Days 1 - 2: Northern Drakensberg

Romance is found hidden in the secluded Mfazimnyama Valley of the Spioenkop Game Reserve, against the backdrop of the magnificent Drakensberg Mountains, at Three Tree Hill Lodge.  This Fair Trade certified lodge not only shows its love for the environment and family of staff, but it’s where love thrives surrounded by spectacular scenery in luxury suites. Reignite your passion for life, reconnect and reawaken your senses - together.  

Expert tips

Add these exciting self-guided activities ON SITE, to your itinerary for the ultimate experience:

  • 🦜 Birding - Free of charge, list of 270 birds found in your rooms
  • 🌱Nature Walks - Free of charge. 25km of well-marked walking trails
  • 🤸Yoga - Free of charge, mats are available from the reception
  • 👣Cemetery Walk - Visit Rangeworthy Cemetery 2,5km down the road
  • 🧃Picnic - Arrange to enjoy your lunch out on one of the walking trail spots 
  • 🏃Trail Running - 25km of well-marked trails

Add these exciting self-guided activities IN THE REGION, to your itinerary for the ultimate experience:

  • 🧗‍♂️ Northern, Central & Cathedral Peak Drakensberg Mountain Hikes - with picnic lunch from the lodge
  • 🏹All Out Adventure Tours - Zip-lining, quad biking, king swing & paint ball
  • 💦Waterfall Hikes - Range of distances (only in summer)
  • ⚡Canopy Tours - Zip-line through the indigenous forest canopy over high mountain gorges
  • 🛴 Downhill Drakensberg Scoo-tours - Zoom down the mountain in style
  • 🚁Helicopter Flips - Sensational flips in the mountains. Pre-booking essential & weather permitting 
  • 🎈Hot Air Ballooning - unforgettable experience highlighting all the myriad of textures from above
  • ⛳Golf - Championship Courses in the Drakensberg
  • 🐍Reptile Centre - Range of exotic reptiles seen up close
  • 🦅Falcon Ridge Raptor Show - Exhilarating performance in natural mountain habitat

Add these exciting guided activities from the lodge, to your itinerary for the ultimate adventure experience:

  • 🏇 Guided Horseback Trail Ride - R765 per person
  • 🚵 Mountain Biking - R550 per person
  • ⚔ Battlefield Tours - From R1 250 pppn
  • 🐾Game Trail Hike - R 655 per person

*** The above rates are subject to change without prior notice***

Included

  • Luxury Accommodation
  • All meals
  • Soft drinks, local spirits, beers and house wines
  • 2 guided activities per day (see below)
  • Wi-Fi
  • VAT

Activities included in  this rate category:

  • Guided Anglo Boer War Battlefield Tours (4 hours - min 2 pax)
  • Guided Horse Trail Ride (1,5 hours) 
  • Guided Spioenkop Game Reserve Hike (1,5 hours min 2 pax)
  • Mountain Bike Rental (with helmet & glove
  • Hambrook Village Excursion (2 hours)

Excluded

  • Community & Conservation Levy (R150 per adult per night, R75 per child per night)
  • Child minding 
  • Laundry
  • Curio purchases & Gratuities
  • Activities not on selected list

Days 3 - 4: Rorkes Drift

Fugitives’ Drift is an award-winning lodge world-renowned for its battlefield tours of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and a place where romance is the order of the day, with poolside loungers, outside showers, and private verandahs leading from your luxury suite. With intimate spaces well placed around the lodge, and nature walks filled with abundant wildlife and birdlife on the reserve, it’s easy to fall in love for the first time or all over again. 

 

Expert tips

Add these exciting activities to your itinerary for the ultimate adventure experience:

⚔ Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift Battlefield Tours - R1 600 per person (including both half-day tours)
🔫 Blood River or Prince Imperial Battlefield Tours: R3,800 per vehicle (max 6 guests) | or do both at R4,860 per vehicle (max 6 guests)
🎓Melvill and Coghill Grave's Walk & Talk - Free of charge
🦅Birding - Free of Charge
💦 Mangeni Falls: R3,200 per vehicle (max 6 guests)
🦒 Guided Nature walks - R260 per person or Free of Charge if done without a guide.

 Adrenaline Junkie Add-On Activities:

🐟 Fly-fishing - R1 075 per person (including guide, equipment, and custom flies) | or free of charge if done on own with own equipment. Minimum 2 people.
🏃Trail Running - Free of charge
🚵Mountain Biking - R260 per person (guests to bring their own bikes)
🧗 Guided Fugitives' Trail Hike - R450 per person

*** The above rates are subject to change without prior notice

Included

  • Luxury accommodation
  • All meals
  • Graves Walking Tour & Unguided walks on Fugitives Drift Game Reserve
  • Wi-Fi
  • VAT

Excluded

  • All drinks
  • Tour and activities
  • Items not specified

Days 5 - 6: Manyoni Private Game Reserve

The Manyoni Private Game Reserve’s Big 5 adds excitement to any holiday - with residents notorious for being highly unpredictable and you never know who you may bump into on a safari. Drawing inspiration from the bush, almost everything is impromptu and a complete surprise at Leopard Mountain Safari Lodge - apart from the very predictable warm hospitality and luxury accommodation. 

The bush is the perfect holiday for Adrenaline Junkies as well as those Adventurous Souls who prefer things like spa treatments and Zululand Rhino Orphanage visits. Our add-ons below are there to get you dreaming about what awaits, as many of the activities are already mandatory and happen when you least expect it during your stay.

