South Africa · 7 days · 1,300 km · Loop
Joburg → Kruger direct — express safari
Quick version of the classic Kruger. Joburg → Panorama Route 1 day → Kruger 4 days self-drive → back. For travellers with a week wanting safari without extra flights. Recommend not too tall a vehicle for low branches.
Start: Johannesburg · End: Johannesburg · May to October. · Difficulty: easy
Highlights
- Three Rondavels
- God's Window
- Kruger NP self-drive
- Big Five attempt
- Skukuza Rest Camp
- Lower Sabie River sightings
- Olifants Camp
- Apartheid Museum (Joburg)
Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1
Joburg → Graskop (Panorama)
Johannesburg → Graskop · 420 km
Overnight: Graskop Caravan Park
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Day 2
Panorama Route → Kruger (Phabeni Gate)
Graskop → Pretoriuskop · 130 km
Overnight: Pretoriuskop Rest Camp
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Day 3
Kruger south (Skukuza)
Pretoriuskop → Skukuza · 80 km
Overnight: Skukuza Rest Camp
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Day 4
Lower Sabie + Crocodile Bridge
Skukuza → Lower Sabie · 80 km
Overnight: Lower Sabie Rest Camp
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Day 5
Lower Sabie → Satara (central)
Lower Sabie → Satara · 120 km
Overnight: Satara Rest Camp
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Day 6
Satara → Olifants → Phalaborwa Gate
Satara → Phalaborwa · 130 km
Overnight: Sefapane Lodge campground
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Day 7
Phalaborwa → Joburg (drop-off)
Phalaborwa → Johannesburg · 480 km