Overview
With this tour, you may spend two nights in the Timbavati Game Reserve and two nights in the Sabi Sand Reserve—the perfect way to see Kruger National Park together. Every location provides different landscapes and rare opportunities to see wildlife. This tour is centered on four-star accommodations, but if you’d like, you may upgrade to five-star accommodations.
Tour Highlights
- Day 1-2: Timbavati Nature Reserve
- Day 3-4: Sabi Sands Game Reserve
- Day 5: Departure
5-Day Essential Kruger Safari - Fully Inclusive Itinerary
After being greeted at the Hoedspruit Airport, you will be driven to the Timbavati Game Reserve, which is a section of the larger Kruger National Park. Before leaving for the afternoon wildlife drive, you will have time to unwind at your lodge.
It takes around an hour to get from Hoedspruit to Timbavati.
The Timbavati and Kruger National Park share an unfenced border and are both part of the 2 million-hectare Greater Kruger National Park. With the assistance of a local Shangaan tracker and an armed ranger, you will track the Big Five and other wildlife in open 4x4 game viewing vehicles throughout the day, evening, and into the night. With over 360 species of documented birds, including different eagles, vultures, kingfishers, woodpeckers, buzzards, herons, egrets, owls, and weavers, bird watching is truly amazing. The renowned "White Lions of Timbavati" are also housed at the Timbavati. The majority of resorts have armed guides on safari walks as part of their thrilling package for seeing wildlife.
Major location: Greater Kruger's Tambvati Nature Reserve.
Accommodation: Motswari Game Lodge
Luxury+ lodge located inside Motswari GR (Timbavati NR)
Same as above
After your morning game drive, you will be taken south to your game lodge in the Sabi Sand Reserve, which is also part of Greater Kruger. There is time to check in before departing for your afternoon game drive.
The journey time from Timbavati to Sabi Sand is roughly three hours.
The Sabi Sand Reserve, which is part of the Greater Kruger National Park, has no fences, so wildlife may easily move between the Sabi Sands and the rest of the park. Close interactions are ensured because the presence of cars poses no hazard to the animals, according to solid conservation management regulations. Safaris are conducted by skilled rangers who work with indigenous Shangaan trackers. Exceptional sightings of leopard (normally the most elusive of cats), lion, rhino, elephant, and buffalo on 4x4 open vehicle game drives in the morning and evening/night. Most resorts include safari walks with an armed guide as part of your exciting game-watching experience.
Main destination is Sabi Sand Game Reserve (Greater Kruger).
Accommodation: Arathusa Safari Lodge
Luxury lodge located inside Sabi Sands (Greater Kruger)
Same as above
This morning, you will have your final game drive before your departure. You are taken to Hoedspruit Airport for your trip to Johannesburg, where you will board your international flight home.
The transfer time from Sabi Sand to Hoedspruit Airport is around 2 hours.
Main destination is Hoedspruit Airport (Hoedspruit).
Accommodation: End of Tour
