Big 5 African Safaris, accommodated, camping and fully escorted
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Transport in safari vehicle / mini bus
9 Nights Accommodation permanent tented camp/guest houses with ensuite
4 Night Accommodation two room share facilities & 3 Nights Multi Share Facilities
Use of cooking equipment
Entrance fees
Meals as per itinerary (B, L, D)
Professional guide
Visas
Drinks
Tips and gratuities
Optional activities
Items of a personal nature.
Local payment ZAR1600pp
Explore the best of South Africa on an accommodated safari through South Africa, trekking, cultural visits and wonderful game viewing in the Rainbow Nation.!
Mpumalanga Panorama Route – sight seeing
Kruger National Park – game drives
Swaziland – mountain walks
Zululand – game drives & cultural village
Drakensberg mountains – maintain walks
Wild Coast – beach walks & Xhosa villages
Addo - game drives
Tsitsikamma – forest walks
Hermanus – beaches and whales
Cape Town – Cape Point & Table Mountain
South Africa
Swaziland
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Departing from Johannesburg at 06:30am we head towards Mpumalanga where mountains, panoramic passes, valleys, rivers, waterfalls & forests characterise the landscape. Few regions in the world can match the extraordinary beauty of the lowveld & escarpment. We visit Pilgrims Rest, Mac-Mac Falls and God's Window, before staying in a lodge on the edge of the escarpment near Graskop.
INCLUDES:Entrance to Mac Mac falls & God’s Window.
Overnight: Chalets - 2 twin share bedrooms in each chalet with 1 bathroom shared between 2 bedrooms. Swimming pool, bar, restaurant.
Distance/time: 380kms, ± 5½ hours, excluding stops for sightseeing, breakfast & lunch
Meals Included: LD
The largest game reserve in South Africa, boasts the world's greatest concentration of species, and has an amazing 16 different ecosystems. Exciting game drives provide us with excellent game viewing. Spot the “Big 5“ (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) and many other animals in this true African wilderness.
INCLUDES: Entrance to Kruger National Park, morning & afternoon game drives.
Overnight: Chalets – twin chalets (or lodge tent) on suite facilities, swimming pool, restaurant.
Distance/time:150kms, ± 2 hours + 3 x 3 hour game drives.
Optional Activities:Night game drive in National Parks open game viewing vehicle.
Meals Included: BLD
Malolotja Nature Reserve in the mountainous Kingdom of Swaziland is our next attraction. Renowned for a great variety of habitats from short grassland, to thick riverine scrub, bushveld and moist forest, we explore the reserve on foot to enjoy the fantastic mountain views, relax around a campfire dinner and stay in mountain cabins for the night.
INCLUDES: Entrance fees to Malalotja Nature Reserve
Overnight: Cabin – each cabin sleeps a maximum of 6 people in 2 bedrooms and a loft room which share a ablution facilities, hot showers.
Distance/time:200kms, ± 4 hours, excluding 2-3 hour morning drive out of Kruger, shopping stop in Malelane, Jeppes Reef border formalities & stops for sightseeing etc.
Meals Included: BLD
We visit craft markets near Mbabane that have a fascinating range of handmade crafts and the local witchdoctor stall is not to be missed! We re-enter South Africa and head to Mkuzi Game Reserve, which is a safe haven for the endangered black rhino. We visit a waterhole hide and watch game come down to. An early morning game drive is followed by a cultural afternoon where we visit a Zulu village on the border of the game reserve and learn about the Zulu culture.
Includes:Entrance to Mkuzi Game Reserve, morning and afternoon game drive & Zulu village visit with local Zulu community guide.
Overnight: Chalets - 2/3/4 twin share bedrooms in each chalet with 1 or 2 bathrooms shared. Swimming pool, restaurant & shop.
Distance/time:300kms, ± 4 hours, including border formalities + game drives in Mkuzi.
Meals Included: BLD
The Drakensberg Mountains or “uKhahlamba” - the Barrier of Spears, is a 200-kilometre-long mountainous wonderland and world heritage site. From Mkuzi we move further south to the base of these mountains where we overnight for two nights in a quaint cottage. We will spend time walking along beautiful mountain stream paths, looking for Bushman rock paintings or just enjoying spectacular views.
INCLUDES: Morning and afternoon hikes in the Drakensburg Mountains.
