Kruger and Sabi Sand Luxury Tented Camp Safari

Kruger and Sabi Sand Luxury Tented Camp Safari

Experience the wonders of Kruger and Sabi Sand while enjoying twice-daily activities such as open-sided safari vehicle game drives and a bush walk. Spot an array of African Wildlife, including the big 5 on this safari!

One of the nights on this safari is spent at a Sabi Sand lodge, while the rest of the nights are at a Midrange Rustic Tented Camp at Shaws gate of Sabi Sand (5-10 minutes from Paul Kruger Gate of Kruger National Park). Wifi in the guest areas.

The Kruger and Sabi Sand Luxury Tented Camp Safari - Lion Sighting on Game Drive - SafariLife

The Daily Experience:

A Sabi Sand afternoon to night drive is enjoyed on arrival, after which a 3-course dinner buffet is enjoyed. Overnight at Umkumbe Safari Lodge (standard room). More expensive rooms increase the price (availability dependent). The night at the Sabi Sand lodge is availability dependent.

The next morning you have an early morning game drive, breakfast and optional bush walk in Sabi Sand. Transfer to the tented camp outside Shaws gate of Sabi Sand included (5-10 minutes from the Paul Kruger gate).

Water is included with all meals and alcoholic beverages are at additional cost (at Kruger & Sabi Sand). Every morning in Kruger, there is an early wake-up with coffee and light snacks, before heading out on a Kruger game drive. After the game drive a full hot and cold breakfast can be enjoyed with coffee/tea and juice. A few hours are available to relax before lunch and the afternoon Kruger game drive and 3-course dinner.

*Most dietary requirements are catered for.

Included:

Accommodation (1 Night in Sabi Sand & the rest just outside Kruger)
Park fees / conservation fees
Early morning hot beverages and snacks
Full breakfasts each day (hot and cold)
Coffees, tea and juice with breakfast
Lunches (set menu in Kruger and Buffet in Sabi Sand)
3-course Dinners (set menu in Kruger and Buffet in Sabi Sand)
Water jug with ice on the table (included with meals)
Twice-daily open-sided game drives in Kruger park (open-sided)
Afternoon to Night Drive in Sabi Sand (open-air)
Early Morning Game Drive in Sabi Sand (open-air)
Optional Bush Walk in Sabi Sand
Inter-lodge transfer
2 x Shuttles between OR Tambo, hotels near OR Tambo (Kempton Park) and Hazyview or pick-up from nearby airports at set times
2 x Transfers between Hazyview and the tented camp

Excluded:

Domestic and International Flights (to book yourself)
Transfer between OR Tambo and pre-post safari accommodations outside Kempton park
Any other alternative / extra and alcoholic beverages payable on check-out Personal items
Additional Activities
Tips (not expected) – average tip amount is about ZAR 1500 to game rangers

You can book these activities directly at Paul Kruger Gate Only at an additional cost:

Optional SANParks Night Drive: 20:00 – 22:00 pm (excluded)
Optional SANParks Sunset Game Drive: 16:30 to 20:00 pm (excluded)
*SANParks activities are availability dependent on the day
*Activity times vary according to gate times and seasons

Per Person Prices for travel in 2024
Adult Child (Under 12) Single
3 Day / 2 Night Safari ZAR 16720 ZAR 8855 ZAR 21615
4 Day / 3 Night Safari ZAR 20115 ZAR 10628 ZAR 25010
5 Day / 4 Night Safari ZAR 23510 ZAR 12400 ZAR 28405
6 Day / 5 Night Safari ZAR 26905 ZAR 14173 ZAR 31800
Per Person Prices for travel in 2025
Adult Child (Under 12) Single
3 Day / 2 Night Safari ZAR 19228  ZAR 10183 ZAR 24857
4 Day / 3 Night Safari ZAR 23132 ZAR 12222  ZAR 28762
5 Day / 4 Night Safari ZAR 27037 ZAR 14260 ZAR 32666
6 Day / 5 Night Safari ZAR 30941 ZAR 16299 ZAR 36570

The Kruger and Sabi Sand Luxury Tented Camp Safari - Panorama Route - SafariLifeWe can offer a Panorama route tour on one of the middle days of the safari at an additional ZAR 5000 in total for two people. For each additional person above 2, there is an added cost of ZAR 1800. It is ZAR 9500 to add it to the last day en-route to Johannesburg.

Highlights include: The Graskop Gorge Lift, Gods Window, Lisbon or Berlin Waterfall, Bourke’s Luck and Three Rondavels. The tour excludes lunch & includes entries.

Photos of the experience:
Itineraries
3 Day / 2 Night Safari
Day 1: Johannesburg to Sabi Sand

Take a shuttle from 6:30 am onwards from OR Tambo airport and accommodations nearby the airport in Kempton park.

Arrival at Hazyview is at 12:00 pm at a center with various shops and restaurants (Perry’s Bridge). A safari transfer will take you from Perry’s Bridge to the Sabi Sand reserve (arrival by 14:00 pm).

