JOHANNESBURG + KRUGER
Kruger safaris from Johannesburg
Two very different South African stories. One properly planned journey. Johannesburg adds context, history and energy before the landscape opens toward safari country. Spurwing connects the two into a journey rather than treating the city and bush as separate bookings.
WHY THIS COMBINATION WORKS
Context before the wilderness
Johannesburg can introduce the history and people of modern South Africa before the safari chapter begins. Kruger then changes the rhythm completely. Together they create contrast — and a much richer sense of place.
SHAPE THE JOURNEY
There is more than one Johannesburg + Kruger trip
Johannesburg your way
Choose the city experiences that matter rather than filling time before safari.
Choose the right safari
Inside Kruger, Greater Kruger and different safari styles suit different travellers.
Connect it properly
The road or airport movement should support the itinerary rather than steal from it.
PACE MATTERS
Do not turn a great combination into a race
The right number of nights depends on arrival times, what you want to experience in Johannesburg, where you are staying in safari country and how you want the journey to feel. We would rather help you make those decisions than sell a fixed number of nights without context.
COMPLETE VALUE
One plan, fewer disconnected decisions
Accommodation, touring, safari arrangements and transport can be considered together. That makes the value easier to understand and reduces the gaps that appear when each part of the journey is bought in isolation.
PACKAGES FROM JOHANNESBURG
Johannesburg to Kruger packages, shortest first
Each of these begins in Johannesburg. Kruger Explorer, Tented Timbavati Safari and Luxury Kruger Safari collect you in Johannesburg or Pretoria. The Kruger Park Explorer small-group tour starts at a Johannesburg hotel and ends at OR Tambo International Airport. The 4-Night Greater Kruger Safari includes return Johannesburg transfers, and Kruger & the Kingdoms starts at OR Tambo and ends in Umhlanga.
6 tours & experiences
Multi-Day Package · Kruger National Park
Kruger Explorer
Three days and two nights from Johannesburg or Pretoria: the Panorama Route on the way in, then game drives in Kruger National Park from Hippo Hollow…
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Multi-Day Package · Greater Kruger, Kruger National Park
Tented Timbavati Safari
Shindzela, named after the honey badger in the Shangaan language, offers an authentic tented safari experience in the Timbavati Private Game Reserve…
View package →Multi-Day Package · Johannesburg, Kruger National Park
Kruger Park Explorer Small Group Classic Tour
Four days from Johannesburg: two days of game viewing in the Kruger National Park, including an open-vehicle safari at dawn, and a day on the…
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Multi-Day Package · Kruger National Park
4-Night Greater Kruger Safari
Four nights in the Greater Kruger region with return Johannesburg transfers, accommodation and guided safari experiences.
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Multi-Day Package · Kruger National Park
Luxury Kruger Safari
Five days from Johannesburg: the Panorama Route and Kruger National Park game drives, then two nights in the private Sabi Sands at Nottens Bush Camp…
View package →Multi-Day Package · Durban & Umhlanga, Johannesburg
Kruger & the Kingdoms Small Group Classic Tour
Seven days from Johannesburg: the Panorama Route, an open-vehicle safari in the Kruger National Park, the Kingdom of eSwatini and Zululand, ending in…
View package →Every Kruger package we offer, including those with a flexible starting point, is on Kruger safari packages.
SOUTH AFRICA, PERSONALLY HANDLED.
Tell us how much time you have. We will help use it well.
Share your dates, interests and safari expectations and we will help shape Johannesburg and Kruger into one coherent South African journey.