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South Africa – 4-day Timbavati Safari with Ngala Safari Lodge – Tailored Driven

4 days / 3 nights
Ngala Private Game Reserve

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Ngala Private Game Reserve

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South Africa – 4-day Timbavati Safari with Ngala Safari Lodge – Tailored Driven

From $3,340
andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge

Includes

Airport transfers from/to Hoedspruit Airport
3 nights' safari accommodation on an all-inclusive basis
2 shared, daily game drives
1 pair of Swarovski binoculars per room for use during your stay
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, park fees and forced fuel supplements

Itinerary

Ngala Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Sharing an unfenced boundary with the renowned Kruger National Park, Ngala Private Game Reserve is an exquisite wildlife sanctuary that offers an intimate game-viewing experience. Visitors can encounter magnificent creatures such as elephants, leopards, spotted hyenas, giraffes, large buffalo herds, and white rhinos. Expert ranger and tracker teams lead thrilling game drives, employing sensitive off-roading practices that ensure up-close encounters with the mesmerising wildlife. For a more immersive experience, walking safaris and bush walks are also offered, allowing visitors to appreciate the smaller details of the ecosystem. To complete the adventure, Ngala provides luxurious lodges that blend seamlessly with the natural surroundings, offering a tranquil and comfortable retreat after exciting days spent in the heart of the African wilderness.
Ngala Private Game Reserve
Ngala Private Game Reserve
Ngala Private Game Reserve
Ngala Private Game Reserve
Ngala Private Game Reserve
Ngala Private Game Reserve
  • andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge

    Day 1 - 4

    Tucked under a canopy of mopane and tamboti trees, andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge boasts 21 classic thatched Cottages, including a spacious Family Villa. Each ensuite Cottage, with private veranda, exudes a romantic colonial ambiance with nostalgic safari memorabilia throughout. The gracious Family Villa accommodates six guests and includes a private swimming pool and the use of a private vehicle. The Lodge’s sparkling swimming pool and sundeck overlook a natural riverine woodland, ideal for avid birdwatchers. Hearty breakfasts and delicious lunches are served in the dappled shade of an enormous weeping boerbean tree. Upon their return from exhilarating evening drives, guests are welcomed by Ngala’s warm, hospitable staff and a banquet set in the elegant candlelit courtyard or an African feast in the open-air traditional boma. The Lodge’s spacious thatched bar, dining and sitting areas are open to the warm breezes of the inviting African bushveld.
    andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
    andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
    andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
    andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
    andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
    andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
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Day 1

Day Notes:

You will be met and transferred by road from Hoedspruit Airport to Ngala Safari Lodge in the Timbavati Private Game Reserve where you will stay for 3 nights. Settle in and then join your first shared afternoon game drive. 

Transfer time: ~1 hour

  • Meet & Greet

  • Transfer from Hoedspruit - Eastgate Airport [HDS] to andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge

  • Check-in to andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge

  • 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 andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge

  • Transfer from andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge to Hoedspruit - Eastgate Airport [HDS]

End of Itinerary

Destinations

Ngala Private Game Reserve
South Africa
Day 1-2

Ngala Private Game Reserve

Sharing an unfenced boundary with the renowned Kruger National Park, Ngala Private Game Reserve is an exquisite wildlife sanctuary that offers an intimate game-viewing experience.

Accommodations

andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
Ngala Private Game Reserve
Day 1-4

andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge

Tucked under a canopy of mopane and tamboti trees, andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge boasts 21 classic thatched Cottages, including a spacious Family Villa.

11 January 2026 - 10 January 2027

  • Price per person sharing: ZAR 60,205
  • Single traveller*: ZAR 88,555
  • Solo traveller: ZAR 91,055
  • Per child sharing, 12-16 years**: ZAR 28,850

11 January 2027 - 10 January 2028

  • Price per person sharing: ZAR 66,270
  • Single traveller*: ZAR 97,470
  • Solo traveller: ZAR 100,220
  • Per child sharing, 12-16 years**: ZAR 31,800

*A single supplement is only charged from the third single room per booking for 11 Jan - 30 Apr and 1 Nov - 20 Dec 2026 & 2027

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

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