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South Africa – 4-Day MalaMala Safari with Sable Camp – Tailored Driven

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MalaMala Game Reserve

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MalaMala Game Reserve

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South Africa – 4-Day MalaMala Safari with Sable Camp – Tailored Driven

From $4,680
MalaMala Game Reserve
MalaMala Sable Camp
MalaMala Sable Camp
MalaMala Game Reserve
MalaMala Sable Camp
MalaMala Game Reserve

Includes

Return transfers from/ to Skukuza Airport
3 nights luxury accommodation on an all-inclusive basis
2 daily, shared game drives
Park Fees

Excludes

Flights
Premium Drinks
Gratuities - we recommend ZAR 180 per person/day per guide and for lodge staff
Entry visa
Travel insurance
Increase in government tax and park fees

Itinerary

MalaMala Game Reserve, South Africa

Situated in the northeastern reaches of South Africa in the province of Mpumalanga, MalaMala Game Reserve shares a boundary with the Kruger National Park. MalaMala is one of the largest Big Five game reserves in Southern Africa. Stretching over 13 300 hectares, this spectacular reserve features bushveld, vast savannah, riverine woodlands, and straddles the Sand River. MalaMala is one of the more established private reserves as well as one of the oldest private reserves in the greater Kruger Park region. Commonly spotted animals include lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino.
MalaMala Game Reserve
MalaMala Game Reserve
MalaMala Game Reserve
MalaMala Game Reserve
MalaMala Game Reserve
MalaMala Game Reserve
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  • MalaMala Sable Camp

    Day 1 - 4

    MalaMala Game Reserve consistently produces the most exciting wildlife experience this side of the equator! The Safari Industry's blueprint to the luxury photographic safari, MalaMala has been custodian of this massive thriving tract of land since 1927.
    MalaMala Sable Camp
    MalaMala Sable Camp
    MalaMala Sable Camp
    MalaMala Sable Camp
    MalaMala Sable Camp
    MalaMala Sable Camp

Day 1

Day Notes:

Upon landing at Skukuza Airport, you will be met and transferred to Sable Camp, where you will spend the next 3 nights on safari. After arriving at the lodge and freshening up, get ready for your first shared afternoon game drive.

Transfer Time: ~1 hour

  • Transfer from Skukuza Airport [SZK] to MalaMala Sable Camp

  • Check-in to MalaMala Sable Camp

  • Shared afternoon game drive

Day 2 - 3

Day Notes:

The morning game drive starts at sunrise. You will be woken up before sunrise for tea and coffee before the game drive starts. Then you are off for 3 hours to find as many animals as possible before they all find trees to hide under in the heat of the day.

When the game drive returns to the lodge, you will be served a big cooked breakfast and have time to relax. You can sit by the pool, read a book, take a nap and just absorb being out in the bush.

The afternoon game drive will start around 16:00, after high tea. It will last for +-3 hours, with a stop somewhere for sundowners. You will return to the lodge in the dark, with a spotlight to look for nocturnal animals

  • Shared morning and afternoon game drive

Day 4
  • Shared morning game drive

  • Check-out from MalaMala Sable Camp

  • Transfer from MalaMala Sable Camp to Skukuza Airport [SZK]

End of Itinerary

Destinations

MalaMala Game Reserve
South Africa
Day 1-2

MalaMala Game Reserve

Situated in the northeastern reaches of South Africa in the province of Mpumalanga, MalaMala Game Reserve shares a boundary with the Kruger National Park.

Accommodations

MalaMala Sable Camp
MalaMala Game Reserve
Day 1-4

MalaMala Sable Camp

MalaMala Game Reserve consistently produces the most exciting wildlife experience this side of the equator! The Safari Industry's blueprint to the luxury photographic safari, MalaMala has been custodian of this massive thriving tract of land since 1927.

STAY A 4TH NIGHT FREE BETWEEN 10 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2026 and 1 NOVEMBER – 15 DECEMBER 2026

01 January - 31 December 2026*

  • Per person sharing: ZAR 93,500
  • Single/solo traveller: ZAR 138,715
  • Per child sharing, age 0-11 years: ZAR 66,745

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