Private reserves by Kruger
Unfenced from Kruger National Park, but with their own rules. Few vehicles per sighting, off-road and night drives, walking safaris with trackers.
SOUTH AFRICA
Safari and city,
in one journey.
No country in Africa combines wilderness and way of life so naturally. The Big Five in a private reserve in the morning, a few days later an evening above Cape Town and lunch among the vines. Distances are short, infrastructure is excellent, and there are reserves entirely free of malaria.
Best time to travel
May to October for safari, November to March for Cape Town
Getting there
Overnight to Johannesburg or Cape Town, then a short domestic flight
Entry
No visa for German citizens for up to 90 days
Combines well with
Namibia, Botswana, Victoria Falls and the Seychelles
What makes South Africa
Cape Town and Table Mountain
One of the most beautiful cities in the world between ocean and mountain. Beaches, art and cuisine, plus the Cape Peninsula with penguins and the Cape of Good Hope.
The Winelands
Stellenbosch and Franschhoek lie an hour from Cape Town. Cape Dutch estates, tastings against a mountain backdrop and some of the country's best restaurants.
The Panorama Route
On the edge of the Drakensberg, a day trip from Kruger. Blyde River Canyon, God's Window and the potholes of Bourke's Luck.
Where you stay
Comfort. Guide price from approx. €330 per person per night, full board and game drives
Rhino Sands Safari Camp
Manyoni Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal
Four tented suites in the riverine forest on the Msunduze, never more than ten guests in camp. Family run, solar powered, in a low-risk malaria region.
Premium. Guide price from approx. €500 per person per night, full board and game drives
Kapama Private Game Reserve
Kruger region, Limpopo
13,000 hectares between the Blyde River Valley and the Greater Kruger, with its own airstrip and four lodges, from sociable to secluded.
Icon. Guide price from approx. €2,300 per person per night, all inclusive
Singita Boulders Lodge
Sabi Sand, Kruger region
Stone, thatch and glass on the banks of the Sand River, suites with heated pools and one of the best leopard areas in Africa.
What you can experience
The Cape Peninsula in private
A full day with your own guide and vehicle from Cape Town. Along Chapman's Peak Drive to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point, lunch by the sea and finally the penguin colony at Boulders Beach in Simon's Town. You set the pace and the stops.
Wine estates of Franschhoek
With a private driver into the Franschhoek valley, an hour from Cape Town. Tastings at three selected wine estates, with time in between for the village and its galleries. On request we reserve a table at one of the estate restaurants.
The Panorama Route with your own guide
A day trip from the Kruger area into the mountains of Mpumalanga. Blyde River Canyon, the Three Rondavels rock formations, the potholes of Bourke's Luck and the view from God's Window. Ideal as a pause between two safari stays.
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Destinations
- Panorama Route & Blyde River CanyonFrom the Kruger region
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park & St LuciaFrom Rhino Sands
- Hluhluwe-iMfolozi ParkFrom Rhino Sands
- Sodwana BayFrom Rhino Sands
- Cape TownFrom Hoedspruit or Durban
- WinelandsFrom Cape Town
Stays
- Kapama Private Game ReserveKruger region, Limpopo
- Rhino Sands Safari CampManyoni Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal
- Singita Boulders LodgeSabi Sand, Kruger region
Your journey through South Africa
We combine reserve, city and coast into a route that suits you.