Dear Africa experts,

We (all adults) will attend at the end of February a wedding in Cape Town. Thereafter we will have 8 days to discover South Africa. This will be our first time there.

Being already in Cape Town we plan to do the Garden Route to Port Elizabeth, which should take 4 to 5 days. The rest we would like to spend at a private game reserve. Initially we thought about the Singita Ebony Lodge at Kruger, but I am wondering whether we could have a similarly good experience closer to the Garden Route, such as at Addo National Park or another private reserve in the area.

Do you think Kruger is a must or can we have a good experience closer to the Garden Route? What are the best private game reserves at Addo and along the Garden Route?

For the sake of the discussion, assume price is not an issue.

Thanks!