One key to not overeating is to simply only eat when you are hungry. Avoid temptation to eat at every chance you get and ask yourself “Am I really that hungry”. If you are then go ahead and fill up, but if you are not, pass on food or eat just a little bit or a piece of fruit.

The wildlife safari is a key item on South Africa tourist menu. Those who chose to see Africa's wildlife here will not be disappointed. The game viewing experience is excellent at top rated Kruger National Park and at other well-regarded game parks in country. Wildlife is protected in over 300 public and private game and nature reserves. SANParks (South African National Parks) manages 20 national parks spread throughout country.

Kruger is place to see big game particularly "big five" - buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard and rhinoceros. Most of other parks have specialised in conserving particular species or are identified with specific animals. The Greater Addo National Park, for example, is only place you find elephants in Cape region. Some of parks along 3000 km coastline host whales and dolphins.

South Africa's wildlife conservation policies are advanced and highly successful. An initiative targeting wildlife sanctuaries cutting across international boundaries hopes to replicate this success elsewhere. This is in recognition of fact that wildlife is no respecter of territorial lines covenanted between men. Transfrontier conservation areas have been identified in six regions along boundaries with Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique.

In South Africa, best places to see wildlife is at private game reserves and national parks. Private game reserves are not as expansive as publicly owned national parks. Their key selling point is superior accommodation and ranger escorted personalized tours. The national parks on other hand are popular with self-drive tourists. They offer accommodation in a limited number of enclosed rest-camps, in thatched rondavels, bungalows and chalets. Tour companies also offer South Africa safari packages, including transport and guide in national parks.

South Africa is home to numerous species of land animals, including celebrated "big five" - rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard and elephant. Most members of big five league are undoubtedly charismatic. But this is not reason they are so named - otherwise I would petition that buffalo be ejected. The reason is that these are animals early safari hunters found most challenging. The idea of viewing game without killing had not gained widespread acceptance then. The arrogant practice of killing animals as a sport is very unpopular today with those who value right to life and dignity of animals as full members of our planet.

In addition to disagreeable aesthetics, hunting brings about a bad relationship between man and animals. I will illustrate this with an incident narrated to me by a guide on a recent visit to a country that allows hunting. The guide recalled an occasion when he was taken by surprise to see an elephant charging at his vehicle. This was contrary to his experience with elephants in that region. This unusual behaviour arose because hunters had wounded elephant. The elephant hereafter dealt with vehicles and humans as enemies. It is regrettable that South Africa's otherwise stellar conservation policies, allow practice of hunting in certain areas.