5 Day Best of Kruger Safari

The popular 5 Day Best of Kruger Safari is a 4-night / 5-day safari in the Kruger National Park, with open vehicle game drives and an experienced safari guide. A night drive as well as a guided bush walk is also included. We spend two nights at each of two different camps, in different areas of the Park.

5 Day Best of Kruger Safari Highlights

Departs from Johannesburg

Stay in two different camps, see different areas of the park

En-suite, airconditioned bungalows

Open vehicle game drives

Experienced, professional safari guide

Best game viewing areas

A guided bush walk is included

A night drive with spotlights is included

Excellent value for money

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Itinerary

Day 1

Depart from Johannesburg around 08h30 am, or from Nelspruit at 1pm (same cost). We drive through the scenic province of Mpumalanga to the entrance of the Kruger National Park. The transfer is conducted in a luxury air-conditioned minibus. When we get near the Kruger National Park, we transfer to an open safari vehicle to continue our journey into the Park. Our first game drive begins as we enter the gates and make our way to the first overnight camp. We use some of the most popular camps in the Park, situated in excellent game viewing areas. Dinner is enjoyed in the camp restaurant, or takes the form of a traditional South African braai (barbecue).

Day 2

Rise with the sun to enjoy your first full day of game viewing in the Kruger National Park! On one of the mornings, there will be opportunity to participate in a guided bush walk, led by an armed ranger from the Parks Board. This is not compulsory, but it is included in the price of the tour. On a bush walk you will be able to appreciate the smaller wonders of the wild, tracks left by wild animals, interesting plants and how they can be used, and with some luck you may be able to see some wild animals while on foot.

We return to camp for a well-earned brunch (late breakfast), and spend some time relaxing in camp. You may watch animals from the viewing deck, take a siesta in your air-conditioned bungalow, cool down in the swimming pool, or browse through the curio shop. In the afternoon, we head out on another game drive, looking for the Big Five and other animals like giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, and various antelope species. We return to camp by sunset. Dinner is again enjoyed outside around the fire, or in the camp restaurant.

Day 3

Today is devoted to game viewing, and this is also the day that we pack up and make our way to another camp, in a different area of the Park (subject to accommodation availability). This gives you the opportunity to experience a variety of habitats and vegetation types, which usually means slightly different game viewing opportunities.

Day 4

Similar to day 2 and 3 in that our time is spent game viewing. The best times to do this is in the early morning and late afternoon, when the sun is not too hot. Along the way we visit waterholes, view points and beautiful picnic sites, where we can stretch our legs (during game drives, we are not permitted to alight from the vehicle except in designated areas). On one of the evenings, a night drive with spotlights is included. These are conducted either at sunset, or late at night, by one of the Kruger Park's rangers on an open truck, using powerful spotlights to try and find some of the more elusive nocturnal animals.

Day 5

Our last day in the bush, and time for a final early morning game drive in search of any animals that may have eluded us thus far. After brunch, we make our way toward the exit gate, where we swop back to a luxury air-conditioned vehicle for the transfer back to Johannesburg. Normally we arrive back in Johannesburg between 4pm and 5pm.

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