4-Day Best of Kruger Safari

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

Transfer to the Kruger National Park & an Evening Game Drive (Breakfast not included)

Day 1: Transfer to the Kruger National Park & an Evening Game Drive
We travel straight to your lodge in Hazyview, arriving around midday. After settling in, you can relax, enjoy a light lunch, take a swim, or wander along the lodge’s scenic walking trails.

At 15:45, we set off for a spectacular Sunset–Night Safari in the Kruger National Park. In winter, the earlier sunset means more time under the stars, while summer guests enjoy golden skies and glowing horizons. We return around 20:00 for a hearty dinner and a well-deserved rest.

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:

Umbhaba Eco Lodge

• Mid-range hotel located in Hazyview (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day Open Vehicle Safari in the Kruger National Park

Mpumalanga, the “place of the rising sun,” is the first province in South Africa to welcome the day, and the best Kruger safaris start before sunrise. The cool early hours are perfect for spotting predators and other wildlife. After a short drive, your guide leads you through the park’s top viewing areas in search of the Big 5 and plains game.

Breakfast packs are provided by the lodge, with a stop about three hours in for coffee and a quick break before continuing through the Kruger’s incredible landscapes, past rivers, bushveld, and open plains, all alive with wildlife.

Around midday, you’ll stop at a rest camp for lunch (own account) with time to browse the curio shop or enjoy a cold drink and ice cream. The drive back to the lodge wraps up around 15:30–16:00, leaving you time to relax, take a swim, and enjoy a delicious dinner.

Main Destination:

Kruger National Park

Accommodation:

Umbhaba Eco Lodge

• Mid-range hotel located in Hazyview (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day open vehicle safari in the Kruger National Park

We set off for the Kruger before sunrise and the guide will choose the best areas of the park to explore on this morning’s game drive. During this morning’s adventure, we will keep a look out for wildlife, including the Big 5, and there’s a good chance of seeing predators, which are more active during the early morning.

The lodge will arrange breakfast packs and after about 3 hours of driving, your guide will stop for breakfast and bathroom break, and there is also a chance to get a coffee. We then continue with the safari.

We then stop for lunch at a rest camp, where this meal will be on your own account. While here there will be time to do some curio shopping or to indulge in a cold beer!

The guide will then continue with the safari, as you make your way back towards the lodge. We arrive back at between 15:30 and 16:00 pm, with enough time to relax, swim and have a great dinner.

Main Destination:

Kruger National Park

Accommodation:

Umbhaba Eco Lodge

• Mid-range hotel located in Hazyview (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morning Safari and transfer back to Johannesburg

This is the last safari of your trip and again we depart from the lodge before sunrise. During the morning, we will have another packed breakfast at one of the rest camps or at a picnic site.

On this day, the guide will focus on finding animals we couldn’t find on the first 2 Kruger Park safaris. The Kruger National Park has 148 mammal species and over 500 bird species. We especially hope to see lion and leopard as they are most active in the early mornings.

After a short breakfast and coffee stop, we will continue with the safari, and we will return to the lodge at around 12:00 pm.

Here you say goodbye to your guide and freshen up before you make the journey back to Johannesburg. Clients will be collected by the shuttle at between 12:00 and 12:30 pm, and we will return to Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Airport shuttle terminal and lodges within a 5 km radius, arriving between 17:00 and 18:00 pm.

Main Destination:

Kruger National Park

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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