&BEYOND Phinda Private Game Reserve encompasses an impressive 29 866 hectares of protected wildlife land in KwaZulu Natal. Showcasing one of the continent’s finest game viewing and is home to Africa’s Big Five as well as 436 bird species. The reserve is particularly well known for close-up sightings of the elegant yet elusive cheetah, as well as the rare black rhino. With its seven distinct habitats, Phinda is often described as ‘Seven Worlds of Wonder’, a magnificent tapestry of woodland, grassland, wetland and forest, interspersed with mountain ranges, rivers, marshes and pans.