6-Day Luxury Manyeleti and Balule Fly-in Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Fly to Hoedspruit and Sunset Game Drive in Manyeleti

Depart Johannesburg on a morning flight to Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport, where you are met and transferred by road for about 1.5 hours to Ndzhaka Tented Camp in the private Manyeleti Game Reserve. Manyeleti shares open, unfenced borders with Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands and Timbavati, allowing wildlife to roam freely between these renowned reserves. After a late lunch on arrival, check in to your luxury premium tent, complete with a private heated pool and bush boma, and relax before the afternoon's activities. In the late afternoon you head out on a sunset game drive that continues into a night drive, with a maximum of seven guests per open safari vehicle, giving excellent opportunities to spot nocturnal wildlife before returning to camp for dinner.

Main Destination:

Manyeleti Game Reserve (Greater Kruger)

Best Time To Visit May to September (Dry season)

High Season October to March (It never gets very crowded)

Best Weather April to May and September to October (Fair and little rain)

Wildlife in Manyeleti GR

ElephantCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

White RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

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GiraffeOccasional

CheetahOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

HippoOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Activities:

• Afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & night game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ndzhaka Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Manyeleti GR (Greater Kruger)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Full Day Game Viewing in Manyeleti

An early start sees you head out on a sunrise game drive through the unfenced Manyeleti Game Reserve, one of the few authentic safari camps in the Greater Kruger area still without fences, meaning wildlife moves freely through camp. Return to camp for a late breakfast around 9am, then enjoy leisure time at your tent's private heated pool and bush boma during the heat of the day, with lunch included. In the late afternoon you set out again on a sunset game drive that extends into the night, tracking the Big 5 and other wildlife with the aid of spotlights, before returning to camp for dinner under the stars.

Main Destination:

Manyeleti Game Reserve (Greater Kruger)

Activities:

• Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle), afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & night game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ndzhaka Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Manyeleti GR (Greater Kruger)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Game Drives and Bush Boma Dinner in Manyeleti

Set out once more on a sunrise game drive through Manyeleti's open plains and woodland, with the option (at an extra charge) of swapping the drive for a three-hour guided bush walk to experience the bush on foot. After a late breakfast, relax at your tent's private heated pool and boma, with lunch included. In the late afternoon you head out on another sunset game drive that continues into a night drive, searching for nocturnal species under spotlight. The day is rounded off with a memorable bush boma dinner under the stars, a highlight of the Ndzhaka experience.

Main Destination:

Manyeleti Game Reserve (Greater Kruger)

Activities:

• Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle), morning walking safari (with an armed guide), afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & night game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ndzhaka Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Manyeleti GR (Greater Kruger)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Manyeleti to Balule Nature Reserve

Enjoy a final sunrise game drive in Manyeleti Game Reserve before returning to camp for breakfast and check-out. You are then transferred by road for about two hours to Greenfire Game Lodge in the 50,000-hectare private Balule Nature Reserve, which is open to the Greater Kruger National Park system and lies around 30 km north of Hoedspruit. Check in to your deluxe chalet, set apart from the others in riverine forest with a private viewing deck, and enjoy lunch at the lodge. In the late afternoon you join a sunset game drive in Balule, known for Big 5 sightings, rich birdlife and the smaller mammals drawn to the riverine forest and open plains, before returning for dinner.

Main Destination:

Balule Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger)

Best Time To Visit May to September (Dry season)

High Season October to March (Not overly crowded)

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

Wildlife in Balule NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

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HyenaCommon

White RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

Black RhinoRare

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogRare

Activities:

• Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Greenfire Big 5 Game Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Balule NR (Greater Kruger)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Full Day Game Viewing in Balule

Rise early for a sunrise game drive through Balule Nature Reserve, tracking the Big 5 and enjoying the reserve's rich birdlife amid riverine forest and open plains. Return to the lodge for breakfast around 9am, followed by leisure time at the pool and your chalet's private viewing deck overlooking the river bed, with lunch included. In the late afternoon you head out again on a sunset game drive, making the most of the golden light to spot wildlife before returning to Greenfire Game Lodge for dinner on the veranda overlooking the bush.

Main Destination:

Balule Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger)

Activities:

• Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Greenfire Big 5 Game Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Balule NR (Greater Kruger)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Final Game Drive and Fly Back to Johannesburg

Enjoy one last sunrise game drive through Balule Nature Reserve, savouring the final opportunity to spot the Big 5 and the reserve's abundant birdlife before returning to the lodge for breakfast and check-out. You are then transferred by road for approximately 45 minutes to Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport, where you board your flight back to Johannesburg, bringing this luxury fly-in safari through two private Greater Kruger reserves to a close.

Main Destination:

Balule Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger)

Activities:

• Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

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

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.