This 3-day safari from Johannesburg spends two nights inside Kruger National Park at Lower Sabie Rest Camp, a riverside camp on the Sabie River in south-eastern Kruger, with hippos often visible from the camp. 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 one of the southern gates, 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 Lower Sabie and the meal basis are confirmed for your travel dates when you enquire.
Package highlights
What this Lower Sabie safari offers.
Two nights inside Kruger National Park at Lower Sabie Rest Camp
Three guided game drives in an open safari vehicle
Travellers who want river views and some of the south's busiest game-viewing roads
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
Southern Kruger gate
Enter Kruger National Park and game drive to camp
3
Lower Sabie 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 Lower Sabie 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 one of the southern gates, and your guide begins the game drive as soon as you are in the park.
You reach Lower Sabie 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: Lower Sabie Rest Camp
Day 2Full-day safari from Lower Sabie
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 Sabie River and the roads around Lower Sabie, including Sunset Dam close to camp, looking for hippo, elephant, buffalo and the big cats that range across this part of the south.
You return to Lower Sabie before the camp gates close for your second night in the park.
Overnight: Lower Sabie 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 Lower Sabie 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 Lower Sabie 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 Lower Sabie Rest Camp, a SANParks camp inside Kruger National Park. The camp has a restaurant with a deck overlooking the river, a shop, a swimming pool, a filling station and a laundromat, with communal kitchens and braai areas. Accommodation ranges from huts and bungalows to furnished safari tents, a guest house and camping sites. The unit type is confirmed for your travel dates.
South-eastern Kruger
Two nights in the park
Restaurant in camp
Questions about this Lower Sabie Rest Camp safari
Where is Lower Sabie Rest Camp?+
Lower Sabie lies on the southern bank of the Sabie River in south-eastern Kruger. Skukuza is 43 km away along the tarred H4-1, one of the busiest game-viewing roads in the park, and Sunset Dam is about 1 km from the camp.
What is included?+
Return road transfers from Johannesburg or Pretoria, two nights at Lower Sabie 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 Lower Sabie?+
Hippos are often seen from inside the camp, and the river attracts elephant, buffalo and plenty of birdlife, including kingfishers, storks and hornbills. The area is within range of all of the Big Five, and cheetah, genet, serval and porcupine also occur. 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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