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The Panorama Route & Kruger: 7-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 7-day version for June: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 7-day plan · best time to go.
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7
days
1068 km
distance
14.2 h
driving
6
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- Drier months usually make road travel and viewpoints easier to plan, but mist can obscure the escarpment and wildlife sightings are never guaranteed.
Day 1 Johannesburg
- Transit
- 3h22
- Finish
- ~14:25
- Temperature
- 1.4°C–16.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.4h
09:00
Begin with a bounded visit to the former prison complex and Constitutional Court before the eastbound drive.
120 min · Johannesburg · Confirm current admission and tour availability
Day 2 Graskop
- Transit
- 2h29
- Finish
- ~16:30
- Temperature
- 5.4°C–19.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.5h
11:30
Panorama waterfalls and Graskop circuit mpumalanga.com map ↗
Use the extra day for a separate Graskop and waterfall circuit rather than crowding the canyon viewpoints.
300 min · Graskop · Confirm current site access and separate charges
Overnight here
Day 3 Around Graskop
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~16:00
- Temperature
- 5.4°C–19.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.5h
09:00
Blyde River Canyon scenic circuit mpumalanga.com map ↗
Give the escarpment a full circuit linking God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the Three Rondavels.
420 min · Graskop · Confirm current MTPA access and separate site charges
Overnight here
Day 4 Kruger
- Transit
- 1h57
- Finish
- ~18:00
- Temperature
- 11.8°C–25.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.5h
11:00
Kruger southern hides self-drive circuit sanparks.org map ↗
Add a third southern-park circuit only when current roads, a designated hide and the gate deadline leave a safe margin.
420 min · Kruger · Dated entry or accommodation plus daily conservation fees
open: Within published monthly entrance and camp gate hours
Overnight here
Day 5 Around Kruger
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~16:00
- Temperature
- 11.8°C–25.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.5h
09:00
Follow a measured south-west Kruger road circuit from the confirmed gate or camp, leaving enough margin for stops and gate closure.
420 min · Kruger · Dated entry or accommodation plus daily conservation fees
open: Within published monthly entrance and camp gate hours
Overnight here
Day 6 Around Kruger
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~16:00
- Temperature
- 11.8°C–25.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.5h
09:00
Kruger Sabie River self-drive circuit sanparks.org map ↗
Use a separate low-speed day for the Skukuza–Lower Sabie corridor, with current closures and the gate clock controlling the route.
420 min · Kruger · Dated entry or accommodation plus daily conservation fees
open: Within published monthly entrance and camp gate hours
Overnight here
Day 7 Kruger → Johannesburg
- Transit
- 6h26
- Finish
- ~15:30
- Temperature
- 11.8°C–25.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.5h
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A travel day: the road is the point today. No curated stops on this leg.
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