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KRUGER PARK GETAWAY

Enjoy Big Five game viewing in the unique Kruger Park and in some of the world-renowned neighboring private game reserves that together make the greater Kruger area in one of the largest wildlife conservancies in the world.  Choose to spend either three or four days on safari.

 

3-Day Safari :  R4,550 ($798) per person sharing   R650 ($115) single supplement

Day 1 Johannesburg to Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge

We depart from Johannesburg to travel east, stopping at the historical gold rush town of Pilgrim's rest end of the extraordinary example of river erosion found at Bourke’s Luck Potholes.

We also stop at Blyde River Canyon to view the 800 m drop into the gorge.  We arrive at Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge, part of the greater Kruger, in time for an exciting game drive in an open Land Rover - looking for elusive nocturnal animals. Dinner is served in the "Boma" under the stars before we overnighting comfortable rondavels.

Day 2 - Kruger National Park and Moholoholo Forest Camp

This morning we are up at sunrise for a game drive in the Kruger National Park before a "bush" breakfast. Kruger was established in 1898 and is the oldest National Park in Africa.  The Park provides sanctuary to 147 mammal species, including the big five, as well as over 500 species of birds.  The rest of the day is spent game viewing.  We leave the Park and travel to nearby Moholoholo Forest Camp we enjoy an evening drive in open Land Rovers before dinner in the reed "boma".  We overnighting comfortable log and thatch chalets.

Day 3 - Moholoholo to Johannesburg

A Ranger leads us on a bush walk at dawn this morning. We follow animal tracks, identify trees and other vegetation and keep an eye open for a glimpse of any animals we may surprise.  After breakfast we are given a guided tour of Moholoholo's Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, where vulture feeding is often a part of the programme.  Endangered serval cats are bred at the centre and released back into the wild. At lunch stops will be made en route back to Johannesburg, where we arrive in the late afternoon.

    

4-Day Safari: R5,450 ($957) per person sharing  R900 ($158) single supplement

Day 1 - Johannesburg to Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge

We depart from Johannesburg to travel east, stopping at the historical gold rush town of Pilgrim's rest end of the extraordinary example of river erosion found at Bourke’s Luck Potholes.

We also stop at Blyde River Canyon to view the 800 m drop into the gorge.  We arrive at Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge, part of the greater Kruger, in time for an exciting game drive in an open Land Rover - looking for elusive nocturnal animals. Dinner is served in the "Boma" under the stars before we overnighting comfortable rondavels.

Day 2 – Kruger Park

This morning we are up at sunrise for a game drive in the Kruger National Park before a "bush" breakfast. Kruger was created in 1898 and is the oldest National Park in Africa.  The Park provides sanctuary to 147 mammal species, including the Big Five, as well as over 500 species of birds.  The rest of the day is being game viewing.  We overnight in the National Park camp at Satara, an area known for spectacular bushveld sunsets.  After dinner we sit out under the African sky and listen to the sounds of the bush.

Day 3 - Kruger National Park and Moholoholo Forest Camp

We start the day with an early morning game drive before breakfast.  The area around Satara offers the best grazing in Kruger and large concentrations of game and lion are found there.  Game viewing for the rest of the morning enables us to explore more of the 2 million hectares that make up the Kruger National Park.  After lunch we leave the Park and travel to nearby Moholoholo Forest Camp, where we enjoy an evening drive in open Land Rovers before dinner around the campfire in a reed "boma".  We overnight in comfortable log and thatch chalets.

Day 4 - Moholoholo to Johannesburg

A Ranger leads us on a bush walk at dawn this morning. We follow animal tracks, identify trees and other vegetation and keep an eye open for a glimpse of any animals we may surprise.  After breakfast we are given a guided tour of Moholoholo's Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, where vulture feeding is often a part of the programme.  Endangered serval cats are bred at the centre and released back into the wild. At lunch stops will be made en route back to Johannesburg, where we arrive in the late afternoon.

 

 
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Last modified: February 19, 2005