On this trip, you will travel to: Western Cape Province, The Wine Region, Kruger National Park ,Garden Route
The trip includes: 12 nights of accommodation, a local guide, ground transportation, local flights, all scheduled activities and daily hot breakfasts. (All meals are included at select Reserves and while on safari.)
Greeted by your personal guide at the OR Tambo International Airport and transfer to your hotel to refresh and get some rest.
Sleep in first class Hotel In Sandton, Johannesburg (The Grace or similar) |
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Take a tour of the SOWETO Township and visit some of the area’s historic sites. Drive towards the Kruger National Park via the Panorama Route and visit the Burke’s Luck Potholes, God’s Window and the Blyde River Canyon. Continue into the Sabi Valley to exclusive Timamoon Guest House, the most romantic lodge in SA.
Enter the Park and enjoy the day exploring the terrain and viewing the animals. Continue into The Sabi Sands nature reserve (56,000 ha of private land with some of the best Big Five viewing in Africa). Mala Mala is located in the game-rich Sabi Sand Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park and offers exceptional “Big Five” game viewing and photographic safaris.
Sleep at Mala Mala private lodge* |
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Enjoy a Big Five safari, enjoy lunch in the field and relax in the comfortable environment of the luxury camp. Later, a thrilling Night Drive, revealing the noctural creatures and night hunters -- not to be missed.
Sleep at Mala Mala* |
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Spend the day driving Southwards through the National Park and enjoy lunch in the field. Enter Kwa Madwala Reserve in the afternoon and venture out for an Elephant Back Sundowner Safari and game viewing experience through the bush before enjoying your evening meal cooked over the open boma fire.
Sleep at Manyatta Rock Lodge* |
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Enjoy an early morning microlight flight above the reserve and along the Crocodile river (optional/weather permitting). Bush walks and guided 4X4 game drives available. Drive to Johannesburg for your transfer flight to Maun Airport in Botswana.
Sleep at Motsentsela Tree Lodge in Botswana* |
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Travel by light airplane to your private island in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Accommodation will be in a tree house in one of the oldest camps of the area. Enjoy a day of guided game walks and mokoro excursions (water levels permitting).
Sleep at Delta Camp* |
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Explore the wilderness by water or on foot under the guidance and education of your personal guide. Feel your senses ignite as you become part of life in the bush and encounter game without the parameters of a vehicle.
Sleep at Delta Camp* |
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Fly from Botswana to Bloemfonteun and then drive to Bospoort Guest Lodge, your private 2,500 acres of land in the Southern Free State; sip fine wines and brandies and relax as the local staff prepare your dinner over the open fire. We will be met here by my wife Erin. (3 meals/day included at Bospoort)
Sleep in Bospoort’s thatched roof stone chalets |
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Spend the day exploring the wilds of Bospoort: This is truly a place where you will feel the wild openness of Africa and get a taste for the adventures of “boer” life. A wide range of activities are available including Game Drives, River Tubing, Horseback Riding, 4x4 routes, and naps on our open-air couches. Relax the true South African way, and then enjoy another dinner over the open fire.
Sleep at Bospoort |
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Hop on the 4x4 for a wild day of safari at a nearby private reserve (lunch in the field); see buffalo, giraffes, wildebeest, kudu, eland, springbok, blesbok, zebra, and many other species. Continue on to Tsukuddu Game Reserve near Jagersfontein for another night in the beautiful veld. Spend the night at Hobbit House, the childhood home of JRR Tolkien, the author of Lord Of the Rings.
| Sleep in Bloemfontein (The capital of the Free State) | |
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Enjoy brunch at the Oliewenhuis Gardens before departing to Stone Reserve for a quad bike safari. The reserve has a large variety of animals including Rhinos, Giraffes, Buffalo, Wildebeest, and more. There is also have a lion-breeding facility, where you can experience unforgettable interactions with the Reserve’s smallest lion cubs.
Sleep in Stone Safari Reserve |
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After breakfast you will depart towards Johannesburg for your flight home. Depending on your departure time, you may visit the Cradle of Humankind or the SOWETO township before you are transferred to the airport.