An authentic short adventure in Kruger National Park at a great price! Stay at a small tented camp in Pretoriuskop Rest Camp, within Kruger National Park, getting up close to the African wilderness. Accommodation is in safari-style tents offering extra space and comfort, including twin beds, electricity, and fans.
Go game viewing with experienced guides, exploring Kruger in open-sided safari vehicles on extensive 4x4 game drives. Also, embark on an optional early morning game walk (at a small extra fee) with the official Kruger rangers, to get up close to the bush. Spotting the Big Five and a rich variety of other wild animals and birds is the absolute highlight of this Kruger National Park Safari adventure!
Your Kruger National Park Safari starts at about 07h00 when you are picked up from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. From there we proceed to the pick-up point in Pretoria where guests are collected at 07h30.
We travel in a luxury shuttle to Hazyview, a small town near Kruger arriving between 11h45 and 12h15. In Hazyview, we stop at Perry's Bridge Trading Post which features a deli, restaurant, and boutique shops. Here you can have lunch (own account) or top up on snacks. Your safari driver collects you from Perry's and transfers you to Pretoriuskop Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park. The drive from Hazyview to our tented camp in Kruger takes about an hour.
Arriving at the camp you are welcomed by your experienced guide. Then, to set the tone for this exciting Kruger Safari, your qualified guide takes you on a beautiful, three-hour sunset game drive. After your first exhilarating 4x4 game drive in Kruger National Park, we return to the fenced camp inside the park. Settle in at camp and enjoy dinner and drinks under the African night sky or at the camp’s restaurant.
The first morning on safari in Kruger starts with an early morning coffee or tea before embarking on a full-day game drive. Your qualified guide takes you in search of wildlife and birds in an open-sided safari vehicle. We explore the massive Kruger National Park for eight to 10 hours, sighting an array of animals. Keep your eyes open for the Big 5 of Africa (lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, and elephant) on your extensive game drive. We are also sure to spot a variety of the park’s reptiles and bird species stopping at scenic picnic spots to stretch our legs as we go.
At lunchtime, we pause at one of the well-equipped Kruger rest camps. Here we take a longer comfort break and enjoy lunch at the camp restaurant or deli (own account). Then we continue our exploration of South Africa's premier game park.
After an exciting day of game viewing, enjoying the African bushveld, and learning a few things along the way, we drive back to our tented safari camp at Pretoriuskop. Spend the evening relaxing at camp and enjoy dinner around the campfire or in the camp's restaurant.
Set off from the tented camp before sunrise one last time on the third morning of your Kruger National Park Safari. Your guide will focus on tracking down the animals you couldn’t find on the first two game drives, pointing out wildlife, and sharing information about the indigenous trees and the geology of this magnificent region.
Return to the safari camp to enjoy a relaxed breakfast before saying goodbye to your guide, freshening up, and making your way back to Perry's Bridge Trading Post in Hazyview. The air-conditioned shuttle then collects you between 12h15 and 12h30 and transfers you back to Johannesburg. Arriving back in Johannesburg you are dropped off at the O.R. Tambo International Airport at about 18h00, bringing our Kruger safari adventure to a close.
An optional (extra cost) morning bush walk with one of the SANParks game rangers can be pre-booked on this Kruger Safari. This optional game walk takes place early in the morning, before the full-day game drive in Kruger, and thus does not change the itinerary above. The guided game walk must be pre-booked and is subject to availability and weather conditions. (See the Full Pricing Info above for details).
Kruger National Park is world-renowned for its superb game viewing and is one of Africa's largest and best game reserves. The most popular tourist destination in South Africa, Kruger Park is home to several South African National Parks Board-managed camps. These Kruger rest camps provide a safe haven for visitors to stay within the park and are securely fenced off to keep predators out. It is, however, possible to view wildlife from the perimeter of the rest camps, particularly at night when hyenas, monkeys, crocodiles, hippos, and more can be spotted, depending of course on which camp you are visiting.
Kruger rest camps range in size from basic campgrounds to small resorts with supermarkets, restaurants, swimming pools, petrol stations, and even golf courses.
On this Kruger National Park Safari, we stay at the Pretoriuskop Rest Camp. The tented camp serves as a convenient base given its location inside Kruger.
There are eight safari tents at the camp, each featuring basic furnishings including twin beds, fans, bedside tables, and lamps. These safari tents are more spacious and comfortable than the standard dome tents used on camping tours. The tents are fitted with wooden flooring, power points, and electric blankets in winter, each with linen, towels, and bedding included. Big windows, fitted with mosquito netting, can be opened up to allow the breeze to drift in. Every safari tent also has a small, lamp-lit patio area with two camping chairs, for star gazing and relaxing outdoors.
This is an authentic, no-frills camp with a big lounge-dining tent and an open-air firepit. The communal bathrooms (shared with Pretoriuskop Camp Grounds) are serviced daily, along with the safari tents. Guests have access to the facilities at Pretoriuskop Rest Camp. These include a swimming pool, bar, restaurant, and shop. There is no WiFi but there is cell phone reception.
Our local safari guides are there to take care of guests and share their in-depth knowledge about the diverse flora, fauna, and habitats of Kruger National Park.
When booking this Kruger National Park Safari, there is an option to upgrade accommodation to a hut or bungalow at the rest camp subject to availability and an additional cost. See the Full Pricing for details.
Optional pre-tour and post-tour lodge accommodation in Johannesburg can be added to your safari booking (at extra cost) on request. The 4-star lodge accommodation is located 10-15 minutes from the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
Transfers on this Kruger National Park Safari are conducted in a minibus (Quantum). The transfers from Johannesburg to Hazyview and back are in a shared transfer vehicle with 2 to 10 people. You will be collected and dropped off at OR Tambo International Airport or the designated pick-up point in Pretoria in these enclosed tour vehicles at the start and end of your safari.
During your stay at the Pretoriuskop Rest Camp in Kruger National Park, your game drives are conducted in open-sided 4x4 safari vehicles.
For up-to-date and confirmed pricing info for optional items, please drop us an enquiry.
This tour does take children.
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