This 3-day safari from Johannesburg spends two nights inside Kruger National Park at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp, a small camp at Crocodile Bridge Gate on the Crocodile River, in lion and rhino country in the far south-east. Staying in a rest camp means you wake up in the park, ready for the first game drive as the camp gates open.
You travel by road from Johannesburg or Pretoria and enter the park at Crocodile Bridge Gate, right at the camp, with game viewing on the way to camp. A full day with your guide in an open safari vehicle follows, and a final morning drive before the journey home. Sightings are never guaranteed.
The price, the unit type at Crocodile Bridge and the meal basis are confirmed for your travel dates when you enquire.
Package highlights
What this Crocodile Bridge safari offers.
Two nights inside Kruger National Park at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp
Three guided game drives in an open safari vehicle
Travellers who want lion and rhino country and a camp right at the gate
Return road transfers from Johannesburg or Pretoria
Kruger conservation fees included
Your safari route
1
Johannesburg or Pretoria
Early pick-up and road transfer
2
Crocodile Bridge Gate
Enter Kruger National Park and game drive to camp
3
Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp
Two nights, full-day safari on day 2
4
Johannesburg or Pretoria
Morning drive, then road transfer on day 3
Route overview, not a map. The gate used and travel times are confirmed when you book.
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Your itinerary
Day 1Johannesburg to Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp
We collect you from your Johannesburg or Pretoria accommodation early in the morning for the road journey east into Mpumalanga. You enter the park at Crocodile Bridge Gate, right at the camp, and your guide begins the game drive as soon as you are in the park.
You reach Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp in the afternoon to check in, with time to settle before the camp gates close. The evening is yours at the camp.
Overnight: Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp
Day 2Full-day safari from Crocodile Bridge
Set out as the camp gates open for a full day in the park with your guide in an open safari vehicle. Your guide explores the Southern Circle around Crocodile Bridge, known for its lion prides and both rhino species, with giraffe, zebra and antelope common near the river.
You return to Crocodile Bridge before the camp gates close for your second night in the park.
Overnight: Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp
Day 3Morning drive and return to Johannesburg
Join a SANParks sunrise drive in an open vehicle, which leaves the camp about half an hour before the gates open and lasts about three hours, when animals are most active. Then check out of Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp and leave the park for the road journey back to Johannesburg or Pretoria, arriving in the evening.
Rates
Rates depend on your travel dates, group size and room type. Send us your dates and we will confirm the rate for this safari.
Return road transfers from Johannesburg or Pretoria
2 nights at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp (SANParks unit confirmed when you book)
A game drive on day 1, a full-day safari on day 2 and a SANParks sunrise drive on day 3
Open safari vehicle with a guide
Kruger conservation fees
Bottled water
What is excluded
Meals not confirmed in your quotation
Drinks
Optional SANParks activities, such as night drives and guided walks
Gratuities and personal expenses
Where you will stay
You stay two nights at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp, a SANParks camp inside Kruger National Park. This is one of Kruger's smaller camps. It has a shop with a small take-away section rather than a full restaurant, a filling station, a laundromat and communal kitchens. There is no ATM. The unit type is confirmed for your travel dates.
South-eastern Kruger
Two nights in the park
Shop with take-away
Questions about this Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp safari
Where is Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp?+
Crocodile Bridge sits at the gate of the same name, on the northern bank of the Crocodile River in Kruger's south-eastern corner. Komatipoort is about 12 km away. From central Gauteng the drive takes 5 to 6 hours via the N4 through Nelspruit, Malelane and Komatipoort, and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport is about 120 km from the gate.
What is included?+
Return road transfers from Johannesburg or Pretoria, two nights at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp, three guided game drives in an open safari vehicle and Kruger conservation fees are included; the meal basis is confirmed in your quotation.
Why stay in a rest camp?+
Staying in a rest camp means you sleep inside Kruger National Park, so you are already in the bush when the camp gates open in the morning.
What wildlife can I see near Crocodile Bridge?+
The Southern Circle around the camp is known for several lion prides and for a large share of the park's rhino; both rhino species are seen regularly. Giraffe, zebra and antelope are often seen near the gate, cheetah and leopard are recorded regularly, and hyenas patrol the camp fence at night. SANParks offers guided walks and early-morning and late-afternoon game drives from the camp. Sightings are never guaranteed.
Can I book this as a private safari?+
Yes, we can arrange this safari privately for couples, families and groups; ask when you enquire.
Return direct flights Cape Town–Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), hotel transfers in Cape Town and road transfers between MQP and the camp included
On enquiryPrice confirmed for your travel dates on enquiry
Return direct flights Cape Town–Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), hotel transfers in Cape Town and road transfers between MQP and the camp included
On enquiryPrice confirmed for your travel dates on enquiry
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