Welcome to South Africa, country of gold, diamonds, wild animals, unspoilt natural beauty and a larger cultural variety than in almost any other country in the world.

You will be met at the Johannesburg International Airport by a Southern Eagle Tours representative who will hand you all your travel documentation which includes accommodation vouchers, car rental vouchers and detailed maps.

A detailed route description will be done with you and you will be assisted in collecting your rental vehicle, before travelling to your accommodation just outside Pretoria, the historic capital of South Africa. The rest of the day is free to relax in the beautiful surroundings of the hotel.

Today's route:
Via the "Springbok flats" and the interesting towns of Warmbaths (Bela Bela), Nylstroom and Pietersburg (Polokwane), the capital of the Limpopo Province, and the holy grounds of the Zion Christian Church, to Magoebaskloof.

Suggested highlights:

• Holy grounds of the Zionist Christian Church
• Debegeni Waterfalls
• Biggest tea plantations in South Africa
• Modjadji (Rain Queen) cycad forest reserve

Today's route:
Via the citrus and tropical fruit producing areas of South Africa and the hot "Lowveld" to the Kruger National Park.

Suggested highlights:

• Afternoon game viewing in the world famous Kruger National Park.

Today's route:
A full day in the Kruger National Park. With a extensive network of well-maintained roads, the Kruger Park is an ideal self-drive destination.

Suggested highlights:

• Full day game viewing in the Kruger National Park

Today's route:
The route continues to a private game reserve adjacent to the Kruger National Park.

Suggested highlights:

• Morning game viewing in the Kruger National Park

Included highlights:

• Evening game drive in open 4x4 vehicles
• Dinner under the stars (weather permitting)

A full day is spent at the private game lodge.

Included highlights:

• Morning and evening game drive in open 4x4 vehicles
• Guided bush walk
• Dinner under the stars (weather permitting)

Today's route:
After an early morning open-vehicle game drive and breakfast you travel via the Drakensberg Escarpment, past numerous indigenous villages, commercial forests, tropical fruit and citrus plantations to the historic town of Pilgrim’s Rest.

Included highlights:

• Morning game drive in open 4x4 vehicles

Suggested highlights:

• Blyde River Canyon
• The Three Rondawels
• Bourke's Luck Potholes
• God's Window
• The historic town of Pilgrim's Rest

Today's route:
Around the southern part of the Kruger National Park, entering Swaziland through Jeppe’s Reef border post. From Jeppe’s Reef the route continues via Piggs Peak to Mbabane, the Capital of Swaziland.

Suggested highlights:

• Beautiful mountain scenery
• Swazi Culture
• Glass factory (time permitting)

Today's route:
Via the Lebombo Mountain range and the Golela border post into KwaZulu Natal. The route continues down the Indian Ocean coastline to The Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, a World Heritage Site.

Suggested highlights:

• Home made Swazi Curios
• Traditional markets
• Candle factory
• Passing traditional homesteads

Today's route:
A full day in which The Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park is explored.

Suggested highlights:

• Boat cruise on the St. Lucia Lake with its some 1000 hippos and more than 1200 crocodiles and Magnificent bird life
• Game viewing in St. Lucia Wetland National Park
• Cape Vidal with its endless white beaches

Today's route:
The route continues down the Indian Ocean coastline turning inland towards Empangeni and Eshowe.

Included highlights:

• Zulu culture, history, music and dancing
• Traditional Zulu dinner in the boma (Place of gathering)
• Life in a traditional Zulu homestead

Today's route:
From almost sea level to almost 2000 meters above sea level today’s route crosses over the interior of KwaZulu Natal to the majestic Drakensberg Mountain range.

Suggested highlights:

• Anglo Boer and Zulu war history
• Magnificent mountain scenery

Today's route:
A full day to relax in the splendor of the Drakensberg Mountains.

Suggested highlights:

• Hiking trails
• Busman cave art
• Magnificent mountain scenery

Today's route:
Most of today’s route will lie at almost 2000 meters above sea level travelling past the impressive Sterkfontein Dam and the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. The route continues along the border of Lesotho to Bloemfontein.

Suggested highlights:

• Sterkfontein Dam and the Vulture feeding station
• Golden Gate National Park with its towering sandstone formations
• Bloemfontein, city of roses
• The Vroue Monument (Woman’s Monument)

Today's route:
South through the wide expanses of the arid Great Karoo landscape, past the Gariep dam and hydroelectric scheme, the biggest of its kind in South Africa, to Graaff-Reinet, the country's fourth oldest town and known as "the Athens of the Eastern Cape".

Suggested highlights:

• Gariep dam and hydroelectric scheme
• Arid semi desert Graet Karoo landscape
• Awe-inspiring landscape of the "Valley of Desolation" at sun set

Today's route:
Further South through the Eastern Cape Province to Oudtshoorn, ostrich capital of the world

Suggested highlights:

• Historic walk through the streets of Graaff-Reinet
• Small Karoo landscape
• Meiringspoort Pass

Today's route:
Across the Outeniqua Mountain pass toward the Indian Ocean coast, to the picturesque town of Knysna, in the heart of South Africa's famous "Garden Route".

Suggested highlights:

• Tour of a working Ostrich farm and the opportunity to ride an Ostrich
• The world famous Cango Caves or alternatively a tour of a Cheetah rehabilitation centre and the opportunity to touch a real Cheetah
• Knysna Waterfront
• Outeniqua Mountain pass

Today's route:
A full day exploring the Garden Route of South Africa.

Suggested highlights:

• A steam train trip on one of the scenic rail routes in the world (seasonal)
• Boat cruise on the Knysna Lake
• Visit to the Tsitsikamma National park and the Storms River Mouth 
• Paul Sauer Bridge

Today's route:
Today’s route follows the Indian Ocean via Mosselbay, Swellendam and Hermanus to Cape Town.

Suggested highlights:

• Swellendam, South Africa's third oldest city
• Whale watching at Hermanus and Walkerbay
• Scenic drive along the false bay coast

Today's route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.

Suggested highlights:

• Boat cruise to Seal Island at Hout Bay
• The spectacular Chapman’s Peak drive
• Cape Peninsula National Park
• Cape point where traditionally the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet
• Boulder's Beach with its penguin colony

Today's route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.

Suggested highlights:

• Cable Car ride to the top of Table Mountain
• Famous South African Winelands
• Huguenot Monument in Franschhoek
• Wine tasting at working wine farms
• The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront

The day is at leisure until you head for Cape Town airport where your vehicle is handed in for the end of the tour.

Suggested highlights:

• Time permitting, a visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical gardens is made