Cue Your Crocodile River Safari — A Front-Row Wildlife Experience

Answer the clarion call of Crocodile River! Wake to water and wildlife on your doorstep, then dive into Kruger National Park game drives and Panorama Route vistas. Fly from Cape Town to Mpumalanga, settle into a premium river view room at Pestana Kruger Lodge on the Crocodile River. Trace the Panorama Route’s majestic scenery, the Three Rondavels, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and God’s Window, with a light lunch along the way. Four days, wild views, no filler from ZAR 29,296 per person sharing.

Channel your inner explorer with a 3-Day Crocodile River and Kruger National Park Safari. Keep the rhythm simple, settle into Pestana KrugerLodge right on the river’s edge with balcony hippo-spotting and open-vehicle safaris, then drift back for dinner under the stars. From ZAR 13,400 per person sharing.

Embark on a bright-and-breezy Safari escape. Fly from Cape Town straight to the Crocodile River. Touch down in the Kruger, roll into Pestana Kruger National Lodge and settle into a Premium River View Room, where hippos provide the backing vocals. Swap balcony wildlife-watching for open-vehicle game drives into Kruger Park, then drift back for dinner under the stars. Your unforgettable 2-night Crocodile River Safari stay, from ZAR 23,101 per person sharing.

Cut from canyon air to river whispers on this 5-Day Panorama Route and Kruger National Park Safari. Start with Mpumalanga’s showstoppers, God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the Three Rondavels, then settle into Mjejane River Lodge on the banks of the Crocodile River, a private Big Five reserve seamlessly open to the Kruger. Spend your days on open-vehicle game drives and your downtime watching wildlife wander past the deck. 5 days and 4 nights from ZAR 38,754 per person sharing.

A Kruger National Park safari based along the Crocodile River (southern boundary of Kruger National Park), where you stay riverside and head out on guided game drives; the river draws regular wildlife right to your view.

Yes. On the 4-Day Kruger National Park and Panorama Route, you may exchange one drive for a guided bush walk.

The 4-Day Kruger National Park and Panorama Route includes four safari drives. The 3-Day Crocodile River and Kruger National Park includes two sunset and two sunrise drives, each approximately 3–3½ hours long.

Common lodges include the Pestana Kruger National Park Lodge, situated on the Crocodile River (rooms used vary by tour), and Mjejane River Lodge, located within the Mjejane Private Reserve on the Crocodile River. If the priced room category isn’t available, they’ll offer the next best option at that hotel.

On the 3-Day Crocodile River and Kruger National Park tour, Kruger National Park entrance fees are included. Check each tour page for its specific inclusions.

Rooms vary by tour and are subject to availability. Always check with Mmilo Tours to ensure you get your room as specified.

Our 3-Day Crocodile River and Kruger National Park tour includes dinners and breakfasts — lunches are at your own expense. The 4-Day Kruger National Park and Panorama Route tour includes a light lunch on the Panorama day, as well as the meals listed in the itinerary.

Yes. Selected tours offer child rates; the 3-Day Crocodile River lists a child-sharing price, and the 5-Day Mjejane lists a rate for children aged 6–11.

Shared minibus shuttle from O.R. Tambo at 07:00 and 08:15, with a Mmilo handover to the lodge. If you can’t make those times, overnight near the airport is recommended.

Yes. You can book a return flight from the local airport; Mmilo will refund/discount the return shuttle portion.

Pre-book about two weeks in advance. Minimum age 16, and if you’re 65 or older, a doctor’s letter is required.

Yes, Mmilo can arrange private, door-to-door transport with a guide (you can even add Panorama Route sightseeing en route).