7 Day Kruger Park Safari (OS07)

Unlike many other "Kruger Park" tours with other operators, our safaris make use of facilities and accommodation situated inside the Kruger National Park. We do not stay outside Kruger, unless forced to do so due to availability.

We are available to pick you up at any hotel situated within Johannesburg or Pretoria.

For guests flying into Nelspruit airport, we advise guests arrange their flights to arrive around 11h00 on the morning their safari starts, where your guide will pick you up off your flight and continue your safari.

Day 1: Johannesburg to Kruger National Park

We depart from Johannesburg between 07h00 and 07h30 in the morning and make our way to the Kruger National Park, arriving around 12h00. Before entering the Kruger we will stop for lunch in one of the small towns en-route to the park.

Our first afternoon will be spent driving inside the Kruger searching for wild animals, accompanied by a professional guide, who gladly divulges information to you, on the parks amazing diversity of wild and plant life.

Leopard - Panthera pardus silhouetteWe get to our first camp in the late afternoon where you check into your accommodation and have enough time to go for a swim, purchase necessary items at the camps shop, or simply take a stroll around the camp to stretch your legs after a long days driving.

Your guide begins preparing the evening meal, situated just outside your chalet, under the stars and served by candlelight. Apart from the cooking your guide is of course available to identify all the nocturnal sounds you hear, and possibly entertain you with some amazing experiences encountered over many years of guiding in Africa. Wine is served and included in evening meals.

Dinner included.

Day 2-6: Kruger National Park

Wild dogs (Lycaon Pictus) are a rare sighting in the Kruger National Park, but when we do see them it is often on the roads. The main reason for this is that they use the roads when hunting, it is simply easier to run on a road than it is to run through the bush where they have to dodge trees and bushes. One of the reasons they are not common is because they have huge home ranges and each pack of dogs needs a lot of space. They are also very susceptible to canine diseases so if they come into contact with domestic dogs outside the Kruger National Park, the diseases they pick up are often fatal. A truly excellent sighting and if you see them, consider yourself very lucky. Days generally consist of early morning wake up calls with around 6-7 hours in total spent driving in the Kruger. The drives are split up in two legs, early morning and later afternoon drives when animals are more active.

One of the mornings will include a walk and a sunset/night drive is included on one of the evenings.

Of course on all our safaris, your guide is totally flexible in planning the day's activities and should you want a lie in on one morning or would prefer to skip an afternoon drive, that is totally acceptable. After all you are on holiday!

Breakfast and Dinner included.

Day 7 Kruger National Park to Johannesburg

View of the 'Three Rondavels' Safaris are all about early mornings, getting out there and seeing animals. This morning is no exception and whilst you are leaving Kruger today, there is still time for a couple of hours drive in the hope of seeing and possibly photographing animals you have not yet seen. Your guide knows the Kruger intimately and will focus on areas he knows produce animals you still need to see, it's not guaranteed but you stand a good chance.

Sadly after a couple of hours we depart Kruger and make our way back to Johannesburg. But not before showing you some of South Africa's most spectacular scenery.

The panorama route includes Blyde River Canyon, Three Rondavels, Lisbon Waterfalls and Pilgrims Rest, where you stop for lunch.

After lunch it is a four drive to Johannesburg where we will drop you off at your hotel around 18H00.

Breakfast included.

Included:

Transport for the duration of your safari.

Pick up and drop off in Johannesburg/Pretoria.

Professional guides.

Meals as indicated in the itinerary.

All day drives in the Kruger National Park.

All entry fees and daily conservation levies.

Accommodation with en-suite facilities and air-conditioning (accommodation is also mosquito proofed).

Sunset/ night drive.

Morning walk.

Bottled mineral water during the day.

Wine with evening meals.

Panorama route on the last day.

Excluded:

Drinks other than bottled water and wine.

Walks are included on our 5, 6 and 7 day Kruger Park Safaris.

Of course walks are available on our 3 and 4 day safaris but as an optional extra.

Those guests flying out of Johannesburg International on Day 7 are reminded to not book any flights earlier than 19h30 so that we have enough time to get you to the airport.

Please note however that we cannot guarantee our arrival time in Johannesburg on the last day and can therefore not be held responsible for re-imbursements of flight tickets, should we arrive later than expected.

Guests flying out of Nelspruit on the last day may, depending on their flight details not have enough time to see the panorama route.

On our safaris, we make use of facilities and accommodation situated within Kruger National Park, and do not stay outside Kruger, unless forced to do so due to availability.