5 Day Tented Safari

From ZAR 14350

ZAR 15550 per single traveller

R7395 per child u/12

Includes: Return transfers from Johannesburg,  accommodation, open vehicle safari drives, meals as per itinerary, local beverages

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Overview

This popular 5-day budget tented safari provides guests with a unique African wildlife experience while staying in rustic yet comfortable safari tents at a lodge in Motlala Game Reserve, a 3,000-hectare private reserve within the renowned Greater Kruger.

Adventurous travelers will enjoy affordable accommodation along with a mix of Big 5 safari tours in private game reserves, a full day exploring the iconic Kruger National Park, guided bushwalks, and a visit to a wildlife rehabilitation center. The safari tour concludes with a scenic return trip along the world-famous Panorama Route.

Rates

2024

R 14350 per person sharing
R 15550 per single traveller

2025

R 14995 per person sharing
R 16195 per single traveller

Itinerary

DAY 1: JOHANNESBURG – GREATER KRUGER

Travel from Johannesburg in an air-conditioned tour vehicle to Tremisana Game Lodge, located in the Balule Game Reserve which falls within the Greater Kruger. Settle into your chalet and relax until it’s time to depart late afternoon for a 3-hour sunset game drive in the private reserve. Return to your lodge for an authentic African braai (barbeque) deep in the bushveld at Marula Tree Boma.

Overnight in a thatched chalet at Tremisana Game Lodge.

Includes: Dinner

DAY 2: GREATER KRUGER

Early morning wake-up for hot beverages and rusks before setting off to a remote corner of Balule Game Reserve for a 4-hour guided bush walk along the Olifants River with an armed safari guide. Enjoy the sights and sounds of a real bushveld experience while keeping a keen eye on the thick bush for the Big Five and an abundance of antelope, predators and indigenous birds.

Return to Tremisana Game Lodge for a late breakfast and refreshments; relax and freshen up before it’s time for mid-afternoon tea and the afternoon game drive which takes your from Balule to your accommodation in Motlala Game Reserve.

Overnight in tented accommodation at Marc’s Tented Lodge.

Includes: Late breakfast & dinner

DAY 3 and 4: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK

Wake up early for hot beverages and rusks and then it’s time to depart for a full day safari tour in the Kruger National Park. We enter via Orpen Gate and spend the day exploring the upper-south and central region. Lunch break at a popular Kruger Park rest camp (your own cost). Return to your lodge as the sun sets; freshen up and join your guide for a starlit dinner at the lodge lapa.

Overnight in tented accommodation at Marc’s Tented Lodge.

Includes: Breakfast & dinner

DAY 5: GREATER KRUGER – JOHANNESBURG

Wake up early and join an armed ranger for a 1-hour bush walk in the private game reserve. Enjoy a hearty breakfast before departing mid-morning for the return journey to Johannesburg, travelling via the famous Panorama Route. Arrive in Johannesburg late afternoon (approx 17h00).

Includes: Breakfast

What's Included

  • Transfers in a luxury tour vehicle
  • 1-nights chalet accommodation at Tremisana Game Lodge
  • 3-nights tented accommodation at Marc’s Camp ( Communal ablutions)
  • 3-hour sunset game drive in Balule Game Reserve
  • 4-hour guided bush walk along the Olifants River
  • 3-hour sunset game drive from Balule to Motlala Game Reserve
  • 2- Full-day safari tour of the Kruger National Park
  • 1-hour bush walk in Motlala Game Reserve
  • Kruger National Park entrance fee
  • All meals as specified in the itinerary

What's Excluded

  • Scheduled flights to/from OR Tambo International Airport
  • Purchases of a personal nature
  • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (cash bar)
  • Activities not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Gratuities
  • Visa fees if required

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