6 Day African Kaleidoscope

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Durban to Johannesburg

Highlights:
* Lake St Lucia
* Big Five game viewing
* Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve
* Swaziland
* Kruger National  Park
* Mohlabetsi Private Game Reserve
* Bourke's Luck Potholes and Blyde River Canyon
* Pilgrim's Rest

Day 1 - Durban to Hluhluwe-Umfolozi

Our first day on tours takes us north to Lake St Lucia for a boat cruise, where our encounter with Africa's wildlife begins. The famous Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park is a sanctuary for many species such as flamingo, pelican, fish eagle, and Goliath heron. Your guide will also show you the world of the hippo and the crocodile. From here we travel to the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, famous for the role it played in saving the white rhino from extinction and now home to the country's largest white rhino population. Tonight we join a night game drive on open safari vehicles to search for shy nocturnal animals. We overnight at one of the rest camps in the park.

Day 2 -  Hluhluwe-Umfolozi to Swaziland

 Hluhluwe-Umfolozi is home to all of the Big Five as well as a myriad of smaller, equally fascinating, animals. After an early breakfast we have another game drive before traveling northwards to the mountain Kingdom of Swaziland. We pass Big Bend, the country's largest sugar plantations and Manzini, the industrial centre of Swaziland. We reach the capital Mbabane in time for a short tour before checking into our hotel.

Day 3 - Swaziland to Kruger

We visit the Ngwenya Glass Factory before leaving Swaziland and entering the Kruger National Park. We spend the rest of the day game-viewing in this 2 million hectare reserve, the oldest National Park in Africa, before checking into our accommodation at one of the Parks rest camps.

Day 4 - Kruger to Mohlabetsi

We visit early for a game drive. The Kruger National Park provide sanctuary to 147 mammal species, including the Big Five, as well as over 500 species of bird. We leave the Park and drive to Mohlabetsi Private Game Reserve. This afternoon we climb on an open vehicle for a game drive. We enjoy a safari cuisine dinner under the stars before overnighting in comfortable rondavels.

Day 5 - Mohlabetsi to Pilgrim's Rest

After an early morning walk searching for animals on foot, and breakfast, we depart Mohlabetsi. We ascend the escarpment into the Highveld, taking a scenic drive via some of the spectacular waterfalls in the area. God's Window, Blyde River Canyon and Bourke's Luck Potholes. We overnight at a historic hotel in Pilgrim's Rest.

Day 6 - Pilgrim's Rest to Johannesburg

Pilgrim's Rest is an early gold mining town now turned into a living museum. Rich deposits of alluvial gold were found here at the end of the 19th century, hence the existence of the town deep in the mountains. We make our way back to Johannesburg via Sabie, Dullstroom and Middelburg.

Johannesburg to Durban

Highlights:
* Pilgrim's Rest
* Bourke's Luck Potholes and Blyde River Canyon
* Big Five game viewing
* Mohlabetsi Private Game Reserve
* Kruger National  Park
* Swaziland
* Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve
* Lake St Lucia

Day 1 - Johannesburg to Pilgrim's Rest

Our first day on tour takes us from Johannesburg via Middelburg, Dullstroom and Sabie to Pilgrim's Rest, the early gold mining town now turned into a living museum. Rich deposit of alluvial gold were found here at the end of the 19th century, hence the existence of the town deep in the mountains. We overnight at a historic hotel.

Day 2 - Pilgrim's Rest to Mohlabetsi

We take a scenic drive via Bourke's Luck Potholes. Blyde River Canyon, God's Window and some of the spectacular waterfalls in the area. We descend to the lowveld to arrive at Mohlabetsi Private Game Reserve. This afternoon our encounter with Africa's wildlife begins as we climb on an open vehicle and go on our first game drive. We enjoy a safari cuisine dinner under the stars before overnighting in comfortable rondavels.

Day 3 - Mohlabetsi to Kruger

After an early morning walk searching for animals on foot, and breakfast, we enter the Kruger National Park and spend the rest of the day in the 2 million hectare reserve, the oldest National Park in Africa. The Park provides sanctuary to 147 mammal species, including the Big Five, as well as over 500 species of bird. We overnight in the Park at one of the camps.

Day 4 - Kruger to Swaziland

We rise early for a game drive and return for breakfast in the camp. We spend the rest of the morning on a game drive in the Park and depart in the afternoon for the mountain Kingdom of Swaziland. We visit the Ngwenya Glass Factory, before travelling to our hotel.

Day 5 - Swaziland to Hluhluwe-Umfolozi

Today's first stop is a brief one at Mbabane the capital of Swaziland, on our way to Manzine, the country's industrial centre. We drive further past Big Bend with the country's largest sugar plantation to the South African border. We continue to the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, famous for the role it played in saving the white rhino from extinction and now home to the country's largest white rhino population. Tonight we join a night game drive on open safari vehicles to search for shy nocturnal animals. We overnight at one of the rest camps in the Park.

Day 6 - Hluhluwe-Umfolozi to Durban

Hluhluwe-Umfolozi is home to all of the Big Five as well as a myriad of smaller, equally fascinating, animals. After an early breakfast we do our final game drive before traveling to Lake St Lucia for a boat cruise. The famous Greater St Lucia Wetland Park is a sanctuary for many bird species such as flamingo, pelican, fish eagle, and Goliath heron. Your guide will also show you the world of the hippo and the crocodile. After this unforgettable experience, we travel to Durban where our tour terminates.