A Kruger Tale of Oil Lamps, Wildlife and a Medieval kingdom
This safari has been created with the intention of subtly sharing the various elements of a safari, not always obvious when guests maybe can’t wait to see their first lion, elephant…or racquet-tailed roller (one of the birding specials in the park’s Pafuri sector)!
The Kruger National Park, clichés aside, is about so much more. We have designed this safari so you can appreciate and learn about, alongside the wildlife you’ve come to see, the varying landscapes and peoples who live around (used to live within) these areas of the park, which are compelling stories within themselves.
All from the comfort of the finest camps in their genre. From rustic bushcamps, through which elephants roam and with every comfort, to a five star luxury tented camp with a long pool and bar on the banks of one of the Kruger’s most significant rivers.
This itinerary incorporates the Manyeleti, Timbavati and Pafuri sectors of the park. It includes in turn the savanna woodland that offers your chance of the big five, and the magnificent riverine forests and gorges of the Pafuri in the north of the park, where the hyena is apex predator and large herds of elephant and buffalo ghost through its signature fever-tree forests (and leopard may be seen drinking from the river beneath the bridge near camp) at sunset.
This final camp also offers the nearby Thulamela Ruins, on top of a kopje, as the Dutch called large hills, which speak of an ancient, Iron-Age civilization and culture (denied by apartheid). Ming dynasty pottery speaks to a 12th century trade with Arabs who made their way inland on their dhows.
This is the finest walking trail territory in the park.