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Africa’s Wildlife & the Zulu Kingdom |
“… Life is not about how many breathes you take, it is about how
many moments that takes your breath away…”
Dates: On Demand Duration: 10 Nights / 11 Days
No of persons: Min 2 Price: R18, 765 or roughly $2,825,00pp USD
Recommended Add-on Tour: 4 Nights - Cape Town or 4 Nights - Victoria Falls
Included meals: (B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner)
* Accommodation is subject to availability, if the under mentioned accommodation
is not available we shall endeavor to supply comparable facilities.
Day 1:
Morning arrival in South Africa, your guide will meet you upon arrival in
Johannesburg at O R Tambo International Airport. Depart to Pretoria for a city
tour that includes the Voortrekker Monument, Church Square and Union Buildings.
Lunch in Pretoria, before checking-in at our charming little lodge near the
airport. Dinner will be served at the lodge.
Accommodation: Journey’s Inn Africa *** (D)
Day 2:
Travel via Middelburg and Lydenburg to the province of Mpumalanga and the
“Panorama Route” of the majestic Drakensberg Mountains, admire the natural
beauty of the Blyde River Canyon - third deepest canyon in the world, Bourke’s
Luck Potholes and God’s Window. Overnight near Hazyview.
Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate *** (B)
Day 3:
Early morning departure for the world-renowned Kruger National Park (KNP). The
KNP is known to be the most diverse park in the world with 140 mammals, 119
reptiles, ± 506 bird, 55 amphibians and ± 1980 plant species. Dinner will be
served as a traditional “potjie” - stew, cooked by your guide - good luck.
Overnight in the park.
Accommodation: Lower Sabie Camp *** (B & D)
Day 4:
Another day to relax in the African bush, and to continue with your search of
the “Big 5” and a host of other animals. Dinner will be a traditional “braai” -
barbeque prepared by your guide. Overnight in the KNP.
Accommodation: Lower Sabie Camp *** (B & D)
Optional activities: Enjoy a sunset or evening game drive in an open vehicle
with a park ranger.
Day 5:
Today we travel through the mountain kingdom of Swaziland to Zululand. Overnight
on a private game reserve situated near the small town of Hluhluwe. Dinner will
be served at the camp’s restaurant. Overnight at Bonamanzi.
Accommodation: Lalapanzi Lodge **** (B & D)
Day 6:
This morning you have an option of joining the ranger on a game walk, the rest
of the morning is at leisure. This afternoon we travel to the Hluhluwe /
Umfolozi Game Reserve to enjoy an open vehicle safari, in by-gone years this
reserve was the hunting grounds of Zulu Kings. Dinner at the camp’s restaurant.
Overnight on Bonamanzi.
Accommodation: Lalapanzi Lodge **** (B & D)
Day 7:
Take a cruise on the St Lucia estuary, a lake riddled with crocodiles and hippos
in the Greater St Lucia Wetlands. Depart after the cruise to the beautiful
Nkwalini Valley and Shakaland for lunch, check into hotel. Enjoy Zulu
hospitality at its best with a traditional Zulu festival at Shakaland, dinner at
the hotel.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Shakaland **** (B & D)
Day 8:
Travel to Giants Castle in the Natal Drakensburg Mountains, also known as the
“barrier of spears” via the historical city of Pietermaritzburg, stop for lunch
at Howick waterfall. All meals are served at the lodge’s restaurant. Overnight
in the Natal Drakensberg Mountains.
Accommodation: Giants Castle Lodge **** (B)
Day 9:
A day at leisure in the beautiful Natal Drakensburg Mountains where Bushmen left
their life stories in the form of paintings and drawings on the rocks and in the
caves. Visit Giants Castle cave for a guided tour or take a walk along one of
the numerous nature trails in this park. Overnight in the Natal Drakensberg
Mountains.
Accommodation: Giants Castle Lodge **** (B)
Day 10:
Travel the “Oliviershoek Pass” to the village of Clarens and the Golden Gate
Highlands National Park. Spend the afternoon relaxing at the hotel or take a
walk along one of the numerous nature trails in the park.
Accommodation: Golden Gate Hotel *** (B & D)
Optional activities: Horse riding or game drives are available.
Day 11:
Drive back to Johannesburg the commercial hub of South Africa. Township tour of
Soweto, visit the very moving Hector Pieterson Museum and Nelson Mandela’s House
- reflect on the “Apartheid” era of South Africa’s history. Last minute shopping
before your departure.
Accommodation: - (B)
OR Recommended - Cape Town Add-on Tour:
Travel to Johannesburg, catch your flight to Cape Town. Your guide will meet you
on arrival in Cape Town to transfer you to your hotel. Dinner will be served at
a restaurant on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.
Accommodation: V & A City Lodge *** or President Hotel **** or Commodore Hotel
***** (B)
Day 12:
Take a scenic drive around the Cape of Good Hope. Visit Hout Bay and the Cape
Fur Seal colony on Duiker Island, Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Cape Point
and the Boulders - Penguins. Have lunch in Simonstown. Optional and weather
permitting - we take the cableway up Table Mountain. Evening at leisure.
Overnight in Cape Town.
Accommodation: V & A City Lodge *** or President Hotel **** or Commodore Hotel
***** (B)
Day 13:
A day at leisure, where you can do the following optional activities - a city
orientation tour of South Africa’s beautiful Mother City on the “hop-on hop-off
bus” or visit a local township or visit Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was
imprisoned for 17 years or visit to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens or
visit one of the numerous beautiful beaches around the Cape or for the energetic
- take a hike up Table Mountain or for the brave - shark cage diving. Evening at
leisure. Overnight in Cape Town.
Accommodation: V & A City Lodge *** or President Hotel **** or Commodore Hotel
***** (B)
Day 14:
Wine tasting and cellar tour at one of the wine estates along the Cape’s
world-renowned Stellenbosch Wine Route, also spend some time in the picturesque
towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Enjoy your farewell dinner at Vijff
Vlieghen (Five Flies) Restaurant. Overnight in Cape Town.
Accommodation: V & A City Lodge *** or President Hotel **** or Commodore Hotel
***** (B & D)
Day 15:
Morning at leisure. There will be time for last minute shopping and lunch at the
V & A Waterfront, weather permitting an optional helicopter flip over the Cape
Peninsula. Transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your flight home.
Accommodation: - (B)
Included: Air ticket - Johannesburg to Cape Town - add-on, accommodation (3 -
4*), transport, guide, meals as indicated, porter-age, conservation fees and all
entrance fees as per itinerary.
Excluded: Air tickets (international flight), passport and visa fees, airport
tax, insurance, phone calls, facsimiles, beverages, gratuities, items of a
personal nature and excess baggage.
And / Or Recommended Add-on Tour: 4 Nights - Victoria Falls
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO, IS ENJOY YOUR TOUR !!! |
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