Our professional driver will pick you up from Johannesburg on the morning of your departure and drive you to Hazyview. All transfers are done in a luxury air conditioned vehicle, where you will be transported via the Panorama Route.

The Panorama route includes God’s Window, Lisbon Falls, and Graskop and all entrance fees are included in the package. There are numerous stops along the way for comfort breaks and photo moments.

Upon arrival in Hazyview, guests will check into Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar if not available), which is situated near the Phabeni Gate. The lodge is a 3-star establishment, rooms are air-conditioned and ensuite. All rooms have a view either over gardens or the Sabi River. The estate has two swimming pools and a restaurant where all the breakfasts and dinners are included. On particular evenings in the hotel, guests are treated to a Shangaan supper and entertainment. A hotel upgrade is available at a surcharge.

On your first evening, you will either partake in an afternoon game drive or an evening game drive. This is dependent on availability and will be communicated to the guest on route to Hazyview.

Meals: D

Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar if not available)

Our guide will pick you up in the early morning and will spend the full day with you in the Kruger Park, where hopefully you will be able to view the Big Five. We will stop during the day for a number of comfort breaks and a chance to enjoy lunch. Lunch is at your own cost.

Our guides are highly trained professionals equipped with knowledge on virtually every living species in the park and will provide you with an insightful, unforgettable and enjoyable experience. You will be in an open 4×4 game vehicle, so please bring a hat, sunscreen and appropriate clothing.

Meals: B, D

Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar if not available)

Our guide will pick you up in the early morning and will spend the full day with you in the Kruger Park, where hopefully you will be able to view the Big Five. We will stop during the day for a number of comfort breaks and a chance to enjoy lunch. Lunch is at your own cost.

Meals: B, D

Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar if not available)

Our guide will collect you mid-morning to depart to Zululand. The drive from Hazyview to Hluhluwe takes about 7 hours including comfort breaks. Upon arrival, you will be accommodated at Ubizane Wildlife Reserve or similar and enjoyed your evening at leisure.

Meals: B, D

Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar if not available)

On the fifth day, the tour includes a trip to St. Lucia Wetlands area. The morning is spent on a boat ride in the St Lucia wetlands, with an opportunity to spot Hippo and Crocodiles in their natural environment. The boat ride is subject to weather conditions. Lunch can either be enjoyed on the boat or en route to your next activity. We then head towards Dumazulu Village, experiencing the true culture of the Zulu people. Join in the singing and dancing and also take a tour of the village with great stories told about the rich history of the Zulu Tribe.

Meals: B, D

Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar if not available)

We will embark on a morning game drive in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve. This reserve is famous for the great numbers of both White and Black Rhino in the reserve. Return to the lodge for lunch a bit of relaxing and then in the afternoon head out on another game drive in the nearby Reserve.

Meals: B, D

Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar if not available)

On the seventh day, we will spend the morning driving to Johannesburg from Hluhluwe. Alternatively, you can be dropped off in Durban (subject to availability and an additional charge of US $230 per vehicle, for up to 4 pax).

Meals: B

Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar if not available)

Victoria Falls, a spectacular sight of beauty and grandeur forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Locally called ‘Mosi-o-a-Tunya’ (The Smoke that Thunders), the two-kilometer-wide Victoria Falls is the greatest curtain of falling water in the world – more than five hundred million cubic meters of water per minute plummet into a gorge one hundred meters down. It transforms the Zambezi from a placid river into a ferocious torrent. Facing the Falls is another similar cliff capped by mist-soaked rainforest, providing the visitor with unparalleled views of the Falls.

View one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, first from Livingstone on the Zambian side, under the African sun. On day two you will be guided across the bridge to the Zimbabwean side of the Falls for the Rain Forest Walk. But Livingstone is not only the gateway to the Falls. Participate in many other optional activities such as boat rides, microlight or helicopter flights, canoeing and white water rafting at your own cost.

