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South Africa – 4-day Timbavati Safari with Kings Camp – Private accommodated

4 days / 3 nights
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve

Country

South Africa

Duration

4 days

Highlights

Timbavati Private Nature Reserve

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South Africa – 4-day Timbavati Safari with Kings Camp – Private accommodated

From $3,255
Kings Camp
Kings Camp
Kings Camp
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Kings Camp
Kings Camp

Includes

Airport transfers from/to Hoedspruit Airport
3 nights safari accommodation on an all-inclusive basis
2 daily, shared safari activities
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

Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa

Located in the Mpumalanga Province, the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve shares a fenceless border with the world-renowned Kruger National Park. This magnificent 60 000 hectare reserve is best known for its two very rare white lions discovered here in the 1970s, which gave this destination its name. Meaning 'the place where something sacred came down to earth from the heavens', the park lives up to the hype with its enthralling African savannah, abundant wildlife, and friendly people. Visitors have the opportunity to see 40 mammal species, 360 bird species and the famous Big Five (lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo). Enjoy a wide array of activities including daytime safaris, guided night game drives, bush walks, and excellent bird watching.
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
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  • Kings Camp

    Day 1 - 4

    As part of the greater Kruger National Park, which covers an area of 2.2 million hectares, this Timbavati safari lodge is a wildlife haven boasting a diversity of animal life including the Big 5 (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo). With 100 km² of bush to traverse, you have plenty of space to explore the endless variety of Africa’s wildlife in an open Land Rover or on foot.
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    Kings Camp
    Kings Camp
    Kings Camp
    Kings Camp
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Day 1

Day Notes:

You will be met at Hoedspruit Airport and transferred to Kings Camp in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, where you will stay for the next 3 nights. Settle in and then join your first shared afternoon game drive.

Transfer time: ~1 hour

  • Transfer from Hoedspruit - Eastgate Airport [HDS] to Kings Camp

  • Check-in to Kings 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 drives

Day 4

  • Shared morning game drive

  • Check-out from Kings Camp

  • Transfer from Kings Camp to Hoedspruit - Eastgate Airport [HDS]

End of Itinerary

Destinations

Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
South Africa
Day 1-2

Timbavati Private Nature Reserve

Located in the Mpumalanga Province, the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve shares a fenceless border with the world-renowned Kruger National Park.

Accommodations

Kings Camp
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Day 1-4

Kings Camp

As part of the greater Kruger National Park, which covers an area of 2.2 million hectares, this Timbavati safari lodge is a wildlife haven boasting a diversity of animal life including the Big 5 (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo).

January - December 2025

  • Per person sharing: ZAR 56,575
  • Single traveller**: ZAR 82,525
  • Solo traveller: ZAR 84,860
  • Per child sharing, 6 - 11 years*: ZAR 28,110

January - December 2026

  • Per person sharing: ZAR 60,500
  • Single traveller**: ZAR 88,250
  • Solo traveller: ZAR 90,815
  • Per child sharing, 6 - 11 years*: ZAR 30,000

* For families with more than 1 child there will be a small transfer supplement, because a bigger transfer car has to be booked.

**No single supplement for first single booking

Timbavati Private Reserve, Greater Kruger, South Africa

Booking a safari isn't easy when you start with a google search. i sent out emails to five companies. Indigo's response time and follow up, alongside suggestions, were the best by far. They seemed committed to want to listen to what i wanted, not just what they had to offer. Despite booking nine months in advance, I really appreciated being given an email a month before the holiday to reconfirm everything. It's the thoughtful, small things like this that I felt set them apart. I would very much recommend them. The lodge they suggested was excellent, and exactly what we were looking for.

Trusted Customer
Excellent customer service. Great recommendation. Seamless execution.

Greater Kruger and Lowveld Safari

I contacted indigo safari about having a few days in safari and they definitely didn't waist any time got right to work 😑
Shannon is amazing and she really did great a wonderful experience custom made just for us because I have a few medical issues she worked around it and she delivered the best experience for me and my wife...Needless to say we are already booking with her again and can't wait to see what she comes up with next a big thanks to Shannon

Nicolaas van den Berg
The best ever

Linda Kvilten 4 x 4

Makes everything for you to get the best out of your adventure!

I went on a 4 day Soussusvlei and Swakopmund tour and it was absolutely amazing. The contact with Indigo Safaris, in my case Michele, was excellent and she did absolutely everything to make the trip as memorable as I wished for.
When in Swakopmund I suggest you do the 4X4 wheel on the sand dunes in Sandwich Harbour which is the Namibia you´ve probably seen on pictures, where the dunes meets the ocean. Don´t miss this!
Travelling from Swakopmund to Sossusvlei was an adventure itself with the changing landscape along the road.
Also the guide we had, Kennedy, was great and a very good and safe driver.
I definitely recommend this tour and Indigo Safaris!

Linda Kvilten
Sweden

Namibia & Zimbabwe – 16-day Namibia self-drive & Victoria Falls

We spent 12 amazing days in Namibia thanks to Ines that took care of everything: she rented our 4x4, did our program and booked all of our accomodation + transfer.
Ines was available at any time if we had a question/ request.
It’s now very difficult to travel with COVID, but Ines make it very easy by including in our itinerary stops for our PCR test.
It was amazing to travel trough Namibia discovering the dunes of Sossuvlei, Fish River Canyon but also doing our safari by our own in Etosha.

We were VERY VERY VERY surprised about the quality of all the lodges/ guesthouses that Ines booked for us. Every lodge was very clean, the staff very nice and the restaurant delicious.
I recommend INDIGO SAFARI if you want to discover Africa and especially Namibia.
We ended our holidays with 2 days in the Victoria Falls and it was also amazing.

Thank you Ines,
Thank INDIGO SAFARI

Wendy Mendes
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Coming out of our life in our luxury UAE bubble to 1 vehicle for 2 weeks with 3 nationalities and 5 people/personalities, making this a rewarding exploration of Botswana could have been a challenge in itself.
Catering for individual needs in a group is a challenge that Christopher masters whilst at the same time multitasking as a patient driver, amazing chef & experienced field guide with us the guests helping pitch tents, prepping veg & doing the dishes.
Being in the lush green Okavango Delta with amazing campfire dinners to break the ice set the expectations for the game drives and camping in Moremi, Savuti, Chobe, Vic Falls and Nxai Pan.

Julie Robinson
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There are only positive things to say about our trip to Rhino lodge and St Lucia: the accommodation was top quality, great food, a very well organised trip and the staff were very helpful.
We saw rhinos, some lions, wild dogs, plenty of different antelope. Plus giraffes, which we got to walk amongst in the veld.
Overall, it was a very special experience for my companions and myself.

Mark Harmer
Only Positives