DAY 1
Clients should meet at ARCADIA HOTEL in PRETORIA for a pre-departure meeting at 18h30. This will give you all a chance to meet your fellow travellers and get to know your guides. The meeting
will cover all the aspects of the trip.
Meals: Own Expense
Accommodation: Arcadia Hotel DAY 2 – Graskop - 390kmDeparture will be early this morning to make our way to the beautiful undulating landscape of the Mpumalanga province. Our first stop will be the historical town of Pilgrims Rest where we’ll have some time to explore the town. In the afternoon we’ll visit one of the well-known waterfalls in the area, the Mac Mac falls.
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Graskop Hotel or similar
DAY 3 – Kruger National Park – 250kmThis morning we’ll take a leisurely drive to the awe-inspiring viewpoints of Blyde River Canyon and God’s Window. Then we’ll head to the famous Kruger National Park for an afternoon game drive where we have the opportunity to experience close encounters with game such as elephant, lion, rhino and buffalo in their natural, unfenced
environment. An optional night drive is available at some of the camps.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: One of southern camps (Berg-en-Dal, Croc Bridge, Pretoriuskop, Lower Sabie etc). Chalet
DAY 4 – Kruger National ParkThe best time to see the game is early morning and late afternoon. So you’ll have an early start for the first game drive, setting out to spot some of the Big 5, then return to camp in the heat of the day and relax at the camp, to go out on a second game drive in the afternoon. We’ll enjoy dinner at the camp’s restaurant.
Meals: Brunch, dinner for clients expense.
Accommodation: One of southern camps (Berg-en-Dal, Croc Bridge, Pretoriuskop, Lower Sabie). Chalet
DAY 5 – Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary – Swaziland - 300kmSet out early this morning for some more game viewing in Kruger National Park. Then we’ll make our way south to the little Kingdom of Swaziland. We head to Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, which was the first of Swaziland’s wildlife refuges. We will have the afternoon to enjoy some optional activities in this beautiful reserve such as horse-riding, mountain bike riding and game walking.
Meals: Breakfast. Lunch and dinner for own expense.
Accommodation: Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary Main Camp (beehive accommodation or similar)
DAY 6 – St Lucia - 370km
This morning we will make our way to St Lucia, a world heritage site. You have the option of going on a sundowner cruise on lake St Lucia or simply relaxing on the beautiful beach.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch. Dinner for own expense
Accommodation: Shonalanga or similar
DAY 7 – St LuciaWe’ll head out early this morning for a game drive in Hluhluwe/Umfolozi National Park, home to the largest population of black and white rhino in the world. Enjoy some close up encounters with game in this well known reserve. Then we’ll return to St Lucia where we have more time to do optional activities such snorkelling at Cape Vidal beach, an open vehicle game drive in Cape Vidal reserve or a visit to the cultural village.
Meals: Packed Breakfast. Lunch and Dinner for own expense
Accommodation: Shonalanga or similarDAY 8 – South Drakensberg – Sani Pass – 470km
After breakfast we will head to the hills as we make our way to the dramatic mountain scenery of the southern Drakensberg. If clients are being dropped off or picked up at this point, we will travel via north
Durban.
Meals: Packed Breakfast. Lunch and Dinner for own expenseAccommodation: Sani Pass Hotel or similar
DAY 9 – South Drakensberg – Sani PassAfter breakfast we’ll enjoy a full day hike into the mountains taking a lunch pack along with us or enjoy an exciting optional 4x4 drive to the top of Sani Pass to enjoy a cold drink in the highest pub in Africa.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Sani Pass Hotel
DAY 10 – Wild Coast – Coffee Bay – 300km
We’ll make our way further south to the beautiful Wild Coast and the little town of Coffee Bay. A misty, untouched bay haunted by friendly ghosts of shipwrecked sailors. The name derived from a coffee
carrying ship that ran aground here.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner.
Accommodation: Ocean View Hotel or similar
DAY 11 – Wild Coast – Coffee Bay
Day at leisure here! Visit the much photographed rock feature “the hole in the wall”, known in Transkei mythology as a home of angry spirits. Take in the Wild Coast’s dramatic scenery by enjoying a walk along the beach. Enjoy some of the optional activities that are available here, such as 4x4 excursions, abseiling, inflatable boat excursions or visit the traditional Xhosa craft centre.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner.
Accommodation: Ocean View Hotel or similarDAY 12 – Zuurberg Pass - 580km
Departing early we make our way towards Addo Elephant National Park, which is quietly tucked away in the dense valley-bushveld of the Eastern Cape. We overnight in the mountains just north of the park.
