Kruger, Eswatini and South Africa’s Garden Route


enquire now 21 Days From NZD $6,900 pp twinshare
Small group
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Why book this trip?

Visit the great game reserves of South Africa and Eswatini. Search for the Big Five, learn about the history of the Zulu battlefields, explore the wetlands of St Lucia and discover the last absolute monarchy in Africa.

  • Kruger – The most iconic National Park in South Africa, home to the Big Five
  • Hluhluwe iMfolozi – Home to the biggest rhino population in Africa
  • Mlilwane – A walking safari in this secluded wildlife sanctuary beneath the Nyonyane Mountains.

Itinerary 

DAY 1 – Join trip Johannesburg Airport; drive to the Drakensberg Mountains
DAY 2 – Walk in Drakensberg World Heritage Site
DAY 3 – Visit battlefields; drive on to St Lucia
DAY 4 – Game Drives at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve
DAY 5 – At St Lucia Wetland Reserve
DAY 6 – Drive to Eswatini
DAY 7 – Game viewing and optional activities in Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
DAY 8 – Drive to Kruger National Park
DAY 9 – Game viewing in Kruger National Park; drive to Graskop
DAY 10 – Drive to O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) fly to Cape Town
DAY 11 – Explore Cape Peninsula National Park
DAY 12 – Free day in Cape Town; evening in Stellenbosch
DAY 13 – Free day in Stellenbosch to visit a vineyard
DAY 14 – Travel to Hermanus via Stony Point’s African Penguin Colony
DAY 15 – Visit Cape Agulhas. Spend the night on the banks of the Breede River
DAY 16 – Opportunity for rafting on the Breede River. Drive to Oudtshoorn
DAY 17 – Visit Cango Caves and take in the views at Knysna Heads
DAY 18 – Discover Robberg Nature Reserve. Free afternoon in Plettenberg Bay
DAY 19 – Walk, kayak or discover the tree canopy at Tsitsikamma National Park
DAY 20 – Experience a game drive at Addo Elephant National Park
DAY 21 – Search for wildlife as the sunrises. Trip ends at Port Elizabeth Airport

Inclusions

INCLUDED MEALS

Breakfast: 20

Lunch: 1

Dinner: 4

TRIP STAFF

Explore Tour Leader

Driver(s)

TRANSPORT

4WD

Minibus

ACCOMMODATION

1 nights simple bungalow

1 nights basic cabins

2 nights comfortable cabins

1 nights comfortable guesthouse

7 nights comfortable hotel

6 nights comfortable lodge

2 nights comfortable rondavels

 

 

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