Tour Code – TISD 01
Departure Times : selected Mondays
Departure locations: Rosebank hotels 07h00 / Sandton hotels 07h30
Participants : 2 – 8  per vehicle
Accommodation : 4 star hotels; 5 star private game lodge
Vehicle : luxury sedan or minibus
Languages – English /German / French

Includes: 
Meals: 4 Breakfasts; 3 Dinners
Entrance Fees:   Blyde River Canyon; Bourke’s Luck Potholes; God’s Window;  Conservation Fee into Kruger National Park
Excursions: 2 open private game reserve safari vehicle game drives, morning open safari vehicle game drive in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, St. Lucia Estuary boat cruise

Day 1 –  Monday – day of arrival – Johannesburg to Makalali game Reserve via Dullstroom  (approx. 456 kms)

guests are collected from the hotel and travel eastwards to the province of Limpop via Dullsroom.  Guests will stop for lunch (own account) en route and arrive at a private game reserve, to enjoy a guided open vehicle game drive. Return to the lodge or pre dinner drinks (own accounts) and dinner.
Overnight at Makalali Main Lodge or similar
Dinner, breakfast and 2 game viewing excursions

Day 2 – Tuesday – Makalali ame Reserve to Hazyview via Panorama Route (approx 180 kms)

Experience an early morning start in the bushveld on a guided open vehicle game drive. Guests will enjoy coffee and rusks in the bush before returning to the lodge for breakfast. Head to one of Mpumalanga’s most magnificent attractions: The Blyde River Canyon and the Three Rondavels.  the Panorama Route offers guests memorable views of the more significant sites in this area including God’s Window and Bourke’s Luck Potholes. Lunch (own account) is enjoyed along this scenic route.  The tour stop in Hazyview for the evening.
Overnight at Casa do Sol Hotel & Resort or similar – dinner and breakfast

Day 3 – Wednesday – Hazyview to Swaziland via Kruger National Park (approx. 285 kms)

Guests enjoy an early breakfast before departing the hotel, and head towards Mpumalanga’s flagship attraction – the Kruger National Park. A closed vehicle game drive allows guests to take in the park and view the ‘Big 5’ and other fauna and flora. Enjoy lunch (own account) en route to the Kingdom of Swaziland. Guests enter at the Jeppes Reef border. Arrive at the hotel later in the afternoon and enjoy dinner at the hotel.

Overnight at Royal Swazi Spa or similar – Dinner and breakfast.

NOTE: When entering the Kingdom of Swaziland, guests must ensure they are in possession of a valid passport and for nationals of applicable countries, multi-entry visa regulations apply (own account)

 Day 4 – Thursday – Swaziland to St. Lucia (approx. 335 kms)

After an early breakfast, guests stop to visit the Swazi Candle Factory and Crafts Market. Exit Swaziland at the Lavumisa Border post and enter South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province in an area colloquially referred to as the Elephant Coast. In the late afternoon guests arrive at the hotel and have the opportunity to freshen up before pre-dinner drinks and dinner (both own account).

Overnight at Forest Lodge or similar – Breakfast and 1 game excursion. 

Day 5 –  Friday
St. Lucia to Durban (approx. 245 kms)

Before breakfast, embark on an open safari vehicle and enjoy a game drive through South Africa’s first World Heritage Site, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a colloquial reference roughly translated as ‘miracle and wonder’. Observe hippos, crocodiles, and an abundance of birds on an eco-friendly boat cruise on the estuary. They can have lunch (own account) while taking in the lake vista before departing for the city of Durban. The tour concludes at a Durban city hotel.

Departure Dates 2019 – English Language
11 February : 11 & 25 March : 22 April : 06 & 20 May
17 June : 01, 15 & 29 July : 26 august : 09 & 23 September :07 October