It’s not just parents looking for child-friendly safaris who are cautious about malaria and other health issues. We find that some high-achieving professionals prioritise low-risk too. They have often deferred and delayed a restorative holiday until it’s long-overdue, so the last thing they want is the fear that they could get sick and undo the benefit of taking time off. Other travellers are on medication which is incompatible with anti-malarial tablets.

But just how do you weigh up the competing merits of the various non-malarial game reserves? How does the game-viewing compare with better known areas such as Kruger and the Serengeti? To help find the right solution for you, we've just revisited Madikwe, Marakele, Pilanesberg, Welgevonden and the Waterberg. Our family pages introduce some of the issues and we're adding reviews to lodge pages but you can always get in touch for up-to-date thoughts