Day 1: Johannesburg to Kruger National Park

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Dinner

You will be picked up in Johannesburg between 6:30 - 8:00AM and begin the journey to the Skukuza Camp Site at Kruger National Park. We will stop for lunch along the way (at your own expense). After reaching the park in the afternoon, you will have ample time to settle in, walk around the camp site, and explore the shop on site. We will take our first game drive this afternoon in an open air vehicle for 3-4 hours. Weather permitting, we will enjoy dinner outdoors, discussing today's experience with our group. Wine is included with dinner, and additional beverages may be purchased at the gift shop.

Day 2: Kruger National Park

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Morning snack, Brunch, Dinner

Rise early for the first game drive of the day. You will be given a light snack of tea or coffee and rusks (dried bread) to dunk into your beverage. This will be followed by the game drive which will last 3-4 hours. All game drives use specially adapted 4x4 vehicles that are essentially open air, giving all guests the best possible view, no matter the seat.

Upon returning to the camp site, a large brunch will be served. After this, you will have time to relax and do as you please. There will be opportunities to visit the Stevenson-Hamilton Memorial Library, swim in the pool, browse the park's shop, walk around the camp, watch for many of the birds that make their home here, and enjoy peaceful views of the river from the restaurant.

The afternoon game drive will again last for several hours, giving you more opportunity to see amazing wildlife.

Dinner will again be served al fresco, weather permitting. You will have the chance to relax, unwind, and compare notes with your fellow travelers.

Day 3: Kruger National Park to Swaziland

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Breakfast snack, Brunch, Dinner

Wake up very early for the first game drive of the day. Before heading out, you will have a small snack of rusks (dried biscuits) and coffee or tea. The game drive will last 3-4 hours and will be a good opportunity to see some of the predators before they slow down after dawn. Breakfast will then be served, and we will be on our way.

We will stop for lunch en route (at your own expense), and will go into the mountainous region of the land-locked small country of Swaziland, which is still ruled by a king.

Spend the night at Swaziland Royal National Parks. Did you know that the king owns all of the animals in the park? Dinner will be served outdoors, weather permitting.

Day 4: Swaziland to Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Reserve

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

This morning's departure will not be as early. Lunch will be en route (at your own expense). Then we will enter the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve. One of the most impressive things about this park is that they have done wonders for breeding white and black rhinos, helping prevent extinction!

Watch for wildlife en route to the camp site. In the evening, dinner will be served outdoors.

Day 5: Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

We will spend a more relaxing day at this game reserve, including an early morning game drive. There will be ample time in the middle of the day to relax and enjoy lunch, before heading out on the afternoon game drive. Dinner will be served in the evening.

Day 6: Hluhluwe-Imfolozi to Cape Vidal

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

There will be a morning game drive, followed by breakfast.Then, continue the journey onto iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Enjoy a nice boat ride to view hippos, crocodiles, and many birds. We will have lunch in St. Lucia at one of the restaurants (at your expense) before heading onto Cape Vidal Camp. The camp site consists of log cabins that are just a short distance from the warm shores of the Indian Ocean. Enjoy dinner outdoors this evening.

Day 7: Cape Vidal to Addo Elephant Park

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, there will be some time to enjoy the beach before having to head out. You might still spot more animals along the drive. You will arrive at the airport in Durban around noon and take leave of your guide. Have lunch at one of the restaurants at the airport before checking in for your flight. The flight to Port Elizabeth is 90 minutes. Yes, the flight IS included as part of your safari!

Your guide for the next leg of the tour will meet you at the airport in Port Elizabeth. You will then proceed to Addo Elephant Park, check into your accommodations, and enjoy a two course outdoor meal in the evening. Wine will be served, but feel free to purchase additional beverages at the shop on site.

Day 8: Addo Elephant Park

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

There will be two game drives today as you get to explore and learn about the wildlife in Addo Elephant Park. All of the African Big 5 animals live in this park. You may also be lucky enough to spot the unusual, protected species of dung beetle that calls this park home!

Dinner will be served as a two course meal, outdoors near one of the chalets. Wine is served but other beverages can be purchased at the shop on site.

Day 9: Addo Elephant Park to Tsitsikamma

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Wake up very early this morning, and pack up to enjoy one more game drive here on the way out of this spectacular park. There will be a stop for breakfast at one of the nearby villages after leaving the park.

We will take a scenic route and arrive at our next destination in time for lunch (at your own expense). There are lovely foests and coastlines as well as waterfall hikes to enjoy. You might even spot a clawless otter, a rare sighting indeed!

Dinner will once again be a 2 course meal, served with wine and guests are welcome to purchase other beverages.

Day 10: Tsitsikamma to Oudshoorn

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

This will again be an early morning when we will go for a hike to search for the Knynsa Turaco, an unusual bird. Upon returning, we will have breakfast and then travel the Garden Route along the coast and near the mountains.

Lunch will be at your own expense during the journey. Enjoy some lovely scenery and wildlife as the drive continues; watch for the scenery to change along the way. The stop for the night is in the Klein Karoo region, famous for ostrich farming. 

Dinner will be a two course meal with wine served; other beverages may be purchased in advance prior to entering the park.

Day 11: Oudshoorn to Agulhas

Accommodations: Chalet

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast will be leisurely before departing. Theh landscape switches from semi-arid to grasslands. This area is home of the Blue Crane, an endangered species.

After lunch, journey to the ocean where you may see more interesting wildlife, including dolphins and seals near the shore. You will arrive at the destination in time to watch a beautiful sunset.

Dinner will be a two course meal served al fresco if the weather permits. Wine will be served with dinner, but feel free to purchase other beverages prior to entering the park (as they will not be available within the park).

Day 12: Agulhas to Cape Town

Meal: Breakfast

This morning after breakfast, we will drive along the Whale Route and enjoy the views along the way. We will stop for lunch near the Hermanus area. Perhaps we'll even spot some whales breaching in the ocean.

The scenic drive will continue, arriving at the hotel in Cape Town around 5PM. There is a myriad of good restaurants within a short walk of the hotel for dinner (at your own expense). Your guide can advise you, and even accompany you if you wish.

Day 13: Cape Town

Meal: Breakfast

Explore the beauty that Cape Town has to offer! After breakfast, start by visiting the Cape of Good Hope, visit Boulders Beach to see the penguin colony that lives here, and explore Table Mountain (depending on the weather. Tickets on the cable car to the top are at your own expense).

There will be a lunch stop in Hout Bay (at your expense), and hopefully see some of the Cape fur seals.

The tour will conclude at the airport around 5PM. If you are staying longer in Cape Town, you will be transferred to your hotel after guests are dropped off at the airport.

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