Treat yourself to the ultimate 6 Night South African Luxury Safari Duo at two sensational 5-star Lodges situated in the renowned Madikwe Game Reserve and Timbavati Private Nature Reserve.

Revel in the warmth of gracious hospitality, relax and soak up the tranquillity of the African bush and indulge in pampering treatments, delight in exceptional cuisine and savour spectacular sunsets.

Explore the endless fascination of Africa’s wildlife in open, state-of-the-art game viewing vehicles. Whether it is a leopard on the hunt, lions roaring at twilight, hippo wallowing in the river, or a crocodile basking on a sandy beach; each viewing will enthral

EXCLUSIVE SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS

• Exciting ‘Big-5’ Encounters & Exceptional Experiences
• Exclusive Bush Lodges in Superb Locations
• Luxurious Accommodation
• World-class Facilities & Amenities
• Outstanding Bush Hospitality
• Luxury Open Vehicles with Expert Rangers & Guides
• Intimate & Personal
• Romantic Private Dining
• The Ultimate Wedding & Honeymoon Package

Day 1:    Madikwe Safari adventure begins

Departure on a Federal Air flight from Johannesburg to the Malaria Free Madikwe Game Reserve

NOTE  – Luggage limit on Federal Air flights of  20 kg’s per person in soft sided / topped luggage 

On arrival at the Madikwe Airstrip , you will be met  by a ranger in an open-air game drive vehicle for a 30-35 minute transfer to the luxury Madikwe Hills Lodge or Tuningi Safari Lodge , where you will be spending the following three nights

Your Luxurious Safari begins with three nights of bushveld bliss in a 75 000 hectare malaria- free Big-5 game reserve on the border of Botswana. In Madikwe Game Reserve relish in the endless views of African bush where the plains teem with game and a world of intrigue, you can delight in sightings of the rare Wild Dog, glorious gourmet meals and thirst quenching cocktails

Enjoy your late afternoon Game Drive in open safari vehicles to search for the Big Five, returning to your lodge for dinner

Overnight: Madikwe Hills in a luxury Suite  – Fully inclusive of Luxury accommodation. Two game drives per day. Three meals daily. Tea / Coffee. A wide selection of local beverages, house wines and spirits. High tea canapes & snacks. Selection of Fruit Juices. Laundry service

OR  Tuningi Safari Lodge in a luxury Suite  – Fully inclusive of Luxury accommodation, three meals daily, game drive drinks (non-premium beverages only: local beers & spirits, soft drinks, and house wines), tea/coffee, two game drives daily and children’s program.

Day 2 & 3   Madikwe Safari

YOUR DAY IN THE AFRICAN BUSH

Where its Majestic Beauty waits to Enchant You…

Traversing over 75 000 hectares, Madikwe Private Game Reserve is where the plains still team with game and the acacia savannah symbolizes a paragon of beauty.

The malaria-free Madikwe Reserve is home not only to the Big 5 of Africa, but also to a wealth of other fascinating creatures, including the rare Wild Dog. Our team at Madikwe Hills looks forward to showing you Africa’s wonderful wildlife, and to fulfilling your every wish. Wildlife can be viewed on game drives, walking safaris, and from the privacy of your suite deck.

Bush Breakfasts and Boma Dinner

As guests complete their evening game drive, they will be enticed by the essence of a burning fire, to arrive to a hurricane lit “dining room” in the bush.

With the finest in cuisine and service excellence, guests will enjoy an unforgettable feast under starlit African skies.

Wildlife Photography

Those with a passion for wildlife photography will be able to get various tips from their ranger on taking the perfect safari picture, while on their game drive. Our rangers are avid fans of photography, many of them having entered renowned international and local competitions with great results. Our ranger s will be happy to assist in any way they can.

Game Drives & Bush Walks

An Exceptional Safari Experience in the Madikwe Game Reserve

Explore the wonders of the African bush in state of the art open game vehicles with bucket seats and fold-down armrests ensuring your optimum safety and comfort.

Knowledgeable and professional rangers conduct early morning and late afternoon, or evening, game drives in search of Africa’s big game and smaller wildlife.

