$3,466 to $3,470 pp (USD)
This tour is offered in ZAR.
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Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Fly to Hoedspruit and Sunset Game Drive in Manyeleti
Fly to Hoedspruit and Sunset Game Drive in Manyeleti
The tour begins with a morning flight from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport, from where clients are met and transferred by road to Ndzhaka Tented Camp in the private Manyeleti Game Reserve, about 1.5 hours away. Manyeleti shares open, unfenced borders with Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands and Timbavati, allowing wildlife to roam freely between the reserves. After a late lunch on arrival, clients check into their luxury premium tent, complete with a private heated pool and bush boma, and can relax before the afternoon's activities. In the late afternoon, an open safari vehicle carrying a maximum of seven guests departs on a sunset game drive through Manyeleti's pristine, low-traffic wilderness, continuing into a spotlight-lit night drive in search of nocturnal wildlife before returning to camp for dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Manyeleti Game Reserve (Greater Kruger)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Ndzhaka Camp
Wildlife in Manyeleti GR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Full Day Game Viewing in Manyeleti
Full Day Game Viewing in Manyeleti
The day starts early with a sunrise game drive in Manyeleti, tracking the Big 5 and other wildlife in the cool morning light with a maximum of seven guests per vehicle. Clients return to camp for a hearty breakfast around 09h00, followed by leisure time to relax at the private heated pool and bush boma, taking in the peaceful unfenced surrounds of one of the few remaining authentic tented camps in the Greater Kruger area. After lunch, the afternoon brings a sunset game drive, timed to make the most of golden-hour light and active wildlife, before transitioning seamlessly into a night drive with spotlights to seek out nocturnal species. The day concludes back at camp with dinner included.
- Main Destination:
- Manyeleti Game Reserve (Greater Kruger)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Ndzhaka Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Game Drives and Bush Boma Dinner in Manyeleti
Game Drives and Bush Boma Dinner in Manyeleti
Another sunrise game drive explores Manyeleti's open, unfenced landscape, which borders Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands and Timbavati, allowing for exceptional wildlife movement and sightings. Guests who prefer can opt to replace the drive with a three-hour guided bush walk for a closer, on-foot experience of the bush, at an additional cost. Breakfast is enjoyed back at camp around 09h00, followed by free time at the private heated pool and boma. After lunch, the afternoon sunset game drive sets out, continuing into a night drive as the sun goes down, offering further chances to spot nocturnal predators and other wildlife. The day is capped off with a memorable bush boma dinner served under the stars, a highlight of the Ndzhaka experience.
- Main Destination:
- Manyeleti Game Reserve (Greater Kruger)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Ndzhaka Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Manyeleti to Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Manyeleti to Sabi Sand Game Reserve
A final sunrise game drive in Manyeleti rounds off the stay before breakfast and check-out at Ndzhaka. Clients are then transferred by road to Umkumbe Safari Lodge in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, travelling via Hazyview and Shaws Gate over roughly three to three and a half hours. On arrival at this intimate 11-room lodge set on the banks of the seasonal Sand River, guests check into their Superior Chalet and enjoy an included lunch. The Sabi Sand is unfenced from the western boundary of Kruger National Park and renowned for outstanding Big 5 game viewing, with wildlife often spotted directly from the lodge's main deck. In the late afternoon, clients head out on a sunset game drive with sundowners, returning after dark as a night drive, followed by a boma dinner served around the fire.
- Main Destination:
- Sabi Sand Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Umkumbe Safari Lodge Riverside
Wildlife in Sabi Sands
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Full Day Safari in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Full Day Safari in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve
A sunrise game drive of about three hours explores the Sabi Sand's renowned Big 5 territory, famed for excellent leopard sightings and prime wildlife viewing thanks to its unfenced border with Kruger National Park. Breakfast follows at around 09h00, after which clients can relax by the pool or on the deck overlooking the Sand River, where wildlife is frequently spotted from the lodge itself. After lunch, the afternoon's roughly three-hour game drive sets out with sundowners enjoyed in the bush, continuing into a night drive back to the lodge as darkness falls, offering excellent chances to see nocturnal species. The evening concludes with a traditional boma dinner served around the fire.
- Main Destination:
- Sabi Sand Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Umkumbe Safari Lodge Riverside
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Departure from Sabi Sand via Kruger Mpumalanga
Departure from Sabi Sand via Kruger Mpumalanga
On the final morning, clients enjoy one last sunrise game drive in the Sabi Sand, making the most of any remaining opportunities to view the Big 5 and other wildlife in this exceptional unfenced reserve bordering Kruger National Park. After breakfast back at the lodge, clients check out and are transferred by road to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, a journey of about two and a half hours or less. From there, a flight departs for Johannesburg, bringing this luxury Greater Kruger fly-in safari to a close. Lunch is not included on this final travel day.
- Main Destination:
- Sabi Sand Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