• Meals: Dinner and Breakfast
• Accommodation: Maramba River Lodge

Victoria Falls, a spectacular sight of beauty and grandeur forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Locally called ‘Mosi-o-a-Tunya’ (The Smoke that Thunders), the two-kilometer-wide Victoria Falls is the greatest curtain of falling water in the world – more than five hundred million cubic meters of water per minute plummet into a gorge one hundred meters down. It transforms the Zambezi from a placid river into a ferocious torrent. Facing the Falls is another similar cliff capped by mist-soaked rainforest, providing the visitor with unparalleled views of the Falls.

View one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, first from Livingstone on the Zambian side, under the African sun. On day two you will be guided across the bridge to the Zimbabwean side of the Falls for the Rain Forest Walk. But Livingstone is not only the gateway to the Falls. Participate in many other optional activities such as boat rides, microlight or helicopter flights, canoeing and white water rafting at your own cost.

• Meals: Dinner and Breakfast
• Accommodation: Maramba River Lodge

Transfer to Kazungula border, take a ferry across the border to Botswana and transfer to Chobe National Park, one of the most densely populated game parks in the world, offering the ultimate African experience and excellent game viewing. It is Botswana’s third largest national park and known as one of the best natural wildlife and wilderness areas in the country. The diversity of habitat sustains a wide variety of animals including the water-loving hippos and crocodiles as well as predators such as lions, leopards and cheetahs and its spectacular elephant population. Over 70 000 elephants roam in the area, making it the largest continuing surviving elephant population on earth. Late afternoon visits to the water’s edge offer hours of fascinating viewing and photo opportunities. Herds of buffalo can also be seen.

Included in the tour is a Chobe River Boat Cruise and an early morning or late afternoon Game Drive on an open 4×4 vehicle, both excellent activities for viewing the best wildlife on the Chobe river banks.

• Meals: Dinner and Breakfast
• Accommodation: Chobe Safari Lodge

Transfer by ferry back to Zambia and Livingstone Airport to take a direct flight to Nelspruit Airport, close to the Kruger National Park. The Greater Kruger National Park (GKNP) refers to the over twenty private reserves to the west of the Kruger National Park (KNP) which add 180 000 hectares to the reserve. In total, the whole area covers 20 000 000 hectares of unfenced, wild reserve with free movement of game across this spectacular land. The Greater Kruger Area is the largest and most densely populated game area in South Africa.

Spend two nights at the Manyeleti Private Game Reserve, a small, exclusive game reserve with very few lodges and very low vehicle density – guaranteeing that you will have exclusivity with expert trackers on game drives to maximise your sightings. Stay at the private Pungwe Lodge in a semi-luxury tented camp where you can indulge in excellent dining. Included is your afternoon open 4×4 game drive and a guided game walk the following morning.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Pungwe Safari Camp

Transfer from the intimate Manyeleti Game Reserve to the larger Kruger Park, which stretches for about 350 km from south to north along the Mozambique border. Experience close encounters in a natural unfenced environment with the Big 5: elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard, but also with wild dog, cheetah, zebra, giraffe and a variety of indigenous antelope. It is paradise for the wildlife enthusiast with close to 150 mammal species, over 380 species of indigenous trees, as well as over 500 bird species. Mountains, bush plains and tropical forests are all part of the landscape.

The idyllic Letaba Rest Camp is situated on a sweeping bend of the Letaba River, midway between the southern and northern boundaries of the Kruger National Park. The name means “river of sand”, and the sandy riverbed is an excellent location for game viewing. Stay in self-catering en-suite bungalow accommodation where your guide will provide two meals per day and take you on stretched-out game drives.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Letaba Rest Camp

Depending on your time-schedule, there will be other optional activities for you to choose from on this day before you will be transferred to Cape Town International Airport where you board your flight back home. Guaranteed, you will leave southern Africa with amazing experiences and life-long memories!

• Meals: Own Expense
• Accommodation: No
• Accommodation (End of Tour)