On Morning Game drives, should you be feeling energetic, you may choose to experience an up close and personal glimpse of the African bush on foot with a gentle bush walk through the bush back to the Lodge. This experience provides exceptional close encounters with the smaller inhabitants of this wilderness.

Day 4:   Madikwe – Timbavati Kruger National Park

Enjoy your last early morning game drive in the Madikwe Game Reserve, followed by breakfast

Federal Air flight back to Johannesburg

Enjoy the services available at the Federal Air VIP lounge, whilst you wait for your next flight.  You will be met by a Federal Air representative and escourted onto your connecting flight to the Kruger National Park and Kings Camp

The Timbavati is the largest private game reserve bordering the Kruger National Park.

There are no fences between the Kruger National Park and The Timbavati Private Game Reserve  – and as the animals roam freely – the game viewing is superb.

The Timbavati Private Game Reserve is less populated with Private Game Lodges, making this area quite unique and special.

Enjoy a late afternoon Game Drive in open Safari vehicle with an experienced ranger in search of the Big Five , returning for a hearty dinner in the evening.

Overnight:  Kings Camp  –  Luxury Suite – Fully inclusive of  Luxury accommodation. Three meals daily. Tea & Coffee. Two game drives per day. Optional walking safaris. All beverages excluding premium brands, wines from our wine cellar. & champagne.

Day 5 & 6:  Timbavati Safari

SAFARI EXPERIENCE AT KINGS CAMP

 Game Drives

Your knowledgeable and professional ranger conducts early morning and late afternoon/evening game drives, in search of Africa’s big game. State-of-the-art game drive vehicles, specifically designed for Leopard Hills, have individual bucket seats with fold down armrests, ensuring your optimum safety and comfort. Leopard Hills prides itself with the best rangers in the business, and they offer a safari experience like no other, from sightings of big game in their natural surroundings, to the smaller flora and fauna, which make this piece of ‘paradise’ a place we are privileged to call home.

Walking Safaris

Walks through the bush take place just after breakfast, on request, and is the best way of experiencing the ‘finer’ aspects of the bushveld. Your knowledgeable ranger will guide you through the fauna and flora of the Sabi Sand Reserve, pointing out insects, grasses, trees, and smaller species that are all an integral part of the greater Kruger National Park ecosystem.

Wildlife Photography

Those with a passion for wildlife photography will be able to get various tips from their ranger on taking the perfect picture, while on their game drive or walking safari. The rangers are avid fans of photography, many of them having entered renowned international and local competitions with great results. Please do not hesitate to ask your ranger for assistance in this regard.

Bush Dinners

On warm nights in summer, guests may be treated to a three-course meal in the heart of the bushveld. As guests complete their evening game drive, they will be enticed by the essence of a burning fire, to arrive to a hurricane lit ‘dining room’ in the bush. With the finest in cuisine and service excellence, guests will enjoy an unforgettable feast under African starlit skies.

Cultural Tours  ( additional cost )

For those with a passion for Africa and an interest in its diverse and spontaneous culture, tours are offered into the local village, where guests will have the opportunity of embarking on a journey of invaluable knowledge and information on South Africa, its people and their way of life. For more information and tour rates, please speak to the lodge on your arrival.

Wildlife

The lodge is built on a hill overlooking a natural waterhole and the perennial Sand River is a sanctuary for many bird species and host to wallowing Hippo’s and basking Crocodiles as it gently flows to the heartbeat of Africa not far from camp. From this Hilltop Sanctuary, if you listen carefully somewhere in the distance you may be lucky enough to hear the roar of a Lion, companionless in his courage, friendless in his magnificence, or witness the reality of life and death in its fullness, as your eyes gaze into a marula tree, only to fall upon the elusive Leopard devouring the most graceful of all Antelope, the Impala. Or perhaps you stumble upon the Dung-beetle during a walking safari and pay homage to the courage and strength of this little creature, which has throughout time, competed with the charaxes, whom have always gained favour for their beauty.

