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Wildlife and Warriors tour 7 Days
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DAY 1 Johannesburg to Hazyview, Mpumalanga
Your Grand Tour of South Africa starts in Johannesburg, from where we will depart for Hazyview in the province of Mpumalanga. Along the way you will experience the incredibly beautiful Panorama Route, with its dramatic, mountainous landscapes and winding roads. With highlights like God's Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes and of course the mighty Blyde River Canyon, this really is South Africa's nature at its best! We will arrive at the hotel in the late afternoon and you will have time to freshen up before dinner.
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DAY 2 Hayzview - Kruger National Park safari
You will have an early start to the day and embark on an open-vehicle safari through Kruger National Park, an iconic reserve boasting a wildlife experience ranking with the best in Africa. You often see elephant, giraffe and various antelopes graze close to your vehicle, and it is not unusual that a pack of lion prevents free passage! Kruger National Park is the land of baobabs, fever trees, knob thorns, marula and mopane trees underneath which you can find not only the Big Five, but the Little Five (buffalo weaver, elephant shrew, leopard tortoise, ant lion and rhino beetle) and the birding Big Six (ground hornbill, kori bustard, lappet-faced vulture, martial eagle, pel's fishing owl and saddle-bill stork). We return to the hotel in the afternoon and you will have the rest of the day at leisure. You will have the option of another game drive in the evening (for your own account), this is a good time to observe the animals as they come down to the waterholes for their evening drink. Perhaps you will even be lucky enough to witness a lion kill. Dinner will be served at the hotel.
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DAY 3 Hazyview to Mbabane, Swaziland
Today we will travel to the Royal Kingdom of Swaziland. This small Kingdom is nestled between South Africa and Mozambique, the beautiful scenery is mountainous with lush forests. En route you will have the opportunity to learn more about the Swazi culture at the Matsamo Cultural Village, where we will also have lunch. We will also visit the famous Ngwenya Glass Works. Your next stop is the capital city Mbabane, where you will find vibrant markets packed with woven baskets, beadwork and carvings. You will spend the night at a hotel in the beautiful Ezulwini Valley.
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DAY 4 Mbabane to Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal
After breakfast at your hotel, you will enjoy a visit to the Swazi Candle Factory. Each candle you will see here is individually handmade and unique, displaying a wide range of colours, shapes and patterns. We will then leave Swaziland behind and travel into KwaZulu Natal. Your hotel for the next two nights is situated close to the town of Mkuze, at the foot of the legendary Ghost Mountain. In the afternoon we will embark on a scenic drive up into the Ubombo Mountains, the views over Lake Jozini are spectacular. From the summit we will watch the sunset transform the sky into a tapestry of colours, while sipping on a sundowner. Also included in this excursion is a visit to a traditional Zulu homestead for a glimpse into the lifestyle of this fascinating culture. Return to the hotel for dinner on the terrace (weather permitting) or in the classically styled restaurant.
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DAY 5 Mkuze - Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve safari
Today we will travel to the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve for an afternoon game drive. Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve is an incredibly scenic park with rolling hills covered in low acacia bush. The north of the park is jaggered and mountainous with amazing forests and grasslands, the south and west is open savannah. The park contains a diversity of fauna and flora and is known for its conservation of black and white rhino. It was here that the endangered white rhino was saved from extinction and the park boasts the largest population of white rhino in the world. We will return to the hotel in the late afternoon for dinner.
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DAY 6 Mkuze to Durban via St Lucia
Today we travel along KZN's Elephant Coast to St Lucia, situated at the southern end of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park - a World Heritage Site. At the St Lucia Estuary you will find high forested dunes, brilliant coral reefs, palm savannahs, dense papyrus swamps and rolling acacia bushveld. You will be taken on a boat cruise on the estuary, giving you the opportunity to view hippo, crocodiles and many different bird species in their natural habitat. From here we will continue to Durban, a cosmopolitan city where east meets west. We arrive in the afternoon and check into your hotel, situated on the Golden Mile - a 6km stretch of beachfront.
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DAY 7 Durban
This morning you will discover the cultural and historical contrast of Durban on a city tour. The tour ends with drop-off at King Shaka International Airport or your Durban based hotel.
PLEASE NOTE!!
EXCLUDES!!
- Drinks
- Gratuities to drivers, guides or rangers etc.
- All entrance fees
- Visas, travel insurance
- Any personal items and anything not mentioned under included in price
- Any meals not mentioned in itinerary
- All optional activities
- Mobile phone charges and excess in case the phone gets lost, stolen or damaged
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