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Zebra mare and foal among the trees in Kruger National Park, the kind of sighting a 3-day Pretoriuskop Rest Camp safari offers

Kruger National Park · From Cape Town

3-Day Pretoriuskop Rest Camp Safari from Cape Town

Fly direct from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport and spend two nights inside Kruger National Park at Pretoriuskop Rest Camp, with flights and game drives included.

Staying at Pretoriuskop Rest Camp

  • Duration3 days · 2 nights
  • DepartsCape Town
  • Game drives3 game drives
  • RateOn enquiry

Price confirmed for your travel dates on enquiry

Your 3-day Pretoriuskop Rest Camp safari

This 3-day safari from Cape Town spends two nights inside Kruger National Park at Pretoriuskop Rest Camp, kruger's oldest rest camp, among granite hills 9 km from Numbi Gate in the south-west. Staying in a rest camp means you wake up in the park, ready for the first game drive as the camp gates open.

You fly direct from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), and your guide meets you for the road journey into the park, 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 your flight back to Cape Town. Sightings are never guaranteed.

The price, the unit type at Pretoriuskop and the meal basis are confirmed for your travel dates when you enquire.

Package highlights

What this Pretoriuskop safari offers.

  • Two nights inside Kruger National Park at Pretoriuskop Rest Camp
  • Three guided game drives in an open safari vehicle
  • Travellers who want a quick start from Numbi Gate and quieter, hilly scenery
  • Direct flights from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport included
  • Kruger conservation fees included

Your safari route

  1. Cape Town

    Hotel pick-up and direct flight to MQP

  2. Kruger Mpumalanga Airport (MQP)

    Guide meets you; road transfer into the park

  3. Pretoriuskop Rest Camp

    Two nights, full-day safari on day 2

  4. Cape Town

    Flight from MQP (Airlink at about 1.20 pm or FlySafair at about 3.20 pm, subject to availability) and hotel drop-off 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

  1. Day 1 Cape Town to Pretoriuskop Rest Camp

    You are collected from your Cape Town hotel about two hours before your Airlink flight to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), which departs at about 8.00 am or 10.00 am depending on availability. The direct flight takes about 2½ hours, and your guide meets you on arrival for the road journey into Kruger National Park.

    You reach Pretoriuskop Rest Camp in the afternoon, with game viewing on the way, and check in before the camp gates close. The evening is yours at the camp.

    Overnight: Pretoriuskop Rest Camp

  2. Day 2 Full-day safari from Pretoriuskop

    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 granite hills and woodland around Pretoriuskop, home to sable, eland and Lichtenstein's hartebeest, and the roads towards the Sabie River for elephant, buffalo and big cats.

    You return to Pretoriuskop before the camp gates close for your second night in the park.

    Overnight: Pretoriuskop Rest Camp

  3. Day 3 Morning drive and flight to Cape Town

    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 Pretoriuskop Rest Camp and your guide drives you to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) in good time for your flight to Cape Town: Airlink at about 1.20 pm or FlySafair at about 3.20 pm, subject to availability. A representative meets you in Cape Town and transfers you to your hotel.

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.

What is included

  • Return direct flights Cape Town–Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)
  • Return hotel transfers in Cape Town
  • Road transfers between MQP and the camp
  • 2 nights at Pretoriuskop 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 Pretoriuskop Rest Camp, a SANParks camp inside Kruger National Park. The camp has a restaurant, cafeteria and shop, a filling station, a laundromat, communal kitchens and a swimming pool. There is no ATM. Unusually for Kruger, the camp keeps red-flowering and exotic trees in its gardens, an exception to the park's indigenous-only planting policy. The unit type is confirmed for your travel dates.

  • South-western Kruger
  • Two nights in the park
  • Restaurant in camp

Questions about this Pretoriuskop Rest Camp safari

Where is Pretoriuskop Rest Camp?

Pretoriuskop is in the south-western corner of Kruger, near Shabeni Hill. Numbi Gate is 9 km from the camp, about 20 minutes' drive. From central Gauteng the drive to Numbi Gate takes about 4 to 5 hours via the N4, R40 and R538, and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport is about 50 km from the gate.

How do I travel to the camp from Cape Town?

You fly direct from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) with Airlink, departing at about 8.00 am or 10.00 am depending on availability; the flight takes about 2½ hours, and your guide meets you for the road journey into the park.

What is included?

Return direct flights from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), hotel transfers in Cape Town, road transfers between MQP and the camp, two nights at Pretoriuskop Rest Camp, three game drives 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 Pretoriuskop?

The higher, wetter granite country around Pretoriuskop suits sable, eland and Lichtenstein's hartebeest, and the rare red duiker and oribi also occur here. SANParks offers guided bush walks and game drives from the camp, and the Napi Wilderness Trail starts from here. 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.

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