KNP05 - 5 Day Kruger & Private Game Lodge Safari - JIA

Day 2 of the tour
After an early breakfast at the lodge we travel the short distance to the nearest entrance gate to the Kruger National Park. Once inside the Park, excitement will mount as we start seeing some of the numerous animals that inhabit this magnificent wildlife sanctuary. We spend most of the day game viewing inside the Kruger Park arriving at our "restcamp" in the late afternoon. There is time for a short break before joining an exciting "open vehicle" game drive, looking for Africa's "Big Five" - Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard. Accommodation tonight is in comfortable en-suite bungalows or cottages, and dinner in the camp restaurant.

The world-renowned Kruger National Park , which sprawls across nearly 20 000 sq kilometres of hot, flattish lowveld terrain in the far northeast of South Africa, ranks among the finest game sanctuaries in the world. Few visitors come away disappointed. The sky is big, the horizons are far and the great expanses of bushveld remain remarkably unspoilt. All the roads, rest camps and other man-made features only account for about 2 percent of the park’s area, the rest is pure wilderness. No other sanctuary in Africa can match the Kruger in the number and variety of its life forms: the savannah plains of the park, the forest and riverine reaches are home to nearly 150 kinds of mammal, including the ‘Big 5’ (Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo), more than 500 bird species, 112 reptile types (50 of them snakes of one sort or another), 49 of fish, 34 of amphibian, an uncountable diversity of insects, 500 types of tree and a vast array of shrubs, grasses and bulbous plants.

Overnight:     Satara, Olifants, Letaba or Skukuza Rest Camp - Kruger National Park (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast) 

Day 3 of the tour
After breakfast we exit the Kruger Park and travel to an exclusive lodge in a nearby private game reserve. Later this afternoon an exhilirating game drive in specifically adapted open 4x4 safari vehicles is undertaken. At dusk sundowners are enjoyed deep in the bush, after which the drive continues, making use of spotlights to search for nocturnal animals. A final highlight is a specially prepared dinner enjoyed under the stars around the campfire (weather depending).

We make use of a number of smaller and more intimate game lodges in one of the private game reserves that lie directly west of the Kruger National Park. The specific game lodge used will depend on availability, but should be one of the following: Jackalberry Game Lodge, Chapungu Luxury Tented Lodge, Royal Legend Safari Lodge, Kambaku Safari Lodge, Nkorho Bush Lodge, Kapama River Lodge, Kapama Buffalo Camp, Simbavati River Lodge.

Overnight:     Private Game Lodge - Limpopo Province (Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast) 

Day 4 of the tour
An early wake up call signals the start of yet another exciting day in Big Five territory. You depart on an early morning safari in open 4x4 vehicles after which you return to the lodge for a late breakfast. After breakfast you can embark on a  guided bush walk with an armed ranger, who will identify tracks and droppings and share with you some fascinating secrets of the bush. If you are lucky you may come across big game on foot - a truly exhilarating experience. This evening another safari in open 4x4 vehicles is undertaken, followed by a scrumptious South African dinner.

Overnight:     Private Game Lodge - Limpopo Province (Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)