Kruger and Sabi Sand Safari
Our Kruger and Sabi Sand Safari includes twice-daily game drives in open-sided safari vehicle game drives (in Kruger Park) and open-air safari vehicles (in Sabi Sand). This is your ticket to the mesmerizing wilderness that is Africa!
Thus, the accommodation for this safari is at a Sabi Sand lodge combined with nights in the rest camps of Kruger National Park to enjoy the Classic Kruger Experience. Wifi in the guest areas.
The Daily Experience:
A Sabi Sand afternoon to night drive is enjoyed on arrival, after which a 3-course dinner buffet is enjoyed. Overnight at Umkumbe Safari Lodge (standard room). More expensive rooms increase the price (availability dependent). The superior rooms at Umkumbe Safari Lodge have a veranda overlooking the reserve and outside shower. In fact, should Umkumbe Safari Lodge Riverside not be available, we quote guests on Umkumbe Bush Lodge (a different lodge – which is an en-suite tented camp). Umkumbe Bush Lodge is located very near to Umkumbe Safari Lodge.
Both accommodations have en-suite rooms and air conditioning. Both accommodations utilize back-up power during load shedding.
The accommodation for Kruger Park is inside the public park rest camp (large area enclosed with electric fence) within the bungalows there for the classic Kruger experience. The rest camp has a curio shop with lovely souvenirs, restaurants, bank, historical sites, museum and swimming pools to name but a few.
Furthermore, the bungalow windows have mosquito nets on the doors and windows, whereas in Sabi Sand the beds have mosquito nets over. Do not worry about locking your doors at the Sabi Sand lodge, it is safe and you are completely remotely located in an large private game reserve.
Even more information about the accommodation and experience of the Kruger and Sabi Sand Safari:
Bungalows / chalets in Kruger National park are round huts with thatch roofs. They are relaxing and private with indigenous trees in between. Vervet monkeys, a large variety of birds, bush buck, warthogs and squirrels frequent the rest camp. Doors and windows of the bungalows face away from each other.
There is also some distance in between units to create a sense of exclusivity and privacy.
The rooms of the bungalows have clean linnen, a daily cleaning service and bath towels. The bungalows are however a midrange/standard three star type of accommodation that is comfortable. If there are any small maintenance discrepancies, you can let the game ranger assist you, who also stays in one the rest camp facilities.
The night at the Sabi Sand lodge is availability dependent. The next morning you have an early morning game drive, breakfast and optional bush walk in Sabi Sand (weather and guide availability dependent). Transfer to Kruger Park after your Sabi Sand stay. The optional bush walk is included at Umkumbe Safari Lodge, however at additional cost at Umkumbe Bush Lodge (a different lodge). It all depends which lodge/s are available for your required travel dates.
For Safaris longer than 5 Days / 4 Nights, stay 2 nights at each destination. Due to remote locations, safaris are safe and relaxing experiences.
Water is included with all meals and alcoholic beverages are at additional cost at the lodge. *Most dietary requirements are catered for.
Meals in Kruger are at a public restaurant (order anything from the menu). ZAR 300 per person is provided for dinner and ZAR 200 per person for breakfast.
Every morning in Kruger Park, there is an early wake-up with coffee/tea and light snacks, before heading out on a Kruger safari drive. After the game drive, enjoy some brunch. A few hours are available to relax before lunch and the afternoon Kruger national park game drive and dinner. Bottled water is provided on each game drive.
Depending on the group and weather there are other guests booked during your dates in Kruger Park, the game drives on the middle days at Kruger Park only, can be a full day experience (covering vast distances). Brunch can be enjoyed on-route in this case. In most cases you will have a private safari in Kruger National Park (no other guests may be booked to share game drives with). It is however still a very sociable experience with your game ranger on tour.
Side note: We can assist with any custom quotation and combine different accommodations to create your dream safari experience. For example, a previous guest booked to stay at Hoyo Hoyo Lodge in Kruger park instead of the rest camp.
