Rates
Rates Valid from 1 November 2022 – 31st October 2023:
R 14 460.00 PP Sharing / R 15 590.00 Single supplement
Children 11 years and below sharing with Parents less 50%
Min age 8 years – Min 2 clients.
Day 1: Johannesburg – Kruger Park, Transfer from Johannesburg, check in and Light lunch at the lodge, late afternoon Sunset – Night safari, dinner at the lodge. Light Lunch and Dinner Included.
Day 2: Full day safari In the Kruger National Park, the safari starts before sunrise, with breakfast and lunch in the park at rest camps, returning to the lodge late in the afternoon, swim and relax followed by dinner at the lodge. Breakfast pack and Dinner included.
The Kruger National Park covers over 2 000 000 Hectares, and Kurt Safari was one of the first operators to introduce full-day safaris. This gives clients a chance to see a larger part of the Kruger, compared to short 3-hour safaris which must remain close to the camps, resulting in driving the same areas on every safari. The extended time increases the chances of seeing more wildlife as we traverse different grasslands and ecological zones.
Day 3: Panorama Tour, we enjoy breakfast at the lodge followed by an exciting day exploring the Northern Drakensberg Mountain ranges visiting Gods Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the world’s 3rd largest canyon, the Blyde River Canyon, and Lisbon waterfalls. Sit down breakfast and Dinner included.
Day 4: Morning safari in the Kruger National Park, again we depart before sunrise and we spend 6 hours on safari, we return to the lodge followed by the transfer to Johannesburg. Breakfast pack included.
80% of our clients on 4-day safaris encounter all the Big 5.
Kurt Safari makes use of Umbhaba Eco Lodge or Hazyview Sun in Hazyview, for our Kruger accommodation, both privately owned quality lodge, with quality accommodation and fantastic meals, rooms are all air-conditioned and have Wi-Fi. Just 10 km from Phabeni gate, Kruger’s premier wildlife area.
All Budget Package Clients will be accommodated in the lodge’s Standard rooms, these Include Air-conditioning, and WIFI, But No Fridges or DSTV in the rooms.
ACCOMMODATION
Kurt safari makes use of 2 lodges in the Hazyview area, Umbhaba Eco lodge and if fully Booked we use Hazyview Sun, both lodges are quality 4-star lodges and within 15 min of either Numbi or Phabeni gates. Kurt safari only ensures quality accommodation for our clients for all tours and Safaris. All rooms are fully serviced, with En suite, safe, and comfortable 4-star accommodation.
Departure & Return Location
06:30 AM – 06:45 AM – Clients will be collected from lodges within a 5 km radius of the OR Tambo International Airport.
06:45 AM – 07:00 AM – Clients will be collected from the Shuttle and Bus Terminal at the OR Tambo International Airport, please see the Map below, we depart at 7:15 AM.
Transport to the Airport is available via the modern Gautrain or Uber.
Clients can fly directly into Skukuza Kruger National Park, or Kruger Mpumalanga International Airports and be collected by your Kurt safari Guide at no additional cost.
Flight departs daily from Johannesburg – O R TAMBO International at 11: 00 AM landing before 12: 00 Pm at Nelspruit – KMIA- (MQP)
Flights depart daily from Nelspruit – KMIA- (MQP) at 13: 00 pm Landing in Johannesburg – O R Tambo international Airport around14: 00 Pm.
Flight departs daily from Cape town at 10.30 AM landing before 13: 00 Pm at Nelspruit – KMIA- (MQP)
Flights depart daily from Nelspruit – KMIA- (MQP) at 13: 30 pm landing in Cape Town at 16: 00 Pm O R Tambo international Airport.
Price Includes
Licensed and Professional Safari Guides
1 Sunset Safari / Night safari
1 Full-day open vehicle safari in the Kruger National Park.
1 Full day Panorama Tour
1 Half-day open vehicle morning safari in the Kruger National Park.
Transfers to & from Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport.
3 Breakfasts & 3 Dinners – as per itinerary.
4 Days’ Conservation levies & entry fees.
1 Lunch
Mineral waters on all drives
Excluded from Price
All Meals & Beverages not specified in Itinerary
Items of personal nature
Gratuities.
Important Note
*We cannot take children under 8 years old on shared safaris but please request a quote on private safaris.
*Clients flying out of OR TAMBO on the last day to please not book flights earlier than 20:00 pm for domestic flights and 21:00 pm for international flights as one cannot always guarantee on-time arrival at OR Tambo International airport.
*Clients should arrive the day before their tour starts to avoid missing the shuttle to KNP, as this vehicle is not private and cannot be delayed.
(Lunch & Dinner included)
Guests will be collected from various lodges and hotels within a 5 km radius of the OR Tambo International Airport between 6:30 am and 6:45 am, and then from the OR Tambo International Airport shuttle and bus Terminal between 6:45 and 7:00 am, we depart at 7:15 am.
Clients can fly directly into Skukuza Kruger National Park, or Kruger Mpumalanga International Airports and be collected by your Kurt safari Guide at no additional cost.
