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KPX12J: Kruger Park Safari +
Seychelles
Day 1
You will be met at Johannesburg Airport by
your Kruger National Park host, who will introduce you
to the beauty of South Africa on your 4-hour drive
through the farmlands of the Eastern Transvaal to
the scenic Panorama Route.
Check in to your guesthouse for dinner and overnight.
Day 2
This morning your host will share with you the
splendour of the Drakensberg Panorama Route as
you drive through the green Blyde River Canyon,
the third largest canyon in the world.
View Mac Mac Falls and Bourke’s Luck Potholes, and enjoy
the panoramic views from God’s Window. If time
permits, also make a brief stop at the historic mining
village of Pilgrim’s Rest.
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 in to your lodge for dinner and
overnight.
Day 3
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 offers a choice of 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 4 and 5
 Today
is devoted to game viewing in the Kruger National
Park. As you will have the services of a private
driver/guide throughout your safari, 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, 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 camp for breakfast, or
buy provisions at camp and cook breakfast at a picnic
spot such as Tshokwane.
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 6
Enjoy some final game viewing in the Kruger
National Park, before your 5-hour overland transfer
to Johannesburg Airport.
Check in to your airport hotel for overnight.
Day 7
 Take
the free hotel shuttle to Johannesburg Airport
for your onward flight.
You will be met at Seychelles Airport and
transferred to your beach resort on Mahe Island.
Check in to your hotel, settle in and relax on this
luxury Indian Ocean island, surrounded by crystal
clear turquoise waters and coral reefs.
Days 8 - 12
Relax in luxury on the magnificently pristine beaches of
the Seychelles in the warm Indian Ocean.
Take a glass bottom boat ride to view the fish and coral
that surround the many islands, enjoy diving or
snorkelling amongst tropical fish in the clear turquoise
waters, or take a catamaran cruise around the islands.
Alternatively simply relax on the beach or beside the
swimming pool, whilst enjoying the water sports and many
other facilities of your hotel.
Activities available vary by resort but are likely to
include:
- Sailing & Canoeing
- Water Skiing
- Wind Surfing
- Tennis Courts
- Gym & Spa
Other nearby activities include Golf, Horse Riding and
Deep Sea Fishing.
With its luxury hotels, warm tropical weather all year
round, turquoise waters and outstanding island scenery,
Seychelles offers an exclusive Indian Ocean Island
experience.
Day 13
Transfer to Seychelles Airport for your flight
home.
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