Timbavati Safari
4 nights, 1 stop — big five safari.
From Timbavati Private Nature Reserve to Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, the route is built around the Big Five and the bush.
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Arrive in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, met and transferred to your accommodation. Timbavati offers the off-road, tracker-led quality of the private reserves with a wilder, less commercial feel and often a gentler price than Sabi Sand. <strong>For travellers who want the private-reserve advantage without the crowds or the top-end cost</strong>, it is one of the smartest choices in the Greater Kruger.
White-lion bush
Off-road drives across wild Greater-Kruger bush for the Big Five and the famed white lions. More of the wild bush — lion, elephant and leopard, with fewer vehicles.
White-lion bush
More of the wild bush — lion, elephant and leopard, with fewer vehicles.
White-lion bush
Off-road drives across wild Greater-Kruger bush for the Big Five and the famed white lions.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Dry-season bush
Prime bushveld safari — sparse cover, game at water, cool and clear. The Cape is wetter, but the whales are in.
Green summer & the Cape
Lush bush with newborns and migrants; peak, dry, sunny season for Cape Town, the coast and the winelands.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Tanda Tula Safari Camp
A celebrated tented camp in Timbavati — classic canvas safari in white-lion country.
Kings Camp
A polished tented camp, in the white-lion bush.
Simbavati Hilltop Lodge
A polished safari lodge, in the white-lion bush.
Motswari Private Game Reserve
A dependable lodge, in the white-lion bush.
Umlani Bushcamp
A dependable bush camp, in the white-lion bush.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.