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Wildlife Discovery Safari Southbound - Detailed Information

DAY 1

Depart from Johannesburg and travel to the 'Province of the Rising Sun', Mpumalanga, via the historic towns of Witbank, Dullstroom and Lydenburg. Travel over the famous Long Tom Pass on to the small town of Sabie. Visit the Lone Creek waterfalls before arriving at your elegant hideaway. Enjoy a delectable dinner that can only be described as a 'culinary masterpiece'. Lone Creek River Lodge (Timber Cottages) or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basis

DAY 2

After breakfast, visit the Mac Mac Waterfalls. Along the Bonnet Pass, pay a short visit to the historic town of Pilgrim's Rest, where the richest alluvial gold deposits in South Africa were discovered in 1873. Continue exploring the Panorama Route featuring the Blyde River Canyon, Three Rondawels, Bourke's Luck Potholes, God's Window and various waterfalls. Travelling over Kowyn's Pass to the Hazyview area, arrive at your luxury safari hotel in a lush sub-tropical 'Garden of Eden' setting. Enter the Kruger National Park for a short introductory game drive in the late afternoon and return to your hotel for dinner under the stars in a traditional African Boma (weather permitting). Protea Hotel Kruger Gate or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basis + 2 game viewing activities

DAY 3

Early morning game drive in the Kruger National Park. An open safari vehicle is available as an optional extra. Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast in the Kruger Park followed by further game viewing en route to the private game lodge. Arrive in time for high tea, and late afternoon game viewing in an open safari vehicle with an experienced ranger and tracker. Return to the lodge for dinner where an African feast awaits you. Bongani Mountain Lodge or similar - diner, bed and breakfast basis + 2 game viewing activities

DAY 4

An early morning game drive (optional). After breakfast depart via the Mananga border through eastern Swaziland and along the Lebombo Mountains. Leave Swaziland at Goelela border post and continue via the town of Pongola to a Maputaland safari lodge, arriving in the late afternoon. Dinner served in the Boma under the African sky (weather permitting). Gazebo Safari Lodge or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basis + 1 game viewing activity

DAY 5

After an early safari in Hluhluwe Game Reserve and breakfast, visit St Lucia, a World Heritage site, and enjoy a river cruise on the estuary. Here you may see pelicans, fish eagles, hippo and crocodiles. After driving through sugar cane plantations along the Indian Ocean seaboard, arrive in the bustling city of Durban for drop off at your hotel or Durban International Airport.