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Learn To Be A Safari Guide In Kruger National Park | 2025
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Length
8 Days
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Quality
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Starts in
Johannesburg (South Africa)
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Ends in
Johannesburg (South Africa)
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Available Tour Start Dates
JUL 19, 2026 to DEC 22, 2026
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Activity Level
No Rating Provided
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Language
English
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Guaranteed Date(s)
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Special Interest(s)
18-to-Thirtysomethings
Contiki tours are only available for 18- to 35-year olds., Short Trips & Festivals, Small GroupThere is at least one season during which this tour is offered as a Small Group. Such seasons are noted as being Small Group within the related date range.
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Pricing listed is per person, based on double occupancy, and is the least expensive price for at least one departure date of this tour. Price is for the tour only. Additional items, including but not limited to, airfare (unless noted otherwise), travel insurance, and more, are additional.
$2,721.60
Overview
Ever dreamed of being a safari ranger? This is the trip for you. Set in the heart of Kruger National Park, you'll get up close with the Big 5 and even closer to what life’s like for the Game Rangers who protect them. With expert Game Ranger guides leading the way, you’ll learn to navigate, track, and survive in one of the world’s most iconic wildernesses. Your days will be filled with learning, game drives, tranquil trails and unforgettable wildlife encounters. Get ready to discover what it's like to live life on the wild side.
Visited During Tour
Johannesburg (South Africa) | Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Dates, Offers & Prices
Tour Itinerary
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Dates, Offers & Prices
The following are Learn To Be A Safari Guide In Kruger National Park | 2025 tour dates available from Contiki. Select a bonus offer graphic to view its details, including its terms.
Tour Itinerary
Contiki Tour Code 450-2072
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1Johannesburg
Welcome to South Africa! An included transfer will take you to your hotel close to the airport. You have today to explore Johannesburg - head to the Apartheid museum for a dose of history, check out sprawling Soweto, or take the Gautrain to the shopping destinations of Rosebank or Sandton.
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2Johannesburg to Kruger National Park
Departing Johannesburg today, we'll drive to Pafuri Gate, the entrance to Kruger National Park.After meeting our guides and taking the safety briefing, we'll get acquainted with Makuleke Camp. The agenda for tonight? Set up a crackling bonfire, chill with your crew and get ready for all the magic that awaits us tomorrow.
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- Breakfast
- Dinner
Accommodations: Glamping in Kruger National Park (Or similar) -
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3Kruger National Park
Rise and shine! Today is all about Ecology & Conservation, so after a cooked breakfast we'll head out on a game drive or bush walk. Along the way our Game Ranger guide will teach us about the area's ecology and geology, as well as how the wildlife interact with the land. Back at camp we'll enjoy an interactive discussion by our instructor about the inter-relatedness of geology and soils, weather and atmosphere, food webs and energy flows, and habitats and conservation. Clued up on all things ecology, we'll then head out on another game drive, incorporating game viewing with an emphasis on ecology and the topics covered during the lecture.
- Meals Included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Accommodations: Glamping in Kruger National Park (Or similar) -
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4Kruger National Park
Today's topic is tracking, an essential skill if you want to be a safari ranger! We'll take a morning bush walk and learn all about how to identify animal tracks. After living our best Aragorn lives, it's back to camp for our daily lesson, focussing on track identification and trailing skills. Then it's time to put it into practice, as we take a bush walk and try and trail some animals.
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- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Accommodations: Glamping in Kruger National Park (Or similar) -
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5Kruger National Park
Good morning! Today's topic is bird identification and behaviour, so we'll take a morning walk and learn how to spot different types of birds using reference guides. Back at camp we'll enjoy another interactive discussion, this time on Kruger's magnificent birdlife. Then it's time for our game drive, as we try to spot hornbills, storks, kingfishers, starlings and more, learning about their behaviour and conservation status.
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- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Accommodations: Glamping in Kruger National Park (Or similar) -
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6Kruger National Park
Another day, another fascinating topic - this time Navigation & Orientation. We'll take a trail from camp and learn how to use nature as a tool to navigate and orientate ourselves in the bush. Making our way to the midday picnic spot, we'll enjoy lunch in the bush, discussing everything we've learned, before heading back to camp. Here we'll take our interactive discussion around bush skills and navigation, including how to use landmarks, the sun, a compass and maps to make our way in the wild. Tonight, we'll spend a night under the stars! So, settle down into your camps and snooze to the view of the star-studded sky of the Southern Hemisphere. Oh, and if you're up for it - you can even take turns on night watch!
- Meals Included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Accommodations: Glamping in Kruger National Park (Or similar) -
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7Kruger National Park
One more day of lessons, and today's topic is animal identification and behaviour. We'll take our customary morning bush walk, trailing from camp and learning about the behaviour of mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish and arthropods. Then we'll enjoy another interactive discussion on how to identify and study wildlife, before another afternoon game drive, with a focus on spotting Big Game animals.
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- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Accommodations: Glamping in Kruger National Park (Or similar) -
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8End Kruger National Park
It's our final day! But don't feel blue: we've still got time for one more unforgettable game drive to end the trip on the high... Then it's back to Johannesburg where our adventure comes to an end. But having lived life on the wild side, it's hard not to start planning our next safari...Botswana, anyone?
- Meals Included:
- Breakfast
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Travelers Notes
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