“Enjoy game drives and Kruger tour”
4 Day Orpen to Letaba Bushcamp Safari Holiday in Greater Kruger National Park
nDzuti safari camp, Maseke Balule Game Reserve, Greater Kruger, South Africa
Short Safari Holiday South Africa
This safari is accommodated in a rustic bush camp in the Greater Kruger; Balule Game Reserve. It covers all transfers from Johannesburg, (or choose to fly at your own expense) all meals, and game drives. The four tents are permanent structures on a solid base with an adjacent private bathroom under the stars. The tents are furnished with real beds and fine linen, bedside tables and lamps, floor mats, and luggage racks. Game drives, morning and afternoon in open vehicles with experienced and enthusiastic guides. The camp has a splash pool and overlooks a waterhole. An open-air "boma" with a fire adds value to evening meals while breakfast and lunch are served under the trees in the unfenced camp.
Key information
- Private safari
- Minimum group size: 2 persons
- Maximum group size: 8 persons
- Children from the age of 10 years are allowed to participate under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
- Starting point and ending point: Hoedspruit
- All park fees are included
Highlights
- Game drives in Balule Private Park and a day tour in Kruger National Park
- Spot elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and wildebeest
- Open-sided 4x4 vehicle and minivan vehicle
- Large and productive area for game drives in open safari vehicles
- Small personalized safari camp with a vast area in big 5 country
- Experienced and knowledgeable ranger guides
- 3 nights accommodation
- Daily meals as per the itinerary
Styles
4 activity days
Group size: 2-8 participants
Airport transfer included:
Air Force Base Hoedspruit
Airport transfer included:
O. R. Tambo International Airport
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
12:30
Check-out Time:
11:00
During this safari trip, you will be staying at nDzuti Bush Camp. Accommodation is in twin-bedded mini Meru-style tents with private open-air bathrooms.
nDzuti Bush Camp
nDzuti tented bush camp has just FOUR tents on a permanent solid base with adjacent attached bathrooms in an open-air atrium decorated with growing greenery and ferns. The tents are a mini Meru style with a floor space of 4m x 3m housing twin beds. The tents have bedside tables, luggage racks, floor mats, and plug points. Comfortable beds and fine linen make for easy living. Each tent has a furnished wooden deck with a view over the waterhole.
Program
Day 1: Hoedspruit Town - Kruger National Park
The small frontier town of Hoedspruit lies at the gateway to the central Kruger Park and Eastgate Airport. Now converted from an Air Force facility, the quaint airport receives daily flights from both Cape Town and Johannesburg.
A guide from Wildlife Encounters will meet your flight and transfer you for one hour to the tented bush camp that will be your base for three nights. The four tents stand erected each on a solid base and have sturdy beds with fine linen, luggage racks, and patio furniture facing out onto the waterhole. The adjacent bathroom is complete with a flushing loo and hot shower.
Lunch is served upon arrival and then relax in the unfenced camp until " game drive time". Afternoon game drives are about three hours and depart as the day cools down and animals begin to move about more. As the sun sets, you will stop for a traditional sundowner, a drink to toast the sunset. Then, you'll set off once more for a short 'Night drive" viewing animals with the handheld spotlight.
Day 2: Central Area of Kruger Park from Orpen to Letaba Rest Camp
The mode of transport for this day is a double cab 4x4 or a minibus. The journey from camp to the Orpen Gate is an hour and a half leaving the camp early in the morning and getting to Orpen shortly after the gate opens. The vegetation around Orpen is typically open savannah due to the underlying soils so this area can be productive for species like white rhinos, cheetahs, and wild dogs.
Herds of zebra and wildebeest also prefer the open plains. You'll have a picnic breakfast packed and a flask of coffee for a refreshment stop. The full-day journey in the park takes you through many different vegetation types so you can benefit from viewing different birds and animals found in these habitats.
