How long is a safari drive?

The drive through takes about 1-2 hours. The park is over 600 acres, the drive is 4.5 miles long, and we have around 100 different species. Can we touch or feed the animals?



A typical African safari "game drive" usually lasts between 3 and 4 hours, though the duration depends on the time of day and the specific wildlife sightings. Most lodges offer two drives daily: one starting at sunrise (around 6:00 AM) when predators are most active, and another in the late afternoon (around 3:30 PM) leading into sunset. These windows maximize the chances of seeing the "Big Five" while avoiding the midday heat. Some luxury camps also offer "Full Day" drives where you head out with a packed lunch for 8 to 10 hours to reach more remote areas. In 2026, many parks also allow "Night Drives" in private conservancies, which typically last 2 hours and use specialized red-filtered spotlights to find nocturnal animals like leopards and bushbabies without disturbing them.

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