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Tour InformationDays 15 Days and 14 NightsMin/Max Participants Two / FourDeparture Daily - OR Tambo International Airport by arrangementAccommodation 5 Star hotels and private lodgesFlights Flights are required between Durban and Port Elizabeth, whichare not included in the cost. TIO’s Crown Flight Zone can assistwith flights where required.Vehicle Luxury Touring Car / Executive minivanDriver/Guide Services of THETA registered driver/guide throughout tour. Gamedrives with experienced rangers.Languages Available English - German. Other language guides available on request,booked on a private basis.Visa/Passport Multiple entry visas for South Africa where applicable. ForSwaziland entry, passport and visa conditions apply.Highlights at a GlanceJohannesburg • Mpumalanga • Panorama Route • Pilgrim’s Rest • Singita • KrugerNational Park • Swaziland • Phinda • Durban • Port Elizabeth • Shamwari • GardenRoute • Cape Town Day 1 | JohannesburgOn arrival in Johannesburg you will be met and transferred to your hotel via a short cityorientation tour. Check in at your luxury hotel. This hotel makes a world-class statement ofethnic African elegance, combined with personalised attention to detail.Saxon Boutique Hotel and Spa or similar - bed and breakfast basisDay 2 | Mpumalanga - Dullstroom - Lydenburg - SabieDepart from Johannesburg and travel to Mpumalanga (‘Place of the Rising Sun’), travellingvia the historic towns of Witbank, Dullstroom and Lydenburg. Travel over the famous LongTom Pass to Sabie. Visit the Lone Creek Waterfalls before arriving at your elegant hideaway.Sip a sundowner on the wide verandah before indulging in the lodge’s legendary cuisine.Cybele Forest Lodge & Health Spa or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basisDay 3 | Panorama RouteAfter breakfast, visit the Mac Mac Waterfalls. Pay a short visit to the historic town ofPilgrim’s Rest, where the richest alluvial gold deposits in South Africa were discovered in1873. Explore the Panorama Route, featuring the Blyde River Canyon, Three Rondawels,Bourke’s Luck Potholes, God’s Window and various waterfalls. Continue to your privategame lodge in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve adjacent to the Kruger National Park. Arrivein time for afternoon tea, followed by your evening game drive in an open safari vehicle.Return to the lodge for dinner.Singita Private Game Reserve or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basis + 2 gameviewing activitiesDay 4 | SafariEarly morning bush walk or game drive. After breakfast, spend the morning at leisure.Optional wellness treatments are available, ranging from conventional European massagesto Ayurvedic treatments, acupuncture, reflexology and aromatherapy. Afternoon high teaand an evening game drive are complemented by sundowners, whilst admiring the Africansunset. View nocturnal animals on the return night drive to the lodge for dinner.Singita Private Game Reserve or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast + 2 game viewingactivitiesRecommended optional helicopter adventure:An exhilarating helicopter trip - Cascades & Canyon Spectacular. Linger above roaringrivers and cascading waterfalls, allowing for magnificent photographic opportunities andawesome panoramic views of the bushveld below. Includes a picnic on top of the majesticPinnacle.Day 5 | Kruger National ParkEarly morning bush walk or game drive. After brunch, we depart and explore the worldfamous Kruger National Park. Afternoon arrival at your safari hotel bordering the KrugerNational Park. Dinner included.Pestana Kruger Lodge or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basisAdded ValueWellness Treatment Opportunities at Selected Hotels • Optional Scenic Flights • OptionalElephant Back Experience • TIO Touring Documentation Pack • VIP Card • VodafoneDay 6 | Swaziland - KwaZulu-Natal - SafariAfter a hearty breakfast, journey via Nelspruit to the Kingdom of Swaziland. The scenic drivewinds through the Lebombo mountains, Mbabane, Manzini and sugar cane areas of BigBend. Re-enter South Africa at Goelela Border Post and continue to Phinda Private GameReserve. Enjoy a leisurely safari on the Mzinene river, including afternoon sundowners andsnacks. Boma dinner included at the lodge (weather permitting).Phinda Private Game Reserve (Vlei or Rock Lodge) or similar - full board basis + 2 gameviewing activitiesDay 7 | SafariEarly morning game drive in Big Five country. Spend the heat of the day