Wildlife Discovery
TISD - 01 - S - Silver Class Tour
Johannesburg to
Durban
Day 01
Depart from Johannesburg and travel to the 'Province of the Rising Sun',
Mpumalanga, via the historic towns of Witbank, Dullstroom and Lydenburg. Travel
over the famous Long Tom Pass on to the small town of Sabie. Visit the Lone
Creek Waterfalls before arriving at your elegant hideaway. Enjoy a delectable
dinner that can only be described as a 'culinary masterpiece'.
Lone Creek River Lodge (Timber Cottages) or similar - dinner, bed and
breakfast basis
Day 02
After breakfast, visit the Mac Mac Waterfalls. Along the Bonnet Pass, pay a
short visit to the historic town of Pilgrim's Rest, where the richest alluvial
gold deposits in South Africa were discovered in 1873. Continue exploring the
Panorama Route featuring the Blyde River Canyon, Three Rondawels, Bourke's Luck
Potholes, God's Window and various waterfalls. Traveling over Kowyn's Pass to
the Hazyview area, arrive at your luxury safari hotel in a lush sub-tropical
'Garden of Eden' setting. Enter the Kruger National Park for a short
introductory game drive in the late afternoon and return to your hotel for
dinner under the stars in a traditional African Boma (weather permitting).
Protea Hotel Kruger Gate or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basis + 2
game viewing activities
Day 03
Early morning game drive in the Kruger National Park. An open safari vehicle is
available as an optional extra. Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast in the Kruger Park
followed by further game viewing en route to the private game lodge. Arrive in
time for high tea, and late afternoon game viewing in an open safari vehicle
with an experienced ranger and tracker. Return to the lodge for dinner where an
African feast awaits you.
Bongani Mountain Lodge or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basis + 2 game
viewing activities
Day 04
An early morning game drive (optional). After breakfast depart via the Mananga
border through eastern Swaziland and along the Lebombo Mountains. Leave
Swaziland at Goelela border post and continue via the town of Pongola to a
Maputaland safari lodge, arriving in the late afternoon. Dinner served in the
Boma under the African sky (weather permitting).
Gazebo Safari Lodge or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basis + 1 game
viewing activity
Day 05
After an early safari in Hluhluwe Game Reserve and breakfast, visit St Lucia, a
World Heritage Site, and enjoy a river cruise on the estuary. Here you may see
pelicans, fish eagles, hippo and crocodiles. After driving through sugar cane
plantations along the Indian Ocean seaboard, arrive in the bustling city of
Durban for drop off at hotel or Durban International Airport
AT A GLANCE
Accommodation
- Upper 3 and 4 star hotels and private game lodges
Flights
- No flights
Driver / Guide
- Services of SA Tourism registered driver/guides throughout the tour
- Wildlife viewing with an experienced local guide/ranger and tracker
Main Attractions
- Panorama Route featuring Pilgrim's Rest, Blyde River Canyon, Bourke's Luck
Potholes, God's Window, Three Rondawels and various waterfalls
- World famous Kruger National Park, rich in fauna and flora, with game viewing
in open safari vehicles
- Maputaland Reserve featuring an open safari game drive in the Hluhluwe Game
Reserve
- Greater St Lucia Wetlands National Park - estuary river cruise
- Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve
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