Sunday - JOHANNESBURG
Touch down at OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) where you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure, exploring the magnificent suburban shopping malls or take an optional afternoon Tour (own account).
At 19h00 we all meet up at the reception for a briefing on the tour and a chance to meet your fellow travellers.
OPTIONAL JOHANNESBURG – AFTERNOON SOWETO TOUR – Priced from R 840.00 per person
Monday - PRETORIA / MPUMALANGA
Depart after breakfast leaving Johannesburg’s distinctive skyline behind and head for Pretoria, South Africa’s capital city, for a short orientation tour before continuing to Mpumalanga. Dropping several hundred feet into the lush subtropical region of the Lowveld, we travel via the historic towns of Dullstroom and Lydenburg.
After traversing the famous Long Tom Pass, we travel via Sabie and arrive late afternoon into Hazyview, the safari hub of the Kruger National Park.
Tuesday - PANORAMA ROUTE
After a sumptuous early morning breakfast, we journey up the awe-inspiring Panorama Route with its forested mountains and fertile plains. Enjoy views of Blyde River Canyon (home to the Three Rondavels), Bourke’s Luck Potholes and historic God’s Window, a breathtaking view (weather permitting) of the edge of enscarpment taking in the Kruger National Park. Before arriving back in Hazyview in the early afternoon. The free time allows for a lazy afternoon to relax
Entries into Three Rondawels , Bourke's Luck Potholes and God's WIndow
Lunch and Dinner
Wednesday - BIG FIVE GAME VIEWING IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
Set off with a pre-packed breakfast for a morning in search of lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard, and all manner of wondrous wildlife, birds and plant species. Savour the magic of this enormous wilderness. We return to Hazyview around lunch time and you have the afternoon at leisure.
For the animal enthusiast, an additional afternoon game drive in the park is available as an optional extra (own account).
OPTIONAL KRUGER NATIONAL PARK – AFTERNOON SAFARI – Priced from R 840.00 per person
Morning game drive with pre packed breakfast
Optional Afternoon Safari. Lunch and Dinner
Thursday - THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
Enjoy an enchanting drive to the tiny Kingdom of Swaziland, a former British Protection Territory, now ruled by King MsWati III. An interactive cultural experience introduces us to the charming people of Swaziland and their traditions. We continue through the capital city, Mbabane, and on the beautiful Ezulwini Valley our overnight stay,
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This day travels through Eswatini (Swaziland). Please check visa requirements, as certain nationalities may require visas to travel through Eswatini (Swaziland) Passports are required.
Friday - THE KINGDOM OF THE ZULUS
After a leisurely breakfast we travel into Zululand, passing traditional round huts and endless vistas. We arrive mid-afternoon at our hotel in the Hluhluwe area, with the opportunity of an open vehicle game drive (own account)
OPTIONAL HLUHLUWE PARK – AFTERNOON SAFARI – Priced from R 870.00 per person
This tour travels through Eswatini (Swaziland). Please check visa requirements, as certain nationalities may require visas to travel through Eswatini (Swaziland) Passports are required. Optional Afternoon Safari, Lunch and Dinner
Saturday - DURBAN
This morning enjoy a cruise on Lake St Lucia (weather dependent) before departing for Durban. Hug the lush KwaZulu-Natal coastline en route to Durban, watching the sugar cane fields do their own version of the Mexican wave at the urging of the wind.
End the tour before lunch, either at the airport or at a central Durban hotel.