Included:
Accommodation in en-suite air-conditioned rooms
Game ranger accommodation during your stay (safaris are remotely located and staff stay on premises at the lodge and we need to book accommodation for the rangers as well inside Kruger park)
Park fees / conservation fees and taxes
Early morning hot beverages and snacks
Full buffet breakfasts, lunches and three course dinners each day in Sabi Sand
Coffees, tea and juice with breakfast and jugs of ice water with each meal at the Sabi Sand Lodge
Meal vouchers in Kruger park (ZAR 300 per person per dinner and ZAR 200 per person per breakfast)
Twice-daily open-sided game drives in Kruger park (open-sided) and Sabi Sand (open-air)
An optional safari walk in Sabi Sand (ranger availability and weather dependent)
2 x Shuttles between OR Tambo and hotels near OR Tambo (Kempton Park) and Hazyview OR pick-up from nearby airports at set times
2 x Transfers between Hazyview and the lodge/s (the shuttle does not go directly to the lodge)
A transfer between Sabi Sand and Kruger Park
Excluded:
Domestic and International Flights (to book yourself)
Transfer between OR Tambo and pre- and post-safari accommodations outside Kempton park
Any other alternative / extra and alcoholic beverages payable on check-out Personal items
Additional Activities
Tips (not expected) – average tip amount is about ZAR 1500 to game rangers
You can book these activities at an additional cost prior to booking (please inquire):
Optional SANParks Night Drive: 20:00 – 22:00 pm (excluded)
Optional SANParks Sunset Game Drive: 16:30 to 20:00 pm (excluded)
*SANParks activities are availability dependent
*Activity times vary according to gate times and seasons
| 3 Day / 2 Night | |||||
| Per person sharing | ZAR 17647 | Per person single | ZAR 26755 | Children under 12 | ZAR 17404 |
| 4 Day / 3 Night | |||||
| Per person sharing | ZAR 23340 | Per person single | ZAR 33586 | Children under 12 | ZAR 23097 |
| 5 Day / 4 Night | |||||
| Per person sharing | ZAR 29023 | Per person single | ZAR 43263 | Children under 12 | ZAR 29080 |
| 6 Day / 5 Night | |||||
| Per person sharing | ZAR 34647 | Per person single | ZAR 52940 | Children under 12 | ZAR 34404 |
We can offer a Panorama route tour on one of the middle days of the safari at an additional ZAR 5000 in total for two people. ZAR 7500 to add it to the last day en-route to Johannesburg.
Highlights include: The Graskop Gorge Lift, Gods Window, Lisbon or Berlin Waterfall, Bourke’s Luck and Three Rondavels. The tour excludes lunch & includes entries.
Photos of the experience:
Itineraries
3 Day / 2 Night Safari
Day 1: Johannesburg to Sabi Sand
Take a shuttle from 6:30 am onwards from OR Tambo airport and accommodations nearby the airport in Kempton park.
Arrival at Hazyview is at 12:00 pm at a center with various shops and restaurants (Perry’s Bridge). A safari transfer will take you from Perry’s Bridge to the Sabi Sand reserve (arrival by 14:00 pm).
After check-in, buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.
Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).
Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.
Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.
Day 2: Sabi Sand to Kruger Park
Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.
After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.
An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).
PLEASE NOTE: The night at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.
Pick-up for your Kruger National Park Safari is after check-out at the Sabi Sand Lodge. You will be transferred to the rest camp (most likely Skukuza) which is about 45-60 minutes drive through the reserve/s.
After check-in, you will take an afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park.
Dinner is at the rest camp restaurant where we include a set budget of ZAR 300 per person (any cost above this amount is for guests’ own account). A bottled water is included in each activity.
Overnight in your en-suite bungalow that also has AC.
Day 3: Kruger Park to Johannesburg
This morning you will enjoy some light snacks with coffee/tea. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.
Breakfast is enjoyed at the rest camp restaurant and a meal voucher of ZAR 200 per person is included there.
Your transfer back travels with the safari group to Hazyview (once-more) from where your shuttle back to Johannesburg takes you back to OR Tambo and nearby hotels in Kempton Park. Arrival is late afternoon.
Alternative transfer arrangements are included as part of the package rate, please see our included pick-up and drop-off locations. Opens in a new tab.
4 Day / 3 Night Safari
Day 1: Johannesburg to Sabi Sand
Take a shuttle from 6:30 am onwards from OR Tambo airport and accommodations nearby the airport in Kempton park.
Arrival at Hazyview is at 12:00 pm at a center with various shops and restaurants (Perry’s Bridge). A safari transfer will take you from Perry’s Bridge to the Sabi Sand reserve (arrival by 14:00 pm).
After check-in, buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.
Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).
Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.
Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.
Day 2: Sabi Sand to Kruger Park
Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.
After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.
An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).
PLEASE NOTE: The night at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.
Pick-up for your Kruger National Park Safari is after check-out at the Sabi Sand Lodge. You will be transferred to the rest camp (most likely Skukuza) which is about 45-60 minutes drive through the reserve/s.
After check-in, you will take an afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park.
Dinner is at the rest camp restaurant where we include a set budget of ZAR 300 per person (any cost above this amount is for guests’ own account). A bottled water is included in each activity.
Overnight in your en-suite bungalow that also has AC.
Day 3: Kruger National Park
Enjoy some light snacks with coffee/tea. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.
Breakfast is enjoyed at the rest camp restaurant and a meal voucher of ZAR 200 per person is included there.
An afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park is enjoyed to spot a variety of African wildlife. You can also opt for one long game drive that covers vast distances, instead of two game drives. This depends on what the entire group would like to do.
Dinner is at the rest camp restaurant where we include a set budget of ZAR 300 per person (any cost above this amount is for guests’ own account). A bottled water is included in each activity.
Overnight in your en-suite bungalow that also has AC.
Day 4: Kruger Park to Johannesburg
This morning you will enjoy some light snacks with coffee/tea. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.
