Dramatic vistas across Mpumalanga, 'Big Five' game driving in Kruger NP, Kingdom of Swaziland's vibrant culture, Ezulwini Valley, Hluhluwe - Umfolozi Game Reserve, St. Lucia & Durban beaches.
Highlights 01 Blyde River Canyon, Three Rondavels, Bourke’s Luck Potholes D 02 Kruger National Park – game drives BD 03 Swaziland – Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, glass factory, markets BD 04 Swaziland – Royal Enclosure, wood markets, candle factory BD 05 - 06 KwaZulu Natal, Hluhluwe/ Umfolozi Game Reserve – game drive BD 07 St Lucia – optional boat cruise, Durban B
Day 1 – 2 Leaving Johannesburg we enter Mpumalanga Province, passing through some of the natural spectacles of the area - Blyde River Canyon, the Three Rondavels , Bourke’s Luck Potholes – en route to a private reserve bordering Kruger.
We enter the famed Kruger National Park each day for game drives. This is South Africa’s best known wildlife reserve, an enormous reserve which offers unrivalled opportunities for game viewing including Africa’s ‘big five’ (leopard, lion, elephant, rhino and elephant), abundant grazing animals – giraffe, zebra, antelope - and prolific birdlife.
Day 3 – 4 We continue to Swaziland, a mountainous landlocked kingdom sandwiched between Mozambique and South Africa. We spend two nights in the ‘Big Game’ Parks area and check out Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, visit the Royal Enclosure and have time to browse local craft markets and factories.
Day 5 – 7 We cross back into South Africa and enter KwaZulu-Natal. We visit a local Zulu village on the way to the Hluhluwe/ Umfolozi Game Reserve. After game driving in South Africa’s oldest game reserve we continue to the wild beaches and natural beauty of St Lucia.
The is an option to enjoy a boat cruise checking out the wildlife of this World Heritage site before we drive down the coast to the bright lights and beaches of Durban where our tour ends.
Age: Open
Included in Price: All tour highlights, transport, accommodation, park fees, road tolls and taxes, meals as indicated, services of driver/ tour leader.
Not Included: Visas, travel insurance, flights, departure taxes, airport transfers, tips, optional activities and items of a personal nature.
