$1,293 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Transfer to Kruger Park - afternoon game drive
Transfer to Kruger Park - afternoon game drive
Meet your guide as arranged and transfer to Southern Kruger Park. Join the afternoon safari, travelling through bushveld areas and stopping at waterpoints. Your guide will discuss the animals, position the vehicle for clear visibility and allow plenty of time for photos. Towards sunset, exit the park and drive a short distance to Kruger Gate Hotel overlooking the Sabie River. Check into this top-class hotel, look for animals from the viewing deck and settle into your deluxe room. After a refreshing drink, enjoy dinner in the fireside Lapa Restaurant and stay overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Kruger National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kruger Gate Hotel
Wildlife in Kruger NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Full-day safari in Big 5 areas of Southern Kruger Park
Full-day safari in Big 5 areas of Southern Kruger Park
Depart from your hotel after a quick cup of tea or coffee. Your guide will plan 3 drives; early morning, mid-morning and afternoon. We expect you will find the Big 5 species (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) as well as general game and smaller creatures. After the first drive, stop at a convenient place where your guide will provide breakfast packs with hot beverages.
Continue along routes near the Sabie River and look out for hippos, crocodiles and colourful birds. You can expect some great photo opportunities. Following a lunch break and a further drive, return to Kruger Gate Hotel. Relax on the viewing deck with an infinity pool and enjoy a traditional sundowner from the bar. Finish the day with a delicious dinner in the Lapa Restaurant and stay overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Kruger National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kruger Gate Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Delicious breakfast - Morning safari drive - Panorama Route highlights
Delicious breakfast - Morning safari drive - Panorama Route highlights
Enjoy breakfast at the Kudyela Restaurant, which offers relaxing indoor or outdoor tables under the canopy of riverine trees. Depart from the hotel and enter Kruger Park for a final game drive. Your guide may be lucky to find the Big 5 - so have your cameras ready.
Later, exit the park and travel to the Northern Drakensberg Mountains. The most dramatic viewpoint of the Blyde River Canyon is the Three Rondavels. You will also visit God's Window, Berlin or Lisbon Falls and possibly Bourke's Luck Potholes, depending on timing and weather conditions that affect visibility. Your guide will arrange a lunch stop at a suitable venue. Drive down Kowyns Pass to Hazyview and check into Hippo Hollow Country Estate. The hotel opens onto an expansive deck overlooking lush gardens and the Sabie River, where you can relax and watch hippos while enjoying a sundowner. Enjoy buffet-style dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Panorama Route (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- Hippo Hollow Country Estate
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Breakfast on the deck - Return transfer to Johannesburg or Nelspruit KMIA
Breakfast on the deck - Return transfer to Johannesburg or Nelspruit KMIA
Enjoy a relaxing breakfast on the hotel terrace, where you can sometimes catch a glimpse of passing elephants or hippos near the river. Then, depart from the hotel and begin your return transfer to KMIA airport near Nelspruit, Tambo Airport in Johannesburg or your hotel by arrangement.
- Main Destination:
- Johannesburg (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
