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Safaris depart Johannesburg every Monday, Wednesday – Saturday
Combined with a variety of different types of accommodation, our Kruger Park safaris are comfortable, friendly and the best you’ll come across when comparing the many safari companies out there. Whether you are visiting the Kruger on honeymoon or simply looking for a cosy family holiday, we have the private Kruger Park safari just for you.
Each year half a million excited guests will enter the Kruger National Park. They’ll embark on a wonderland experience, seeing African wildlife indigenous to the region all the while reviving their senses and rejuvenating their soul. The 3 day Kruger Park safari remains a great way to see all that this timeless land has to offer.
The Kruger National Park is an oasis in an otherwise bustling, developing African nation. Guests can enjoy all of the modern day conveniences alongside a rustic experience. Kurt Safari guides guests in comfortable safari vehicles on a route through some of the best regions of the Southern Kruger. Entering through the closest gate in Hazyview and driving guests across the Southern Park, stopping for lunch along the way, guests have the opportunity to enjoy the best that the Kruger has to offer.
The private Kruger Park safari is a once in a lifetime, laidback kind of experience. The fully guided safari is led by an experienced guide and each tour of the Kruger presents different experiences. No two safaris are the same; you simply don’t know what is waiting around the next corner.
We have a wide selection of affordable 3 day Kruger Park safaris. Each private safari includes accommodation close to the Kruger along with maximum time spent in the park. You’ll leave the park with a new appreciation of the African wild, probably planning your next trip into the park.
3 Day Kruger Big 5 Safari
3 glorious days spent searching for the Big 5 and all of the other animals habituating the Southern Kruger, this particular safari is characterised by superb, luxury accommodation. After a day of exploring the beautiful Kruger, you’ll return to 4-star accommodation a mere 100 meters from Kruger Gate, to enjoy a delicious evening meal before retiring for the evening. Fall asleep listening to the unique sounds of Africa. Each day spent on safari is a new opportunity to see and experience a different side of the Kruger.
3 Day Kruger National Park Photographic Safari
This private Kruger Park safari has been tailor made with the photographic enthusiast in mind. The Kruger is every photographers dream destination and this 3 day, 2 night safari will give you enough time to capture more than a few snaps to document your time in Africa. We embark on at least two game drives a day, giving you maximum game viewing opportunities. Each tour is custom made upon request but one thing remains the same; you’ll enjoy the best photographic experience possible.
3 Day Kruger Park Backpackers/Student Safari
A guided backpackers safari is the most affordable and engaging way to spend your time in the Kruger National Park. 3 days is more than enough time to spot the Big 5 and all other kinds of animals. Guests will spend as much time in the park as possible and in the evenings you’ll return to your comfortable lodgings, close to the Kruger, and a quiet evening being captivated by tranquil sounds of Africa.
3 Day Kruger Park Budget Safari
3 Days in the picturesque Kruger gives guests ample time on safari while keeping the trip well within their budgets. Comfortable accommodation on the outskirts of the Kruger and select meals are included. You’ll be spending more than enough time in the park to see all that you’ve come to see. And to make your stay an even more pleasant one, transfers to and from Johannesburg are included.
3 Day Kruger Park Classic Safari
The Classic 3 Day Kruger Park safari remains a popular tour and a favourite among many visitors to the Kruger. Along with full day safaris, sunset safaris and early mornings exploring the park, guests can also look forward to superb accommodation and delicious meals. This is the best way to see the Kruger and nothing beats driving around the park in an open air vehicle.
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Growing up, I always knew that one day I would work in the Kruger National Park. After leaving school, I spent 6 or 7 amazing years travelling East and Southern Africa, learning everything I could as I worked as an overland guide. But the Kruger was always there, calling me home.
Questions?
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.
