Along the southwestern edge of the vast Kruger National Park lie a number of privately managed wildlife areas. The best known of these, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, is a collection of former cattle ranches that have been combined into a game reserve with a single administration. The various blocks of land remain the property of individual owners and lodges. However, the fences have been removed, and the animals are free to wander as they wish, including to and from the Kruger ecosystem. On private land, safari vehicles are not confined to roads, as they are in the national park.

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