An early departure from Johannesburg/Pretoria as we travel east towards the Mpumalanga province and visit the many attractions along the “Panorama Route” , including God’s Window, The Bourke’s Luck Potholes, The Three Rondavels and the historic gold mining town of Pilgrim’s Rest. In the afternoon we descend the eastern escarpment and travel through the warm “lowveld” before entering the world famous Kruger National Park. Once inside the Park, on the way to our overnight accommodation, excitement will start to mount as we start seeing some of the numerous animals that inhabit this magnificent wildlife sanctuary. In the late afternoon we arrive at the restcamp for a well earned break before enjoying dinner in the camp restaurant.

The day begins with an early morning “open vehicle” game drive, and the “hunt” for the elusive “Big Five”. During the rest of day your tour guide and vehicle are at all times available for game-viewing drives along the excellent network of well-maintained roads that exist inside the Kruger Park.

We travel south inside the park, with two full days in the company of Africa’s magnificent wildlife. We prefer to stay at more than one restcamp, providing you with the opportunity to observe the ever-changing habitat while travelling inside the Park. A final highlight is a night safari in an open game-viewing vehicle in search of the nocturnal inhabitants of the African bush.

We exit the Kruger Park at the southern border and cross into Swaziland, one of the last, and also smallest remaining monarchies in the world. We drive right through this tiny country and exit at the south to travel to Ithala Game Reserve, flagship of the KwaZulu-Natal Parks. Ithala is especially well known for it’s scenic beauty, but with 4 of the “Big Five” species, also offers excellent game viewing. We have two days to explore the hills and valleys of this beautiful reserve, while meals are enjoyed in the excellent camp restaurant.

Today we travel further into the Zululand to the Hluhluwe/Imfolozi Game Reserve, famous for saving the white rhino from the brink of extinction during the 1960’s.
We have the rest of the afternoon plus a full day tomorrow to explore this magnificent “Big Five” reserve. Your tour guide and vehicle are at all times available for game-viewing drives along the excellent network of well-maintained roads that exist inside the Reserve. Meals are enjoyed at the beautifully situated camp restaurant.

After a last drive through the park we travel back to Johannesburg/Pretoria for a late afternoon drop-off at a hotel or guesthouse of your choice, or the Johannesburg International Airport.