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I have been dying to do a safari in South Africa, this looks incredible. Thank you for sharing
Omg this looks amazing, especially the lodge with the zebra! This is a bucket list item for me – we’re going to do a safari for our honeymoon, although I think we’ll go to the Serengeti rather than Kruger. But Kruger looks really amazing too!
Sounds like this was an amazing experience! I can’t wait to go on safari one day
thanks for sharing! there is so much confusing info out there so this was super helpful!
Thanks for the info. .I am planning for 2 nights in Krugger. .1st I am driving from Johannesburg to Marloth Park and stying there. .2nd day going for full day self drive safari. . and will stay at Crocodile rest camp. .next morning will do sunrise safari (govt.one /Sanparks)and after noon we will head back to blyde river canyon.plz suggest any better plan if required. .or is it right??
Does SANPARKS safari start from only Crocodile rest camps?
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Hi Rajdeep, that sounds like a good plan but quite busy for a 2night trip! The SANPARKS organised safaris also start from other rest camps in Kruger though- hope that helps!
Great info We are planning a trip to South africa in September of 2025 We live in Chicago (but born and lived in The Netherlands for 37 years) and fly to Cape town for 3 days than fly to Kruger international Airport Rent a car drive to Marloth Park where we stay for 4 days Than we go north in Kruger for about 2 weeks staying in the Restcamps (Satara,Olifants,Letaba.Mopani and Punta Maria We will do walking safaris and Game drives in the restcampsWe than drive to Graskop for a couple of days to vist the Panorama route Back to the Airport and staying in Capetown for 2/3 days And than back to the US we are looking forward to speak Afrikaans/Dutch and see how that goes
Sorry, I’m a little cinfused. So did you book game drives through Needles? Or Chasin’ Africa or both? Did you stay at both Needles and a rest camp? What was your itinerary/breakdown per day and how many safaris/drives did you do? Thanks so much! It is all very confusing and your blog was helpful.
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Hi Cat
I stayed at Needles and arranged several game drives through them whilst at the lodge. Then on the last day, used Chasin Africa for an all day safari with drop off at Skukuza airport at the end. The guide stored our bags for the day in the jeep and it worked perfectly for a long full day of exploring, before going to Skukuza! Hope that helps! In a 3 night stay, we did two drives per day at Needles and then just chilled at the lodge around the pool/took naps in between drives. Very relaxing!
Is it a guarantee to see wild life in august if I did self drive safari for like 7 days and stayed in 1 lodge the whole time? And are there certain roads i need to follow or is wildlife just randomly everywhere?
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Yes, you will definitely see wildlife in August! There are lots of mapped out roads within Kruger to take, and you just drive very carefully, always looking out for wildlife. You will meet other drivers who will slow down and ask if you’ve seen anything/give any tips too. Sometimes, you’ll see several vehicles all gathered together as they’ve spotted wildlife. Hope that helps