5-Day Ultimate Kruger NP Big 5 & Panorama Route Safari

This Kruger budget safari departs daily from Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport. You need to be at the OR Tambo bus terminal by 6:30am as the transfer departs by 7:00am. We will send you full instructions when you book your safari. There will be a brief vehicle changeover at Nelspruit. From here, you will travel in a smaller vehicle to the lodge, which is about an hour away. The expected arrival time at our lodge in Hazyview is around 11:30am. Once you have checked in and had a chance to freshen up, get ready for an exciting game drive. Starting at 3:30pm, you will board our open-sided 4×4 game drive vehicle for an exhilarating afternoon game drive in Kruger. The lodge is conveniently located just a 15 – 20 minute drive from the Phabeni Kruger Gate. After your safari game drive, you will return to the lodge, where you can unwind. Have drinks on the deck at the bar and relax before dinner, which is served at 7:00pm in the restaurant area.

Main Destination: Kruger National Park

Accommodation: Kruger Adventure Lodge Budget lodge

located near Hazyview (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)

Drinks not included

This morning, you will enjoy coffee/tea and rusks before departing for a full day of game viewing in the Kruger National Park (Skukuza area). Your full-day game drive is 8 hours long, starting from about 5:30am and ending at about 3:30pm. A packed breakfast is also included. Game drives will be in small groups in specially modified open-sided land cruisers. The Skukuza area is rich in wildlife, and the elevated height of the 4×4 open-sided vehicle makes for excellent viewing and photographic opportunities. You will enjoy lunch at one of the park’s restaurants (on your own account). After lunch, you will start the afternoon game drive in the Kruger National Park. During these game drives, you will see a wide variety of wildlife and have plenty of photographic opportunities. After the tour, you will return to your lodge or camp, where you will have dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Kruger National Park

Accommodation: Kruger Adventure Lodge Budget lodge

located near Hazyview (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)

Drinks not included

From Hazyview, the tour begins as it climbs toward Graskop and the southernmost point of the Blyde River Canyon. The Panorama Tour encompasses some spectacular scenery, with breathtaking views of the Blyde River Canyon and the endless stretches of the Lowveld ahead. We take guests along the edge of the escarpment to lookout points that offer magnificent views, including God's Window, Wonder View, and the Three Rondawels. Along the route, we will visit the famous Bourkes Luck Potholes (deep cylindrical cavities) formed by thousands of years of water erosion at the confluence of the Blyde and Treur Rivers. The tour will stop back in Graskop at lunchtime so guests can have lunch at a restaurant. Near Graskop, where numerous waterfalls tumble down the mountains, we will visit the beautiful Berlin Falls and Lisbon Falls on the way back to Hazyview. After the tour, you will return to your lodge or camp, where you will have dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Panorama Route (Highlight)

Accommodation: Kruger Adventure Lodge Budget lodge

located at Panorama Route (Highlight)

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)

Drinks not included

This morning, you will enjoy coffee/tea and rusks before departing for a full day of game viewing in the Kruger National Park (Skukuza area). Your full-day game drive is 8 hours long, starting from about 5:30am and ending at about 3:30pm. A packed breakfast is also included. Game drives will be in small groups in specially modified open-sided land cruisers. The Skukuza area is rich in wildlife, and the elevated height of the 4×4 open-sided vehicle makes for excellent viewing and photographic opportunities. You will enjoy lunch at one of the park’s restaurants (on your own account). After lunch, you will start the afternoon game drive in the Kruger National Park. During these game drives, you will see a wide variety of wildlife and have plenty of photographic opportunities. After the tour, you will return to your lodge or camp, where you will have dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Kruger National Park

Accommodation: Kruger Adventure Lodge Budget lodge

located near Hazyview (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)

Drinks not included

This is the last day of your African Kruger budget safari.  This morning, you will have a choice between another morning game drive or relaxing at the lodge and enjoying its excellent facilities.  If you choose to stay at the lodge, you can enjoy breakfast at the restaurant. If you join us on the morning safari, a picnic-style breakfast will be served at one of the picnic spots in the park. An optional morning game drive is approximately ZAR 1150.00 per person (payable at the lodge). You will be picked up at the lodge (from reception) at about 11:00am for your return to Johannesburg with the shuttle. There will be a brief change into a larger shuttle, departing at 1:00pm. The drop off at Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport will be around 5:30pm. Please do not book a flight earlier than 7:30pm to allow enough time for airport procedures. This is the end of your Kruger National Park safari.

Main Destination: Kruger National Park

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

Drinks not included