Our Morning Safari Walk and Half Day Safari in the Kruger National Park starts very early so that we can be at our walking departure point at first light. So in the summer months we will start at the nearest gate at 04h30 and 05h00 in the winter months as Kruger adjusts its gate times to account for the seasonal changes in sunrise.   

Prior to departure your guide Andrew will have already engaged with you via email or phone call and he would have already established your travel plan for the morning. This is a two part experience so will prior planning and confirmation as we will depart prior to entrance gate being open for general drive in visitors. Guests that book their own accommodation and their hotel, lodge or B&B is 10km of their nearest Kruger Park gate of entry we will collect on Open Safari Vehicle and transfer to the gate. Alternatively we can also meet our guests at the confirmed gate. All of the Kruger National Parks entrance gates offer secured parking for client’s vehicles.

Guests will meet Andrew and his team of Kruger Park Trails Rangers and board a SANParks Safari vehicle and then make their way out to a designated walking area. Andrew will then together with the SANParks field rangers brief you on the mornings walking itinerary and shed light on the do’s and don’ts whilst in trail. The Morning Walk will usually take around 3 hours and guests should ideally have an average fitness, as you will be covering a distance of 5 to 10 kilometres depending on what you see and the time of year. Summer is slower going as the bush is thick and trails narrow whilst winter offers great visibility and can cover further distances due to the reduced level of vegetation. The first thing you will notice on foot is the silence and solitude of a remote wilderness area in the Kruger. The senses are automatically sharped and you will pick up on all of the sounds from insects, to birds and feeding mammals. As you walk you will start to pick up on the smaller aspects of the savanna from geology to grasses and plants, the insects and termite mounds, animal track and sign as well as feeding sites, riverbeds and rocky outcrops.