The essence of the Kruger, in a bag
Repurposed Canvas Bags Handmade in SA
Serval
A slim shoulder bag for documents and daily essentials, with pockets for your phone and the small things. Understated, unisex, easy to carry.
Zebra
A roomy travel bag for the journey — and we can size it to fit overhead cabin luggage, so it flies with you.
Springbok
A structured laptop bag that protects your tech and turns heads in any boardroom.
Oribi
A compact drawstring backpack that doubles as a handbag — light, hands-free and full of character.
Sable
An elegant open tote for every day — generous with space and easy to carry anywhere.
Kudu
A classic tog bag for the gym, the weekend or the bush — tough, roomy and ready for the road.
Klipspringer
A handsome everyday backpack — comfortable, practical and as rugged as its namesake.
Buffalo
A big, heavy-duty travel and luggage bag built to carry everything, everywhere — strong and dependable, just like the buffalo.
Our Story
Every Kruger Bag begins its life deep in the Kruger National Park — as a safari tent, or the canvas of a game-viewing vehicle, out where lions pass, storms break and the African sun never lets up. When that canvas is finally retired, we rescue it, and our craftsmen and women hand-make it into a single, unrepeatable bag. No two are alike. No two ever can be.
What makes it rare
This is what sets a Kruger Bag apart: every piece is made only from genuine Kruger National Park canvas — never from ordinary offcuts or workshop scrap. The material is rare by its very nature. We can source it only when a tent is replaced or a game-viewer is re-canvassed, so each bag is strictly limited and many designs are made just once. When a piece is gone, it is gone for good.
The story you can't manufacture
Each design carries the name of the wild — Sable, Kudu, Klipspringer, Buffalo — and a history no factory can reproduce. This canvas weathered the bushveld; a lion may well have brushed past it on a quiet morning drive. You’re not buying a bag. You’re carrying a genuine, one-of-a-kind piece of Africa.
Conscious by nature
Each design carries the name of the wild — Sable, Kudu, Klipspringer, Buffalo — and a history no factory can reproduce. This canvas weathered the bushveld; a lion may well have brushed past it on a quiet morning drive. You’re not buying a bag. You’re carrying a genuine, one-of-a-kind piece of Africa.
Handcrafted Piece of Africa you can hold
- Made only from genuine, repurposed Kruger National Park canvas — never ordinary offcuts
- One-of-a-kind: no two are ever the same
- Water-repellent and built to last a lifetime
- Handcrafted by our own tradesmen and women
- Repair-friendly and modular — made to be kept, not replaced
- Named after the wild, each with its own story
- Sustainable by nature: canvas rescued from being thrown away
- Made to order on request — add a pocket, size it to fit your carry-on, or send your own design and we’ll craft it
- A genuine piece of Africa
Contact us today if one of these pieces speak to you
Because each piece is one of one, availability is limited and always changing. If a bag speaks to you, don’t wait — when it’s gone, it’s gone. Selected pieces can be made to order, subject to the canvas we have on hand. Register your interest and we’ll let you know the moment a new piece comes available.