|  | A 5-day Safari taking in the sights of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park.
- Game drives
- Bush walks
- Night drives
- Blyde River Canyon
| The Mpumalanga area is one of great contrasts, bordered in the west by the towering escarpment with lush indigenous forests, crystal-clear streams and plunging waterfalls, and then falling away into the flat Lowveld indigenous bushveld, home to one of the richest diversities of fauna and flora in the world. Various private reserves and the renowned Kruger National Park are located in this area, time is spent in both the park and on a private reserve bordering the park where walking trails and open vehicle drives are conducted. Group size usually numbers between 6 and 17 clients. |
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| Start: Johannesburg
Starting: Drifters' Inn (Johannesburg) | Day 1 Pilgrims Rest, Bourkes Luck Pothole
Depart in the morning to travel the scenic road to Mpumalanga. Along the way, visit Dullstroom, Long Tom Pass, Sabie, a plunging waterfall, the quaint historic town of Pilgrim's Rest, Bourkes Luck Potholes and the Blydepoort Nature Reserve. Thereafter you travel down the escarpment to the Lowveld bushveld where you overnight in the Drifters Bush Camp bordering the Kruger Park. The tented Camp is tastefully designed, totally blending in with the surrounding bush and offers comfortable beds and en-suite bathrooms and a refreshing swimming pool.
Meals: dinner | Day 2 Balule Nature Reserve
Start the day with a cup of coffee and rusks, before setting off on a game walk. You walk for approximately 3 hours in search of game, stopping regularly to learn more about the ways of the bush. Return to camp for a late morning brunch. A Drifters guide and tracker lead all walks. After the walk, its time to relax around the pool and to enjoy the camp. Thereafter you conduct an open vehicle game drive, which develops into an extensive night drive. This provides you with the opportunity of viewing nocturnal animals, otherwise not normally seen. Enjoy a hearty bush braai and an evening's relaxation. Fall asleep to the sounds of the wild.
Meals: Brunch, Dinner. | Day 3 Southern Kruger, Central Kruger
A leisurely start, you travel through the rural Bushbuck ridge area to the sleepy settlement of Hazyview, and then on to the Drifters Hazyview Inn, a log cabin spectacularly situated on stilts in indigenous subtropical forest on the banks of the Sabie River. This afternoon you will have time to relax at the bird hide, or enjoy swimming and forest walks.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. | Day 4 Hazyview
Leaving Hazyview early, you travel the short distance to the world-renowned Kruger National Park, here you spend the entire day viewing animals from a high vantage point of the well-equipped truck. Enjoy a picnic lunch and then a night in one of the park's rest camps.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. | Day 5
After a relaxed morning of game viewing, you depart to arrive in Johannesburg in the late afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast | End: Johannesburg
Scheduled flights: Johannesburg International Airport | Important Information:
Malaria precautions are necessary. Game viewing on foot is difficult, so you also place importance on some of the smaller aspcts of the bush. | Rate includes
All transport, food, coffee, tea, fruit juice at breakfast, accommodation, walks, game drives, entry fees and permits, group equipment and a professional guide. | Rate excludes
Alcohol and soft drinks, curios, tips and meals whilst in transit to and from Johannesburg. | Group size
Minimum: 3 Maximum: 17 |
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Guestbook |
The Drifters' Tented Camp in Balule seemed to fit into the environment perfectly and we felt very comfortable there. The activities – like our morning walk and the night game drive – were well portioned and we were given interesting and helpful information on how to live and respect the natural surroundings. Our highlight was a group of three female lions during the night game drive which got up and passed our Jeep at a distance of 5m… I was so amazed, that I forgot to use the camera in my hands!
Another highlight was our guides: Joe's sense of humour, Isaac's way of telling stories or folk tales and Sandro's patience in answering questions.
Mrs Jo B Nolte (Germany) - Dec 2005 |
We had an absolutely wonderful trip to South Africa. My partner, who had never visited your country, before fell in love with it and wants to return for another trip as soon as we can afford it. Everyone was great and the trips you organised for us were excellent. The Bushveld safari was excellent. It was well organised, well managed and well paced. The guide, Pippa, was a Zoologist and had a great deal of knowledge about the flora and fauna. She was an excellent guide and managed the tour superbly. We got the impression that they were very concerned as to how environment was treated for the present and for the future.
Thank you once again for arranging such excellent tours. The guides did your country proud and we can't wait to come back again. We will certainly use you service again when we do.
Bernie Fisher and Kay Benham from Australia, 5 day Kruger Bushveld Safari, September 2005
Dear Julia - sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you. Jo and I really enjoyed our tour with Drifters. I attach two of my favourite scenery photos. Colin was a great guide and on the last evening he showed what an entertainer he is! (see photo evidence of Colin dressed up using bin bags after we stole his clothes from the side of the swimming pool!).
Stephanie Wenehlt & Jo Lawton, Germany, November 2004
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