After check-in, buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.

Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).

Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.

Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.

Day 2: Sabi Sand to Kruger Park

Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.

After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.

An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).

PLEASE NOTE: The night at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.

Pick-up for your Kruger Safari is after check-out at the Sabi Sand Lodge. You will be transferred to the Midrange Rustic Tented Camp at Shaws Gate of Sabi Sand (5-10 min away from Kruger Gate).

The midrange tent takes care of basic comfortability. The design is tranquil (in nature) with a modern undertone. Wooden decks and pathways with lanterns set the mood. Rooms have basic comfortability taken into account with king-size beds, feather pillows, white Egyptian cotton sheets, charge plugs for phones, hair dryer, couch and viewing deck on veranda. Just the place to be to relax at.

The midrange tented camp has back-up power and gas geysers.

After check-in, you will take an afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park.

Dinner is a 3-course menu of meals South Africans regularly enjoy. Water on ice is enjoyed with meals. Additional drinks are payable on check-out.

Overnight in your en-suite midrange tent that also has AC.

Day 3: Kruger Park to Johannesburg

This morning you will enjoy some light snacks like home baked biscuits with coffee. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.

Breakfast is both hot and cold options with coffee, tea or juice.

Your transfer back travels with the safari group to Hazyview (once-more) from where your shuttle back to Johannesburg takes you back to OR Tambo and nearby hotels in Kempton Park. Arrival is late afternoon.

Alternative transfer arrangements are included as part of the package rate, please see our included pick-up and drop-off locations. Opens in a new tab.

4 Day / 3 Night Safari
Day 1: Johannesburg to Sabi Sand

Take a shuttle from 6:30 am onwards from OR Tambo airport and accommodations nearby the airport in Kempton park.

Arrival at Hazyview is at 12:00 pm at a center with various shops and restaurants (Perry’s Bridge). A safari transfer will take you from Perry’s Bridge to the Sabi Sand reserve (arrival by 14:00 pm).

After check-in, buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.

Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).

Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.

Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.

Day 2: Sabi Sand to Kruger Park

Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.

After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.

An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).

PLEASE NOTE: The night at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.

Pick-up for your Kruger Safari is after check-out at the Sabi Sand Lodge. You will be transferred to the Midrange Rustic Tented Camp at Shaws Gate of Sabi Sand (5-10 min away from Kruger Gate).

The midrange tent takes care of basic comfortability. The design is tranquil (in nature) with a modern undertone. Wooden decks and pathways with lanterns set the mood. Rooms have basic comfortability taken into account with king-size beds, feather pillows, white Egyptian cotton sheets, charge plugs for phones, hair dryer, couch and viewing deck on veranda. Just the place to be to relax at.

The midrange tented camp has back-up power and gas geysers.

After check-in, you will take an afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park.

Dinner is a 3-course menu of meals South Africans regularly enjoy. Water on ice is enjoyed with meals. Additional drinks are payable on check-out.

Overnight in your en-suite midrange tent that also has AC at Shaws gate.

Day 3: Kruger Park

This morning you will enjoy some light snacks like home baked biscuits with coffee. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.

Breakfast is both hot and cold options with coffee, tea or juice.

You will have some time to relax, have a well deserved nap or sunbath next to the pool.

After siesta, you will take an afternoon game drive in Kruger national park once more.

Dinner is a 3-course menu of meals South Africans regularly enjoy. Water on ice is enjoyed with meals. Additional drinks are payable on check-out.

Overnight in your en-suite midrange tent that also has AC at Shaws gate.

Day 4: Kruger Park to Johannesburg

This morning you will enjoy some light snacks like home baked biscuits with coffee. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.

Breakfast is both hot and cold options with coffee, tea or juice.

Your transfer back travels with the safari group to Hazyview (once-more) from where your shuttle back to Johannesburg takes you back to OR Tambo and nearby hotels in Kempton Park. Arrival is late afternoon.

Alternative transfer arrangements are included as part of the package rate, please see our included pick-up and drop-off locations. Opens in a new tab.

5 Day / 4 Night Safari
Day 1: Johannesburg to Sabi Sand

Take a shuttle from 6:30 am onwards from OR Tambo airport and accommodations nearby the airport in Kempton park.

Arrival at Hazyview is at 12:00 pm at a center with various shops and restaurants (Perry’s Bridge). A safari transfer will take you from Perry’s Bridge to the Sabi Sand reserve (arrival by 14:00 pm).

After check-in, buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.

Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).

Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.

Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.

Day 2: Sabi Sand to Kruger Park

Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.

After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.

An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).

PLEASE NOTE: The night at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.

Pick-up for your Kruger Safari is after check-out at the Sabi Sand Lodge. You will be transferred to the Midrange Rustic Tented Camp at Shaws Gate of Sabi Sand (5-10 min away from Kruger Gate).