Day 7:  Safari adventure ends

Enjoy your last early morning game drive, followed by breakfast

Federal Air flight from Timbavati back to Johannesburg

End of services

Why not add on a few nights in the beautiful Mother City of Cape Town 

This is a very well-priced luxurious Safari that offers all the benefits of a customized Safari with our careful eye making sure all arrangements and inter-camp transfers are seamless.

Rhino Post Safari lodge and **** Plains Camp is in the Kruger itself

With action packed Kruger National Park game drive safaris, guided walking safaris and an optional Sleep-out experience in Big 5 territory.

Day 1:  Your safari adventure begins

06h00 Your Driver will meet you in the foyer of your Johannesburg hotel and transfer your to the departure point for your luxury shared shuttle and a road transfer to Skukuza airport where you will be met by your Rhino Post ranger and transfer to the lodge

OR choose a 1 hour fight from Johannesburg to Skukuza  

Upon arrival at Rhino Post Safari Lodge you will be greeted by our friendly front-of-house team and welcomed with a chilled home-brewed iced tea on our deck overlooking the river bed before you are shown to your suite.

You will be offered a high tea at 15h30 in the lounge overlooking the waterhole before departing for an afternoon / evening game drive at 16h00.

Game drive safaris are conducted by professional rangers in open 4×4 vehicles.

Rhino Post also has the exclusive use of 170 kilometres of road within the Kruger after dark when other visitors are confined to camp.

Our afternoon drives stop for sun-downer drinks and snacks at sunset before continuing into the night in search of wildlife,

The drives return to the lodge in time for guests to freshen up and enjoy a drink before a sumptuous dinner on the deck.

Dinner is sometimes complimented by even more game viewing as animals come down to the waterhole to drink

Overnight: Rhino Post Safari Lodge  – Fully inclusive of all meals  ( brunch, high tea and dinner ), teas, coffees and twice daily game drives 

Day 2:  Scheduled Game Viewing Activities 

Rhino Post Safari Lodge offers early morning and evening safari drives. Safari drives are conducted in specially adapted open Land Cruisers, with professional guides.

In addition to limited driving on our 12,000-hectare concession, we have exclusive use of some of the Kruger National Park public roads at night. SANParks has allowed us the added advantage of being able to utilise 170km of Park roads after gate closing time – when all the self-drive tourists have left and when the other concessions have to be back on their respective properties.

Overnight: Rhino Post Safari Lodge  – Fully inclusive of all meals  ( brunch, high tea and dinner ), teas, coffees and twice daily game drives 

Day 3:  Safari Game Drives and Walking Safari 

Early wake-up call, and will have time for a cup of tea or coffee before heading out on your game drive.

Midway through your game drive, your guide will stop for a tea or coffee break before returning to the lodge.

Once back at the lodge, brunch will be served. Brunch is usually served between 10h00 and 10h30

At 14h00 we check out and you will be transferred by 4×4 to Plains Camp (home of Rhino Walking Safaris), a trip which takes about 30 minutes and is a mini-game drive in itself.

After settling into your 19th century explorer-style luxury tent and being shown around the camp, high tea is served

After your rangers have been through the safety precautions, you will set off on a Safari walk which is always an exhilarating experience. All walks are led by two armed guides.

You will later return to the vehicle in time for sun-downers and enjoy a night drive before returning to camp for a excellent dinner around the camp fire.

Overnight:  Plains Camp  – Fully Inclusive of all meals  (brunch, high tea and dinner), cold drinks, house wine and local beers, teas & coffees, morning walk and afternoon walk/game drive

Day 4:   Walking Safari Trail

All walking trails are enjoyed in the early morning or late afternoon to avoid the midday heat, with the average duration of the morning walk being between 3 and 4 hours.

On each walking safari our guides will share their wealth of “bush culture’’ – not only identifying flora and fauna but also explaining the medicinal uses of plants, local folk lore and interpreting wildlife tracks in the sand.

A hearty brunch is served after getting back from the morning walk.  Choose to take the opportunity to cool off in in the plunge pool or simply relax on the deck while doing some more game-watching over the Timbetene Plain.

