Originally Posted by
trojanman
1. Limit JNB to 2 days max
Agree. You can probably do the key highlights -- Soweto and Apartheid museum in 1 day.
2. Do a MINIMUM of 3, and possibly 4 days in Kruger
Don't really agree. We did 2 nights in Kruger, which included four 3-hour game drives (two morning, two evening). We saw everything we needed to see. I probably would have been okay with one more day, but I don't think it's really that necessary. It's super-expensive!
3. #2 MUST be at either Royal Malewane or any of the Singitas
We stayed at the Thornybush main lodge, in one of their two upgraded villas with private plunge pool. It was amazing and hard to imagine how much better the more well-known lodges could have been. Food and service was superb. Airstrip adjacent to camp, so you can fly in straight from JNB. One thing I heard about a more well-known lodge (Mala Mala) was that the guests were typically very snobby; something to consider.