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.

We 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: Kruger National Park to Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve

Your guide is on time, as arranged for the wake up call. Fresh coffee and snacks are enjoyed before packing up and leaving camp to start the morning's drive searching for wild animals. After a couple of hours you stop for breakfast inside the Kruger at one of the picnic spots.

After breakfast we continue driving in the Kruger and slowly begin making our way to one of the exit gates. We exit the Kruger and immediately journey on to one of the many private lodges situated within the world famous Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve.

Our goal is to arrive for lunch after which you have a little time to freshen up before we head off on our game drive in one the lodges open vehicles. The afternoon game drive will continue on into the evening, returning to the lodge about 4 hours later.

Dinner is usually ready upon our return and is served under the stars beside a crackling fire. It's always pleasant sitting around an open fire with a drink, discussing the days events and what we can expect to see tomorrow. Breakfast and Dinner included.

Day 3: Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve to Johannesburg

After your wake up call and coffee we head back into the bush in the hope of seeing and photographing more of Africa's spectacular wildlife.

The Sabi Sands Safari is particularly famous for it's brilliant sightings of leopard and whilst we cannot guarantee these sightings, you stand a more than fair chance of seeing and photographing these beautiful animals, seldom more than 3-4 metres from the vehicle!

After the drive breakfast is served. There is time for you to freshen up before we pack the vehicle and begin our journey back to Johannesburg.

We return to Johannesburg via the panorama route which includes Blyde River Canyon, Three Rondavels, Lisbon Waterfalls and Pilgrims Rest, where you stop for lunch.

After lunch it's a good four hours drive back to Johannesburg and you arrive back at the Outlook Lodge or your hotel around 19h30.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 day/night drives in the Sabi Sands

All entry fees and daily conservation levies

Accommodation with en-suite facilities and air-conditioning (accommodation in the Sabi Sands, whilst luxurious, does not have air-conditioning)

Sunset/ night drive

Bottled mineral water during the day in the Kruger National Park