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Package ID: 1758 |
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| 7 Day Kruger Drive & Walk Safari |
The Ultimate Kruger Safari. Explore one of the greatest wildlife areas on earth with you very own Safari Guide on foot and by 4x4.
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A fantastic combination safari, taking you to the Blyde River Canyon and into the rugged wilderness of the Kruger National Park. We travel down the escarpment to Blyde River Canyon, the 3rd largest Canyon in the world. Taking in the beautiful vistas and visiting the Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre. We enter the Kruger National Park where explore the area by vehicle while your guide provides you with ample information about the Parks Animals, Plants, Geology, Climate, Conservation Management and History. Then continue into the untouched wilderness areas of Kruger where you will experience the thrill of tracking the Big 5 on foot, wildlife viewing at its best.
Rates (31/08/2009 – 31/10/2010):
Adults Sharing: R 13,995 (ZAR)
Children u/12 Sharing: Unfortunately no children u/12
Single Supplement: R 3,995 (ZAR)
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The Safari at a glance:
- Duration: 6 Nights and 7 Days
- Departure Dates: Every Sunday, minimum of 4 guests but we can customize for fewer persons
- Tour starts and ends in Johannesburg (South Africa)
- 1 night, 3 star accommodation at the Graskop Hotel (Blyde River Canyon, South Africa)
- 2 nights, comfortable en suite Tented Camp accommodation in the Kruger National Park (South Africa)
- 3 nights, comfortable rustic Wilderness Camp accommodation in the Kruger National Park (South Africa)
- Meals as per Itinerary: Breakfast = B; Lunch = L; Dinner = D
- All ground transport in an air-conditioned 4x4 while on Safari, and return airport transfers to your Lodge
- The services of a fully qualified safari guide while on Safari
- Included Activities: Unlimited Game Drives with your guide; 1 open vehicle night drive; Tour of Blyde River Canyon, Tour of Moholoholo Animal Rehabilitation Centre, and a Tour of Maputo
- Optional Activities: Walk with Elephants experience, open-vehicle game drives, Animal Rehabilitation Centre, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Horse Riding, Kayaking and Dhow Sailing
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Full Tour:
Day 1: Johannesburg to Blyde River Canyon
You will be met in Johannesburg by your Safari Guide. After brief introductions and a quick stop for last minute suppliers, we head down the escarpment to the Lowveld. After a relaxing 5 hour drive that will give you an opportunity to see some of the beautiful countryside and a chance to get to know your guide, you will enter the world famous Blyde River Canyon
You will then explore the wonders of the Blyde River Canyon, taking in the beautiful vistas of God’s Window, the natural wonders of Bourke’s Luck Potholes and Mac-Mac Falls, before heading to your lovely Inn on southern section of Canyon.
We will then check into our comfortable accommodation, resting up for the evening.
Days 2 & 3: Kruger National Park
The next morning after breakfast, we will head north to Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre. This amazing wildlife treatment and education facility will inspire you as hear the success stories and learn about the animals.
After-which we will enter the world famous Kruger National Park where Game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately in this vast 2-million hectare game sanctuary. Hopefully we will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe before we reach camp.
Your accommodation will be in comfortable en suite safari tents in one of the official Camps of the Kruger National Park. You will have great views over the African bushveld, with animals regularly visiting the Camps (which are fenced!).
Your days will be spent exploring the vast Kruger Plains, which offer magnificent game viewing opportunities. Renowned for its diversity and home to approximately 145 mammal and over 500 bird species, this amazing sanctuary is bound to provide you with some awesome game viewing. Your knowledgeable guide will provide you with insight into the different species and ecological phenomena you come across. Your daily routine will include early morning and late afternoon game drives with your guide, the hotter mid-day periods will be spent relaxing at camp reading, bird watching, swimming or just taking a cat-nap in the shade of a tree.
In the evening, enjoy the balmy weather and pristine stars of the Southern Sky and Milky Way, as you have never seen them before – including the spectacular Southern Cross.
Days: 4, 5 & 6: Kruger National Park
Today, you will meet up with your Trails Ranger and other members of your trail group. After saying “Good-Bye” to your guide, you will then depart in an open safari vehicle for you rustic camp deep in the Kruger wilderness. These lovely Camps only take 8 people accommodating guests in thatched A-frame huts. The camps also offer warm running water and communal ablutions. It is a truly African experience that is unsurpassed.
You daily routine will include morning and afternoon hikes into the wilderness, where you professionally trained and highly experienced rangers will provide you with ample information about the fauna, flora and ecology of the area. Nights will be spent around warm camp fires discussing the thrills of walking into the Big 5 and the wonders of the African Bush.
These wilderness areas are usually very productive for game viewing, with many trailists returning having seen all the members of the Big 5 and more!
Day 7: Kruger National Park to Johannesburg
Your final day in Kruger will begin with an early morning drive out of the Wilderness and back to meet your guide at one of the main camps.
You will then take a slow drive to a picnic site in order to enjoy our brunch, we then leave the Park and head back to Johannesburg.
Your guide will then drop you off at OR Tambo International (Johannesburg) Airport for your onward flight. (Tour Ends approximately 17:00)
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This tour is offered in accordance with our Booking Terms and Conditions.
Accommodation is dependent on availability on booking, however if changes need to be made we will ensure equivalent or superior options are available.
What Is Not Included: Long haul International and Local Flights; Lunches & Dinners unless specified, Drinks & refreshments; Tips for porters and restaurants; Telephone calls, laundry & other incidental personal expenditure; Visa fees, in countries where these apply; Airport departure taxes, in countries where these apply.
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