$5,990 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Travel to Kruger National Park
Travel to Kruger National Park
Guests will be picked up early from their Johannesburg hotel (around 05h00) in order to miss the traffic. Travel is in a comfortable Mercedes Benz sedan. We stop for a hearty breakfast on the way. We proceed to the southern end of the Kruger National Park (KNP), a journey of approximately 5-6 hours, depending on conditions. We stop for lunch on the way. We enter KNP at Crocodile Bridge and have a leisurely late afternoon game drive on way to Lower Sabie Camp, looking at animals. At Lower Sabie, probably the prettiest KNP camp, we look at the hippos and crocodiles in the river, and the birds fishing from the rocks. Then you can unpack and settle in. We join up for either a barbecue (braai) under giant trees, or eat dinner in the camp restaurant. It's early to bed, because it is early to rise the next morning!
- Main Destination:
- Kruger National Park
- Accommodation:
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Lower Sabie Rest Camp
Wildlife in Kruger NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Recovery, Acclimatisation and Relaxation
Recovery, Acclimatisation and Relaxation
Safari tours have an entirely different kind of itinerary. Rise before dawn to catch predators on the prowl, coffee and rusks on the drive, and then return to camp for a late breakfast at about 09h00-10h00. You are then free to do as you please until it is time for the afternoon game drive (around 15h00). There's a pool, shady trees, the river. If you wish to spend the entire day doing a game drive, this is possible, but it is best to pace yourself. Reassembling for the game drive, the cooler box is packed with cold drinks and snacks. We head out to look for more animals, never knowing what we will "bump into". At sundowner time, the snacks and drinks are enjoyed at a picturesque view (preferably a feeding herd of elephants!) and we return to camp before dusk (KNP has strict rules, which will be waived later at the private lodge!) A shower or some private rest time, and thereafter, it is a braai or restaurant dinner, and a brief star tour. Thence to bed.
- Main Destination:
- Kruger National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lower Sabie Rest Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Long Game Drive to another camp of your choice & Short Game Drive
Long Game Drive to another camp of your choice & Short Game Drive
We leave at crack of dawn again, with baggage, coffee and rusks loaded. This is a fairly long drive north, but with plenty to see on the way, baboons, elephants, zebra, giraffe and loads of antelope. If we are lucky, hyena, lion, and elephant. If we are VERY lucky, leopard or wild dog. You have to keep your eyes peeled! Your choice of private game lodge will determine our route. We should reach Satara camp late-morning, giving you time for a short rest before lunch. You may wish to do a night game drive with a KNP ranger, or an afternoon walk, all of which should be booked in advance. Otherwise, we do a loop along the famous S100, a dirt road winding along a river, famed for great sightings, to the N'wanetsi picnic site, and then back along the tar road to Satara for supper (braai or restaurant). Then to bed.
- Main Destination:
- Kruger National Park
- Accommodation:
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Satara Rest Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Long Game Drive & Travel to Private Lodge
Long Game Drive & Travel to Private Lodge
Leave the camp at dawn and travel to an exit from the park, where we have breakfast, en-route to the private game lodge. Arrive at about lunchtime, and given time to rest, have a swim, or just relax. You can have lunch if you are hungry. At about 15h00-16h00 the guests assembly for a snack and a drink before going out on the game drive. The game drive is in an open 4x4 safari vehicle which is open on the sides. The driver is a very knowledgeable ranger with a rifle, and a tracker on the front of the vehicle, whose job it is to read the signs. This is when you really feel your safari is coming into its own. This game drive will continue beyond dusk into the early evening, giving you a chance to see predators on the prowl, and various other creatures that inhabit the night. You then return for a wonderful gourmet meal around a fire, nightcaps and bed.
- Main Destination:
- Timbavati Private Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger)
- Accommodation:
- Tanda Tula Private Game Lodge
Wildlife in Timbavati NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game Drives & Relaxation at the Private Lodge
Game Drives & Relaxation at the Private Lodge
Game Drive in the morning, breakfast in the bush, a lovely sleep mid-morning, relaxing or bird-watching until the Game Drive in the afternoon, that extends into the night. By this time, you should have seen everything you came to see, except perhaps Wild Dogs. This is the same routine as the previous day! Just lovely! A brilliant meal around the fire, and then off to bed.
- Main Destination:
- Timbavati Private Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger)
- Accommodation:
- Tanda Tula Private Game Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Game Drive & Return to Johannesburg
Game Drive & Return to Johannesburg
Sadly, this is the last day of your tour, and you bid a fond farewell to the ranger and tracker, (not forgetting to give them a good tip for the wonderful sights they have turned up for you) and then they will take your luggage to the vehicle, and we leave the lodge for the journey back to Johannesburg. We should arrive before dusk, giving you a chance to wash the dust of the bushveld off and get ready for supper at your hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Johannesburg (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
