South Africa · BIG FIVE GAME DRIVES IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
The 8 best big five game drives in Kruger National Park you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Join a private group for a four-hour sunset safari from Hoedspruit. Ride in an open vehicle through a 5,500-hectare reserve, search for lions, rhinos, elephants, leopards, wild dogs, and more, then enjoy drinks and snacks at a scenic viewpoint.
“A great game drive with lots to see and learn about. Being so close to a pride of lions just before they set off to hunt was the highlight for us”
Set out at 5:30 am with All or Nothing Adventures for a small-group safari near Hoedspruit. Guide Jakes leads the drive through Rietspruit game reserve, where you may spot elephants, lions, rhinos, leopards, hippos, and more. Coffee, tea, rusks, biscuits, and water are included.
“Excellent Game Drives - able to get close to the animals and learn from experienced guides like Jakes. Also incredible learning of the wildlife and how conservation and protection are very important”
Join guides such as James or Gert for a four-hour shared safari from Hoedspruit into Kruger National Park. Travel in an open vehicle, track the Big Five by radio, and pause for coffee or sundowners with drinks and light snacks. Groups are limited to 10 people.
“Our tour guides James and Gert from matumi were excellent, very professional and very informative”
Travel from Mbombela to Kruger National Park with a private guide and air-conditioned hotel transport. Enter through Malelane Gate for an eight-hour game drive. Guides such as Jabu, Bongi, and Wiseman Nkosi are praised for animal knowledge, patience, and sharp spotting skills. Park entry, breakfast, and lunch cost extra.
“The view was as amazing 🤞🤞, everything was great and the photos was too many and nice.I can do the trip again and again because I did enjoy it every minute of this,Thank You IzizweTour”
Set out before sunrise from Hazyview or Skukuza in a private open safari vehicle with an experienced English or Afrikaans-speaking guide. You can linger at sightings, pause for bush coffee, and search for lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, Cape buffalo, birds, and more at your own pace.
“Eenvoudig via de app afspraken geregeld. Keurig op tijd opgehaald. Het vervoer, de informatie, entree tot park verliep conform afspraak. Het onderlinge netwerk van gidsen helpt enorm om interessante beesten te zien. Enorm genoten van beesten buiten de bekende big five. (Die we ook hebben gezien) Een jacht van wilde honden op een impala, zwangere hyena etc. Daarnaast veel aanvullende informatie over het Krugerpark, planten, vruchten, vogels. Voor ons (55,55,22,25) een absoluut hoogtepunt van onze rondreis.”
Keegan of Wild Wonder Safari Co. leads a small-group game drive in a private Greater Kruger reserve, then serves a three-course dinner beside a fire under the stars. Pickup is included within Hoedspruit, and the meal can account for dietary needs and local food requests.
“Sehr schöne Safari und super Abendessen. Unser Guide Keegan hatte viel Wissen über die Tiere. Alles Top :)”
Leave Hazyview at 5:30 am for a small-group Kruger safari in a 4x4 game-viewing jeep. Your English-speaking ranger takes you through Phabeni Gate, with early carnivore sightings, waterhole stops, and up to eight hours in the park. Guide Gwen has been praised for positioning the jeep well.
You’ll leave Hazyview in the afternoon for a private Kruger National Park drive in an open safari vehicle. An English or Afrikaans-speaking guide leads your group, with flexible time at animal sightings, a viewpoint stop, and possible hippo, crocodile, or bird-hide visits.
Pick a reserve, a coastline or a cellar.
