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Kruger Park Safari Tour
Included Highlights
Panorama Route
Forest Walks
Game Walk - "Big 5"
Open Vehicle Game Drive
Private Game Reserve
Kruger Park
Stunning Bush Camp
Pilgrims Rest
Drakensberg Escarpment
Blyde RiverCanyon
Night Game Drive
Optional Activities
Kruger Night Drives
South African Safaris
Kruger Park Safari Tour
Johannesburg to Kruger Park back to Johannesburg
4 Night / 5 Day Bushveld Safari
1 Nights - Inns/Lodges
3 Nights - Cabin
The Mpumalanga area is one of great contrast, bordered in the west by the towering escarpment with lush indigenous forests, crystal-clear streams and plunging waterfalls, and then falling away into the flat Lowveld bushveld, home to one of the richest diversities of fauna and flora in the world.
Various private reserves and the renowned Kruger National Park are located in this area. We spend time both in the Park and on our own adjacent private reserve. Being privately owned we are able to conduct walking trails and open vehicle drives on our property.
Inclusions / Exclusions
All Transport
Meals
Coffee, tea, fruit juice at breakfast
Accommodation
Walks, game drives
Entry fees and permits
Group equipment
Professional guide
Rates Exclude:
Alcohol and soft drinks
Tips, curios and optional excursions and extras
Meals whilst in transit to and from Johannesburg
Day 1: Johannesburg - Bush Camp [D]
We depart in the morning to travel the scenic road to Mpumalanga. Along the way we visit Dullstroom, traverse Robbers Pass and spend time at the quaint historic town of Pilgrim's Rest. We also visit Bourke's Luck Potholes and the Blyde River Canyon. Thereafter we wind our way down the escarpment to the Lowveld bushveld where we overnight in our well appointed DRIFTERS BUSH CAMP. Being adjacent to the Kruger Park, the tented Camp is tastefully designed, totally blends in with the environment, and offers comfortable beds, en-suite bathrooms, a refreshing swimming pool, and stunning views over the surrounding bush. Dinner tonight is cooked on the open fire.
Day 2: Bushveld Camp [Brunch, D]
We start the day with the customary coffee and rusks, before setting off on a game walk. We walk for approximately 3 hours in search of game, stopping regularly to learn more about the ways of the bush. A Drifters guide and tracker lead all walks. Return to camp for a late morning brunch after which it's time to relax around the pool and to enjoy the camp. In the afternoon we conduct and open-vehicle game drive, which develops into an extensive night drive. Being in the bush at night provides us with the opportunity of viewing nocturnal animals, otherwise not normally seen. This evening we enjoy a hearty bush "braai" and again fall asleep to the sounds of the wild.
Day 3: Kruger National Park [B, L, D]
We leave our bush camp in the morning to travel the short distance to the world-renowned Kruger National Park where we spend the remainder of the day viewing animals from the high vantage point of our vehicle. Enjoy a picnic lunch. Accommodation is in bungalows at one of the park's rest camps.
Day 4: Hazyview [B, L, D]
After breakfast and another extensive drive in search of the "Big Five" and variety of other animals that inhabit the Park, we exit and head for the sleepy settlement of Hazyview. Our next stop is the Hazyview Inn, a spectacular log cabin built on stilts in subtropical indigenous forest right on the Sabie river and offering swimming, bird hide and lovely forest walks.
Day 5: Johannesburg [B]
After a relaxing morning we depart to arrive in Johannesburg in the late afternoon.
- Seasonal Malaria precautions may be advisable and are locally obtainable
- Game viewing on foot is difficult, so we also place importance on some of the smaller aspects of the bush
- It can get very hot so suitable precautions against sunburn should be taken
- A sleeping bag is required for this tour
Luggage
A barrel bag or internal frame backpack is best suited for this trip (suitcases do not fit into the space provided and will not be permitted). An extra tog bag or camera bag is advise
Group Size and Age
Our group size usually numbers between 6 and 20 persons. By travelling in small groups, means that we don't invade campsites and can avoid wasting time in constantly having to wait for people. It also enables us to maintain a far more personal service with our clients. From our experience our groups are normally made up of individuals, couples and sometimes groups of friends aged between 18 and 55 years. The mere physical and youthful mentality, which prevails on these tours, makes them generally unsuited to anybody over the age of 55 years. The minimum size of a group for a guaranteed departure must be 6 people, although we may run with less.
