Sabi Sands
Sabi Sands borders Kruger National Park but is privately run, which is why Timeline Travel's 10-Day Luxury itinerary uses it as the safari leg for travellers who want a five-star lodge rather than a public-park stay. Elephant Plains Game Lodge is the base — high tea on arrival, then open-vehicle game drives on private tracks in search of the Big Five.
Things to Do
Welcome high tea and first game drive
High tea at the lodge before the first open-vehicle game drive of the stay.
Private-reserve game drives
Morning and afternoon Big Five drives on Sabi Sands' private tracks, bordering Kruger National Park.
Luxury lodge stay
Overnight at Elephant Plains Game Lodge, a luxury property inside the reserve.
Travel Information
Because it's privately managed, Sabi Sands allows guided vehicles to leave the roads for closer sightings — the trade-off Timeline Travel's luxury travellers make for a higher nightly rate. It sits on the 10-Day Luxury Johannesburg, Kruger Sabi Sands and Cape Town itinerary, between Johannesburg and the Panorama Route.
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10-Day South Africa Luxury Holiday: Johannesburg, Kruger Sabi Sands & Cape Town
Johannesburg
10 days
From ZAR 42 500 pp