The Rhino Walking Safari offers a rare and authentic way to experience the Kruger National Park, combining the best of both world. You enjoy the thrill of traditional game drives as well as the intimacy of exploring the bush on foot. This three-night (or more) adventure blends comfort and discovery, with one night at Rhino Post Safari Lodge followed by two nights at Rhino Plains Camp, the base for your walking safaris.
Begin your journey with classic 4x4 game drives in a private Kruger concession, where sightings of the Big Five unfold in spectacular landscapes. Then, slow the pace as you set out on foot from Rhino Plains Camp, guided by expert rangers and armed scouts. Each walk reveals the subtler wonders of the African bush: from rhino tracks and elephant trails to the delicate artistry of insects and birdlife.
A Rhino Walking Safari is not about speed or distance, but about immersion in the wilderness of the bush. The simple act of walking brings you close to nature in a deeply personal way with the scent of wild sage underfoot, the rustle of grass as buffalo pass nearby, or the hush of elephants crossing a river in the morning light.
This safari is available in several flexible versions:
Rhino Post Safari Lodge focuses on vehicle-based game drives, while its sister camp, Rhino Plains, specialises in guided walking safaris.
A Rhino Walking Safari is mainly gentle ambling, so it’s suitable for any adventurous adult. Each day, you enjoy a three to four hour morning and afternoon walk. Discover more about the Kruger’s habitats and ecology as you walk through the African bush. . (Though they may substitute an afternoon game drive in the hotter months. )
For the ultimate wilderness immersion, spend a night under the stars at the Sleep-Out Camp. This is a collection of elevated wooden platforms deep within the private concession, approximately 1½ hrs walk from Plains Camp. Each tented platform features a comfortable mattress, mosquito netting, and a private bathroom, offering an unforgettable “in-touch-with-nature” experience.
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On arrival at Skukuza Airport in the Kruger National Park you are met and transferred by open game vehicle to Rhino Post Safari Lodge for the start of your Kruger safari. Rhino Post Safari Lodge is a 16-bed lodge, set on the banks of the Mutlumuvi riverbed, within a 12,000 hectare private concession in the Kruger National Park.
The pattern of the afternoon is to head out after afternoon tea for an afternoon/evening game drive in the Kruger National Park. You return to the lodge in the early evening to freshen up before dinner is served either in the dining area or in the dry river bed by the light of the lanterns.
The following morning as the animals rise early, to hunt in the cool of the day, you take your game drive immediately after early morning tea and coffee. The drive finishes in time for a late breakfast which will be keenly appreciated after your early morning activity. You relax in your room after breakfast until it’s time to swap the tyres for your own feet as you head off to Plains Camp to enjoy a walking safari for two days. You are transferred by road to Plains Camp and settle in.
Plains Camp is the only camp specializing in walking safaris in the Kruger National Park. The concession comprises of environmentally sensitive areas with huge diversity of both fauna and flora – an ideal setting for wilderness walking safaris. Built in authentic pioneer tradition, Plains Camp has the serenity of a 19th century naturalist’s bush camp. Mahogany furniture with brass hinges and leather straps, copper taps in the bathroom and various surveying tools and Africana memorablia complete the ‘Out of Africa’ ambience. Plains camp has four comfortably furnished African explorer-style tents all en suite with overhead fans.
Walking Safaris at Plains Camp
A walking safari affords guests the ultimate, close-to-the-wild experience, and a chance to focus on the smaller bush inhabitants including birds, insects and butterflies. You can also discover the interesting worlds of trees, grasses, flowers, geology and ecology – of course, occasionally big game can be seen on walks – including rhino, buffalo and lion.
After tea, you enjoy your first walking safari followed by sundowners in the bush before dinner back at the camp.
This morning you enjoy a longer morning walk in the cool part of the day. This is followed by a hearty and long-awaited brunch! The heat of the day will be spent around the camp, enjoying the small Africana book collection or the plunge pool overlooking the plains, which is often host to zebra, buffalo, giraffe, elephant, rhino and lion. This is followed by afternoon tea and the afternoon game walk.
Optional Sleep-Out
From Plains Camp, there is also the opportunity to enjoy the Sleep-out camp. The elevated wooden Sleep Out platforms are located within the concession, approximately 1½ hrs walk from Plains Camp. Each tent has a proper mattress, mosquito netting and private bathroom. It makes for a wonderful in touch with nature experience. See Kate’s trip report on our Plains Camp page…
In keeping with Rhino Post’s policy of keeping everyone together on the walking safari, if the first guests to reserve their walking safari at Plains Camp requests the Sleep Out, then all subsequent reservations will be required to participate, or choose a different departure date.
After a final early morning walk, you are transferred back to Rhino Post Safari Lodge where you check-out before being transferred back to Skukuza for your onward arrangements.
We can easily book 3 nights at Plains Camp if you begin your safari on Monday (ie. arrive at Plains Camp on Tuesday).
This is a set tour using specific camps. However many tours can be adapted. Chat to us about your options. It excludes international flights but includes an estimate for all domestic or regional flights within the tour.
All meals and accommodation, house Wine whilst at Plains Camp, game drives and game walks, park fees
EXCLUDESInternational & domestic flights, visas, items of a personal nature, drinks
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