Self-Drive Kruger Magic - 5 Days

Kruger is one of Travel Africa’s favourite game reserves and has provided us with countless memorable wildlife sightings. Self-drive in the park is our preferred safari style as it allows flexibility and freedom, especially if travelling with a family, to tailor your game drives to suit you. Staying in the heart of the park at the National Park rest camps will bring you close to all the action and leave you feeling that Kruger is Magic!

Choose between two accommodation grades - Standard or Upgrade. Alternatively mix and match accommodation from each grade to create your perfect holiday. Interactive itineraries for each accommodation grade can be viewed below.

For more information about self-drive travel please see self-drive safaris in southern Africa.

Spend 4 nights in one of the very best wildlife destinations in the world - enjoy the wonders of Kruger National Park at your own pace!

Car hire - Group M vehicle (Ford Ecosport - small SUV - or similar) for 5 days, premium rate. Vehicle pick up and drop off OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. For details of the different vehicle types available please see - Self Drive Safaris.
Car hire insurance (Zero Excess) - premium level including collision damage waiver, personal accident insurance, theft protection, third party liability, unlimited kilometres, additional driver, Wi-fi router with 1GB data per day.
Accommodation as indicated below.
Relevant Travel Africa Information sheets.

With Travel Africa you are safe in the knowledge that you are working with people who are experts in self-drive travel. We have driven the types of vehicles you are looking to hire and driven them in the places, and on the road conditions, that you will experience. We have enjoyed all kinds of self-drive trips in southern Africa for over 25 years – from quick flits along the Garden Route to 8 month adventure trips with fully equipped 4x4s and roof top tents throughout southern Africa.

We give you peace of mind by working closely with you to custom-make and book your itinerary – ensuring you have the most appropriate type of vehicle and accommodation for your trip. We also provide you with detailed trip dossiers, which include routes, directions, tips and hints on driving in southern Africa, ensuring you have all the information you need to enjoy every minute of your trip and feel comfortable and secure with your holiday plan!

Our in-depth knowledge of destinations, conditions, vehicles and equipment, based on extensive personal experience, gives you the peace of mind you need for your self-drive safari.

Interactive standard itinerary

Interactive upgrade itinerary

Detailed itinerary

Travel distance: Approximately 560kms, good roads and national park roads.

One of the finest nature reserves in Africa, the Kruger is a vast wilderness of thorn trees, prolific game and sub-tropical heat. It is home not only to The Big Seven - elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino, cheetah and wild dog, but also to an abundance of smaller, equally fascinating animals and birdlife. The size of Wales or Israel this amazing wildlife paradise contains a vast array of habitats that attract different animals and birdlife in different seasons. Your time in Kruger is spent on early morning and afternoon game drives, choosing your route based on what has been seen in the area. Alternatively park yourself at one of the many waterholes and see what comes along … huge herds of elephant or buffalo needing an afternoon drink or mud bath, or if you are lucky a pride of lions needing water after devouring a kill!

Stay at:
Standard:

Lower Sabie Rest Camp, Southern Kruger, Self-Catering Bungalow or similar for 2 nights
Satara Rest Camp, Central Kruger, Self Catering Bungalow or similar for 2 nights
(Distance between the two camps is approximately 100kms, national park roads)

Upgrade:

Lower Sabie Rest Camp, Southern Kruger, Self-Catering Bungalow or similar for 2 nights
Elephant Plains Private Game Lodge, Sabi Sand Reserve or similar (includes full board and morning and evening game drives) for 2 nights - for lodge details plus ideas for other Kruger safari lodges Travel Africa can tempt you with please see Deluxe Kruger (Luxury Safari Lodges).

Read our blog A day in the life of a self-drive safari to get a sense of what a self-drive safari can involve.

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