Day 1: Hoedspruit

Guests can fly into Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport from Cape Town. We will also meet you at Eastgate Airport to transport you to Dumela Tented Camp.

You will have time to refresh before the real adventure starts with a sunset game drive in an open safari vehicle through the Greater Kruger Blue Canyon Reserve. Keep your eyes peeled for the Big Five as well as other amazing wildlife.

Enjoy sundowners in the bush, then return to the camp to gather around the boma fire for dinner and stories about the day's adventures.

Activities and Services

Afternoon

3-Hour sunset game drive

Included

  • Flight from Cape Town to Hoedspruit
  • Airport pickup
  • Afternoon game drive through Blue Canyon
  • Dinner

Excluded

  • Personal purchases
  • Gratuities
  • Activities listed as optional

Day 2: Hoedspruit

Your day may proceed in one of two ways: an early departure for Kruger National Park with a bush breakfast along the route and an earlier return, or having breakfast at the lodge first, departing and returning later.

The exact departure times will be communicated to you the night before as it varies per day due to animal activity at the time.

Your safari in Kruger will last about 7 to 8 hours, during which you will venture deep into the Orpen-Satara area, where your chances of seeing lions are better than anywhere else in the park.

You will return to the camp with ample time to unwind and prepare for a starlit dinner around the fire.

Activities and Services

Full day Kruger Park Game Drive

Included

  • Breakfast & dinner
  • Full day Kruger Park Game Drive

Excluded

  • Personal purchases
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Activities listed as optional

Day 3: Hoedspruit

You'll wake up early to be ready for a full-day safari into Kruger National Park. Alternatively, you can choose a full day Panorama tour that will take you along this exhilarating and iconic route, and on which you will witness the following unforgettable landmarks: Berlin Falls, God’s Window, The Pinnacle, 3 Rondawels, Blyde River Canyon.

Your day may proceed in one of two ways: an early departure for Kruger National Park with a bush breakfast along the route and an earlier return, or having breakfast at the lodge first, departing and returning later.

The exact departure times will be communicated to you the night before as it will be decided according to animal activity. Your Kruger Park safari will last 7 to 8 hours, so you should be back at the camp with plenty of time to relax by the fire before dinner. You will have dinner under the stars.

Activities and Services

Included

  • Breakfast & dinner
  • Full Day Kruger Park Game Drive
  • OR Panorama Route Tour

Excluded

  • Personal purchases
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Activities listed as optional

Day 4: End of Itinerary

After breakfast, it is time for good-byes and your return shuttle to Johannesburg. You should arrive back at OR Tambo International Airport around 17:00 or 18:00.

Optional Extras (one of the following):

1 hour bushwalk before breakfast (subject to availability)

  • R500 per person sharing
  • R1 350 per person

3 hour sunrise drive in Blue Canyon, Greater Kruger

  • R1 350 per person sharing (minimum 1 pax.).

Included

  • Breakfast
  • Airport transfer

Excluded

  • Personal purchases
  • Lunch & dinner
  • Gratuities
  • Activities listed as optional
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