Bush Walks and Night Drives

Go on a wildlife expedition on the edge of Kruger, where decks overlook the water and wildlife comes to drink below. Head into the wilderness for a fully guided night drive, with spotlights searching out lions and smaller nocturnal hunters that you would never see on a daytime safari.

When dawn arrives, join a bush walk inside the park to feel the scale of Kruger at ground level. For more unique wildlife sightings, add extra nights in Kruger, a Panorama Route tour, or a longer Crocodile River safari to your itinerary.

Embark on one of the most scenic drives with a classic Big Five safari on this week-long itinerary. Begin on the Panorama Route, stopping at viewpoints such as God’s Window and the Three Rondavels above the Blyde River Canyon.

Our 5-star experience includes twice-daily open-vehicle exploration. Enjoy sundowners in the bush and night drives using spotlights to seek out nocturnal predators, while downtime is all about pools and luxurious suites.

Extend your stay with optional guided bush walks, spa time at the lodge or a Cape Town city break.

Travel into the foothills of the Drakensberg and discover the Moholoholo Forest Camp. Our fully packed wildlife conservation tour includes rescued raptors, big cats, and other injured animals being nursed back to health. Take your expedition deeper with a bush walk and a night game drive in the surrounding private reserve, where elusive creatures such as serval, African wildcat or civet lurk alongside more familiar plains wildlife.

Combine this add-on with the 2 Day Panorama Route Tour or a longer Kruger safari for a seamless, conservation-focused journey.

Embark on a three-day Safari escape to a Big Five reserve. Stay inside Pilanesberg National Park, where dining terraces and underground hides overlook busy waterholes so you can watch elephants, antelope and other wildlife between drives.

Your safari includes an extended five-hour private game expedition that ventures deeper into the calderas. On selected nights, you’ll enjoy atmospheric bush braais reached by a short night drive.

Add a guided walking safari with an armed ranger, or side trips to the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre or the Magaliesberg cableway to round out your long weekend.

Bush walks on these tours involve walking on foot over uneven ground at a gentle but steady pace. The Mmilo Tours 2-Day Kruger bush walk specifies an age band of 12–65 and asks guests over 65 to bring a fitness certificate. If you have mobility concerns, it’s best to let Mmilo know when you enquire.

The Mmilo Tours 2-Day Night Game Drive and Dawn Safari Bush Walk includes a night drive in the Kruger National Park, with road transfers to the start points and a night at Bucklers Africa Lodge on the banks of the Crocodile River. Guests have their after-dark and on-foot Kruger experiences packaged for them without needing to arrange separate bookings.

On Mmilo itineraries, a night drive is an open-vehicle safari that runs after sunset, often starting as a late-afternoon or evening drive and then continuing after dark. Some tours include sundowners and dinners, but the focus of the drives is exploration and wildlife viewing.

Suitability depends on the specific tour and lodge. The 5-Day 5-Star Kruger & Panorama Route tour states that it “accepts children who are 6 years and older,” offers discounts for under-12s, and includes the night drives described above.

Mmilo Tours recommends comfortable closed walking shoes or boots and neutral-coloured clothing for bush walks. A warm jacket or windbreaker is ideal for night drives where the wind can be chilly on open vehicles.