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With their excellent roads, South Africa and Namibia are the best countries for self drive African safaris. We have been on over 80 safaris since we moved to South Africa in 1993.

My wife is a local and often we fly out of Johannesburg (where we live), get a cheap car rental in Cape Town for example, and head out to explore South Africa�s southern national parks.

We are really comfortable with this and you should be too. Durban, Cape Town, indeed all of South Africa & southern Africa (Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland are wonderfully suited for self drive safaris & tours.

Remember you can rent a car or 4 x4 in South Africa and drive it to many neighboring countries. Or drive to world famous Kruger National Park, an easy 5 hour drive from Johannesburg. We give you one great route below as an example.

It incorporates Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe - Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa�s oldest game reserve. Hluhluwe is located in Kwa-Zulu Natal, the same province that Durban is in. You can go to South Africa map section to download driving distances and estimated driving times.

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One Of Our Favorite African Self Drive Safaris: Kruger & Hluhluwe - Umfolozi

Day 1Depart from Durban to the Hluhluwe National Park, South Africa's oldest game reserve. Spend the afternoon tracking the Hluhluwe famed white rhino. You can have a late afternoon/evening game drive in an open 4x4 with experienced rangers and trackers.Accommodation: Overnight in or near park Traveling time: 6 hoursTouring time: Full day

Day 2Depart Hluhluwe - Umfolozi and continue to Swaziland entering at Lavumisa. Continue via the Lebombo Mountains through eastern Swaziland and Komatiepoort to the Kruger National Park.

Animals which may be seen include lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo, leopard (the Big 5) as well as prolific plant and birdlife. Spend the remainder of the day game viewing en route to the your overnight accommodation. Accommodation: OvernightTraveling time: 5 hoursTouring time: full day

Day 3After breakfast continue on to either a private lodge in Kruger or to rest camp within Kruger with game viewing en route and arrive in time for afternoon tea. Have a late afternoon game drive. Return to the lodge for dinner. Accommodation: OvernightTraveling time: variable depending on this nights lodgingTouring time: full day

Day 4After a morning game drive and breakfast depart for the Panorama Route which features God�s Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes and the Blyde River Canyon.

Continue onto historic Pilgrim�s Rest, where gold was discovered in 1873,Travel via the Abel Erasmus Pass and proceed to the Motswari or similar game lodge. Have a late afternoon game drive. Return to the lodge for dinner. Accommodation: Overnight Traveling time: 4-5 hours depending on where you are traveling from

Day 5After breakfast travel via Lone Creek, the Long Tom Pass, Lydenburg, Belfast and Witbank to Johannesburg. Drop off the rental car at the Johannesburg Airport.
Traveling time: 5 hours

This is just one example of an excellent African self drive safari in South Africa. It is one of our favorites and it may give you ideas.

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