Greater Kruger Wildlife Experience - Standard - 4 Days

On arrival in Hoedspruit, you will be met and transferred to your lodge situated in the Greater Kruger National Park area. Settle in to your accommodation and spend the afternoon at leisure before embarking on a sunset game drive in the private concession, followed by dinner.

Reaching the destination
A shuttle transfer service is available from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg to Hoedspruit town, Eastgate Airport or designated transfer collection points in close proximity to the lodge (optional and at additional cost). Alternatively, clients may fly in to Eastgate Airport, from where they will be collected by a representative from the lodge.

Should you require an overnight in Johannesburg prior top the start of the safari, we can arrange this at one of the many hotels available near OR Tambo or elsewhere.

Timbavati Safari Lodge is situated only minutes from the heart of the world-renowned Kruger National Park – Orpen Gate and it lies on the border between the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces of South Africa. The Lodge is ideally located offering both local and international visitors an array of choices for adventures, activities and safaris.

Timbavati nestles among glades of mature, exquisite indigenous trees, and is a paradise for nature lovers and bird watchers. The colourful, traditional Ndebele rondavels are spaced out amid beautiful shady trees, and offer guests en-suite, comfortable and clean accommodation in a truly African ambience.

The magnificent bar and large pool, are the perfect cure for dry throats and dusty bodies. Guests can relax in the cosy lounge or stretch out under the African sun on one of the pool side lounges. Enjoy a braai in the reed boma, under a canopy of African starlight, the aromatic scents of venison and hearty ‘potjie’ lingering around a roaring open fire, while the calls of nearby wildlife enhance that unmatchable sense of mystery of the African bush. Game viewing on foot or in an open vehicle (with spotlights at night) is a must for every visitor.

Overnight: Timbavati Safari Lodge or similar (rondavels with en-suite bathrooms, swimming pool, bar and boma).
Meals: Dinner included.

The next two days will be spent exploring the world-renowned Greater Kruger wildlife area with its diversity of life forms, in search of Africa’s Big Five. Keep those cameras ready on game drives in open safari vehicles and/or bush walks and cultural excursions!

Depending on the package selected, different activities will be included in your stay. Please see details below the listed accommodation options. Additional activities may also be booked, optional and for your own account.

Enter the world famous Kruger National Park with one of our highly trained guides, and experience the rush of adrenalin that comes with sighting Africa’s Big 5 up close in their natural surroundings.

Activities included in Kruger Experience:
• 1 x Sunset game drive in the private concession;
• 1 x Guided bush walk OR Timbavati Cultural village walk;
• 1 x Full-day Kruger National Park excursion including bush lunch;
• Return transfers to Eastgate Airport, Hoedspruit or designated shuttle transfer collection point.

Meals included: Breakfast x 3, Lunch x 2, Dinner x 3

This morning after a last hearty breakfast in the African bush, you will be transferred back to Eastgate Airport in Hoedspruit for your onward flight, or transfer to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg (cost of transfer not included).

*Should you wish to continue with a Victoria Falls Experience, an optional overnight in Johannesburg is advisable depending on available flights to Zimbabwe. Please enquire with our reservations office