Kruger and the Kingdoms

On arrival in Johannesburg at OR Tambo International Airport, you’ll be met by your representative and transferred to your hotel. Johannesburg is the largest and most populous city in South Africa. It is also the source of a large-scale gold and diamond trade, due to its location on the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills.  

In the afternoon you will be collected from your hotel for a tour of Soweto and the Apartheid museum and then returned to your hotel.

At 19h00 you will meet up at reception for a briefing on the tour and a chance to meet fellow travellers.

Depart Johannesburg after breakfast and heading to Mpumalanga Province, known as “Paradise Country,” we descend into the lush Lowveld, passing Waterval Boven in the Drakensberg Mountains. Continue through spectacular scenery to Sabie, a historic logging and former gold-mining town. Visit the beautiful Mac-Mac Falls, a 65-metre waterfall on the Mac-Mac River, before arriving late afternoon in Hazyview, the safari hub of Kruger National Park. (BD)

After an early morning breakfast, you will drive along the spectacular “Panorama Route”, offering views of amazing scenery including the 26 kilometre-long Blyde River Canyon (home to the Three Rondavels), Bourke’s Luck Potholes’ and historic God’s Window, a breathtaking view (weather permitting) of the edge of the escarpment taking in the Kruger National Park. (B)

You arrive back in Hazyview in the late afternoon, where the remainder of the day is at leisure to relax or join an afternoon game experience (optional and for own account).

The day begins with early morning coffee or tea, followed by a thrilling open vehicle safari (with English speaking game ranger) through Kruger National Park with pre-packed breakfast. Kruger is one of the world’s greatest national parks, home to a stunning array of wildlife. Search for the ‘Big Five’ (rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, and elephant) as well as prolific birdlife and numerous other game. Late afternoon open vehicle game drives are available. (B)

This morning you travel to Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), an independent Kingdom within the borders of South Africa, known for its lovely scenery, crafts and colourful indigenous culture. An interactive cultural experience introduces us to the charming people of Eswatini (Swaziland) and their traditions. You travel via the capital city, Mbabane, and on to the beautiful Ezulwini Valley for overnight. (BLD)

After breakfast, visit the Swazi candle factory, where you can watch wax artists make beautiful candles. Continue south through Eswatini (Swaziland), before re-entering South Africa. Travel into Zululand, passing traditional round huts and endless vistas. This afternoon you will join an open vehicle safari with an English speaking game ranger in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, which contains an immense diversity of fauna and flora and is particularly famous for its conservation of black and white rhino. (B)

This morning after an early breakfast you will depart for Durban. Your journey takes you past traditional Zulu Kraals, Eucalyptus plantations and sugar cane fields. You arrive in Durban in the early afternoon where the tour ends on arrival. (B)