Summary
A 2-week budget tour through South Africa covering all main attractions and sites including Kruger, Hluhluwe, Durban, Wild Coast, Garden Route, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope and the Winelands.
Activities
- Animal Tracking
- Camping
- Cheetah Tracking
- Evening Drives
- Game Walk
- Morning Drives
- Night drive
- Township tour
- Wilderness Trail
- Game drive
- Culture
- Photo-safari
Places
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Physical Condition
- Normal Physical Condition
Connectivity
- WiFi and phone coverage at lodges
Day-by-day Description
Day 1Meet in Johannesburg and transfer to Hazyview outside Kruger
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Landscape photography Morning Drives Night drive Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Culture Photo-safariYour driver, who speaks English, Xhosa, Zulu and Portuguese meets you in Johannesburg and escorts you to the quaint town of Hazyview just outside Kruger. You will then be transferred to your stay in comfortable three-star chalets.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Hazyview, South Africa
Travel Time: 4 hrs
Day 2 to Day 3Kruger National Park
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Landscape photography Morning Drives Night drive Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Culture Photo-safariExplore Kruger over the course of 2 days and stay in a comfortable 3 or 4 star lodge or tented camp.
Day 4Hluhluwe National Park
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Landscape photography Morning Drives Night drive Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Culture Photo-safariTransfer to Kwa Zulu Natal and stay at a tented camp or lodge outside Hluhluwe National Park. The park is most famous for its rhino population. The last time we visited we were lucky enough to see 9 rhinos in one afternoon!
Day 5Hluhluwe Game Drive
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Landscape photography Morning Drives Night drive Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Culture Photo-safariExplore the park and then drive down the scenic wild coast to Coffee Bay where we stay in a 3 or 4-star guest house near the sea.
Day 6Explore the wild coast
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Landscape photography Morning Drives Night drive Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Culture Photo-safariExplore the wild coast and the area where Nelson Mandela came from, drive down to Port Elizabeth and stay at a 3 star trendy boutique hotel like The Hub or City Lodge.
Day 7Garden Route
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Landscape photography Morning Drives Night drive Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Culture Photo-safariPerhaps the most scenic drive in Southern Africa, explore the Garden Route and sleep in the quaint town of Knysna, stay at a 3 or 4-star guest houses like Blackwaters River Lodge or a tented camp.
Travel Time: 4 hrs
Day 8Culture in Knysna and evening in Cape Town
Explore Knysna and continue to Cape Town on the Garden Route, stay at a trendy boutique hotel like Mojo.
Day 9Cape Town
Discover the mother city and its vibrant culture. Stay at a 3 or 4-star hotel such as the trendy designer hotel Mojo just by the sea in Sea Point
Day 10Cape of Good Hope
Meet Penguins and go to the iconic cape of good hope and stay at the same trendy hotel.
Day 11Wine... and more wine
Today we head to Franschhoek and Stellenbosch for wine tasting and sleep in a quaint wineyard guesthouse (3 or 4 star such as the Devon Valley) in the gorgeous Cape Winelands.
Day 12Drive through the Karoo toward the heart of South Africa
We drive cross country, experience the life of Afrikaners and stay in the center of the country. Sleep in Kimberley or Bloemfontein.
Day 13Drive to Johannesburg and spend the night there
We head for Johannesburg and spend the evening in the cultural epi-center of the country, Soweto
Day 14Good bye
We enjoyed having you! We will see you off at the airport
Offical Visa Regulations and Health Requirements
For personalized details on health and visa requirements please check the IATA travel centre here
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