Meals: Breakfast. Lunch and dinner own expense
Accommodation: Zuurberg Mountain Inn or Permanent luxury camp
DAY 13 – Zuurberg Pass
After breakfast we’ll take a leisurely drive into Addo Elephant National Park. Lookout for the much treasured flightless dung beetle and watch as it goes about its daily chores rolling dung. We have the afternoon to go on an optional game walk or horse ride in the Zuurberg National park.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Accommodation: Zuurberg Mountain Inn or Permanent luxury camp
DAY 14 – Tsitsikamma National Park - 250km
After breakfast we’ll make our way to Tsitsikamma National Park and the Storms River Mouth, the start of the renowned Garden Route. We’ll have the afternoon to hike part of the first day of the famous Otter
Trail or the option of taking a relaxing boat cruise up the Storms River.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch.
Accommodation: torms River mouth or similar
DAY 15 – Knysna - 90kmToday we’ll make our way to the popular holiday town of Knysna. On the way there, we’ll stop at Bloukrans bridge where you have the option of doing the highest bungi jump in the world (216m).
In Knysna we’ll have a chance to try the excellent locally grown oysters and locally brewed ale. There are various other optional activities to do here such as a boat ride across the Knysna lagoon, abseiling off the
cliffs at the Knysna heads or a township tour.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Wayside Inn or similar
DAY 16 – Oudtshoorn – 140km
Moving on to Oudtshoorn we’ll visit one of the ostrich farms that made Oudtshoorn famous. Try your hand at riding an ostrich! Then we make our way to the Cango Caves to enjoy a tour into the caves to
view the magnificent stalagmite and stalactite formations.
Meals: Breakfast. Lunch and dinner own expense.
Accommodation: Cango Mountain Resort chalets or similar
DAY 17 – Cape Town – 450km
Depart early and head towards the ‘mother’ city of Cape Town. On our way we’ll stop at the second oldest town of South Africa, Stellenbosch. We’ll have some time to walk around town and visit some of its
attractions and then go for wine tasting at one of the local wine farms.
Then we’ll make our way to Cape Town, the final destination of our adventurous tour. Cape Town has many exciting attractions such as its famous Table Mountain, Robben Island, Kirstenbosch’s beautiful botanical gardens, The Cape Peninsula and much more. Spend your time here discovering all it has to offer.
Meals: Breakfast. Lunch and dinner own expense.
Accommodation: Planet Africa LodgeDAY 18 – Cape Town
Day at leisure to explore Cape Town and enjoy the many optional activities available!
Rhino Africa can assist you with advice and bookings for all activities in and around Cape Town.
Meals: Breakfast. Lunch and dinner own expense.
Accommodation: Planet Africa LodgeDAY 19 - Cape Town
Tour ends after breakfast. Fly home or stay a few extra days in CPT.
Note:
This is a 19 Day Accommodated Tour that can split into two shorter modules:
Module 1: Johannesburg to Durban -
Kruger and Kwazulu Safari is a 9 Day Accommodated Tour
Module 2: Durban to Cape Town - Drakensberg and Garden Route Explorer is a 13 day Accommodated Tour
Drop us an
enquiry to find out dates of our scheduled departures.
Includes:
Itinerary as specified, fully equipped safari vehicle, services of tour leader and camp courier, all accommodation, all camping and catering equipment and National Park entrance fees. Breakfast (B) Lunch (L) Dinner (D) where specified. Meals not shown will be to the clients account. Occasionally breakfast and lunch may be combined into a brunch where necessary e.g. mornings with early game drives.
Excludes:
Airfares, travel and medical insurance, personal spending money, visas, passports, vaccinations, personal taxes (including departure and border taxes) all optional activities, unscheduled or optional national / game parks and other activities, gratuities, sleeping bag if required, restaurant meals and all other items of a personal nature. All drinks, even on days with full board basis.
Notes:
Many of our tours, though not all of them, will require a kitty or local payment, that goes that goes into a communal fund to pay for campsite fees, food, and game park entrance fees.
Those tours that do not have a kitty are usually the shorter tours within one country where prices are more fixed and can be included in the tour cost. The tour leader manages the kitty and it covers all the local expenses the tour encounters on a day to day basis for all the passengers and crew. The kitty is paid to the tour leader at the pre-departure meeting or on the morning of departure. In almost all cases it must be paid in US$ cash – this is the easiest currency to change for local currency in Africa and the tour leader has no method of accepting your kitty by travellers cheques or credit cards.
It’s best to buy US$ from your own country before leaving home, as US$ cash is hard to obtain in Africa. The local payment applicable to this tour is
ZAR 2 500. Please note single supplement applies.
This is a 19 Day Accommodated Tour that can split into two shorter modules:
Module 1: Johannesburg to Durban -
Kruger and Kwazulu Safari is a 9 Day Accommodated Tour
Module 2: Durban to Cape Town - Drakensberg and Garden Route Explorer is a 13 day Accommodated Tour
Drop us an
enquiry to find out dates of our scheduled departures.
