3-Day Classic Kruger Park Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts cannot be arranged by this operator.

Johannesburg - southern Kruger Park - Afternoon Safari Drive

Guests are collected from their hotels or guesthouses in Johannesburg between 7.00 am - 8.00 am.

Leave Johannesburg in an air-conditioned microbus with our professional Kruger Park driver/guide. Travel east across the Highveld farmlands and down the beautiful Elands Valley to Nelspruit, the capital of Mpumalanga province. Continue along the Crocodile Valley to Malelane where we will stop for lunch. Enter southern Kruger Park and prepare for your first exciting game drive. Look out for antelope, giraffe, zebra and when it's cooler maybe some of the Big Five. Before sunset exit Kruger Park & drive a short distance to Sabie River Bush Lodge. Book into an en suite lodge room or African safari tent. Relax on the pool deck overlooking the river with a sundowner drink waiting for the hippo to come out & start grazing. Your guide will arrange dinner in the gecko lapa restaurant which serves a 3 course meal. Wifi is available to send photos & keep in touch on your phone.

Main Destination:

Kruger National Park

Best Time To Visit May to September (Dry season)

High Season December to January and July to August

Best Weather Apr-May and Sep-Oct (Mild and little rain)

Wildlife in Kruger NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

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HyenaCommon

White RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

Accommodation:

Sabie River Bush Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Kruger NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Full Day in Kruger Park - 3 Safari Drives in Big 5 areas

Awaken at dawn, leave the lodge & drive directly to Kruger Park entrance gate. Prepare your cameras for the early morning game drive to look for lions and other Big Five species (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino & buffalo). Call into one of the Camps where your guide will provide breakfast packs & coffee. Continue with the mid-morning drive stopping at waterholes to see animals drinking or crocodiles lazing in the sun. By midday you can expect hot weather & your guide will head for Skukuza Camp. Book into an en suite chalet with air-con & screens to prevent insects then time for a swim or lunch. WiFi is available near the restaurant. Later board the National Parks open safari vehicle for a sunset game drive & a chance to see hyenas or other nocturnal species with spotlights. Your guide will arrange dinner in the Cattle Baron Bistro & walk back to your chalet under the starlit sky.

Main Destination:

Kruger National Park

Accommodation:

Skukuza Rest Camp

• Mid-range rest camp located inside Southern Kruger

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Early Morning Safari Drive - Return Transfer to Johannesburg or Nelspruit Airportesburg or Nelspruit

After a quick coffee, pack up & depart from camp for an early morning game drive to search for elusive animals such as leopard often found in trees or rocky outcrops. For the birdwatchers, it's a wonderful opportunity to see many different species in the bushveld or near the water. Breakfast and time for final photo's before you leave the Park and enjoy a relaxing homeward journey via Schoeman's Kloof then up the escarpment to Johannesburg. Arrive back at OR Tambo International Airport or nearby hotels by 16.00. Please allow 1.5 hours connecting time for local flights or preferably 3.0 hours for International flights. Our guides are usually punctual & many passengers fly down to Cape Town that same evening.

Main Destination:

Johannesburg (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation cannot be arranged by this operator.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.