Non Member Travel - Safari

South Africa Kruger Safari

South Africa Kruger Safari

The modern metropolis of Johannesburg is an ideal starting point for your visit to South Africa, and the gateway to the region’s many game viewing destinations including Kruger National Park. Kruger is one of
the biggest and most famous wildlife parks in the world and as with the other reserves shown here offers excellent opportunities for ‘Big Five’ game viewing.

If you’re including a trip on Rovos Rail or the Blue Train it’s only an hour to Pretoria. From there you can enjoy a luxury rail journey to a host of destinations including Cape Town, Durban and Victoria Falls.
You may need to stay in Johannesburg overnight before your safari and we would be happy to arrange accommodation at Johannesburg airport or in the surrounding suburbs.

‘The Big Five’ are Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Elephant and Buffalo all of which can be found in the Kruger National Park and surrounding game reserves.

WHEN TO GO

Weather

Warm all year.

Festivals

South Africa stages festivals throughout the year, with something for everyone. Food festivals include the Prickly Pear Festival in February/March in the Eastern Cape, and Lambert’s Bay Kreeffees in Cape Town in March. Music festivals include the Origin Festival in the Western Cape in January, a trance event, the FNB Dance Umbrella in Johannesburg in February, and Oppikoppi is held in the bushveld in the north in August and is South Africa’s Glastonbury. The gay Pink Loerie Mardi Gras is held in Knysna in the Western Cape in May.

HIGHLIGHTS

Cape Town

Lying at the foot of flat-topped Table Mountain is this beautiful seaside city. Views of the city can be had by taking the cable car ride to the top of the mountain, but be sure to do so on a cloud free day. The Victoria And Alfred Waterfront is where it all happens - there’s free entertainment, shops, museums, an aquarium, bars and restaurants. Boat trips can be taken from here to Robben Island, the prison where Nelson Mandela was held.

Excursions from here can be taken to the wine-tasting country north of the city in towns such as Stellenbosch, while the adventurous should head to the Blaukrans River for a bungee jump: at 216 metres, it is twice the height of the one at Victoria Falls. They can also go shark-cage diving with Great Whites on the Cape.

The Garden Route

The route along the south coast takes its name from the days when it was heavily forested. Some hardwood forest remains after development, but the beauty is still there. Excellent beaches, watersports, birdwatching in the wilderness ad nature reserves for dolphins and primates make for a wonderful holiday destination. The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe steam train runs the route between George and Knysna.

Kruger National Park

A reserve the size of Wales and a great place to spot the Big Five and many other species, with accommodation for all needs from luxury cottages to campsite enclosures. This is one of Africa’s top game parks.