The midrange tent takes care of basic comfortability. The design is tranquil (in nature) with a modern undertone. Wooden decks and pathways with lanterns set the mood. Rooms have basic comfortability taken into account with king-size beds, feather pillows, white Egyptian cotton sheets, charge plugs for phones, hair dryer, couch and viewing deck on veranda. Just the place to be to relax at.

The midrange tented camp has back-up power and gas geysers.

After check-in, you will take an afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park.

Dinner is a 3-course menu of meals South Africans regularly enjoy. Water on ice is enjoyed with meals. Additional drinks are payable on check-out.

Overnight in your en-suite midrange tent that also has AC at Shaws gate.

Day 3 & 4: Kruger Park

This morning you will enjoy some light snacks like home baked biscuits with coffee. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.

Breakfast is both hot and cold options with coffee, tea or juice.

You will have some time to relax, have a well deserved nap or sunbath next to the pool.

After siesta, you will take an afternoon game drive in Kruger national park once more.

Dinner is a 3-course menu of meals South Africans regularly enjoy. Water on ice is enjoyed with meals. Additional drinks are payable on check-out.

Overnight in your en-suite midrange tent that also has AC at Shaws gate.

Day 5: Kruger Park to Johannesburg

This morning you will enjoy some light snacks like home baked biscuits with coffee. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.

Breakfast is both hot and cold options with coffee, tea or juice.

Your transfer back travels with the safari group to Hazyview (once-more) from where your shuttle back to Johannesburg takes you back to OR Tambo and nearby hotels in Kempton Park. Arrival is late afternoon.

Alternative transfer arrangements are included as part of the package rate, please see our included pick-up and drop-off locations. Opens in a new tab.

6 Day / 5 Night Safari
Day 1: Johannesburg to Sabi Sand

Take a shuttle from 6:30 am onwards from OR Tambo airport and accommodations nearby the airport in Kempton park.

Arrival at Hazyview is at 12:00 pm at a center with various shops and restaurants (Perry’s Bridge). A safari transfer will take you from Perry’s Bridge to the Sabi Sand reserve (arrival by 14:00 pm).

After check-in, buffet lunch is served at the lodge with water on ice at the table.

Your afternoon to night game drive in an open-air safari vehicle starts at around 15:00 pm and continues well after dark to spot amazing Sabi Sand wildlife (ending around 20:00 pm).

Dinner is a three-course buffet with water on ice at the tables.

Overnight at the Sabi Sand Lodge.

Day 2: Sabi Sand to Kruger Park

Some light snacks are enjoyed with coffee before departing on an early morning game drive in Sabi Sand.

After the morning game drive, you will enjoy a tasty buffet breakfast with coffee/tea and juice/water.

An optional bush walk in Sabi Sand can be enjoyed after breakfast (guide and weather dependent).

PLEASE NOTE: The night at the Sabi Sand Lodge is availability dependent. The rate is based on a standard room at Umkumbe Safari Lodge. In case we need to book a different type of room or lodge, the price of the safari package will increase accordingly.

Pick-up for your Kruger Safari is after check-out at the Sabi Sand Lodge. You will be transferred to the Midrange Rustic Tented Camp at Shaws Gate of Sabi Sand (5-10 min away from Kruger Gate).

The midrange tent takes care of basic comfortability. The design is tranquil (in nature) with a modern undertone. Wooden decks and pathways with lanterns set the mood. Rooms have basic comfortability taken into account with king-size beds, feather pillows, white Egyptian cotton sheets, charge plugs for phones, hair dryer, couch and viewing deck on veranda. Just the place to be to relax at.

The midrange tented camp has back-up power and gas geysers.

After check-in, you will take an afternoon game drive in open-sided safari vehicles within Kruger National Park.

Dinner is a 3-course menu of meals South Africans regularly enjoy. Water on ice is enjoyed with meals. Additional drinks are payable on check-out.

Overnight in your en-suite midrange tent that also has AC at Shaws gate.

Day 3, 4 & 5: Kruger Park

This morning you will enjoy some light snacks like home baked biscuits with coffee. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.

Breakfast is both hot and cold options with coffee, tea or juice.

You will have some time to relax, have a well deserved nap or sunbath next to the pool.

After siesta, you will take an afternoon game drive in Kruger national park once more.

Dinner is a 3-course menu of meals South Africans regularly enjoy. Water on ice is enjoyed with meals. Additional drinks are payable on check-out.

Overnight in your en-suite midrange tent that also has AC at Shaws gate.

Day 6: Kruger Park to Johannesburg

This morning you will enjoy some light snacks like home baked biscuits with coffee. Your game drive starts early and continues until breakfast time. It offers you the chance to possibly see the big 5 that have alluded you thus far.

Breakfast is both hot and cold options with coffee, tea or juice.

Your transfer back travels with the safari group to Hazyview (once-more) from where your shuttle back to Johannesburg takes you back to OR Tambo and nearby hotels in Kempton Park. Arrival is late afternoon.

Alternative transfer arrangements are included as part of the package rate, please see our included pick-up and drop-off locations. Opens in a new tab.

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