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Big Five safari game drives

Sunrise and sunset drives in open vehicles with expert rangers and trackers.

The rhythm of safari is simple and addictive: coffee before dawn, out into the cool bush as the light comes up, back for breakfast, a siesta through the heat, then out again until sundowners and a spotlit drive home.

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Big Five safari game drives

In private reserves, ranger-and-tracker teams read the ground for fresh signs and can follow animals off-road, so sightings feel personal rather than crowded. We choose lodges for the quality of their guiding as much as their rooms.

Typically includes

  • Expert ranger and tracker
  • Sundowner or coffee stop in the bush
  • Open 4x4 safari vehicle

Good to know

  • Many private lodges set a minimum age for drives (often 6+)
  • Bring a warm layer: open vehicles are chilly at dawn

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Tours featuring big five safari game drives.

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Duration
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7 of 7 tours

Most requested · 12 days · Cape Town & Winelands · Kruger & private reserves

Classic South Africa

Daily breakfast, all meals on safari · 8 guided activities · All transfers & domestic flight

  • Table Mountain, Cape Point and the Boulders Beach penguins
  • Two nights on a Franschhoek wine estate
  • Four nights in the Sabi Sand: leopard country
  • Private guides throughout

From

$7,950

per person, complete package

From $15,900 for two · international flights excluded

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11 days · Cape Town & Winelands · Garden Route · Eastern Cape

Garden Route Self-Drive

Breakfast daily, 4 dinners · 4 activities · Rental car & route book

  • Clifftop whale watching in Hermanus
  • Knysna lagoon and Plettenberg Bay beaches
  • Tsitsikamma forest and Storms River Mouth
  • Malaria-free safari finale in Addo

From

$2,890

per person, complete package

From $5,780 for two · international flights excluded

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Most requested · 7 days · Kruger & private reserves

Kruger Private Reserve Safari

All meals & drinks · 2 game drives daily + walks · Flights & transfers from Johannesburg

  • Three nights tracking leopard in the Sabi Sand
  • Three nights on foot and by vehicle in the Timbavati
  • Light-aircraft transfers between lodges
  • Private vehicle upgrade available

From

$8,400

per person, complete package

From $16,800 for two · international flights excluded

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Most requested · 11 days · Cape Town & Winelands · Kruger & private reserves

Cape & Safari Honeymoon

Breakfast daily, all meals on safari · 6 private experiences · All flights & transfers in SA

  • Sea-view suite in Camps Bay
  • Helicopter flip over the Cape Peninsula
  • Private tasting and dinner on a wine estate
  • Bush dinner for two in the Sabi Sand

From

$11,200

per person, complete package

From $22,400 for two · international flights excluded

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10 days · KwaZulu-Natal & Drakensberg

Drakensberg & Zulu Coast

Half board in the mountains · 6 guided activities · Private transfers

  • Guided Drakensberg hikes and San rock art
  • Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift with a storyteller-guide
  • Rhino tracking in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi
  • Hippos and crocs in iSimangaliso

From

$3,150

per person, complete package

From $6,300 for two · international flights excluded

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9 days · Johannesburg · Panorama Route · Kruger & private reserves

Johannesburg, Panorama & Kruger

Breakfast daily, all meals on safari · 7 activities · Private road transfers

  • Soweto and the Apartheid Museum with a local guide
  • Blyde River Canyon and God's Window
  • Four nights of game drives in Greater Kruger
  • No domestic flights needed

From

$3,600

per person, complete package

From $7,200 for two · international flights excluded

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12 days · Cape Town & Winelands · Garden Route · Eastern Cape

Malaria-Free Family Adventure

Breakfast daily, all meals on safari · 8 family activities · Flights & transfers

  • Boulders Beach penguins and Table Mountain
  • Plettenberg Bay beaches and marine safaris
  • Junior ranger programme on safari
  • Malaria-free throughout

From

$5,250

per person, complete package

From $10,500 for two · international flights excluded

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