Breakfast is enjoyed at the rest camp restaurant and a meal voucher of ZAR 200 per person is included there.
Your transfer back travels with the safari group to Hazyview (once-more) from where your shuttle back to Johannesburg takes you back to OR Tambo and nearby hotels in Kempton Park. Arrival is late afternoon.
Alternative transfer arrangements are included as part of the package rate, please see our included pick-up and drop-off locations. Opens in a new tab.
5 Day / 4 Night Safari
Day 1: Johannesburg to Sabi Sand
Take a shuttle from 6:30 am onwards from OR Tambo airport and accommodations nearby the airport in Kempton park.
Arrival at Hazyview is at 12:00 pm at a center with various shops and restaurants (Perry’s Bridge). A safari transfer will take you from Perry’s Bridge to the Sabi Sand reserve (arrival by 14:00 pm).
After check-in, buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.
Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).
Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.
Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.
Day 2: Sabi Sand Safari
Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.
After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.
An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).
PLEASE NOTE: The nights at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.
Buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.
Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).
Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.
Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.
Day 3: Sabi Sand to Kruger Park
Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.
After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.
An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).
PLEASE NOTE: The nights at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.
Pick-up for your Kruger National Park Safari is after check-out at the Sabi Sand Lodge. You will be transferred to the rest camp (most likely Skukuza) which is about 45-60 minutes drive through the reserve/s.
After check-in, you will take an afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park.
Dinner is at the rest camp restaurant where we include a set budget of ZAR 300 per person (any cost above this amount is for guests’ own account). A bottled water is included in each activity.
Overnight in your en-suite bungalow that also has AC.
Day 4: Kruger National Park
Enjoy some light snacks with coffee/tea. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.
Breakfast is enjoyed at the rest camp restaurant and a meal voucher of ZAR 200 per person is included there.
An afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park is enjoyed to spot a variety of African wildlife. You can also opt for one long game drive that covers vast distances, instead of two game drives. This depends on what the entire group would like to do.
Dinner is at the rest camp restaurant where we include a set budget of ZAR 300 per person (any cost above this amount is for guests’ own account). A bottled water is included in each activity.
Overnight in your en-suite bungalow that also has AC.
Day 5: Kruger Park to Johannesburg
This morning you will enjoy some light snacks with coffee/tea. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.
Breakfast is enjoyed at the rest camp restaurant and a meal voucher of ZAR 200 per person is included there.
Your transfer back travels with the safari group to Hazyview (once-more) from where your shuttle back to Johannesburg takes you back to OR Tambo and nearby hotels in Kempton Park. Arrival is late afternoon.
Alternative transfer arrangements are included as part of the package rate, please see our included pick-up and drop-off locations. Opens in a new tab.
6 Day / 5 Night Safari
Day 1: Johannesburg to Sabi Sand
Take a shuttle from 6:30 am onwards from OR Tambo airport and accommodations nearby the airport in Kempton park.
Arrival at Hazyview is at 12:00 pm at a center with various shops and restaurants (Perry’s Bridge). A safari transfer will take you from Perry’s Bridge to the Sabi Sand reserve (arrival by 14:00 pm).
After check-in, buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.
Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).
Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.
Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.
Day 2: Sabi Sand Safari
Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.
After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.
An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).
PLEASE NOTE: The nights at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.
Buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.
Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).
Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.
Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.
Day 3: Sabi Sand to Kruger Park
Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.
After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.
An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).
PLEASE NOTE: The nights at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.
Pick-up for your Kruger National Park Safari is after check-out at the Sabi Sand Lodge. You will be transferred to the rest camp (most likely Skukuza) which is about 45-60 minutes drive through the reserve/s.
After check-in, you will take an afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park.
Dinner is at the rest camp restaurant where we include a set budget of ZAR 300 per person (any cost above this amount is for guests’ own account). A bottled water is included in each activity.
Overnight in your en-suite bungalow that also has AC.
Day 4 to 5: Kruger National Park
Enjoy some light snacks with coffee/tea. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.
Breakfast is enjoyed at the rest camp restaurant and a meal voucher of ZAR 200 per person is included there.
An afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park is enjoyed to spot a variety of African wildlife. You can also opt for one long game drive that covers vast distances, instead of two game drives. This depends on what the entire group would like to do.
Dinner is at the rest camp restaurant where we include a set budget of ZAR 300 per person (any cost above this amount is for guests’ own account). A bottled water is included in each activity.
Overnight in your en-suite bungalow that also has AC.
Day 6: Kruger Park to Johannesburg
This morning you will enjoy some light snacks with coffee/tea. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.
Breakfast is at the rest camp restaurant and a meal voucher of ZAR 200 per person is included.
Your transfer back travels with the safari group to Hazyview (once-more) from where your shuttle back to Johannesburg takes you back to OR Tambo and nearby hotels in Kempton Park. Arrival is late afternoon.
Alternative transfer arrangements are included as part of the package rate, please see our included pick-up and drop-off locations. Opens in a new tab.
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