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Kruger National Park + Thonga Beach
KVH8J

8 NIGHTS
FROM $3,164
International flights quoted separately
This romantic flying beach safari combines the Kruger National Park, home to the Big-5 and the highest concentration of lion in all of Africa, with time relaxing at a remote eco-lodge on the warm unspoilt northern Zululand coast, with snorkelling from the beach and diving. Turtles nest here from Nov to Feb and dolphins frolick in the waves. Price includes all internal flights.
HIGHLIGHTS
Romantic Luxury Beach Safari Kruger National Park Thonga Beach South Africa Luxury Beach Safari Honeymoon Africa
• Kruger Park • Kruger National Park • Big-5 Safari • Game Drives
• Big-5 • Lion • Elephant • Birding
• Thonga Beach • Walking Safari option • Thonga Beach • Dolphins
• Turtles • Turtles • Dolphins • Snorkelling
• Scuba Diving • Scuba Diving • Lake Sibaya • Lake Sibaya
Day 1
You will be met at Johannesburg Airport and transferred 15-minutes to Benoni airstrip for your light aircraft flight to your game lodge in the world famous Kruger National Park.
 
You will be met at Skukuza landing strip and transferred to your game lodge. After checking in, enjoy your first thrilling safari drive in an open-top game viewing vehicle accompanied by your lodge ranger. Game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately in this vast wildlife wilderness and hopefully you will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe - as well as several of the Big Five - before dining under the stars in the atmosphere that only the African bushveld can provide!
Days 2 To 3
Rise at dawn to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day, as you enjoy a thrilling open-top game viewing drive with your lodge ranger.
 
Explore the famous Kruger National Park, a vast 2-million hectare game sanctuary the size of Wales 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 your lodge for breakfast.
 
The rest of the morning is free to relax by the swimming pool or enjoy bird watching at the lodge, before setting out again in the late afternoon for another game drive. 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 < 6 are not allowed on open top game drives
Day 4
After some final game viewing in Kruger National Park, transfer to the Skukuza airstrip for your light aircraft flight to remote and unspoilt Thonga Beach in Sodwana Bay Marine Park, in the heart of the protected St Lucia Wetlands.
 
Check into your beach lodge concealed in a canopy of indigenous coastal forest on the shores of the warm Indian Ocean and relax in subtropical surroundings, where monkeys and antelope roam free.
Days 5 To 8
Sodwana Bay Marine Park is a remote and unspoilt beach destination, with miles of untouched warm Indian Ocean beaches inhabited only by the loggerhead and leatherback turtles, which return to lay their eggs on the beaches from November to January each year.
 
With its wonderfully warm climate and outstanding snorkelling, spend lazy days by the swimming pool or on the beach surrounded by the highest naturally vegetated sand dunes in the world. Enjoy long walks on the beach, pamper yourself at the spa or enjoy a sundowner drives to Lake Sibaya where you may see hippos and crocodiles as well as abundant bird life.
 
Scuba Divers can explore the underwater treasures of the warm Mozambique Reef, the southern-most coral reef in the world whose canyons and caves are teeming with a huge variety of marine life including over 1,200 species of fish, turtles, bottle-nosed dolphins, moray eels, ribbon tail rays, mantas, butterfly fish, angelfish, sharks, migrating whales (April to July) and whale sharks (January to February).
 
Other optional activities include an Ocean Safari to search for dolphins and Deep Sea Fishing.
Day 9
Transfer to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Johannesburg Airport for your flight home.