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About Us

This is a page dedicated to letting you know a little bit more about us. A journey to Africa is a once in a lifetime experience for many people. We take pride in making sure that we provide you with the best experience possible. We focus on personal attention, you will join Wild Planet Safari as guests but you will leave as part of the Wild Planet Family.

Wild Planet Safari team members will make sure you feel welcome and we will take time to get to know you as an individual, we form long term friendships with our guests, with us you are not treated as just a source of income. We run mid range and budget Private Kruger Safari ,and this is what we have done since we started in 2011. Wild Planet Safari is a family owned and operated company with offices in a small town called Hoedspruit which borders Kruger National Park in South Africa. We are a small team of highly passionate individuals who cannot wait to welcome you to the land we love.

Wild Planet Safari have been operating fantastic once in a lifetime Kruger safari`s for 11 years now and we have over 200 reviews that can confirm we are reliable and the best option for your well deserved African Holiday. We have a wide range of Kruger Safari options to suite the amount of time you have and your budget. We use Kruger National Park accommodation inside the Park, this means we can spend all our time on making sure your trip is perfect and do not waste your time by trying to manage a lodge and your safari at the same time. It also means that you will start your day inside Kruger National Park and not having to wait in line to enter from outside.

Our guides are experts in Southern African wildlife and most importantly this is where they want to be guiding. Our guides have intimate knowledge of the areas that they guide and know all the hotspots for finding the best game viewing possible.  All of our guides are fully trained overnight guides and will keep you entertained throughout the day and far into the night. Wild Planet Safari guides are all born to do this job, they are passionate, knowledgeable, fun , friendly and extremely proud of what they do and most importantly the Wild Planet Safari team are very proud of them.

A Private Kruger Safari is undoubtedly the best way to experience Africa, your guide will quickly pick up on your interests and you will have exclusive time throughout the safari to ask all the questions you may have. Our Private Kruger Safari`s are operated in open safari vehicles to ensure the best views.

A Private Kruger Safari will cost more than a group safari but the personal attention you will receive and the access you will have to your knowledgeable guide far outweigh the difference. Our Private Kruger Safari prices are competitive with some expensive group tour companies and are highly affordable among the other private tour operators.

About us
About us - Private Kruger National Park Safari with Chris and Sikumbuzo
Ryan and the lion on safari in Kruger National Park

We specialize in private and small group safaris and our guides are always there to ensure your safari is comfortable and that you have a great experience…they are also great chefs and you will never go hungry either. Wild Planet Safari was established in 2011 and we have been growing steadily each year with many successful tours. The directors of the company are directly involved with the safari from the first email all the way till the end of the adventure. We are a small company with big spirit, currently there are 3 permanent members in the Wild Planet family. We have been together now for over 6 years and make one great team that combine to provide the best safari experience.

The Wild Planet Safari team have a combined experience of over 40 years in the Safari industry. You can be assured that your safari will be much more than you expected and well worth your while. Our endless passion for nature and people is what drives us and we absolutely love sharing that with every guest that comes on tour with us.

Although we are still waiting to meet you, we would like to take the chance to introduce ourselves.

Ryan Ker
Our first Wild Boy was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, Ryan has quite the story to tell but the time for that is around the camp fire. Like all of us here at Wild Planet Safari he has a tremendous passion for guiding and has a wealth of knowledge to share with you. He is a bit of a bird nerd and can never be found without a pair of bins and a birdbook. His guiding career has taken him as far from home as Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia. He has now settled in the country he enjoys the most, South Africa.

Christopher Pindani

Chris loves the bush and has great knowledge and experience. He is born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, moved to South Africa in 2007.  His guiding career has taken him though all of Southern Africa for the past 8 years, and he has many stories to keep you entertained. Chris is always ready to answer any question and share his passion. He is know as the gentle giant of Wild Planet Safari as he towers over the rest of us.  His favourite animal is the leopard and he is an expert at spotting the spotted cats.

Just as a cowboy is helpless without his trusty steed, we need our beasts to explore the park. We operate with two vehicles, both are open safari vehicles and are perfect for photography and great 360 degree views..

Our 1st beast is slightly higher than our second, only by 2cm, and has been named `The Giraffe`. The vehicle is an Isuzu Pick Up with an open safari conversion, the vehicle boasts 9 seats in the rear and complete roll up sides around the vehicle. Once all the sides are up guests will enjoy 360 degree views and this will help spot animals no matter where they are in relation to the vehicle.

Our second set of Wild Wheels is another Isuzu Pick up with open safari conversion, this one is stout and tough and is named `The Rhino`. As with the Giraffe the Rhino has 4 roll up sides and comes with ponchos in case there is any bad weather as well as blankets for the cold mornings in winter.

A Group of Ladies on a Private Kruger Safari

We provide the best habitats for guests to feel comfortable in when camping on a Wild Planet Safari. Our tents are big and as cool as they can get, an adult can stand upright in our tents and there is lots of space for 2 people and there luggage. We provide stretchers for comfort as well as a thin foam mattress. All camping guests are also provided with linen, pillow and a sleeping bag so you do not need to travel with these bulky items. We bring all other equipment with us on camping safari`s including tables, chairs, cutlery, lighting and fridge.

Wild Planet Safari`s accommodated guests stay in Mid Range private bungalows, similar in shape and style to the one pictured above. Inside there are twin beds, Washroom with toilet, basin and shower, ceiling fan, air conditioning and electricity. Outside there is a small patio with tables and chairs as well as a fridge and a small kitchenette.

 

“Africa – You can see a sunset and believe you have witnessed the Hand of God. You watch the slow lope of a lioness and forget to breathe. You marvel at the tripod of a giraffe bent to water. In Africa, there are iridescent blues on the wings of birds that you do not see anywhere else in nature. In Africa, in the midday heat, you can see blisters in the atmosphere. When you are in Africa, you feel primordial, rocked in the cradle of the world.”

 


 Jodi Picoult (American author)