"Wildlife and Leisure" Tour (8 day)
“… Life is not about how many breaths you take, it is about how many moments take your breath away…”
No of People: - Min 2
Dates - On Demand
Duration: - 7 Nights / 8 Days
Recommended add-on Tour: - 4 Nights - Cape Town / 4 Nights - Victoria Falls
Meals: - (B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner)
* Accommodation is subject to availability, if the under mentioned
accommodation is not available we shall endeavor to supply comparable facilities.
Day 1:
Your guide will meet you on arrival at Johannesburg's O R Tambo International Airport .
Travel via Middelburg, Lydenburg and Sabie (Long Tom Pass) to Hazyview situated
in the province of Mpumalanga.Visit the old gold rush town of Pilgrim's Rest
a museum in its entirety. Depending on availability - enjoy some African culture with singing, dancing and
dinner at Shangana, a traditional Shangaan village, meet the chief with his 3
wives and 36 children. Overnight in Hazyview.
Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Lodge (D)
Day 2:
Travel the Panorama Route of the majestic Drakensberg Mountains, admire the
natural beauty of God's Window, Bourke`s Luck Potholes and the Blyde River Canyon,
which is the third deepest canyon in the world. Lunch along the way, then it is
off to the world-renowned Kruger National Park (KNP), enter the park through Orpen Gate.
Enjoy the rest of the day in the KNP. Overnight in the KNP.
Accommodation: Satara Camp (B)
Optional activities: Evening game drive.
Day 3:
Enjoy a full day travelling south in the KNP in search of the "Big 5" and a host of other animals. Overnight in the KNP.
Accommodation: Lower Sabie Camp (B)
Day 4:
After a leisurely breakfast we depart from the KNP via Crocodile Bridge Gate.
Enter Mozambique at Komatipoort border post. Travel to Maputo where we catch our
10 minute charter flight to the tropical Inhaca Island. The island is set in the
Indian Ocean, whose calm, warm waters are perfect for leisure pursuits.
Dinner at the hotel. Overnight on the island.
Accommodation: Pestana Inhaca Lodge (B & D)
Day 5 and 6:
Spend these two days relaxing on the island or enjoy a host of optional activities, such as deep sea charter fishing
trips for the opportunity to catch King / Queen / Mackerel / Tuna and Barracuda, excellent snorkelling at Santa Maria
Bay, 4 x 4 drives / hike to the historical lighthouse or take a romantic sunset boat cruise to Portuguese Island.
Dinners will be served at the hotel or at the one and only Lucas Restaurant, which serves up superb food.
Overnight on the island.
Accommodation: Pestana Inhaca Lodge (B & D)
Day 7:
After a leisurely breakfast we make our way back to the mainland. Travel back to South Africa via Komatipoort border
post and again through the KNP to White River. Overnight near White River.
Accommodation: Kirby Country Lodge (B)
Day 8:
Return to Johannesburg via Nelspruit, Waterfal-Boven, Machadodorp and Middelburg. Enjoy a Soweto township tour and there will still be
time for last minute shopping before your departure.
Accommodation: (B)
OR
Recommended - Cape Town Add-on Tour:
Travel to Johannesburg, catch your flight to Cape Town. Your guide will meet you on arrival
in Cape Town to transfer you to your hotel. Dinner will be served at a restaurant on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.
Accommodation: : (D)
V & A City Lodge
or
President Hotel
or
Commodore Hotel 
Day 9:
Take a scenic drive around the Cape of Good Hope. Visit Hout Bay and the Cape Fur Seal colony on Duiker Island,
Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Cape Point, Boulders - Penguins. Optional and weather permitting - we take the cableway up Table Mountain. Evening at leisure.
Overnight in Cape Town.
Accommodation: : (B)
V & A City Lodge
or
President Hotel
or
Commodore Hotel
Day 10:
A day at leisure, where you can do the following optional activities - a city orientation tour of South Africa's beautiful Mother City
on the "hop-on hop-off bus" or visit a local township or visit Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 17 years or visit
to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens or visit one of the numerous beautiful beaches around the Cape or for the energetic - take
a hike up Table Mountain or for the brave - shark cage diving. Evening at leisure. Overnight in Cape Town.
Accommodation: : (B)
V & A City Lodge
or
President Hotel
or
Commodore Hotel
Day 11:
Wine tasting and cellar tour at one of the wine estates along the Cape's world-renowned Stellenbosch Wine Route,
also spend some time in the historical towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Enjoy sundowners on Signal Hill
before your farewell dinner at Vijff Vlieghen (Five Flies) Restaurant. Overnight in Cape Town.
Accommodation: : (B & D)
V & A City Lodge
or
President Hotel
or
Commodore Hotel
Day 12:
Morning at leisure. Lunch at the V & A Waterfront, time for last minute shopping and weather permitting an optional
helicopter flip over the Cape Peninsula. Transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your flight home.
Accommodation: (B)
Included:
Air ticket - Johannesburg to Cape Town - add-on, charter flight or boat trip to / from the Island,
airport taxes for Mozambique, accommodation (3 - 4 *), transport, guide,
meals as indicated, porter-age, conservation fees and entrance fees to places of interest.
Excluded:
Air ticket (international flight), passport / visa fees and airport taxes, travel insurance,
phone calls, facsimiles, gratuities, beverages, items of a personal nature, excess baggage
and optional excursions not included in the tour.
Please contact us at
bush@lantic.net for further information or fill in our contact form.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ENJOY
YOUR STAY!!!
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