析：原文該句中的thirty...表明本題應選B，選項A中的100和D中的three在該段也有提及，但它們均不是“高級賓館”的數目，不符合題意;C在文中未提及。

　　7.[B][定位]根據題干中的white rhino查找到第3個小標題3.Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park部分的第2段。

　　解析：根據關鍵詞可將題目所在的段落定位于文章第3個小標題Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park部分，由此可見本題應選B，其他選項均與white rhino無關。本題可利用出題的順序性，先在第2個小標題和第3個小標題下面的部分尋找，找到在第3個小標題下第2段的出處后，其他兩個選項就無須再看了。

　　8.[an armed ranger]

　　[定位]根據題干中的daily walk等詞查找到第3個小標題3.Hluhluwe UmfoloziNational Park部分的末段。

　　解析：空白處應為名詞(詞組)。原文中的in the company of和題目中的escort都有“陪伴”的含義，由此可見，of后的介詞賓語an armed ranger就是本題答案。

　　9.[hunting and habitat destruction]

　　[定位]根據題干中的Twenty seven等詞查找到第4個小標題4.Madikwe Game Reserve部分的第2段。

　　解析：空白處應為名詞(詞組)。本題要求查找的是造成以前物種滅絕的原因，原文以because of引出該原因，because of和due to同義,因此because of引出的名詞詞組即為本題答案。

　　10.[can go for months without water]

　　[定位]根據題干中的Gemsbok等詞查找到最后一個小標題5.Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park部分的第3段。

　　解析：空白處應為從句的謂語部分，可包括動詞及其賓語。原文該句中which引出的定語從句描述了gemsbok這種羚羊的特點，這個從句是為了舉例說明該句中的specialized and interesting game，由此可見，which引出的從句解釋了作者認為gemsbok有趣的原因。要注意的是，which引出的從句到water一詞就結束了，接下來的springbok，blue wildebeest等詞可根據它們的構詞推斷它們應該是和gemsbok一樣都是羚羊的品種，并非是water一詞的并列成分。