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Departures every Monday – Wednesday and Saturday for groups of 2 and more traveling together.
Unplug, unwind, and get ready to see Africa as it was meant to be seen. This 3-day safari is your escape into the wild. Ideal for those short on time but big on adventure, this safari experience has been designed to give you a front-row seat to some of South Africa’s most iconic wildlife. With this safari, you will be taken into Balule Private Game Reserve, a Big 5 haven, and experience expert-guided morning and evening game drives.
Located in the Balule Nature reserve with no boundaries to the Kruger national park, The Camp offers an authentic safari experience with great chances of sighting the Big 5.
You’ll be staying in the rustic but utterly beautiful Ndzuti Bush Camp, an unfenced oasis where wildlife often stops by the nearby waterhole. With golden-hour safaris, starry nights around the fire, and the sounds of the wild just beyond your tent, this tour delivers a truly authentic safari without sacrificing comfort.
80% of Kurt Safari clients manage to see the Big 5 on a 3-day safari!
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06:30 am – 06:45 am: Clients will be collected from lodges within a 5 km radius of OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
06:45 am – 07:00 am: Clients will be collected from the Shuttle and Bus Terminal at the OR Tambo International Airport. We depart at 7:15 am.
Please see the Map below to see our pickup points.
Transport to the airport is available via the modern Gautrain, or you can call an Uber.
Clients can also fly directly into Skukuza Airport within the Kruger or to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, where they will be collected by a Kurt Safari Guide at no additional cost.
For flight information check www.flyairlink.com
Day 1: Transfer & Sunset Safari in the Balule Game reserve – Greater Kruger
Day 2: Morning Safari and Afternoon/Night Safari in the Balule Game reserve – Greater Kruger
Day 3: Morning Safari and Transfer back to Johannesburg
We advise clients flying out of OR Tambo International Airport on the last day to schedule domestic flights no earlier than 20h00pm and international flights no earlier than 21h00pm This is because timely arrival at the OR Tambo airport cannot always be guaranteed. Arrival will be between 17h30-18h00pm.
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Your day starts bright and early as we gather our guests from lodges and hotels located within a 5-kilometre radius of Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport between 6:30 and 6:45 am.
From there, we continue with pickups at the airport’s shuttle and bus terminal from 6:45 to 7:00 am, with a prompt departure scheduled for 7:15 am.
If you prefer flying in, you have the option of arriving directly at Eastgate Airport in Hoedspruit, where a friendly Kurt Safari guide will be waiting to welcome you, all at no additional cost.
To ensure a smooth start to your journey, we kindly ask that you confirm your pick-up location a day prior to your arrival by emailing us at online@kurtsafari.com.
The transfers from Johannesburg are shared transfers, and once everyone is on board, we’ll make our way directly to the picturesque town of Hazyview, arriving at around midday.
Once checked in at the camp, there’s time to relax, freshen up, and enjoy a light lunch. You can take a dip in the pool or meander along the peaceful walking trails.
Later in the afternoon, around 4 pm, we’ll head out for your first game drive, a Sunset Safari. As the day winds down, wildlife becomes more active, creating the perfect setting for sightings.
Winter guests can look forward to longer dusk drives, while summer safaris are lit with a soft, warm glow.
By 8:00 pm, we will return to the lodge, where a delicious dinner and a restful night await.
There’s something truly special about being in the bush before the sun rises, a quiet hum of anticipation as the wildlife begins to stir.
We set off on our morning safari under the soft hues of early dawn, the best time to spot predators on the prowl and other wildlife having their first meal of the day.
With each safari, your guide will venture into new areas of the Park, those not yet explored on a previous drive, as we look for wildlife we’ve not yet seen.
With over 148 species of mammals and more than 500 bird species in the region, every safari is unique.
At around mid-morning, we will return to camp for a delicious breakfast and a well-deserved rest. The afternoon is yours to enjoy at your own pace and you can take a refreshing dip in the plunge pool, lounge under the shade of ancient trees with a good book, or stroll through the unfenced camp grounds. A light lunch will be served, fuelling you for the next half of your day.
By 4 pm, it’s time to climb back into the safari vehicle for an afternoon and evening game drive.
As the sun begins its slow descent, the bush changes under golden light and the wildlife again begins to emerge from their shaded hideaways, making it one of the best times of day for a safari.
If you travel in winter, your safari will stretch deeper into twilight, while summer safaris will give you more daylight and dreamy pastel skies.
By the time you return to camp around 8:00 pm, the fire is crackling, dinner is ready, and the stars above remind you that you’re well away from the rest of the world.
As the final morning of your safari dawns, we head out on an early morning game drive one last time.
This last game drive is a time to reflect on the sightings, the sounds, and the excitement of your safari, but with one eye still on the bushveld in the hopes of catching a glimpse of whichever animal you hoped to see but have not yet come across.
With their wealth of experience and sharp instincts, your guide will do everything possible to make your closing safari as memorable as your first.
After returning to camp, a warm breakfast awaits. There’s time to freshen up, gather your belongings, and bid farewell to your guide and this special part of Africa that’s been your home these past few days.
From here, you’ll be transferred to Hoedspruit to connect with your return shuttle to Johannesburg.
The journey ends at OR Tambo International Airport or a nearby lodge within a 5-kilometre radius, with arrival expected between 18:00 pm and 19:00 pm. For those catching flights, please ensure your departure is no earlier than 21:00 pm for domestic and 22:00 pm for international flights.