Please confirm with online@kurtsafari.com your pickup details the day before the tour.
Please note these are shared departures. We will travel directly to our lodge in Hazyview and arrive between 11:30 am – 12:00 pm. Guests will have time to relax, unpack and enjoy a light lunch, there after enjoying a swim or walk around the beautiful Lodge and walking trail. We depart at around 16h00 Pm for a Sunset / Night safari in the Kruger National Park before returning to the lodge at approximately 19h30-20.00 pm for a lovely dinner, and a good night’s rest.
(Breakfast & Dinner included- lunch at own account)
All safaris start before sunrise, Mpumalanga means the place of the rising sun and is the first province in South Africa to see the sun rise. This is the best part of the day, not knowing what to expect, after a short drive to the park, we enter the park gates and your guide will have an idea of the best areas to find the wildlife including the Big 5 and plains game, this is the finest time of the day to see predators.
The Lodge will arrange breakfast packs and your guide will stop after about 3 hours for a breakfast and bathroom break and chance to get a coffee. We then continue with your safari, Kruger offers a variety of eco zones and each one has a different range of wildlife, we visit rivers and watering holes as well as plains and Bushveld regions.
We then stop for lunch at a rest camp, where this meal will be for your own account, time to do some curio shopping or enjoy a cold beer! The guide will then continue with the safari heading towards the lodge, we arrive around 15.30 – 16.00 pm, time to relax, swim and have a great dinner.
(Breakfast and Dinner included Lunch on own account)
Visit Gods Window, Bourkes Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon (world’s 3rd largest canyon), Lisbon waterfall, the 3 rondavels and the town of Graskop.
Today we start with delicious hot breakfast at the lodge at 07h00am and your guide will meet you at 08h00 am in a closed air-conditioned vehicle. The Panorama route starts after a 45 min drive from Hazyview; however, we climb almost 1000 meters in elevation to the Northern Drakensburg Mountain range. The temperatures vary a lot from Hazyview, so bring a jacket and comfortable walking shoes as we do some lovely walks.
We visit God’s Window which allows people a window from the escarpment and 1 000 m drop below one can see as far as Kruger and beyond on a clear day. Your comfortable walking shoes will be needed as the various lookout points have paths and trails to the view sights. To get to the top takes an average person around 15-20 minutes, but it is worth the walk through a natural rainforest environment.
Bourkes Luck Potholes is a stunning natural formation created by water erosion over hundreds of years. The Bourke’s Luck potholes have round carvings and holes with different sizes formed in the Treur River and Blyde river confluence in the red sandstone. Your guides will brief you on all the history of the region. Guests can use small foot bridges and walk over the chasms, looking at the water flowing through the cracks and holes. There are also several small but beautiful waterfalls that litter the area, we spend about 1 hour here and it’s a great walk of about 1 Km in total.
Blyde River Canyon, the 3rd largest canyon in the world. The canyon is over 40km long and is as deep as 1 200m. The canyon contains vast amounts of plant life with rivers and dams making up the floor of the canyon. At a certain lookout point on the canyon, guests get to see another beauty of the Panorama Tour, the 3 Rondavels – The Rondavels get their name from their similar appearance to the Rondavel houses a traditional hut commonly built in Africa, these 3 outcrops stand prominently from the landscape.
The Guides will also visit Lisbon falls, a beautiful waterfall that has a strong flow of water throughout the year. Lunch and some curio shopping will be in the Highveld town of Graskop, famous for its great Pancakes and our lunch venue for the day, there some great small shops and quests will have time to enjoy a stroll through the town.
Arrive back at the Lodge at about 16h00 pm after a great day, enjoy a drink, a swim and dinner at the lodge, before an early start for a last morning safari in Kruger.
(Breakfast included)
The last safari and again we depart from the lodge before sunrise, we will have another packed breakfast at one of the rest camps or picnic sites. The guide will focus on animals we couldn’t find on the first 2 safaris and hoping for lion and leopard as they are most active in the early mornings. The Kruger National Park has 148 mammal species and over 500 bird species. So, lots to see and photograph.
After a short breakfast and coffee stop, we will continue with the safari returning to the lodge at around 12h00pm
Here you say goodbye to your guide and freshen up before the journey back to Johannesburg. Clients are collected by the shuttle at around 12h00-12h30pm, and we return to Johannesburg OR Tambo shuttle terminal and lodges within a 5 km radius, arriving between 17.00 – 18.00 pm.
NB: Clients flying out of OR Tambo International on the last day should please not book they flight any earlier than 20.00 pm for Domestic and 21.00 pm for International flights.
All Budget Package Clients will be accommodated in the lodge’s Standard rooms, these Include Air-conditioning, and WIFI, But No Fridges or DSTV in the rooms.
Kurt safari makes use of 2 lodges in the Hazyview area, Umbhaba Eco lodge and if fully Booked we use Hazyview Sun, both lodges are quality lodges and within 15 min of either Numbi or Phabeni gates.
