Kruger Park Hiking Safari

Experience the magic of the African Bush on foot. This Safari is perfect for active travellers who want something different out of there bush experience. Get up close and personal with Africa's wildlife while treading the same path's our ancestors did.

The Safari takes place in the Greater Kruger National Park which is made up of the Private reserves adjacent to the Kruger. The access to these Parks ensures privacy. The maximum group size is 8 per trail guaranteeing a one-on-one interaction with your guide. Sleep under the African Stars in unfenced bush camps. This is the "real" bush with no modern world to interupt your experience.

A perfect getaway into the wild!

Tour Itinerary: 

You will be collected on the day of departure from your accommodation in Johannesburg or Pretoria ( select list hotels only) at first light and transferred to the Kruger Park. The scenic journey takes approximately 5,5 hours with stops along the way. Everyone will get together at a lovely bush pub on the edge of the game reserve to meet your guide(s), sign the indemnity forms and have lunch. After lunch, we transfer you into open safari vehicles our bush camp in the Greater Kruger National Park, making sure that you spend the maximum time out in the bush!

In the mornings we set off at first light after a snack breakfast of rusks and coffee or tea. Enjoying the cool morning air we may walk directly from camp or else use a vehicle to get further out. Your ranger will decipher the tracks and signs left by the passing animals during the night. The thrill of walking, tracking and getting up close to one of the creatures of the bush is an unforgettable experience. On the walks there is a lot of emphasis on all the interesting things seen such as trees, plants, insects and birds. A big breakfast is prepared back in camp and then there is time to unwind and siesta during the heat of the day. After lunch is served it is time to head out again.

The afternoon activity is a walk/ drive combination, looking for tracks and activity in other areas. After the walk we drive to a beautiful spot in the Reserve, where we’ll have sundowners while waiting for a stunning African Sunset. As the diurnal animals and birds anxiously get ready for bed, the stage and sounds change and a whole new world awakens. This is when we connect the spotlight and night drive back to camp, looking for the nocturnal creatures that are so rarely seen during the day. Back in camp a hearty supper and a warm campfire will be waiting for you. After a long day in the bush there is nothing more rewarding then to sneak off to bed and listen to the sounds of the night under a blanket of the overwhelming African stars!

On the last day you will still go out for one last walk. Sniffing the typical scents of the bush you’ll realise how much you’ve learned already! After breakfast it’s time to pack up and go back to the bush pub, where you will pay the Conservation Fee and for the drinks you’ve consumed at the camps. Then we reluctantly say our goodbyes and transfer you back to the city, bringing the Kruger Park Walking Safari to a close. Self-drives can leave their car safely at the meeting point during the safari and be on their way again from here.

The Greater Kruger National Park

The walking safari operates only in the Greater Kruger, which are the exclusive and unique Private Reserves adjoining the Kruger National Park on its western borders. There are no fences between the Kruger National Park and these Reserves, hence the name Greater Kruger National Park. The big advantage of these exclusive wilderness areas is their privacy, so no sharing sightings or camps with other tourists. Once you're out there it's just you, your ranger and chef and the rest of your party of 8.

The Bush Camp

The tented bush camp is situated amongst lush riverine forest on the banks of the Klaserie River in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. This unfenced private camp is not open to day visitors, but is often visited by Africa’s largest land mammal, the elephant.

This secluded bush camp can sleep up to 12 people in large walk-in twin-bedded tents on wooden decks overlooking the Klaserie River - linen and towels are provided, so sleeping bags are not needed and the windows have sown-in mosquito screens.

Ablutions are separate but close with hot showers, a bath and flush toilets and all with a beautiful view of the bush! Although there is no electricity, there is solar lighting, candles, lanterns and a campfire to guide you around the camp at night. Meals are prepared in the kitchen tent and served in the dining tent. Each safari is accompanied by one or two experienced and armed guides and each camp is serviced by a camp host and a camp attendant.

The Walks

Every walk is a book on its own, with the emphasis on information on all the wonders of nature, big and small. The walks aren't strenuous but can last up to 4 hours every time, depending on tracks or sightings met on the way. Following tracks might lead through thick bush, riverbeds and gullies, therefore an average fitness level is required. To increase photographic opportunities and game sightings, the walks are also combined with game drives in an open safari vehicle. Walks and drives are conducted in the early mornings, late afternoons and at night, avoiding the African heat and moving along with the animals.

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