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Combine some of the best safari drives in Kruger Park with a visit to Blyde River Canyon & other attractions on the Panorama Route. This fully guided 4-day safari includes 7 game drives in the Big 5 areas of the Kruger with an open safari vehicle for elevated viewing.
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Leave Johannesburg in an air-conditioned microbus with our professional driver/guide. Travel east across the Highveld grasslands toward the Drakensberg Mountains before lunch. Visit 3 Rondavels in the magnificent Blyde River Canyon, God’s Window & other highlights of the Panorama Route. Browse informal markets near viewpoints for African curios. Leave the mountains and drive down Kowyn's Pass to Hazyview for overnight at Sabie River Bush Lodge, which has a wonderful view across to Kruger Park. Enjoy a sundowner on the deck, hopefully spotting some elephants or hippos in the river. Your guide will arrange dinner in the Gecko Lapa Restaurant which serves a 3-course meal. WiFi is available on the deck so you can share photos with family & friends back home.
Wake up to an early start with a quick cup of coffee, board the open safari vehicle then head into Kruger Park for your sunrise game drive. You will travel through bushveld areas and probably along the river looking for members of the Big 5 (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo). The Sabie River is a dominant feature of southern Kruger and travelling along the banks can be very exciting. After about 3 hours, stop at a camp where your guide will provide breakfast packs. You then have some time to relax and photograph animals in the river. Continue on the mid-morning drive which includes any top sightings reported for the day plus some birdwatching. Around lunchtime, stop for refreshments at a picnic spot then continue with the afternoon drive which terminates back at your lodge. There is time for a swim, then enjoy sundowners on the deck with one of the best photo opportunities 'on safari in Africa'. After dinner in the alfresco restaurant.
After a quick coffee, head into Kruger Park for the first morning game drive searching for Big 5 species which can be found on most roads in southern Kruger. Stop at a Camp such as Lower Sabie for breakfast & your guide will decide on the best route for the mid-morning drive when you can expect general game such as antelope, zebra & giraffe. Around lunchtime, arrive at Skukuza & book into an aircon chalet with screens to prevent insects. Time to cool off at the pool & go to the deli for lunch. Later, board the National Parks safari vehicle with spotlights for a sunset drive (duration 3 hrs) to search for predators & other nocturnal species. After a memorable day on safari, join your guide for dinner in the Cattle Baron Bistro, best known for its juicy steaks. WiFi will be available near the restaurant. Walk back to your chalet under the starlit sky.
Join the group for coffee, then depart from the camp for your final game drive. Search for the elusive animals such as leopards, often found in trees or rocky outcrops. For the birdwatchers, it’s one of the best times of the day when you can listen to the different calls in the bush and photograph colourful African birds. Your guide will plan a breakfast stop before heading to the exit gate to begin the return journey. Travel past Lowveld orchards and forests to Nelspruit, the capital of Mpumalanga, and back up to the Highveld. Arrive at Johannesburg O.R Tambo Airport or nearby hotel by 16h00. Please allow for 1.5 hours connecting time for local flights, or 3 hours for international flights.
