About this trip
Eight days built around one place: Kruger National Park. It starts in Johannesburg with a welcome braai, then heads out to the Greater Kruger Area where most of the trip is spent.
Expect days on the savanna looking for elephants, lions, and giraffes, alongside a visit to Chimp Eden, the Jane Goodall Institute's sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees.
This one stays focused rather than trying to cover the whole country — if you want Kruger properly, this is that trip.
What you'll do
- Welcome braai in Johannesburg to kick things off
- Game drives through the Greater Kruger Area
- Watch for elephants, lions, and giraffes on the savanna
- Visit Chimp Eden, the Jane Goodall Institute's chimpanzee sanctuary
- Wildlife sightings depend on the animals turning up — no guarantees, even in Kruger
- Most days are spent in and around one park rather than moving between regions
Worth it if you want genuinely excellent guides and a cohesive group that bonds quickly. Think twice if you dislike long travel days between locations.
- Guide quality is consistently exceptional; Bevan, Johan, Francisco and Bev are repeatedly praised by different reviewers for knowledge and care.
- Group bonding is real and strong; solo travellers, older guests and 18-person groups all report forming genuine friendships that extended beyond the trip.
- Some travel days between locations are notably long; one reviewer flagged this as a minor gripe despite otherwise loving the experience.
- Big Five sighting is not guaranteed but this group consistently saw them plus far more; wildlife viewing success depends on luck, not the operator.
Distilled from real traveller reviews on TourRadar — we don't edit out the bad bits.
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Sorted by fit — never by who paid. Price moves and fill fill in from our own tracking as it builds.
Departing in Oct is cheapest — from £1,200, about 25% below the priciest month (Dec).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Johannesburg · 19 Oct – 20 Oct
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