Day Tour Details
This is the Best Wildlife and Big 5 Photo Safari Day Tour near Johannesburg. With less than a 2-hour drive, you enter true African wilderness within a blink of an eye. And whether you’re looking for a wildlife photo safari experience near Johannesburg, or just want to travel to Africa for the first time, this is the perfect Photo Safari for you. We spend a full day near Johannesburg in the untouched Big 5 area, called Dinokeng Game Reserve. On this Safari you could see all members of the Big 5 (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo and Rhino) and multiple other Mammal species, as well as everything in between. What’s more, Dinokeng doesn’t dehorn their Rhino, which in itself is attractive enough to ensure you get the best Safari experience possible. One Day Safaris has exclusive day tour access to the Mongena Private Concession within the Game Reserve, which ensures a private and exclusive experience whilst on Safari.
Our focus will be animal encounters that put you in the best position possible for spectacular photography opportunities. Hunting Lions, foraging Elephants and large herds of Buffalo all add to the experience.
Mongena Game Reserve:
The collection will be arranged beforehand in the Johannesburg area. From Johannesburg, we’ll travel by road for about 2-hours to Dinokeng Game Reserve. Once on the reserve, we start traversing the 50 000 acres (20 000 hectares) Game Reserve, as we search for wildlife sightings to start pointing our cameras at. As soon as we enter the reserve we’ll come across Impala, Greater Kudu, Plains Zebra, Blue Wildebeest and other more common mammal species.
Driving around the rest of the private concession, we’ll focus on finding the Big 5. This is a photo safari experience though, so any interesting sightings or interactions we come across that offer good photography won’t be overshadowed by the hunt for the Big 5. Whether you’re looking for that “Bucket-List Shot”, want to track down a specific animal or take in nature in all its beauty, we tailor the day to your needs and expectations.
After spending a few hours on our open safari vehicle, we’ll take a brunch/lunch break in the heat of the day at Mongena’s Kingfisher restaurant. Here we’ll enjoy all forms of birdlife as we dig into a much-needed meal. As things cool down we head back out into the bush, tracking down Rhinos, Buffalo, Elephant and more.
At the end of the day, once our memory cards are full, we take the 2-hour drive back to Johannesburg. Big 5 Photo Safari Day Tour
PER PERSON
7-8 = ZAR 2,200.00 p/p
4-6 = ZAR 3,100.00 p/p
2-3 = ZAR 4,800.00 p/p
1 = ZAR 6,200.00 p/p
