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
Images Courtesy of Explore Worldwide
EXW – ZKS
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