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Many people don’t see the point in driving through a bushveld looking for animals, but there’s so much more to it. wild animals are seen as a nuisance in most inhabited areas, but if you’ve never seen the magic of animals in their natural habitat, untouched by humans, you’ve been missing out! looking at zoo animals in their enclosures might be considered nice, because you’re almost 100% guaranteed that you’ll see them, but that’s not how they behave in the wild. nothing beats the thrill of finding a pride of lions laying in the shade, or walking across the road right in front of you, and once you’ve felt the reverberations of an elephant’s trumpet through your bones, you’ll be hooked! our clients often come back for more, because you never know what you’re going to see next…
Every single one of our guides have a passion for the kruger park. we love waking up every morning and meeting new people, never mind sharing our love for the bushveld with them. we are highly experienced and have heaps of knowledge about the fauna and flora in the knp at our clients’ disposal. one of our best characteristics must be that we focus on small groups to give each safari trip the best chance of seeing the best sights that the knp has to offer. our safaris depart any day of the week to suit our clients’ busy schedules and will accommodate all your needs as best we can. visit our website for more information on our company…
We operate from hazyview and will collect you from any of the lovely holiday resorts, lodges or nearby locations. our vehicles depart at different times in different seasons… for full day or morning safaris, we leave at 5am in october to march and at 5h30am in april to september. for afternoon safaris, we leave at 13h00 pm in the afternoons. most of the wildlife in the park prefers hiding in the shade during the hot afternoons, so we highly recommend joining us for the earlier safaris to get the most out of your trip.
Anything to do with the word “game” whilst on a safari—like game drives or looking for game—all refers to wild animals in safari context. you might also encounter “game” on the menus of some traditional restaurants, which basically means that you’re ordering wild buck meat, or even warthog.
Even though the knp falls in a malaria area, most foreigners are pleasantly surprised at how few mosquitoes are actually encountered whilst on a safari. these mosquitoes breed in water, and even in the middle of our rainy season in december, we don’t consider them to be a relentless menace. despite what you might have been told, mosquitoes are not a plague in the knp and although we are always cautious about malaria, the locals in and around the knp do not run around with repellents all the time.
If you’re really worried and consider yourself or anyone joining you on the safari to be particularly susceptible to this rare disease, be sure to consult your gp. there are many places in the park where you can buy mosquito repellent containing deet—this is the most vital ingredient in insect repellents as it has been proven to repel the malaria-carrying mosquitoes effectively.
Even though the kruger park is basically a giant protected bushveld and sparsely populated, there are many little “towns” and camps where you can find anything from grocery stores, souvenir stores, petrol stations and much more.
As mentioned before, there are many places in the knp where we can stop over for lunch where you can buy take-away food or choose to have a meal at the various restaurants. we usually have lunch at skukuza, but this is not set in stone.
Two words: comfortable and practical. seeing as you’re going to be driving around for the majority of the time on your safari experience, it is advisable that you wear clothes that are not too tight and not too hot. winters can be cold, so check the forecast beforehand, but summers are the opposite—just take a jacket with you in case it gets chilly, and stay away from high heels, ladies! we might stop on top of rocky mountains to give you an in-person taste of the spectacular views in the knp. trust me, it’s spine-chilling raw beauty.
You’ll be surprised at the true meaning of this term—it actually refers to the five most feared animals in the bush. they are extremely dangerous to hunt on foot and also rather rare. the big 5 consists of african lions, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino. it really is a tourist attraction and many safari companies utilise this term as a major marketing strategy.
We cannot guarantee that there will be sightings of all five animals in the big 5, but we can guarantee that we will do our best to find them. elephants are massive, this is true, but in the lush untouched bushveld of the kruger, if they don’t want to be seen, they can easily disappear behind the trees mere meters away from you. they tend not to be too shy, unlike leopards. rhinos are extremely scarce, but our guides know where their usual grazing spots are, and a pride of lions would attract so much attention that our radios would notify us if there’s a sighting nearby. nevertheless, you are guaranteed to see a very diverse variety of animals in the kruger national park.
Children under 8 are more than welcome on privately hired open vehicles, yes. this is purely out of consideration for our other clients who do not have children and might not have the patience for their unique outlook and excitement about each wild animal we encounter. all children under 12 have discounted safari rates, as well as half-price conservation fees to enter the kruger national park.
You can visit our website to view the current prices for our safaris, make a booking online to receive an invoice, and then make an online payment before the safari takes place, or contact kurt safari for any enquiries you might have regarding other payment options.
I cannot even begin to list the most amazing experiences we’ve had whilst on safaris in the knp! there are too many to count, each encounter very different but equally remarkable. if you consider the size of the knp and how many animals call it their home, you can only begin to imagine the things we’ve seen—from a ride of lionesses to the birth of a brand-new baby giraffe. each time our jaws drop at the splendour of mother nature. you will have to come and see it for yourself.
Placing yourself in the middle of a nature reserve where there are numerous predators and dangerous animals could sound pretty intimidating, but rest assured, kurt safari guides all have in-depth knowledge about the behaviour of these animals and would never put your life in danger. elephants can be aggressive if they have young ones to protect and even lone elephant bulls have charged at cars that don’t know when to back away, but obtaining injuries from wild animals whilst on a safari is very rare and you need not be worried—just enjoy the ride.
