TOUR CODE: EST/SA10
Day One: Arrival in Johannesburg
Upon your arrival at the airport, the guide from Afrikan Wildlife will welcome you and drive you to hotel for dinner and overnight. Depending on the time of your arrival, you can visit Soweto or the famous Apartheid Museum.
Day Two: Kruger National Park
After breakfast, drive and head to Kruger National Park through scenic mountains and vast open landscapes to the lush, subtropical farming town of Hazyview. Check in your hotel where you will spend the night.
Day Three: Kruger National Park
Have you breakfast and g for the game drive in Kruger National apark. With nearly 5 million acres this park offers some of the best access to wild animals in Africa. Keep your eyes peeled for lions, elephants, rhinos, and many other animals and birds. There are also giant baobab, fever, and marula trees towering over the savannah. Stop at prime viewing areas like Hippo Pool, the Kruger Tablets, the Red Rocks for the panorama views of the park.
Day Four: Kruger to Eswatini
On this day, we will cross the border from South Africa to Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) and visit the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary enroute to Lobamba. Lobamba is full of rich culture, diverse heritage, and unique experiences that allow you as a traveller to be a part of it all.
Day Five: Eswatini
Today, you will explore more nto the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary situated in Eswatini’s “Valley of Heaven” in the Ezulwini Valley. You can also go for horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, or for more wildlife viewing and look out for rhinos and hippos along the waterways. Experience the Zulu culture, colourful craft markets, and breathtaking mountains looming in the distance.
Day Six: Millwane Wildlife Sanctuary and Saint Lucia
This morning, we will cross the border back into South Africa into the beautiful Zululand area into the town of St Lucia near the coast. Once you arrive depending on how you feel you can choose to take a boat trip on the estuary or hop on a horse for a ride along the beachfront.
Day Seven: Saint Lucia
Take a walk in St Lucia, down the main drag known as McKenzie Street with lots of restaurants, lively hostels, and bars for you to try or you could go to the quieter avenues in search of Hippos that sometimes wander around. You can also visit to Hluhluwe – iMfolozi Park, which has both the white and black rhino, lions, buffalo, elephants, and leopards.
Day Eight: Saint Lucia to Durban
After breakfast, you will drive to the coast to Durban. Explore the beach, dive into the warm turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, or lounge at your guest house with views of the waves lapping the shore.
Day Nine: Durban to Chintsa
For this day, you will head to Chinsta through the land of the Xhosa people along the south east coast of Africa with 15km of beach with white-sand beach with a swimmable surf.
Day Ten: Chintsa
For this leisure day, explore more of Chintsa. You can go for the optional activities like jumping on a surfboard to catch some waves, horseback riding along the water, visit a local craft brewery called Emerald Vale for some home-brewed ale, take a bus to Mama Tofu’s Xhosa village for an inspiring cultural experience as well.
Day Eleven: Chintsa to Addo Elephant National Park
After breakfast, drive to Addo Elephant National Park and later for the game drive. Then later drive back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day Twelve: Addo Elephant National park to Tsitsikamma
On this day, you will proceed to Tsitsikamma National Park with plenty of activities like hiking a portion of the Otter Trail or taking short walks along the coastline, snorkel, canoe, whale watch, or bungee jump. Tsitsikama is tucked between mountains and deep blue sea with the Storms River flowing in between. Full of marine life, abundant wildlife, and a breathtaking landscape.
Day Thirteen: Tsitsikamma National Park
Today, depending on your mood you can do any of the activities you didn’t get to yesterday. Rejuvenate your minds on a hike up the Otter or Dolphin trails, set out on a kayak to explore the shoreline, book a snorkelling or scuba lesson to see life under the sea, bungee jump.
Day Fourteen: Tsitsikamma to Knysna
This morning after breakfast, you will head west to the town of Knysna Lagoon for the turquoise waters, rugged sandstone cliffs, and sweeping views of the ocean. Along the way, if time permits, visit a cheetah sanctuary and a monkey park.
Day Fifteen: Knysna to Oudtshoorn
Today after breakfast, you will drive along the scenic route over the Outeniqua Mountains into the area known as Klein Karoo to the town of Oudtshoorn. Then go out to explore the Cango caves and visit an ostrich farm.
Day Sixteen: Oudtshoorn to Cape Town
After beakfast, drive to the city of Cape Town enjoying views of Table Mountain as you drive. Dinner and overnight in Cape Town.
Day Seventeen: Cape Town
After breakfast, the guide will take you to the airport depending on the time of your flight or stay for an extra night in Cape Town to explore more of this city.
ENJOY AFRICA