Big 5 Kruger Park Safari & Panoramic Tour

5 Days ; 4 Nights

Experience the authentic flagship Safari of the Kruger Park and / or the adjacent unfenced private game reserves where the big game, including the Big Five (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino) roam across the African bush and savannah, experience the thrill of wildlife encounters, the echo of the fish eagle’s haunting cry, blazing African sunsets, and options of lantern-lit dinners, camp fires, bush walks, viewing from decks over watering holes, beautiful ethnic-decorated game lodges and safari tents. “Welcome to the real Africa”. Discover scenic splendor along the Mpumalanga Panoramic Route.

Day 1 : JOHANNESBURG TO MPUMALANGA ESCARPMENT

• Travel along the Drakensberg escarpment
• Arrive in Mpumalanga (‘Place Where The Sun Rises’)
• Explore the nostalgic village of Pilgrim’s Rest, where gold was discovered in the 1870’s
• Optional guided night-time game drive to experience your first taste of an African Safari

Overnight Venue : Guest House / Hotel in Hazyview, outside Kruger or at a Private Game Reserve
(Classic Modest or Elegant Luxury 3 and 4-star Value for Money Options or
Exquisite Premium 4 and 5-star Ultimate-in-Luxury Options at a Private Game Reserve)

Day 2 : MPUMALANGA ESCARPMENT : PANORAMIC ROUTE

• Blyde River Canyon is one of South Africa’s scenic wonders and is the only true canyon in South Africa. The scenery is unsurpassed, its vegetation both varied and lush and the rich selection of birdlife includes a breeding colony of the rare bald ibis. From many well-positioned vantage points one has a view of the 33 km long gorge.
• The Three Rondavels, across the Blyde Canyon and at the end of the Panorama Route in Mpumalanga, are huge triplet rock spirals rising out of the far wall of the canyon. The three well known gigantic peaks of quartzite and shale with their sheer rock walls tower more than 700 m above the surrounding landscape.
• Wonder View is the highest viewpoint on the Panorama Route escarpment in Mpumalanga accessible to the motorist. At an altitude of 1,730 m this is the highest viewpoint in the area.
• God’s Window  – So called for the panoramic view of the Lowveld (and in the distance the Kruger National Park and Mozambique almost 100km away) more than 900m down into indigenous forest clad ravine.
• Bourke’s Luck Potholes was dubbed nature’s wishing well and is at the confluence of the Blyde and Treur rivers. Over millions of years, waterborne sand and rock scoured huge cylindrical potholes into the bedrock of the river. The ravine in which these potholes lie reach a depth of 30m, though the actual potholes are generally about 6m deep.
• At 92m the Lisbon Falls are the highest waterfall in the area as the Lisbon river cascades over the sheer cliff in a double stream and over a semi-circular rock face.

Overnight Venue : Guest House / Hotel in Hazyview, outside Kruger or at a Private Game Reserve
(Classic Modest or Elegant Luxury 3 and 4-star Value for Money Options or
Exquisite Premium 4 and 5-star Ultimate-in-Luxury Options at a Private Game Reserve)

Day 3 & 4: SAFARI IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK OR ADJACENT PRIVATE GAME RESERVES

• An authentic African Safari experience. Various options are available for your authentic African Safari experience. Kruger National Park and the adjacent private Game Reserves have no fences between them to allow wildlife to roam freely enabling exceptional game viewing. Together, these unique combination of public and private lands are called “The Greater Kruger Park” and form part of a conservation gene pool that covers 5.5 million acres of land in the heart of the South African Lowveld.
• The 3 days are spent in a combination of leisure, day and evening game activities under African skies.

Day 5 : KRUGER TO JOHANNESBURG Early Morning Game Drive Various Travel options to Johannesburg :

• Travel via Road to Johannesburg
• Travel to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) or Mpumalanga Airport (MQP) ; Flight to Johannesburg
• Travel to Nelspruit ; Flight to Johannesburg

Some of the alternative or additional Options to personalize your tour and enhance your Garden Route experience : Extend your Greater Kruger experience to explore more Camps and areas in Kruger National Park and / or more Private Game reserves

Why tour with us?

• Complete flexibility with itineraries, routes, timeframes, start and end destinations to suit your pace and unique requirements on our private tours
• Superb Tour Guides ensuring unforgettable travel experiences, insights and interesting conversations
• Comfortable Air-conditioned Tour Vehicles
• 24x7x365 Travel Support to guests booked on our tours and safaris
• Excellent service and Value