relaxing andenjoying the hospitality of this unique wilderness lodge. At sunset, depart on a safari wherean entirely different world of nocturnal bird and animal species unfolds. Return to thelodge for dinner.Phinda Private Game Reserve (Vlei or Rock Lodge) or similar - full board basis + 2 gameviewing activitiesRecommended optional coastal flight:This exceptional air safari is a unique and thrilling way to discover the extent of Maputaland'sremarkable ecological diversity, from the freshwater lakes to the most densely forestedcoastal dunes in the world. The highlight of the flight is the ascent over these high dunesto the unspoilt coastline and clear blue Indian Ocean.Day 8 | Safari - DurbanLeisurely breakfast river safari. Upon check-out, we travel south along the Indian Oceancoastline, arriving in the bustling city of Durban during the late afternoon. Drop off at yourresort hotel located near the seaside village of Ballito on Durban's north coast.Zimbali Forest Suites or similar - bed and breakfast basisDay 9 | DurbanEnjoy a full day at leisure. The hotel itself is sheer luxury and provides ample opportunity forrelaxation, an optional spa treatment, a day at the nearby beach, or a game of golf.Zimbali Forest Suites or similar - bed and breakfast basisDay 10 | Port Elizabeth - SafariAfter a leisurely breakfast, transfer to Durban International Airport for your flight to PortElizabeth (not included). On arrival in Port Elizabeth, you will be met and transferred toShamwari Game Reserve. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure followed by an afternoon gamedrive. Steeped in settler history and dating back to a time when a multitude of gameroamed freely, the reserve boasts five ecosystems supporting many forms of plant, animaland bird life. Return to the lodge for dinner.Shamwari Game Reserve (Eagle's Crag) or similar - full board basis + 2 game viewingactivitiesDay 11 | SafariMorning and afternoon game activities are on offer. Visit Shamwari's cultural village, whereXhosa, Zulu and San cultures are showcased. Weather permitting, enjoy a bush dinner withyour ranger.Shamwari Game Reserve (Eagle's Crag) or similar - full board basis + 2 game viewingactivitiesRecommended elephant back experience:A unique opportunity to ride an elephant and to be at one with nature with these aweinspiringgentle giants. Transfer to and from the site by light aircraft. The elephant backsafaris take place in the pristine valleys of the Zuurberg Mountains, bordering the GreaterAddo Elephant National Park. This area is regarded as Africa's most biologically diversearea, supporting 4 of the 7 biomes or eco-regions in Southern Africa.Day 12 | Garden Route - Nature’s Valley - Tsitsikamma - Plettenberg BayAfter an early morning game activity and breakfast, head for the Garden Route via PortElizabeth. Enjoy the scenery as we cross the Storms River, where photographic opportunitiesabound. Continue through Nature's Valley and Plettenberg Bay. Late afternoon arrival atthe lodge, described as a symphony of stone, wood, glass and water amidst the magnificentindigenous forests of Tsitsikamma. Enjoy an exquisite dinner.Tsala Treetop Lodge and Villas or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basisDay 13 | Plettenberg Bay - KeurboomsAfter breakfast, drive to Plettenberg Bay for an ocean safari to view seals, dolphins andwhales (in season). We then take a short drive out to Keurbooms Beach - pleasant forwalking and an ideal optional lunch spot. Return to your lodge for a relaxing afternoonand dinner.Tsala Treetop Lodge and Villas or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basisDay 14 | Knysna - OudtshoornToday we travel via South Africa’s ‘Oyster Capital’, Knysna and George to Oudtshoorn viathe Outeniqua Pass. Visit the Cango Caves. Arrive at your deluxe country hotel and enjoydinner served in the elegant dining room, well known for its ostrich fare and fine wines.Rosenhof Country House (Executive Suites) or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basisDay 15 | Route 62 - Barrydale - Cape TownAfter an early breakfast, visit an ostrich farm for a guided tour before our journey to CapeTown begins. Leaving the Klein Karoo, explore Route 62 - South Africa’s longest wine route.Pass through the quaint towns of Barrydale, Robertson, Montagu and Worcester. Arrive inCape Town during the late afternoon, where this luxurious adventure ends with drop off atyour hotel or Cape Town International Airport.
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