High tea is followed by an afternoon walk and a evening game drive.

Drinks around the fire, followed by dinner complete the day.

Overnight:  Plains Camp  – Fully Inclusive of all meals  (brunch, high tea and dinner), cold drinks, house wine and local beers, teas & coffees, morning walk and afternoon walk/game drive

Day 5:   Your safari ends

After a light snack and tea or coffee you’ll be taken on another safari walk.

After the walk brunch will be served.

You’ll then be transferred to Rhino Post Safari Lodge for check out.

Then transfer back to Skukuza for your road shuttle back to Johannesburg arriving late afternoon.

Depending on your travel arrangements, you may need to forego the morning activity at Plains Camp (home of Rhino Walking Safaris). 

ENQUIRE ABOUT A PRIVATE PANORAMA ROUTE TOUR BACK TO JOHANNESBURG

Rhino Post Safari lodge and **** Plains Camp is in the Kruger National Park itself

With action packed Kruger National Park game drive safaris, guided walking safaris and an optional Sleep-out experience in Big 5 territory.

Day 1:  Arrival Kruger National Park  – Rhino Post 

06h00  Your Driver will meet you in the foyer of your Johannesburg hotel and transfer your to the departure point for your luxury shared shuttle and a road transfer to Skukuza airport where you will be met by your Rhino Post ranger and transfer to the lodge

OR choose a 1 hour flight from Johannesburg to Skukuza Airport  

Upon arrival at Rhino Post Safari Lodge you will be greeted by our friendly front-of-house team and welcomed with a chilled home-brewed iced tea on our deck overlooking the river bed before you are shown to your suite.

You will be offered a high tea at 15h30 in the lounge overlooking the waterhole before departing for an afternoon / evening game drive at 16h00.

Game drive safaris are conducted by professional rangers in open 4×4 vehicles.

Rhino Post also has the exclusive use of 170 kilometres of road within the Kruger after dark when other visitors are confined to camp.

Our afternoon drives stop for sundowner drinks and snacks at sunset before continuing into the night in search of wildlife. The drives return to the lodge in time for guests to freshen up and enjoy a drink before a sumptuous dinner on the deck.

Dinner is sometimes complimented by even more game viewing as animals come down to the waterhole to drink

Overnight: Rhino Post Safari Lodge  – Fully inclusive of all meals  ( brunch, high tea and dinner ), teas, coffees and twice daily game drives 

Day 2:  Plains Camp Walking Safari 

Safari game drives and walking Safaris

Each morning at the lodge you will receive an early wake-up call, and will have time for a cup of tea or coffee, fruit, muffins or biscotti before heading out on your game drive.

The ideal time for game viewing is early morning and the late afternoon and evening as this is when many wild animals and birds are most active.

On the drive you may encounter a wide range of wildlife and your guide will surprise you by spotting animals and birds that those unused to the bush may not even notice.

Midway through your game drive, your guide will stop for a tea or coffee break before returning to the lodge.

Once back at the lodge, brunch will be served. Brunch is usually served between 10h00 and 10h30

At 14h00 we check out and you will be transferred by 4×4 to Plains Camp (home of Rhino Walking Safaris), a trip which takes about 30 minutes and is a mini-game drive in itself.

After settling into your 19th century explorer-style luxury tent and being shown around the camp, high tea is served

After your rangers have been through the safety precautions, you will set off on a Safari walk which is always an exhilarating experience. All walks are led by two armed guides.

You will later return to the vehicle in time for sundowners and enjoy a night drive before returning to camp for a excellent dinner around the camp fire.

Overnight:  Plains Camp  – Fully Inclusive of all meals  (brunch, high tea and dinner), cold drinks, house wine and local beers, teas & coffees, morning walk and afternoon walk/game drive

Day 3:  Walking Safari

All walking trails are enjoyed in the early morning or late afternoon to avoid the midday heat, with the average duration of the morning walk being between 3 and 4 hours.

During the morning walk there is a stop for a rest and light snack.

Walking through the bush heightens all the senses and offers visitors unrivalled opportunities to become immersed in the rhythms of nature.

