6 Day Tremisana/Masango Kruger Safari

HIGHLIGHTS

• 1 night accommodation in an en-suite airconditioned chalet at Tremisana and 4 nights in an en-suite chalet at Masango
• 3 hour sunset drive on Balule Big 5 Reserve
• Bush braai at Marula Tree Boma
• 4 hour Big Five bush walk with armed rangers
• 2 hour afternoon game drive on Balule
• 2 full days in Kruger on open gameviewer
• Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre
• Morning walk at Marc’s Camp with armed ranger
• Scenic highlights of Blyde River Canyon

PROGRAMME

DAY ONE : Pick up from your Johannesburg hotel or OR Tambo Airport and travel via the Highveld grasslands to the subtropical Lowveld. At Tremisana Game Lodge in the Balule section of the Kruger National Park, unwind at the bar, enjoy a refreshing dip in our pool and relax in the beautiful tropical gardens. Board an open Landcruiser for a 3h Sunset Drive, your first opportunity to experience the varied fauna and flora of Africa. Watch the magnificent African sunset and, after dark, use spotlights to locate nocturnal animals. Dinner in the Boma will be a traditional South African meal. Overnight in an en-suite airconditioned chalet at Tremisana.

The pool at Masango Camp

DAY TWO : At sunrise, we drive to a remote spot along the Olifants River to enjoy a 4h Bush Walk. Your ranger will lead you through the bush at a pace you can handle. The thrill of following big animals will remain with you forever. Adrenalin surges will be acute, even if your ranger is adequately armed. Return to Tremisana for brunch. Lunch is served at 13h30. At 15h00 we enjoy an afternoon game drive. Transfer to Masango where accommodation is in ensuite chalets. Dinner and overnight at Masango.

Get up close in our open game viewers

DAY THREE : Drive to the Orpen Gate of Kruger on a custom-built open-sided Game Viewer. You will have an opportunity to view game without intervening glass windows and also listen to and smell the denizens of the bush. We have regular stops at picnic spots, rest camps and places of interest. The Orpen-Satara-Nwanedzi region’s open plains attract large herds of zebra, giraffe and antelope, that, in turn, attract many predators. In fact this zone has the highest concentration of lions in Africa. Dinner and overnight at Masango.

DAY FOUR : After breakfast, we travel to the Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre for injured and orphaned animals and birds. You will have an opportunity to get close and personal to some of the residents, including lions and leopards. Afternoon game drive in Balule. Overnight at Masango.

DAY FIVE : Enjoy another full day of game viewing in the Kruger National Park

Bush walk along Klaserie River

DAY SIX : Early morning game walk with an armed guard to explore the many animals that inhabit Marc’s. After breakfast, we travel to the Three Rondawels of the Blyde River Canyon. We return you to your home/hotel/hostel or JNB airport at around 17h00.

MASANGO CAMP is on the same property as Marc’s Treehouse Camp. The camp comprises 8 en suite brick and mortar chalets with mosquito nets on all beds. There is a swimming pool, outside Boma and covered lounge/diningroom/ bar area. There is a newly built outside Lapa overlooking a floodlit waterhole where animals come to drink.

Room interior

New Lapa at Masango Dam.