Who We Are At Nhongo Safaris
Kruger Park Safaris

Your Complete African Dream awaits. From its start to journey's end, we will cater to your boutique safari needs. Nhongo Safaris are the undisputed leaders in the safari industry, generating many awards since 1999, including consecutive awards from TripAdvisor for Kruger Park Safaris & day tours.

Your travel vision guides us: tours and safari's can be within South Africa as well as SADC countries such as Zimbabwe (where we have established Nhongo safaris Zimbabwe - a private limited offering), Hwange National Park as well as various other offerings within Zimbabwe. We have also opened a Manyeleti Game Reserve section to Nhongo, offering exclusive safari packages at luxury lodges within the reserve.

Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng, Nhongo Safaris boasts of its close proximity to daily interactions with the palette of African wildlife and natural wonders. visitors can choose to see majestic vistas such as the green canyons of our escarpment or the plains with their prolific game. Encounter the world renowned Kruger National Park and all its offerings - including species of flora, fauna and birdlife found nowhere else on earth, all while enjoying leisurely trails through the African bush.

After embarking on many thrilling experiences during your safari - from viewing wildlife in the comfort of a classic safari vehicle to adrenaline - filled once in a lifetime adventures - you will end your days with a comfortable stay in any of the preferred rest camps and 5 -star lodges throughout our region of travel. Imagine sipping a sundowner drink as you watch the crimson sun set behind savannah trees, and a bonfire sparkling into the star-studded night sky. all this awaits you....

We offer truly authentic & personal African Wildlife Safaris that are flexible and can be tailor-made to your preferences. Our philosophy always was and will remain, that you'll arrive as a stranger and leave as a friend.

Our Offering

Among the multitudinous options one is faced with when planning a trip to Southern Africa and in particular the Lowveld savannah, the undisputed leader amoung destinations is the Kruger National Park. For this reason, we have compiled a set of packages that cater to various needs when planning Kruger Park safaris, or indeed an extended tour of this great tract of wild Africa.

Accommodation

Comfort and luxury are top of mind for us when helping clients to plan their accommodation while on safari. Nhongo Safaris rely on a varied spectrum of hospiality partners throughtout our travel region to accommodate guests based on their budget - from comfortable chalets and huts in the Kruger National Park, to exclusive lodges in private concessions inside and outside the parks borders, our guests are spoiled for choice.

WE HAD AN AFRICAN DREAM

" After two decades of military service in the South African Defence Force (SADF), I found myself retired as a Military Veteran and unemployed. With a wife and two children to support, we searched for a new opportunities as a family that we could get into. With the booming tourism industry in South Africa, I decided to embark on a journey to become a tour guide and enter the industry at the bottom. I underwent a Field Guides Course in the Greater Kruger National Park, and eventually became a National Guide, certified to guide tourists in all provinces of South Africa.

After conducting several tours and being away from home for extended periods of time that was not good for the family, I sought a new challenge in the tourism industry that would be more accommodating on family life.

That's when we found the perfect opportunity - a Lodge Management Couple position at the Pungwe Safari Camp in the Manyeleti Game Reserve, which forms part of the Greater Kruger National Park. My wife, an exceptional cook, took on the role as camp cook, making wonderful food and cakes for the guests, while I became the Safari Camp Manager, conducting game drives and bush walks with the support of a trusted guide and tracker that was my number two.

We loved every minute of been the management couple of the Pungwe Safari Camp, and having the children that stayed with us were having the time of their lives, experiencing what living in a game reserve was all about, together with playing around elephants, buffalo, and zebra, with the regular visits from the resident pride of lions and the ever present leopard that would always come around for the odd visit and smell around.

However, it was eventually time for us to return to the city, due to it been time for our children to get a formal education.

That's when our African Dream truly began.

With a traded-in vehicle, we bought a second-hand VW Microbus, and soon enough, we stumbled into conducting safaris in closed vehicles to the Kruger National Park. As the market introduced open safari vehicles, we decided to invest and soon enough, our fleet grew to seven open vehicles.

Although the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to downscale, we still have a trusted fleet of relatively new open safari vehicles and transfer minibuses that transport people daily on their safaris to the Kruger National Park and surrounding areas.

Looking back, the tourism industry has brought us so much joy and allowed us to meet new and great people which we showcase the beauty of our country and its abundant wildlife in South Africa on a daily basis.

So, if you're looking for safari's in South Africa, don't hesitate to reach out to us.

You'll arrive as a stranger but leave as a friend."

– Dean Cherry

Company Vision

Offering a traditional safari in a modern day world, delivering within our visitors expectations of providing the best service in the industry.

To eliminate the logistical challenges of our international visitors on safari.

To be a well-known and reputable company.

To enrich our visitors experience of South Africa and the Kruger National Park.

To maintain our position as leader in Kruger Park Safaris.

Our BEE
Status

At Nhongo Safaris® black economic empowerment (BEE) is embraced as a value creating strategy, designed to create realistic, meaningful, enduring and sustainable partnerships with those previously denied them. Nhongo Safaris® BEE Strategy is thus a value creation driven strategy as this is the strongest possible motivation in a value-based company and we believe the only truly sustainable reason for implementing a BEE strategy. Our BEE strategy remains focused on: capacity building, job creation and economic growth.

Community Development

We are involved in the upliftment of communities

and are committed with

other organizations in

the development of communities in and around

the Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces.

As a business we have knit ourselves into a unique structure wherein

all staff have a shared

vision and passion for

people, building creative

ideas that we can then

share with you, our

friends and clients.

Core
Values

Candour

Professionalism

Public relation

Enthusiasm

Dynamism

Nhongo Safaris® was established by Verity and Dean Cherry, with well

over 25 years of experience

in the hospitality and travel industries.

Our Planet Is Important To Us

Every three minutes an animal or plant species disappears. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and improving our environmental performance.

Our Goals Include:

Maintain continuous monitoring and reduction of our direct environmental impacts and wherever possible, our indirect impacts, as well.
Know how environmental issues affect our business and be responsive to them.
Consider environmental factors when making business decisions.
Make employees more aware of environmental problems.
Protect wildlife and support green initiatives.