At Letaba Camp, there is an elephant museum that is well worth a visit and you can lunch here from the a la carte menu while watching animals along the wide sandy Letaba River. You'll then head west with the sunset to the Phalaborwa Gate and then head home to the bush camp in Balule Game Reserve.
Day 3: Balule Private Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger National Park)
Today, you'll enjoy morning and afternoon game drives at ease. You'll head out and about, at dusk and dawn when the wildlife is most active. Explore this vast 12000ha area at leisure, always taking a box of drinks and snacks with you. Visit waterholes and enjoy the endless vistas from the crests of hills and meander along next to the Olifants River.
A full breakfast is served in camps and then relax in the shady grounds of the unfenced camp keeping an eye on the waterhole in front of the tents. The camp has a small splash pool and a platform lounge area where bird watching is rewarding. A hot shower can be an event enjoyed in your private bathroom out under African skies.
A light lunch is served. The section of Balule is well known for its exciting lion dynamics and elephants are plentiful, however, no wild animal sightings can ever be guaranteed. A sundowner stop is a ritual to salute the setting sun on the afternoon drive. A crackling fire, a hot shower, and dinner under the stars await.
Day 4: Balule Private Nature Reserve (Greater Kruger National Park)
You will meet at the fire for coffee and rusk and then pile into the trusty Landy out into the bush to look for those last sightings on a wish list. The morning drive with the rising sun, makes the most of the morning before heading back for a full breakfast. You'll then say your farewells before leaving for the airport.
Location
This safari trip will take place in Kruger National Park and Balule National Reserve. The Maseke Game Reserve makes up part of the Balule Nature Reserve which in turn is part of the Greater Kruger Park. This is a vast unfenced area dedicated to conservation and consists of the famous Kruger National Park and the surrounding private game reserves. The Maseke section of Ballule is 8500 ha with sections of Olifants River frontage. To access the Balule use the R40 road between Hoedspruit and Phalaborwa.
Food
nDzuti Safari Camp serves a light lunch with a hot dish and salads, always using fresh and locally sourced ingredients. Fruit is always available. Snacks are served at the sundowner stop on game drives. Dinner is a three-course meal.
Before the morning drive, nDzuti Safari Camp will serve hot drinks and cookies or rusks. You will stop for hot drinks with muffins and fruit on the morning drive. A full breakfast is served once you get back to camp. This breakfast has both the continental and English breakfast elements.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Pescatarian
- Lactose Free
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- A boat trip on the Olifants
- Hike in the Blyde River Canyon
- Horse ride in a wildlife estate
- Take a trip to a giant baobab tree
What's included
- 3 nights accommodation
- Daily meals as per the itinerary
- Shared road transfer from Johannesburg Airport leaving at 7:30 a.m.
- Airport transfers from/to Hoedspruit Airport
- Park fees
- A professional driver/guide
- All taxes/VAT
- Meet and greet at Three Bridges and transfer to the bushcamp
- Morning and afternoon drives and all meals and tea/coffee
- A full day game drive in Kruger Park with packed breakfast and dinner on return to camp in the evening
What's not included
- Airfare
- Optional flight to Hoedspruit instead of the provided shared road transfer
- Drinks from the bar and on sundowners
- Lunch in the National Park on the day tour
- Laundry - not available
- Gratuities
- Conservation levies into KNP (ZAR460) and Balule (ZAR350)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
HDS
Air Force Base Hoedspruit
32 km
Transfer included
JNB
O. R. Tambo International Airport
362 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS). Airport transfers are included in this price. You can also book your flight to arrive at O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB). There is a road transfer from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit town and a drop-off at Three Bridges Restaurant every day. nDzuti Safari Camp will collect from Three Bridges. and drive the remaining 20 kilometers to the bush camp.
Airport: Air Force Base Hoedspruit
Airport transfer included: Air Force Base Hoedspruit
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Airport: O. R. Tambo International Airport
Airport transfer included: O. R. Tambo International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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