Arno Pietersen is 33 years old and has been working in the Kruger National Park for the last 12 years guiding. He then became a photographer and birder in the last 6 years of his career.
“I had many images published and took a few very famous images in my last 6 years of Guiding Tourists through the bush.”
Everyone starts somewhere with a small camera and builds themselves up by experience and passion. For me it is a great pleasure to be working with nature and helping others understand the balance thereof. I am an Olympus Pro camera user and we strive to provide guests with the best experience by guiding/tutoring them to be a better photographer with the gear they have.
Kruger National Park has some of the best wildlife and birding photographic opportunities in Africa, and I am here to guide you through it and make it an unforgettable experience!
Come and join me on a Multi-Day Safari through the Kruger national Park in the South and the North, and become one with your equipment and your surroundings!
With a quarter of a century experience guiding wildlife safaris through Southern Africa, I have developed a particular passion for birding.
My tours not only take me coast to coast in South Africa but throughout Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe and even into Uganda and Tanzania.
“I am a registered National guide in both Nature and Culture. Looking forward to sharing my Knowledge and Passion with you!”
Kurt safari is a well-established safari company specializing in many fields. We have some of the best and highly professional photographic and birding guides working with us.
Photographic and birding safaris are all privately booked and your guides are carefully chosen for their expertise in their fields. All guides are highly qualified and offer the best knowledge according to the region they are in.
It is best to book in advance to ensure the availability of our guides.
Cost and validity
PP Sharing (Min 2 clients)
Best Season
Departure & Return Location
Please note: OR Tambo shuttle/bus terminal (Johannesburg) at 6:45 am daily
Price Includes
Transfers to and from Johannesburg OR Tambo international Airport.
Transfer to Hazyview where you will meet the guide for your safari. We make use of Umbhaba Eco lodge in Hazyview as the meeting venue.
Private vehicle and guide for the duration of your safari.
Accommodation is air-conditioned chalets within the various camps designed specifically for your safari and special requests.
Dinners and Breakfast will be at the rest camps restaurants, and your guide will have flasks of coffee and rusks for those early morning departures.
Professional guide as per safari booked.
Excluded from Price
Drinks and beverages
Gratuities
Flights
What to Bring
Comfortable shoes
Warm jackets
Sunhat and sunglasses
Sun cream
Cameras
Personal belongings
Personal medication
BERG EN DAL OR PRETORIUSKOP REST CAMPS
Ashtons Shuttle departs Johannesburg early in the morning and travels east towards Hazyview where you will meet your Guide. You will then travel in an open safari vehicle and this is where the true adventure begins.
We enter the park in the afternoon for the first safari, 2 Nights are spent in the Southern Kruger. We enjoy our safari until the gates closing times. Dinner will be at the local rest camp offering a variety of dishes.
Accommodation is in air-conditioned en-suite rondawels a traditional Kruger experience.
BERG EN DAL OR PRETORIUSKOP REST CAMPS
We depart before sunrise every morning. Different times of the year will mean different areas traveled.
We rest every day between 11-2PM, and swim and relax before the afternoon safaris. Our aim is to photograph during the best lighting. This region is the best for finding the great and threatened Rhino.
One has the option of experiencing optional night safaris booked through the rest camp.
SATARA REST CAMP
This will be our last morning safari before heading north towards the Central regions of the Kruger.
This is a long day as we spend most of the time on safari. Our Camp for the next 2 nights will be Satara – a special and different part of Kruger.
We get to Satara around midday, check into our rooms and depart on an afternoon safari. We have a few dams that are great for late afternoons as
wildlife come to drink.
SATARA REST CAMP
We depart before sunrise every morning. Different times of the year will mean different areas traveled.
Satara is centrally situated so there are 4 directions to choose from in the mornings – making it a really exciting destination.
We rest every day between 11-3PM, and swim and relax before the afternoon safaris. Our aim is to
photograph during the best lighting.
This region is the best for finding Lion. One has the option of experiencing optional night safaris booked through the rest camp.
Our last early morning in the Kruger. Today we travel back to the Southern region towards Hazyview where it all began. This is a lengthy journey and one often sees abundant wildlife in a short time as we travel a large distance in 1 morning.
We depart Kruger at Kruger gate and honour the statue of the Great Paul Kruger who was the founder of the great wilderness. We meet the shuttle bid farewell after a great safari.
Kruger never disappoints, come join on this great adventure.