Safari for 3 days / 2 nights in the Kruger National Park Reserve from Johannesburg
Have you ever wanted to be really upset? Living a unique experience at the end of the world? Kruger Park offers a 3-day and 2-night safari: it is currently the largest wildlife reserve in South Africa with an area of 20,000 km2, a length of 350 km from north to south and about 60 km from east to west. Its size is simply equivalent to Wales or Israel.
From Johannesburg , you will be able to go to the discovery of wonderful animals in their natural environment and during these two nights you will be able to sleep in a safari lodge, a kind of open-air hotel industry that is only in Africa. This accommodation is located in the heart of Kruger Park's wildlife park.
An overview of the park
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The Kruger Park was created in the late 19th century and is now one of the main attractions in South Africa.
This park offers fantastic observation conditions to admire the animals in their natural environment, especially those called the “Big Five”, namely lions, rhinoceros, elephants, leopards and buffalos. The Kruger Park has over 8,000 elephants, 1500 lions, 500 leopards, 5000 giraffes, etc. On board a 4×4, you will be able to circulate in the middle of a flock of zebra for example.
Kruger Park can be discovered all year round; However, the risk of rain is all year round, but it is less strong between November and April and it is possible that storms will disturb your stay at the end of the day.
The safari in detail
Here is a unique opportunity to live a thrilling adventure . While you will be staying in a typical lodge, precisely at the "Pretoriuskop Restcamp" south of the Kruger Park, you will go for 3 days strolling wild and watching animals. Here's your program:
Day 1 With a departure at 6:30 a.m., an appointment in the hotel lobby Garden Court O.R. Tambo International Airport (a hotel located 30 minutes from the centre of Johannesburg), you will leave the city which is about 450 km from the wild animal park and you will head to the province of Mpumalanga.
During your trip, you will have the opportunity to go through the cities of Nespruit, White River and Hazyview and then reach Kruger Park. On your first day, you will perform your first jeep safari or 4×4 during your afternoon to quickly appreciate the wild beauties of the park. At the end of the day, you will be offered the tasting of a dinner in the most beautiful setting.
Day 2 After taking your breakfast in your lodge, it’s gone for a second day of safari. With the help of your tourist guide who will explain the different living conditions of the animals, you will go to discover the famous Big Five.
In addition to these incredible wild animals, it will also be an opportunity to observe dozens of species of birds. You will then take a lunch break for lunch and the afternoon will be completely free to make a walk as you like in the park. Kruger Park will only be yours and you will have the leisure to focus on some animal species. After dinner, it will be the return of the camp.
Day 3 The last day in Kruger Park: after a free morning in the park, you will return to Johannesburg. On the way back, you will cross other cities like Pilgrims Rest, Lydenburg, Dullstroom and Belfast. Your return to town should take place around 6:30 pm and you will keep for a long time the images and encounters you have made with a wild and 100% natural environment.
An unforgettable experience in South Africa
Photo credit: Flickr – David Siu
Kruger Park is one of the largest animal parks in the world but also one of the oldest. To observe flora and wild fauna (birds, wild animals, reptiles, mammals) in such a place is a unique experience and an incredible chance: the frame is simply fantastic, breathtaking, the tracks to circulate are in perfect working condition. All you have to do is take a walk with the help of your guide in a secure vehicle and drive at a reduced pace to be attentive to the slightest noise of the leaf, at the slightest appearance.
For those who love nature, for those who want a different approach to a classic safari, the 3-day safari in Kruger Park is the experience not to be missed in South Africa. You will be in total symbiosis with nature and will stay in a lodge in the heart of the park, what to live a Total immersion and complete.
A beautiful journey to live alone or in a couple in sum. It should be noted that between November and April, the vegetation of the park is extremely lush, the landscapes are sublime and the temperatures are pretty hot around 30°C in the day. The months of November and December offer best time to visit Kruger Park while spring presents the period of hunting and birth scenes.
Have you ever made a safari in Kruger Park?
Main photo credit: Flickr – David Berkowitz
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