A hearty brunch is served after getting back from the morning walk. Time to have a nap or enjoy the camps pool and viewing deck.

High tea is followed by an afternoon walk and then an evening game drive.

Drinks around the fire, followed by dinner complete the day.

Overnight:  Plains Camp  – Fully Inclusive of all meals  (brunch, high tea and dinner), cold drinks, house wine and local beers, teas & coffees, morning walk and afternoon walk/game drive

Day 4:  Safari adventure ends 

After a light snack and tea or coffee you’ll be taken on another safari walk.

After the walk brunch will be served.

You’ll then be transferred to Rhino Post Safari Lodge for check out.

Then transfer back to Skukuza for your road shuttle back to Johannesburg arriving late afternoon.

Depending on your travel arrangements, you may need to forego the morning activity at Plains Camp (home of Rhino Walking Safaris). 

ENQUIRE ABOUT A PRIVATE PANORAMA ROUTE TOUR BACK TO JOHANNESBURG

With 6 Luxurious and opulent tented suites, Hamiltons Tented Camp awaits to welcome you into the very special realm of the legendary Kruger National Park.

From open vehicle game drives with extraordinary rangers, to delicious dinners around the camp fire , a day in the bush is an unsurpassed experience.

Located in the Western Kruger area bordering Sabi Sands and the Mayeleti concession, Hamiltons Tented Camp promises fantastic game viewing !

To understand the difference between Kruger and the concessions, The Kruger National Park is state owned and the concessions are privately owned.

Most concessions share an unfenced border with Kruger allowing free movement of the game.

Day 1:  Your safari adventure begins

Check in at Johannesburg OR Tambo airport for your direct flight (one hour ) to Skukuza airport.

On landing , one may see lions along the airstrip.

Met by your ranger , and you will be transferred the 63 km to the camp.

One already sees wildlife en route.

We arrive in time for check in and a delicious lunch

Dining at Hamiltons is a classy affair from crystal glasses to uniformed butlers. Every care is taken by the proud chefs to bring you the very best of African cuisine,

Your ranger will then brief you on the next couple of days game activities.

The afternoon/evening Game drive then departs deep in the African Bush, stopping at a viewpoint for sunset drinks

As the evening falls and darkness surrounds us , the rangers light their powerful spotlights which are moved from side to side

One often will come upon a thrilling lion kill.

After a wonderful time we return to the lodge for Dinner

Overnight: Hamiltons Tented Camp  – Fully inclusive of all meals and game activities 

Day 2:   In search of the Big Five 

We have an early start to the day with a 05h00 wake up call.

Hot coffee and rusks are served before boarding the Land Rover.

It can get chilly so bring a warm jacket and of course a hat for when the sun comes out.

The animals are most active at this time , still engaging with the nights hunt.

Your ranger knows the terrain well and will often work with their colleagues via radio when an important sighting has been made.

There is always a good chance of seeing the Big 5 on these drives as the area is very game rich.

After the thrill of the bush we return for a excellent hot breakfast!

Then we have a most thrilling hour and a half experience walking through the bush with our armed ranger. This brings us up close to the wild animals all around.

No perfume or cologne please!  Clothing must be khaki or neutral colours.

We then return for an excellent lunch.

Time to relax for High Tea where a selection of fresh pastries is served.

The afternoon evening game drive then departs where once again we drive deep into the bush in search of the Big 5!

We have a bush dinner this evening!

Overnight: Hamiltons Tented Camp  – Fully inclusive of all meals and game activities 

Day 3:  Safari ends 

Early morning game drive followed by breakfast.

After a wonderful time its time to check out and transfer to Skukuza airport for our flight to Johannesburg

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Optional extension – Add on a few nights in Cape Town, visiting this beautiful city with its mountains, winelands and beaches.

Contact us for more information.

Our itineraries are “recommended itineraries” and may be booked as suggested. However, they also serve to inform you, as a possible first time traveller to Africa, an idea of what can be done. If you find that the recommended itineraries do not suit you entirely, we will tailor make a program to best meet your individual requirements.