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Departures every Monday – Wednesday and Saturday for groups of 2 and more traveling together.
Bush Walks
Get ready for 5 relaxing days of soul-stirring scenes, action-packed safaris, and the opportunity to enjoy some authentic bushveld living. This all-inclusive safari experience will take you deep into the wilderness of South Africa, where each sunrise brings a new adventure, and each sunset is wrapped in golden light.
On this 5-day safari, you’ll explore two of the country’s most iconic regions: the world-renowned Kruger National Park, home to Africa’s Big Five and other fascinating wildlife, and the famously beautiful Panorama Route, well-known for its mountains and cliffs, waterfalls, and forested valleys.
From the comfort of a 4-star eco-lodge in Hazyview to the unfenced Ndzuti Bush Camp, you’ll enjoy a memorable combination of luxury and rustic. 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, Unfenced Tented accommodation, With expertly guided game drives, laidback transfers, and delicious meals, every detail of this tour is designed to give you a rich, memorable, and deeply rewarding 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
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 journey begins early, with pick-ups between 6:30 am and 7:00 am from nearby lodges or directly from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
From here, you’re whisked away to the small town of Hazyview, the gateway to the Kruger National Park. You will arrive in the town around midday, just in time to relax and enjoy a light lunch at the peaceful, 4-star Umbhaba Eco Lodge, your home for the next two nights.
Once settled in, you can take a moment to explore the lodge’s gardens, go for a dip into the pool, or unwind with a book before your first exciting adventure, a Sunset Safari.
Leaving the lodge at around 15:45 pm, in a comfortable open safari vehicle, this golden-hour game drive will introduce you to the wild rhythms of the bush as the sun begins to dip and the nocturnal animals begin to stir.
The Kruger Park’s enchanting atmosphere deepens as the day fades, and you’ll return to the lodge around 20:00 pm, where you can tuck into a delicious dinner before having an early, restful night.
Today, you’ll rise before the sun is fully up and head into the Kruger National Park for an exhilarating full-day open vehicle safari.
Mornings in the bush are the best time to spot predators on the move, before the heat sends them into hiding. Breakfast packs prepared by the lodge will be enjoyed at one of the rest camps after you’ve spent a few hours exploring. At the rest camp, you can stretch your legs, grab a warm cup of coffee, and get ready for the second part of your safari.
Your professional guide will be deciding the route you travel, and they will do their best to give you sightings of the Big Five and more, by taking you through a range of habitats, including iconic dry savannahs and lush riverbeds.
After a midday break and a leisurely lunch (at your own expense), the journey continues with even more spectacular wildlife encounters.
You will return to the lodge by late afternoon, with enough time to swim or have a poolside cocktail, upload your photos using the lodge Wi-Fi, or just relax in your air-conditioned room before dinner.
After a delightful breakfast at 7:30 am, you will head out for a scenic drive to the Panorama Route.
This half-day tour will take you to some of South Africa’s most incredible natural landmarks, including the awe-inspiring God’s Window, the cascading Lisbon Falls, and the dramatic Blyde River Canyon, one of the largest green canyons in the world. Don’t forget your jacket as the Northern Drakensberg Mountains are much cooler and will give you a refreshing change from the Lowveld heat of the Kruger.
After taking in the stunning panoramic wonders, you’ll transfer to the town of Hoedspruit, and then into the Greater Kruger Concession.
You’ll arrive at the rustic Ndzuti Bush Camp just in time for a light lunch and settle into your tented suite.
With no fences and wildlife often visiting the waterhole just in front of your tent, this is as close as you’ll get to wild Africa.
At 4 pm, you’ll depart on an exclusive safari through Balule Reserve, a private extension of the Kruger Park that is known for its abundant sightings of elephants, lions, buffalo, and the elusive leopard.
The day ends around a campfire, enjoying dinner, before heading to your tent where the sounds of the bush will lull you to sleep.
Another beautiful day in the wild lies ahead, after a cup of coffee or tea, as you head out of the camp early on a sunrise game drive.
With fewer tourists and no private vehicles allowed in the reserve, you’ll explore untouched, crowd-free roads and enjoy more than a few surprise sightings. Balule is a spectacular place for a game drive, known for its Big 5 sightings, and you are sure to leave the reserve with plenty of happy memories.
After a late breakfast back at camp, the rest of the day is yours.
You can cool off in the plunge pool, lounge under a shady tree, or simply soak up the serenity of the bush.
As the afternoon cools off, you’ll head out once more for a second game drive, just in time to see the golden light sweep across the savannah. Your day ends with a delicious dinner and perhaps a stargazing session by the fire.
The final morning begins with one last safari, a last opportunity to find that one animal you’ve been dreaming of or simply to say goodbye to the bush. After breakfast, you’ll freshen up and pack your bags before your trip back to the city begins.
You’ll be transferred to Hoedspruit, where you’ll connect with the shuttle back to Johannesburg.
The adventure ends between 18:00 pm and 19:00 pm at OR Tambo International Airport or your lodge nearby.
For those flying out, we recommend scheduling domestic departures after 21:00 pm and international flights after 22:00 pm to ensure a smooth end to this once-in-a-lifetime safari.
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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.
