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4-Day Luxury Safari in South Africa’s MalaMala Game Reserve

Spend three nights at MalaMala Camp, with open-sided 4x4 game drives on a private Big Five reserve bordering Kruger National Park.

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4 days
3 stops
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Journey overview

Enjoy 3 nights at one of South Africa's largest private Big Five Game Reserves, Mala Mala. It is world-renowned for offering the finest and most consistent Big Five game viewing this side of the equator. It shares a 19 km (12 miles) unfenced boundary with the world-renowned Kruger National Park and lies strategically sandwiched between the Kruger and the Sabi Sand Reserve. Note that at certain time of the year there is a stay4/pay 3 offer.

  • Activities: game drives
  • Game drives: open-sided 4x4 vehicle
  • Getting around: open-sided 4x4 vehicle & air transfer International flights can be arranged A transfer from and back to the airport is included
  • Luxury tour
  • Private tour
  • Can start any day
  • Can be customized
  • Suitable for solo travelers
  • Minimum age of 4 years

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Listing last checked on 28 Aug 2026

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01Day 1

Day 1

Flying into Mala Mala Game Reserve

Depart Johannesburg Airport on a scheduled flight to Skukuza airport, located in the Kruger National Park. On arrival you will be met by a representative from Mala Mala and transferred to the lodge - the transfer is approximately 1 hour. On arrival and after settling in you can start your game viewing experience with your sunset game drive. Mala Mala Camp is a haven of understated luxury combining warm comfort and superb service with unrivalled views of the Sand River and surrounding bushveld. It is truly a place of legends where rare photographs, old maps and extraordinary mementos rub shoulders with the works of renowned contemporary wildlife artists.
  • Luxury lodge located inside MalaMala GR (Greater Kruger)
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
02Days 2–3

Days 2–3

Superior Game Viewing

You'll have two full days to enjoy the wildlife experience that Mala Mala has to offer. There is no shared traversing on 70% of the Mala Mala property allowing you to enjoy exclusive, uninterrupted game drives. There is no time limit on sightings and no “queue-to-view” on this enormous tract of land.
  • Luxury lodge located inside MalaMala GR (Greater Kruger)
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
04Day 4

Day 4

Time to Bid Farewell

This morning enjoy your final game drive at Mala Mala followed by breakfast and then a transfer to the Skukuza airport for your return flight back to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. Time at leisure at the airport until your onward flight or contact us to extend your safari.
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Stays

Where you will stay

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MalaMala Camp Days 1 to 3 · 3 nights

MalaMala Camp

MalaMala Game Reserve

Luxury lodge inside MalaMala GR (Greater Kruger)

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What’s included

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Included in this journey

  1. Park fees (For non-residents)
  2. All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  3. All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  4. A professional driver/guide
  5. All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  6. All flights during the tour
  7. All Taxes/VAT
  8. Roundtrip airport transfer
  9. Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  10. Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Not included

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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1 stay

3 nights across 4 days, following the source itinerary.

Rooms

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Source freshness

28 Aug 2026

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Experiences on this journey

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