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Johannesburg Safaris in South Africa

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Why Travel to Johannesburg? by

Visit the dynamic city of Johannesburg on one of our short city tours or as part of a longer African Safari, combining a host of top travel destinations.

Highlights and Attractions on Johannesburg Tours include:

  • Soweto Township Tours & Cultural Excursions
  • Apartheid Museum
  • Gold Reef City
  • Maropeng, Cradle of Mankind
  • Endangered Wildlife Centre

Attractions near Johannesburg:

  • Pilanesburg Game Reserve
  • Sun City & the Lost City
  • Pretoria & Cullinan Diamond Mine
  • Panorama Route

Johannesburg & Kruger Park Safaris

Johannesburg serves as the major travel hub for safaris to South Africa's premier game park, Kruger National Park; as well as several top Private Game Reserves in the area.

The extensive variety of Kruger Safaris, starting and ending in Johannesburg, range from camping and treehouse accommodation to luxury lodge safaris.  

Some of our budget safaris combine game viewing in Kruger Park with Soweto Township Tours in Johannesburg - an excellent mix of unique cultural and wildlife experiences in South Africa.

Johannesburg to Sabi Sand Game Reserve

Sabi Sand, one of South Africa’s top game reserves, is a 65,000 hectare private reserve within Greater Kruger National Park, sharing a 50 km unfenced boundary with Kruger National Park.

The Sabi Sand Reserve generally offers upmarket safari accommodation for an exclusive safari experience, but we offer some affordable tour packages with lodge accommodation in the Sabi Sand Reserve or camping at an Exclusive Tented Camp bordering the reserve.

The Sabi Sand Safaris start and end in Johannesburg and include the scenic Panorama Route. There are also tours from Johannesburg that combine Kruger Park and Sabi Sand Reserve, as well as other top private game reserves in and around Greater Kruger.

African Safaris visiting Johannesburg

Johannesburg is often included in Southern African Safaris to:

  • KwaZulu Natal & the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa
  • South Africa's Garden Route and Cape Town Tours
  • Lesotho & Eswatini Tours
  • Mozambique Beach Holidays

Popular African Safari Destinations combined with Johannesburg:

  • Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Zambia
  • Safari countries - Botswana, Namibia & Kenya
  • Trekking Gorillas in Uganda
  • Tanzania and Zanzibar Island Tours
  • Madagascar Island Safaris

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