Kruger National Park · From Cape Town
Fly direct from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport and spend three nights inside Kruger National Park at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp, with flights and game drives included.
Staying at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp
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This 4-day Kruger safari from Cape Town spends three 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. The extra night gives you the two best times for game viewing, sunrise and sunset, more than once.
You fly direct from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), and your guide meets you for the road journey into the park, then you join a SANParks sunset drive on day 1. Day 2 is a full day in the park, day 3 brings a sunrise drive and a sunset drive, and on day 4 a final sunrise drive comes before your flight back to Cape Town. The sunrise and sunset drives are SANParks guided drives in open vehicles from the camp, and the full day is with your own guide. 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.
What this 4-day Crocodile Bridge safari offers.
Hotel pick-up and direct flight to MQP
Guide meets you; road transfer into the park
Three nights; SANParks sunrise and sunset drives and a full-day safari
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 4
Route overview, not a map. The gate used and travel times are confirmed when you book.
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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 Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp in the early afternoon and check in. In the late afternoon you join a SANParks sunset drive in an open vehicle from the camp, about three hours, heading out before dusk and returning after dark with a spotlight to pick out nocturnal animals.
Overnight: Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp
Set out as the camp gates open for a full day in the park with your guide. 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.
Overnight: Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp
Join a SANParks sunrise drive, which leaves the camp about half an hour before the gates open, the best time to find predators still active after the night. Return to Crocodile Bridge for breakfast and a rest through the heat of the day, with time for the pool or the camp's facilities.
In the late afternoon, set out on a SANParks sunset drive, returning after dark with a spotlight.
Overnight: Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp
Enjoy a final SANParks sunrise drive of about three hours. Then check out of Crocodile Bridge 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 depend on your travel dates, group size and room type. Send us your dates and we will confirm the rate for this safari.
You stay three 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.
The 4-day safari adds a third night at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp, so you get a sunset safari on arrival, a full day, sunrise and sunset drives on day 3 and a final sunrise drive: five game drives instead of three.
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.
Return direct flights from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), hotel transfers in Cape Town, road transfers between MQP and the camp, three nights at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp, four SANParks sunrise and sunset drives, a full-day safari with your guide and Kruger conservation fees are included; the meal basis is confirmed in your quotation.
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.
SANParks rangers run the sunrise and sunset drives in open vehicles from the camp. Each lasts about three hours: sunrise drives leave about half an hour before the gates open, and sunset drives return after dark with a spotlight. SANParks does not allow children under 6 on these drives.
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.
Yes, we can arrange this safari privately for couples, families and groups; ask when you enquire.
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