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| Viewing: Kruger Park & Zululand Explorer |
Package ID: 1409 |
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| Kruger Park & Zululand Explorer |
On this safari we visit a traditional Zulu Village, where we experience the essence of the Zulu culture through song and dance and a tour of the village. We also visit a crocodile farm and wildlife refuge where we get to see some of these beasts from near
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DAY 1
Depart from Johannesburg early and head towards the Kruger Park. Upon arrival we check in at Phumulani Lodge. We have time to explore the lodge and enjoy lunch before we embark on our first afternoon game drive. We arrive back at the lodge before dark when dinner is served.
DAY 2
We start at dawn and on this day and do three game drives in the Kruger Park. We stop several times during the day to freshen up and have breakfast and lunch in rest camps along the way. We also visit Skukuza, the main camp of the Park. We return to our Lodge before dark and have time to relax before we enjoy dinner at the Lodge.
DAY 3
We start at dawn and on this day and do three game drives in the Kruger Park. We stop several times during the day to freshen up and have breakfast and lunch in rest camps along the way. We also visit Skukuza, the main camp of the Park. We return to our Lodge before dark and have time to relax before we enjoy dinner at the Lodge.
DAY 4
We depart after breakfast and head for the Northern Zululand area where we will spend the next few days of our journey. En-route we drive via Nelspruit, Amsterdam & Pongola and stop several times during the day to freshen up and to shop at the local roadside markets. Zululand has long been famous as the home of the Zulu people and boasts many world-class attractions and some breathtaking scenery. We arrive at the Zululand Safari Lodge near the Hluhluwe Game Reserve in the afternoon and relax before we have dinner at the lodge.
DAY 5
After breakfast we visit the False Bay National Park at Lake St. Lucia. We take a boat cruise on this inland saltwater lake and have a good chance of seeing Hippos and Crocodiles. We visit the town of Hluhluwe before we head to the Dumazulu Zulu Village where we take a tour through this authentic Zulu village. This once-in-a-lifetime experience shows us the lifestyle of the traditional Zulu and we participate in a cultural song and dance performance. We have a traditional lunch including dishes like buffalo and warthog. We visit a crocodile farm and wildlife refuge, before returning to the Lodge in the late afternoon. Dinner is served at the lodge.
DAY 6
We depart on an early morning game drive into the Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve in open 4X4 Land Rovers. This reserve is world renowned for the greatest concentration of Black and White Rhino. In the afternoon, we have the choice of doing a guided walk (getting up close to animals like Zebra, Wildebeest and other Antelope) in the reserve or an afternoon game drive on the open Land Rovers. This evening we have a farewell dinner at the lodge.
DAY 7
We depart after breakfast and head north-west towards Johannesburg. After the scenic drive past many rural villages, sugarcane plantations and wildlife areas we reach Johannesburg in the late afternoon.
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