Kruger National Park Safari Holidays Kruger Park Safari South Africa

Johannesburg + Kruger National Park
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7 NIGHTS
FROM $2,711
International flights quoted separately
Explore the highlights of Johannesburg with your own private driver/guide, including the archaeological treasures at the Cradle of Humankind; the history of the freedom struggle, including Soweto & the Apartheid Museum, and Lesedi Cultural Village - before continuing to the Kruger National Park for a safari. Ideal for archaelogy & history. Less 10% for 4+ pax.
HIGHLIGHTS
Johannesburg Safari Holiday Vacation Safari Johannesburg Soweto Tour Sterkfontein Cave Apartheid Kruger Park
• Johannesburg • Cradle of Humankind • Lesedi Village • Soweto
• Apartheid Museum • Blyde River • Kruger Park • Game Drives
• Archaeology • Photography
Day 1
You will be met at Johannesburg Airport and transferred to your hotel in this thriving city.
    
Check in and relax under warm blue South African skies, or enjoy the many shops and restaurants.
Day 2
This morning your host will show you some of South Africa’s greatest archaeological treasures as you visit the Maropeng Visitors Cente and Sterkontein Caves situated in the Cradle of Humankind - a World Heritage site dating back billions of years. Dr Broom found one of the first ape-men in these caves, which have since yielded many incredible archaeological treasures.
 
Continue to Lesedi, an authentically reconstructed African village showcasing the culture, arts and crafts of South Africa’s five main tribes. Enjoy lunch at Lesedi, a visit to sangoma (traditional healer) and traditional dancing before returning to Johannesburg.
 
Day 3
Today follow the footsteps of Nelson Mandela in his "Long Walk to Freedom" - starting with a drive through the suburbs and downtown Johannesburg to see his home in Houghton and the old building where he and Oliver Tambo had their law practice. See Nelson Mandela Bridge and visit Constitution Hill, the site of the Old Fort Prison where he was held after his capture.
 
Continue to the Apartheid Museum, a living memorial to racial segregation, and the sprawling township of Soweto, where you can visit his original home and significant memorials to the freedom struggle, including Freedom Square and the Hector Pietersen Memorial. You will also see the home of Winnie Mandela before returning to at Liliesleaf Farm, which was the hide-out of the ANC military wing and the site of his capture.
Day 4
Today your host will introduce you to the beauty of South Africa on your 4-hour drive through the farmlands of the Eastern Transvaal to the scenic Drakensberg Panorama Route.
 
View Mac Mac Falls and Bourke’s Luck Potholes, and enjoy the panoramic views from God’s Window and the green Blyde River Canyon, the third largest canyon in the world.
 
Time permitting, continue to Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre where you have the unique opportunity of viewing wild lion, leopard, cheetah, eagles and vultures at close quarters. Animals found injured, poisoned or orphaned are given a second chance and released back into the wilds.
 
Check into your lodge in this region famous for its beauty and wildlife.
Day 5
Today we enter the world famous Kruger National Park. Game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately in this vast 2-million hectare game sanctuary the size of Wales. Hopefully we will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe before we reach your rest camp.
  
The Kruger National Park has seven rest camps, each situated in a different section of the park with its own unique flora and fauna - Skukuza, Letaba, Olifants, Lower Sabie, Pretoriuskop, Satara and Berg-en-Dal. Accommodation is in simple but comfortable thatched game park bungalows, with your guide having an allowance to purchase breakfast and dinner at the camp restaurant. After checking in, settle in and relax in the atmosphere that only the African bushveld can provide!
Days 6 To 7
Today is devoted to game viewing in the Kruger National Park. As you will have the services of a private driver/guide, you will have the flexibility of discussing preferred routings and travelling times with him each day. However we recommend setting off early each morning as the camp gates open (05h30 to 06h00 depending on the season), to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day.
   
Explore the famous Kruger National Park, which offer magnificent game viewing opportunities and the highest concentration of lion in the whole of Africa. Hope to see several of the Big Five today - Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino - as well as many other species before returning to camp for breakfast, or buy provisions at camp and cook breakfast at a picnic spot.
 
The rest of the morning is free to relax by the camp swimming pool and enjoy bird watching, before setting out again at the time of your choice (usually the late afternoon) for another game drive. One game drive per day will be in an open-top game viewing vehicle operated by the Kruger National Park (normally late afternoon/evening), with all other game drives taken with your host in his air-conditioned vehicle, as this is more comfortable in the heat of the day. With nearly 150 different species of mammals and over 100 species of reptiles in the Kruger National Park, you can hope to see cheetah, giraffe, hippo, kudu, crocodiles, sable antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons, wild dogs and many other interesting animals. With over 500 different bird species including eagles, kingfishers, vultures and storks, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed.
  
After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy the balmy evening and pristine stars of the Milky Way as you have never seen them before – as well as the spectacular Southern Cross.
  
Children < 12 are not allowed on open top game drives, but may enjoy unlimited game drives in your host’s vehicle
Day 8
Time permitting enjoy some final early morning game viewing, before your 5-hour overland transfer to Johannesburg Airport for your flight home.