 

Expert tips

Add these exciting activities to your itinerary for the ultimate adventure experience:

💆 Spa treatments - menu with pricing on request
🦏 Visit Zululand Rhino Orphanage - (Donation amount  for a group of 6 people required to visit the Orphanage - donation amount to be advised on request)
🦅Birding opportunities from almost everywhere - FREE
🧘‍♀️Yoga with mats and beginner instructions provided - FREE
🍾Pop MCC from your private deck - From R155 per bottle
✨Uninterrupted stargazing from your private deck -FREE

 Adrenaline Junkie Add-On Activities:

🦁 Safaris in Big 5 Manyoni Private Game Reserve - Included
👙Wim Hof-inspired winter dips in your private pool - FREE
🐆 *Dehorning & Following Vets Working with Lions & Cheetahs
*Please note that this activity cannot be booked, as it's entirely situational and weather dependent. Leopard Mountain Safari Lodge will only be notified on the day, and often just an hour before the activity takes place.

*** The above rates are subject to change without prior notice

Included

  • Luxurious Accommodation
  • Breakfast, Picnic Basket Lunch, Afternoon Tea & Dinner
  • 2 Game Drives daily
  • Soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers
  • Teas & Coffees
  • Wi-Fi
  • VAT

Excluded

  • Champagne, cognacs, cellar wines and premium brand spirits
  • Conservation Levy at R175 per person per night. Rates are subject to change without notice.
  • Additional Activities
  • Spa Treatments

Days 7 - 8: Zuka Private Game Reserve

Sungulwane Private Game Lodge is nestled within the Big Five Manyawana Private Game Reserve in Northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal. This is a place where love embraces you from the minute you arrive, with just eight private chalets embedded into the thick Red Ivory forest, giving you the feeling of sleeping in tree canopies – in complete harmony with nature, and hidden from the world. An extensive private deck with large stack back doors and showers allow for endless stargazing and stealing precious moments together while dreaming your future together over the uninterrupted views of the valley.

Expert tips

Add these exciting activities to your itinerary for the ultimate experience:

  • 💆 Spa treatments - price on request
  • 🦅Birding opportunities from almost everywhere - FREE
  • ✨Uninterrupted stargazing from your private deck -FREE

 Conservation Add-On Activities:

  • 🦏 Rhino Horn Trimming - price on request
  • 👣 Pangolin Conservation Experience

*Please note that this activity cannot be pre booked, as it's entirely situational and weather dependent. 

*** The above rates are subject to change without prior notice

Included

  • Luxury Accommodation
  • All meals
  • Two game drives daily which can be substituted for a 3 hour photographic
    hide session or a bush walk (subject to availability and weather dependent).
  • Selection of local beer, house wines and soft drinks
  • Teas & Coffees
  • Wi-Fi
  • VAT

Excluded

  • Munyawana Game Reserve conservation levies, at R175 per person per night. Rates are subject to change without notice.
  • Premium wine and spirits
  • Spa Treatments
  • Child minding
  • Curio purchases & Gratuities

Days 9 - 10: iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Experience the magic and wonder of unspoiled beaches seemingly reserved for just the two of you, along with vast wetlands, game drives, and an unforgettable boat cruise on Lake St Lucia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This sacred family-owned and run Lodge is situated on the Western Shores of Lake St Lucia, in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in KwaZulu-Natal. Spend your evenings reigniting your love over a candlelit dinner before retreating to your luxury suite where an outdoor bath underneath the African stars awaits. Romance lives at Makakatana Bay Lodge.

Expert tips

Add these exciting activities to your itinerary for the ultimate adventure experience (Price on Request):

🦅 Birding 
🌿 Wetland Safari in iSimangaliso Wetland Park 
🧃 Picnic Lunch in the Bush 
📷 Photographic Safari (Bring your own equipment)
🐳 Whale Watching From the Beach (Book with a tour-operator in St Lucia)
🦛 Hippo and Crocodile Boat Safaris
🏖️ Beach Safari
🐊 (Self-drive) Reptile & Crocodile Center
🐆 Emdoneni Cheetah Care Centre

 Adrenaline Junkie Add-On Activities:

🐠 (Self-drive) Deep-Sea fishing (min of 4 pax)
🤿 (Self-drive) Snorkeling - Quote on request
🪁 (Self-drive) Kite Surfing at Cape Vidal - Quote on request
🐳 (Self-drive) Whale Watching by Boat
🏇 (Self-drive) Beach Horse Safaris
🚴‍♀‍ (Self-drive) Fatbike Beach Rides 

Included

  • Luxury accommodation
  • All meals
  • Selected activities
  • Soft drinks, local beers and selected house wines
  • Wi-Fi
  • VAT

Excluded

  • iSimangaliso Park Entrance Fee
  • Lodge conservation levy
  • All items not specified

Days 11 - 12: Plettenberg Bay

You cannot help but fall in love at Fairview House. Whether it’s the surrounding views over the Outeniqua Mountains, the rolling lawns, the Ardmore-inspired decor, or the intimate spaces seemingly designed with just the two of you in mind. Fairview House is just 10-minutes outside of Plettenberg Bay along the famed Garden Route, allowing you to steal quiet moments, as well as give you space to adventure through the Plett Wine Route, taste the town’s fine restaurants and hike along nature trails with lookout spots synonymous with romance and memories waiting to be made together. 

Included

  • Luxurious accommodation
  • Breakfast
  • Room amenities

Excluded

  • All meals and drinks not specified
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Gratuities
  • Items not specified as inclusive

Day 13: End of Itinerary

Included

  • Morning activity
  • Breakfast
back to top