Welcome to Southern Africa!
On arrival at Johannesburg International Airport, you will make your way to the Intercontinental, a luxury hotel located just a few steps away from the arrivals hall.
After you have checked into your room, your first evening is free to relax & refresh after your long flight. Enjoy your nights sleep before you begin your luxury safari adventure.
Dinner can be enjoyed at the in-house restaurant and the hotel boasts a beautiful pool and wellness centre to enjoy at your leisure.
This morning you will make your way back to Johannesburg International Airport, where you will board your flight to Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport in the Greater Kruger area.
On arrival, you will be met in the arrivals and taken by private road transfer to the famous Kapama Private Game Reserve, which forms part of the Greater Kruger National Park. The greater Kruger is arguably the finest game viewing destination in South Africa and is famous for its dense populations of Big Cats, making every game drive an exhilarating experience you will remember forever.
Enjoy a 3-night stay at Jabulani Safari, a beautiful Relais & Chateaux safari lodge in the heart of the reserve. Your suite is a private villa with it's own butler, private safari vehicle, guide and tracker. All meals and safari activities are included during your stay. Your safari schedule will be explained on arrival, but you will enjoy twice-daily game drives out on the reserve, at sunrise and at sunset, when the animals are at their most active. Coffee and snacks are served before sunrise game drive and a breakfast feast will be waiting when you return. Lunch is enjoyed back at the lodge and before sunset game drive high tea is served. When you return from your evening game drive, an African dinner feast awaits you in a variety of settings, by firelight and under the stars.
During the middle of the day relax with a dip in the pool or perhaps a pampering spa treatment.
This morning you will rise early, you will be met and taken by private road transfer to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, where you will board your flight to Livingstone Airport, close to Victoria Falls.
On arrival, you will be greeted and taken the short distance across the border into Zimbabwe, and to Palm River, your home for the next 2 nights. Your home is a private villa, perfect for all the family to enjoy together in privacy.
Palm River is located on the banks of the Zambezi River, just minutes from Victoria Falls itself.
Day 5: Once you have settled into your room you will be collected and taken on the Malachite Dinner Cruise on the Zambezi River. Enjoy a 4 course dinner as the sun sets over Africa, surrounded by hippos and crocodiles.
Day 6: The following morning after breakfast you will be taken on a Guided Walking Tour of Victoria Falls - take your camera - the views are spectacular!
In the early afternoon, you will visit the Victoria Falls Elephant Sanctuary to meet the orphaned and rescued elephants, and learn about their natural history and conservation, as they roam this vast and beautiful wild sanctuary.
This morning it's onwards into Botswana!
After breakfast taken by private road transfer across the border (roughly an hour and a half's drive) and to Kasane Airport.
Here you will board your light aircraft transer to the spectacular and tranqil Belmond Savute Elephant Camp. All meals and house drinks are included during your stay.
Enjoy unique wildlife sightings from the photographic hide:
Masterfully placed in a high animal traffic watering hole, the lookout provides never seen before angles of the Savute wildlife. From dusk to dawn, enjoy a breathtaking personal connection with nature. You might encounter lions, elephants, leopards, wild dogs or a spectacular sunset – expect to be surprised.
Early morning and afternoon game drives let you encounter Africa’s largest elephant population. You may also spot lions, wild dogs, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas. Enjoy rare sightings of rock-climbing klipspringers and elegant roan. Depending on the season, you may also catch the second largest migration of zebra in Africa.
Bushmen Paintings and Baobab Trees
Head out into the bush and find a collection of paintings that will take your breath away. These works by the San Bushmen are thought to be more than 1,500 years old. Then continue on to the amazing baobab grove, a cathedral-like cluster of 13 giant trees that are almost as old as the paintings.
A wealth of other activities await on this magnificent final adventure on this trip of a lifetime in Africa.
Today after your morning safari activity and breakfast you will be taken by light aircraft to Kasane Airport, where you will board your flight to Johannesburg.
At Johannesburg International Airport you will connect with your homeward travel (own arrangements) and wish you all a safe journey back home.
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