5-Day Kruger National Park Budget Camping Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Johannesburg to Tremisana Lodge

You'll be picked up from any guesthouse, hotel or the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg in an air-conditioned vehicle as we travel via the Highveld farmlands to the Lowveld and to the Tremisana Lodge. On arrival, you'll have time to rest in your air-conditioned chalet, have a swim in the pool or unwind at the lodges bar. In the late afternoon, you'll board the open 4×4 safari vehicle for your first exciting sunset safari drive with your qualified guide. The guide will facilitate the thrilling experience through the varied fauna and flora while watching the African sunset. After darkness, we will make use of powerful spotlights to locate the nocturnal animals that roam the African bush. Dinner is a bush braai (BBQ) at the Marula Tree Boma situated deep in the bush. Your overnight stay is in comfortable, air-conditioned en-suite thatch-roofed chalets.

Main Destination:

Kruger National Park

Best Time To Visit May to September (Dry season)

High Season December to January and July to August

Best Weather Apr-May and Sep-Oct (Mild and little rain)

Wildlife in Kruger NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

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HyenaCommon

White RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

Accommodation:

Tremisana Game Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Balule NR (Greater Kruger)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Kruger National Park

You'll get woken up at sunrise to enjoy an unforgettable day in Africa. We will drive to a remote venue in the private game reserve where you will enjoy a 4-hour guided bush walk in the wild. Your adequately armed and experienced guide will take you through the bush at a pace that you can handle in search of members of the Big Five and other animals. You will experience the thrill of following Africa’s large animals until you are close enough to take a decent photo. You'll return to the lodge in time for a brunch meal, after which you can relax and catch up on some needed sleep, swim in the pool or enjoy a magazine, or even visit the game viewing hide at the lodge overlooking the Tremisana Dam. A light lunch is served at the lodge, before departing on the game drive which transfers you to the Marc Tented Camp. Your overnight stay is in comfortable tented accommodation.

Main Destination:

Kruger National Park

Accommodation:

Marc's treehouse Lodge (Tent)

• Budget tented camp located inside Moditlo GR

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Kruger National Park

Today, we'll head into the Kruger National Park via the Orpen gate, in a custom-built open-sided safari vehicle where you will not only have time to view the wonders of nature, but also have the opportunity to smell the African bush. The open-sided safari vehicle allows all keen photographers the ideal opportunity to take the photos you have always dreamed about. The Satara area of the Kruger National Park has the greatest concentration of animals throughout the national park and sightings of the Big Five happen on a daily bases. The full day will be enjoyed game viewing and bird watching before returning to the lodge for a hearty cooked meal. Your overnight stay is in comfortable tented accommodation.

Main Destination:

Kruger National Park

Accommodation:

Marc's treehouse Lodge (Tent)

• Budget tented camp located inside Moditlo GR

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Kruger National Park to Johannesburg

After an early morning sunrise drive in the open 4×4 vehicle and breakfast, we will depart from Marc’s Lodge and travel back to Johannesburg via the Blyde River Canyon and view the Three Rondawels. We will return to Gauteng late in the afternoon. Airport drop-offs can be arranged if required.

Main Destination:

Johannesburg (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.