Lodges SA

ITINERARY

B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner

DAY 1: GAUTENG TO KRUGER NATIONAL PARK – D
We normally leave Johannesburg between 06:00 and 07:00 to allow for various collection points. The shuttle/transfer is an additional cost. As for the route … think a drive through the scenic wide open spaces of the Highveld, down the escarpment and through the lovely Lowveld area! To appease those rumbling tummies, we also stop for lunch en-route (own expense) and reach the camp in the afternoon.

After settling into your accommodations, you’ll get to jump straight into your exciting safari experience with our first game drive. To allow you enjoy a truly memorable safari, we conduct all our game drives in specially-adapted 4×4 open vehicles.

After this, you’ll have some free time, which you could use to explore the camp, catch up on the sleep you missed in the morning, or peruse the park shop for souvenirs for the family, yummy food items, and even stuff like international adapters.

Then, it’s onto an appetising dinner. Enjoy a delicious three-course meal, served al fresco at our camp.

DAY 2: KRUGER TO SWAZILAND – BD

As the golden sun rises over our final day in the Kruger National Park, we have one last chance to find the animals that have eluded us thus far. We then enjoy breakfast en-route to our next exciting destination – the landlocked Kingdom of the Swazis.

You’ll get to admire the view and observe the variation in landscape as we move into a more mountainous region. We also stop for lunch en-route (own expense).

In the evening, you’ll get to spend the night in one of the Swaziland Royal National Parks, where all the animals belong to the king. Your guide will also prepare dinner under the stars and the evening is spent sharing travel stories around the fire.

DAY 3: SWAZILAND TO HLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI GAME RESERVE – BLD
Today, we enjoy a later start! After breakfast, we depart for KwaZulu Natal through ever-changing landscapes, and stop for lunch en-route (own expense) to the Hilltop Camp at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve. It’s actually been made famous for its breeding program of both black and white rhino, something that brought these magnificent creatures back from the brink of extinction!

We then enjoy an afternoon game drive, searching for wildlife in our closed vehicle (with our guide). After this, we’ll enjoy a scrumptious dinner at our camp

DAY 4: HLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI GAME RESERVE – BD
This day is incredibly special as it is filled with fascinating wildlife! We’ll do a morning drive in our closed vehicle with our guide. Besides the Big 5, you can expect to see animals like bush buck and nyala as well as many interesting bird species.

That afternoon or early evening, you’ll do a sunset drive in an open 4×4 vehicle with a KZN guide, which gives you the perfect opportunity to perhaps see some of the species you haven’t seen out and about.

DAY 5: HLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI GAME RESERVE TO DOLPHIN COAST – BD
After a game drive in a closed vehicle with our guide, we continue to South Africa’s first World Heritage Site – the iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Upon arrival at St Lucia, we join a two-hour Hippo and Crocodile Boat Cruise on the St Lucia Estuary. Many crocodiles, hippos and birds make the estuary their home and you’ll have ample photographic opportunities (so be sure to bring your camera along!).

After lunch at one of the restaurants in the village (own expense), we continue along to the Dolphin Coast. Accommodation here is in rooms with en-suite bathrooms.

We can’t let you leave KwaZulu-Natal without sampling a well-known South African dish. The province is home to an extensive Indian population, and one that has developed its own unique style and way of preparing cuisine. Dinner this evening will be an authentic Indian curry, delivered straight to you to enjoy, while you take in and admire the stunning Indian Ocean in the distance!

DAY 6: DOLPHIN COAST TO DURBAN – B
After breakfast, you will have time to go for a walk along the beach or to enjoy a swim in the warm Indian Ocean. We will then stop en-route to King Shaka International Airport to enjoy lunch (own expense), and are expected to arrive between 12:00 and 14:00.

This safari can easily be combined with one of our longer Kruger Park safaris at the beginning, or our 4 or 5 Day Addo to Cape safari at the end. Ask you consultant about this great option!