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Short, sourced guides to the decisions that shape a Greater Kruger safari. Figures from our lodge data update automatically.
PlanningTraversing rights, explainedWhy two lodges in the same reserve can offer very different game drives, and what the published numbers actually say.
ReservesSabi Sand vs TimbavatiThe two best-known private reserves on Kruger's western edge, compared on what the sources and published rates say.
FamiliesKruger with childrenWhich lodges take which ages, what children pay, and the rules that catch families out.
PlanningSelf-drive Kruger or a private reserve?The biggest decision in planning a Kruger safari, with real costs from published rates.
When to goGreen season or dry season?What changes through the year in Kruger: game viewing, birds, rain and rates.
BudgetWhat a Greater Kruger safari costsReal published rates by reserve and stay type, and the extras that change the total.