South Africa - 4-day Sabi Sands with Arathusa Safari Lodge - Private Accommodated

South Africa – 4-day Sabi Sands with Arathusa Safari Lodge – Private Accommodated

From $2,110

Includes

Road transfer from/ to Hoedspruit Airport

3 nights of luxury safari accommodation on an all-inclusive basis

2 daily, shared safari activities

Park fees

Excludes

Flights

Premium brand 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

Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa

Adjacent to the Kruger National Park, the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve is a private premier viewing destination. It was the first-ever private nature reserve established in South Africa. The landscape features 65 000 hectares of savannah-covered land interspersed with watering holes, dry river beds, Lowveld woodlands, and the perennial Sabi and Sand rivers. This spectacular reserve offers exceptional game viewing opportunities with frequent sightings of the renowned Big Five as well as cheetah, zebra, giraffe, and a variety of antelope. Visitors can enjoy excellent wildlife viewing, dining under the stars, guided bush walks and enjoying a stay in some of South Africa’s most luxurious safari lodges.

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Arathusa Safari Lodge

Day 1 - 4

Arathusa Safari Lodge is unique and highly sought-after by visitors because of its prime location within the northern Sabi Sand Reserve, very close to the unfenced Kruger National Park. Together, these two areas comprise one of South Africa’s most incredible and pristinely preserved wilderness sanctuaries.

Day 1

Day Notes:

Upon arrival at Hoedspruit Airport, you will be met and transferred to Arathusa Safari Lodge in the Sabi Sand Private Nature Reserve. Once you arrive at the lodge, settle in, and enjoy high tea before setting out on your first shared afternoon game drive to begin your search for the animals, including the Big Five.

Transfers from other airports, such as Nelspruit, Phalaborwa and Johannesburg, can also be arranged at an additional cost.

Transfer time: ~2 hours

Transfer from Hoedspruit - Eastgate Airport [HDS] to Arathusa Safari Lodge
Check-in to Arathusa Safari Lodge
Shared afternoon game drive

Day 2 - 3

Day Notes:

The morning game drive starts at sunrise. You will wake up before dawn 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 delicious hot breakfast and have time to relax. You can sit by the pool, read a book, take a nap and absorb being out in the bush. If you prefer an activity-filled day, guided bush walks are on offer.

After high tea, the afternoon game drive will start around 3:30–4:00 PM. 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 drives
Guided bush walks

Day 4

Shared morning game drive
Check-out from Arathusa Safari Lodge
Transfer from Arathusa Safari Lodge to Hoedspruit - Eastgate Airport [HDS]

End of Itinerary

Destinations

South Africa

Day 1-2

Sabi Sand Nature Reserve

Adjacent to the Kruger National Park, the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve is a private premier viewing destination.

Accommodations

Sabi Sand Nature Reserve

Day 1-4

Arathusa Safari Lodge

Arathusa Safari Lodge is unique and highly sought-after by visitors because of its prime location within the northern Sabi Sand Reserve, very close to the unfenced Kruger National Park.

01 January - 31 December 2025

Price per person sharing: ZAR 36,635
Single traveller: ZAR 47,885
Solo traveller: ZAR 51,440
Children 12+ welcome and pay adult rate

01 January - 31 December 2026

Price per person sharing: ZAR 39,340
Single traveller: ZAR 51,340
Solo traveller: ZAR 54,895
Children 12+ welcome and pay adult rate