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Big-5 Discovery

A 7-day signature route through Sabi Sands + Kruger. Open 4x4 game drives, expert guiding, photographic-class lodges. The package most first-time-Africa travellers book — and 84% leave glowing reviews.

Active · group + private
7 days · 4 stops · 12 daily activities · vehicles + guides per group

Day-by-day itinerary

Reusable template · drop in dates + travellers

Departures · next 90 days

Next departure

18
May
May Big-5 Discovery group · 8 travellers
Themba leading · Land Cruiser KW-1 · Lion Sands → Kruger Shalati → CPT

What this package includes

All confirmed before departure
Accommodation

2 nights Sabi Sands · 2 nights Kruger Shalati · 3 nights Cape Grace

All 5★ properties pre-vetted, supplier confirmations on file before final balance is requested.

Activities

12 game drives · bushwalk · cultural visit · wine route · whale-watching

Themba (lead) + 2 trackers in Sabi · expert guides per region · all entry fees, equipment, refreshments included.

Logistics

JNB pickup · all transfers · domestic flights · CPT departure

Vehicle KW-1 (Land Cruiser 76) for safari portion · scheduled flights to/from Cape Town · all transfers private.

Past traveller reviews · last 6 months

42 bookings · 84% satisfaction

"Themba spotted a leopard on Day 2 that the lodge guide had been tracking for a week. He just stood there grinning. Best wildlife guide we've ever travelled with."

— J.M., March 2026 group

"The pre-trip prep was the best I've experienced from any tour operator. Visa step-by-step, packing list specific to the season, dietary tracked at every lodge. We arrived feeling looked-after."

— L.B., February 2026 private

"What surprised me was the AI concierge. I asked it about malaria at midnight my time, three weeks before the trip — got a real answer with regional data, not a brochure paragraph. Then a real human (Annika) followed up in the morning."

— K.O., January 2026 private