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Duration
7 days
Style
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Madikwe Game Reserve
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
South Africa – 9-day Luxury Bush Trilogy – Tailored Fly-in
From $9,180
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Itinerary
Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
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Tuningi Safari Lodge
Day 1 - 4
Set in the 75 000-hectare malaria-free Big 5 Madikwe Game Reserve, Tuningi Safari Lodge offers a 5-star African Safari enhanced by personalized service in a friendly relaxed environment. The newly refurbished lodge accommodates 16 guests in four Luxury Suites and two double Family Suites, with breathtaking views of the bush from private wrap-around decks with plunge pools.
Day 1
Day Notes:
At Johannesburg airport, you will board your light aircraft flight to the local airstrip in Madikwe Game Reserve. Once you arrive, you will be met and transferred to Tuningi Lodge, where you will spend your first 3 nights on safari. After settling in, you will enjoy your first shared afternoon game drive.
Transfer Time: ~30 minutes.
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Charter Flight from OR Tambo International Airport [JNB] to Madikwe West Airstrip
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Transfer from Madikwe West Airstrip to Tuningi Safari Lodge
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Check-in to Tuningi Safari Lodge
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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.
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Shared morning and afternoon game drives
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
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Kings Camp
Day 4 - 7
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.
Day 4
Day Notes:
Enjoy your last morning game drive and breakfast before you are transferred back to the local airstrip for your light aircraft flight back to Johannesburg airport. Once you arrive, you will catch a light aircraft flight to a local airstrip in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, where you will be met and transferred to Kings Camp. Check in at camp, and then join your first shared afternoon game drive, or simply enjoy the afternoon and evening at the lodge.
Transfer Time: ~15 minutes.
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Shared morning game drive
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Check-out from Tuningi Safari Lodge
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Transfer from Tuningi Safari Lodge to Madikwe West Airstrip
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Charter Flight from Madikwe West Airstrip to OR Tambo International Airport [JNB]
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Charter Flight from OR Tambo International Airport [JNB] to RockFig Airstrip
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Check-in to Kings Camp
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Transfer from RockFig Airstrip to Kings Camp
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Shared afternoon game drive
Day 5 - 6
Day Notes:
The morning game drive starts early. Then you are off for 3 hours to find as many animals as possible. There is also an option to go on a guided bush walk in place of the morning game drive, which is included as an activity as Kings Camp.
When you return to the lodge, you will be served a big cooked breakfast and have time to relax before the afternoon game drive starts at around 16:00, which will also last for +-3 hours, with a stop somewhere for sundowners.
There is also a visit to Elephant Whispers included in your stay. Let the Elephant Handlers share their wealth of knowledge about fascinating elephant behaviour, whilst you enjoy touching and feeding the elephants, taking photographs and experiencing the incredible trust that has developed through gentle interaction. The visit can be done in place of the morning or afternoon game drive.
Transfer Time to Elephant Whispers: ~2 hours.
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Shared morning and afternoon game drives
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Visit to Elephant Whispers
Day 7
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Shared morning game drive
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Check-out from Kings Camp
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Transfer from Kings Camp to RockFig Airstrip
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Charter Flight from RockFig Airstrip to OR Tambo International Airport [JNB]
End of Itinerary
Destinations
Madikwe Game Reserve
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Accommodations
Tuningi Safari Lodge
Kings Camp
August - October 2026 & 21 December - 5 January 2027
- Per person sharing: ZAR 141,230
- NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT*
- Solo traveller: ZAR 181,300
- Child rates: on request
1 November - 20 December 2026 - PACKAGE INCLUDES STAY 6 NIGHTS AND ONLY PAY FOR 5 NIGHTS SPECIAL
- Per person sharing: ZAR 119,825
- NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT*
- Solo traveller: ZAR 152,925
- Child rates: on request
6 January - 31 May 2027 & 1 November - 20 December 2027 - PACKAGE INCLUDES STAY 6 NIGHTS AND ONLY PAY FOR 5 NIGHTS SPECIAL
- Per person sharing: ZAR 133,960
- NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT*
- Solo traveller: ZAR 172,200
- Child rates: on request
June - October 2027 & 21 December 2027 - 5 January 2028 - IN JUNE, STAY A 4TH NIGHT FREE AND ONLY PAY PARK FEES AT TUNINGI
- Per person sharing: ZAR 151,890
- NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT*
- Solo traveller: ZAR 193,675
- Child rates: on request
*A single supplement of 50% applies from the second single room booked
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