Overnight: Cottage – 2/3 twin bedrooms with 1/2 bathrooms shared between rooms.
Distance/time:500kms, ± 7 hours, excluding stops for sightseeing & lunch. The last 50km is a slow gravel road.
Meals Included: BLD
The Wild Coast remains a relatively untouched paradise in South Africa. There are unspoilt stretches of dramatic and savagely beautiful coastline, open spaces and pristine forest areas. We stay overnight within walking distance of the beach and the next day is free to explore the area, meet local villagers or relax on the beach.
INCLUDES: Scenic coastal walks.
Overnight: Chalets or guesthouse – twin rooms with shared ablutions, hot showers, swimming pool, restaurant & bar.
Distance/time:600kms, ± 8½ hours excluding stops for sightseeing & lunch – a long day!
Optional Activities: Quad bikes, horse riding & ocean fishing .
Meals Included: BLD
The Addo Elephant National Park was established in 1931 to protect the last 11 wild elephants from extermination. Today more than 350 elephants roam through the area. The park also offers excellent viewing of black rhino, Cape buffalo, lion and leopard, as well as a host of other large and small mammals and over 400 species of birds in the greater park area. (We overnight either at the national park camp on the border of the park, or nearby at a guest house).
INCLUDES:Entrance fees to Addo Elephant National park, afternoon & morning game drive.
Meals Included: BLD
For two nights we will stay in a lodge resort in Knysna, which is nestled on a tranquil lagoon. We will take a day trip to the Storms River mouth where there are walks up the gorge and along the rocky coast. The Tsitsikamma National Park incorporates 80km of spectacular sea and landscapes; a remote mountainous region with secluded valleys, coastal forests with deep river gorges leading down to the sea. There is also an option of the world’s highest bungi jump. Sample seafood at one of Knysna's great restaurants (own expense).
INCLUDES: Entrance fees to Tsitsikama National Park.
Overnight: Chalets – 2 twin bedrooms in each chalets with 1 bathroom shared between 2 rooms. Swimming pool & restaurant.
Distance/time:300kms, ± 4½ hours excluding stops for sightseeing.
Optional Activities: Bungi jumping, whale watching & treetop canopy tour.
Meals Included: B
Hermanus offers some of the best land based whale watching in the world. From May to December Southern Right whales come up from the southern oceans to the coast to calve and mate in the shallows. In the afternoon we will take a walk along this beautiful coastline before having a meal out at local restaurant (own expense).
INCLUDES: N/A
Overnight: Guesthouse – twin rooms with en-suite facilities, swimming pool & restaurant.
Distance/time:500kms, ± 7 hours excluding stops for sightseeing & lunch.
Optional Activities: Whale watching by boat, shark cage diving.
Meals Included: BL
Cape Town is one of the most picturesque cities in the world, with the majestic Table Mountain providing its central focus. On our way into Cape Town, we visit Stellenbosch, South Africa’s renowned wine region, for wine tasting and a cellar tour. The “mother city” has many attractions; we will visit Cape Point, the harbour at Hout Bay, enjoy the famous beaches and the V&A Waterfront. Optional visit to Robben Island (own expense). We sample the local fare at a variety of local restaurants (own expense).
INCLUDES: Entrance fees to Penguin colony & Cape Point National Park.
Overnight: Guesthouse – twin rooms with en-suite facilities.
Distance/time:150kms, ± 2 hours, excluding stops for sightseeing + full day Cape Peninsular tour on day 16.
Optional Activities: Robben Island cruise, Shark Cage diving, Seal colony visit.
Meals Included: B
In the morning we climb Table Mountain, offering panoramic views over Cape Town reaching out into the bay and Robben Island. Having explored the highlights of the Rainbow Nation we take a last look at Cape Town and catch up on last minute curio shopping in the afternoon, before your tour ends at 18:00.
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM:
Our stay in Mkuzi Game Reserve not only supports the wildlife but also the local surrounding villages. Your tour funds are used to support the local Zulu villages which surround the Game Reserve. Our village visit and our local guide create employment and income for the villages increasing the importance of tourism and conservation. Community awareness and prosperity helps to reduce subsistence poaching.
PLEASE NOTE:
The accommodation specified in the itinerary is a guide only and is subject to availability. Alternatives will be nearby and of a similar standard.
The distance and time travel times are and estimate only, and subject to local road conditions.
Meals Included: B
