This wildlife safari tour is fully guided and visits the Kruger Park and afterwards a private reserve where they utilise open safari vehicles in search of the wildlife. The tour departs from Johannesburg twice weekly – Mondays and Fridays and explores the Kruger Park, the Panoramic Route, the very scenic and mountainous Magoebaskloof area and further into the Waterberg or Welgevonden Reserves. After an exciting 5 days, it returns to Johannesburg on the fifth day via a short tour of Pretoria. DAY 1.   Kruger National Park (Wildlife  Safari Tour) On the first day of this wildlife safari tour drive eastwards via Nelspruit and enter the Kruger National Park. The park is of the largest game reserves in Africa, covering an area of nearly 20 000 square kilometres (7,500 sq mi) and extends 360 kilometres (220 mi) from north to south and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from east to west. Our encounter with the wild life starts here.  We spend an exciting afternoon in the park and afterwards enter our camp for dinner and overnight in free-standing ‘rondavel’ type rooms with air-conditioning and en-suite bathroom. Overnight Skukuza or similar Camp – bungalow. DAY 2. Kruger National Park Safari South Africa We spend today game viewing in search for the ‘Big Five’, among other animals. We reach our camp at sunset for dinner and overnight. Some may want to do a night drive in an open game viewing vehicle utilising high powered spotlights to find the nocturnal animals (optional). Overnight Skukuza or similar Camp – bungalow. DAY 3.  Panoramic Route An early breakfast in the Kruger Park and afterwards we drive via Kowyn’s Pass to the Escarpment and visit Bourke’s Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, God’s Window and the Lisbon Falls. Then we travel further along and through the Abel Erasmus

This safari tour departs daily from Johannesburg and is designed specifically to encounter Africa’s wildlife in the famous Kruger National Park. We also include a visit the scenic Panoramic Route.  During your time in the Panoramic route you stay in a luxury 4 star type lodge. We accommodate you in the Kruger Park’s round, rondavel type rooms, still with en-suite  bathroom facilities, to enhance the safari experience in the wild. The rooms are very comfortable with air-conditioning installed. While we do most of the game viewing in the comfort of our vehicles, you also have the option to book an open vehicle safari. The duration of such safari is around 2,5 – 3 hours. Return to Johannesburg – or the O R Tambo International Airport if required –  late afternoon of the fourth day. Day 1.  Johannesburg – Kruger National Park Depart from the Johannesburg early morning on your safari tour and drive eastwards to the Kruger Park  via Nelspruit and enter the park in the south.  Your encounter with Africa’s wild life starts here as we begin our  thrilling  safari. Tonight you arrive at a camp for dinner and overnight. Overnight in comfortable free-standing ‘rondavel’ type rooms with air-conditioning and an en-suite bathroom. Day 2.  Luxurious Kruger National Park Safari Today we devote our time to game viewing in search for the ‘Big Five’ among other animals. Reach the next camp at sunset for dinner and overnight. Some may also want to do a night drive in an open safari vehicle utilising high powered spotlights in search of the nocturnal animals (optional). Day 3.  Panoramic Route After a final game drive and breakfast, leave the park and drive via Klaserie and the Abel Erasmus Pass to the Escarpment.  You visit the Blyde River Canyon view point, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, God’s Window and

This Wildlife Safari Explorer is a shorter version of the Wildlife Expedition (SCMD), excluding one night in a private reserve, making it more affordable, but still almost 4 days of  wildlife viewing including the boat cruise on Lake St Lucia, situated in the iSimangaliso world heritage site! The scenery includes the Panorama Route, Swaziland and the Zululand forests and lakes. DAY 1. Gauteng – Panoramic Route (wildlife safari) This wildlife safari takes us via Middelburg and Dullstroom to the Three Rondavels view site at the Blyde River Canyon. We visit scenic areas such as Bourke’s Luck Potholes (a walk down the hill to see this unique trick of nature is worth the experience), Lisbon Falls, God’s Window and the Pinnacle before a short visit to Pilgrim’s Rest, an early gold mining town declared a National Monument. Rich deposits of alluvial gold were found here at the end of the last century, hence the existence of the town deep in the mountains. Overnight Ligna Lodge. DAY 2. Panoramic Route – Kruger National Park – Wildlife Safari After an early breakfast, we do a pleasant walk through indigenous forest to see the Lone Creek Falls. Then we follow a scenic route to Hazyview and enter the Kruger National Park where our wildlife safari commences. We spend the rest of day in this magnificent reserve around 2 million ha in extent. We overnight in the reserve in chalets in one of the rest camps. DAY 3. Kruger National Park – Swaziland After an early rise depart on an open vehicle safari and breakfast afterwards on a deck overlooking the Sabie River. You spend the rest of the morning in the reserve and depart for the mountain Kingdom of Swaziland for a visit to the Ngwenya glass factory where all the items are hand made from recycled glass.  After a