Overview
Stay at a fantastic lodge for one night and a tented lodge for three nights, both located in the Greater Kruger National Park. The trip fee includes breakfast and supper, all safari drives, guided bush walks, visits to the Animal Rehabilitation Center and Blyde River Canyon, and lunch and dinner. Included are the return road transfers from Johannesburg as well.
Tour Highlights
- Day 1: Johannesburg to Tremisana Lodge
- Day 2: Kruger National Park
- Day 3-4: Kruger National Park
- Day 5: Kruger National Park to Johannesburg
5-Day Kruger National Park Budget Camping Safari Itinerary
We will pick you up in an air-conditioned car from any guesthouse, hotel, or the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg and take you through the Highveld farmlands to the Lowveld and the Tremisana Lodge. After arriving, you may relax in your air-conditioned chalet, go for a dip in the pool, or just hang out at the lodge's bar. You will embark on your first thrilling sunset safari drive with your knowledgeable guide in the late afternoon as you climb into the open 4x4 safari vehicle. While taking in the breathtaking African sunset, the guide will lead you through a variety of plants and animals. We will use strong spotlights after midnight to find the nocturnal creatures that prowl the African forest. Dinner is a braai (BBQ) in the dense bush at the Marula Tree Boma. You will spend the night in cozy, air-conditioned cottages with thatch roofs.
The main location is Kruger National Park.
Accommodation: Tremisana Game Lodge
You will wake up early to start your incredible day in Africa. We will take you on a 4-hour guided bush walk in the wild at a secluded location within the private wildlife reserve. In pursuit of the Big Five and other wildlife, your knowledgeable and well-armed guide will lead you into the bush at a speed that suits you. The excitement of tracking Africa's great animals will hit you when you get near enough to get a good shot. After arriving back to the lodge in time for brunch, you may unwind and get some much-needed rest, swim in the pool, read a magazine, or even go to the game-watching hide that offers a view of the Tremisana Dam. Before you head out on the game drive that takes you to the Marc Tented Camp, the lodge serves a small lunch. You will be spending the night in a cozy tented hotel.
The main location is Kruger National Park.
Accommodation: Marc's Treehouse Lodge (tent)
After breakfast today, we will drive through the Orpen gate into Kruger National Park, where you will be able to smell the African bush and take in the sights of nature in an open-sided safari vehicle. All ardent photographers have the perfect chance to capture the images they have always wanted to take with the open-sided safari vehicle. Daily sightings of the Big Five occur in the Satara region of Kruger National Park, which has the highest concentration of wildlife in the whole park. After spending the entire day observing wildlife and birds, you will return to the lodge for a filling catered lunch. You will be spending the night in a cozy tented hotel.
The main location is Kruger National Park.
Accommodation: Marc's Treehouse Lodge (tent)
Same as above
Following breakfast and an early dawn drive in the open 4x4 vehicle, we will leave Marc's Lodge and return to Johannesburg via the Blyde River Canyon, stopping along the way to see the Three Rondawels. Late in the afternoon, we will make our way back to Gauteng. We can arrange for airport drops if necessary.
main destination: the city of Johannesburg
End of Tour
