Kruger Park Explorer
Overview
Few destinations rival the Kruger National Park. It is the largest game reserve in South Africa and is almost two million hectares of land, where its wild inhabitants thrive. It is an indescribable wildlife experience, and it ranks as one of the best on the African continent, the ultimate safari experience. Your days will be filled with early morning and afternoon game drives, where each venture into the park holds something new to see. No two days in the Kruger National Park are ever the same, and it adds an exciting element. After your time in one of the world’s greatest national parks, you will end with a tour of the Panorama Route, a collection of natural sights that will leave you enamoured with the beauty of this country. MINIMUM 2 | MAXIMUM 10 GUESTS Departure Day - Tuesday, selected departure dates. ROUTING : JOHANNESBURG – JOHANNESBURGEscorted Experience
- 24-Hour Local Assistance
- Guaranteed Departures
- Fixed Dates
- Professional Guide Throughout
- Modern Airconditioned Vehicle
- Small Group Tour
- First Class Hotels
Itinerary
Depart Johannesburg after breakfast, on a long drive today, heading to the Mpumalanga Province. After freshening up at your hotel, enter the world-famous Kruger National Park and spend the afternoon game viewing in your closed touring vehicle. The Park offers some of the best game viewing and wildlife opportunities in the world – and the visitor will soon appreciate the challenges of managing this unique reserve. After an action-packed afternoon in the Kruger Park, enjoy authentic cuisine from the region at your hotel. Distance travelled today: 430 kms.
Meal Plan: Only Dinner
The day begins with early morning coffee or tea, followed by a thrilling open vehicle game drive (with an English-speaking game ranger) through the Kruger National Park with a pre-packed breakfast. Your guide will endeavour to spoil you with sightings of the “Big Five”, general game and prolific bird life. There is an option (for own account and subject to availability) to learn more about the Kruger Park Anti-Poaching Dog Unit. This specialist unit trains dogs to track poachers in the field, detect firearms, ammunition and wildlife products that enter and exit through the Kruger National Park gates. A portion of the trip price of this TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Activity goes towards ensuring that these dogs receive the best possible care in support of the vital work they do. Return to the hotel for lunch (own account) and a short siesta. In the afternoon, we will journey once again through the magnificent expanses of the Kruger National Park, unrivalled in its diversity of flora and fauna. Enjoy an afternoon of game viewing in your closed touring vehicle, pursuing the Big Five and other rare and endangered species. Optional (own account) open vehicle game drives are available. Return to your hotel for the overnight. Distance travelled today: 250 kms.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast before setting out to explore the magnificent Panorama Route, one of the most scenic routes in the region, offering glorious views, spectacular landscapes, and exquisite waterfalls. Visit majestic sights including God’s Window, the Three Rondawels and Blyderiver Canyon – the third largest canyon of its kind in the world, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, and the charming village of Graskop, one of the first gold mining camps in the country. Optional (own account) open vehicle game drives are available, should you prefer not to join the Panorama Route tour. Return to your hotel for the overnight. Distance travelled today: 260 kms.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast before starting the return journey to Johannesburg. Arrive in Johannesburg, at OR Tambo International Airport, at approximately 14h30, where the tour ends on arrival. Distance travelled today: 400 kms.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Inclusions
• 4 Meals: 3 breakfasts, 1 dinner including gratuities (excludes all beverages)
• 3 Nights’ accommodation including porterage
• Transportation, including toll fees in air-conditioned vehicles
• Services of a professional English-speaking tour guide
• Entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
• Bottled water in eco-friendly packaging
Exclusions
•International airfares
•Optional activities
•Other meals, drinks, tips and other personal expenses or services not specified on the program.
•Travel insurance, Gratuities
•Voluntary tips for guides or drivers
•Travel and medical insurance
•Any items not mentioned as included
Notes
Accommodation included:
3* Hippo Hollow Country Estate or similar x 3 nights
Transportation:
Transportation is in air-conditioned touring vehicles appropriate to the requirements of the tour
• 2-10 guests will travel in a 13-seater vehicle
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Two days of game viewing in the Kruger National Park, including a thrilling open vehicle game safari with a packed breakfast
• Experience the spectacular scenic Panorama Route with visits to God’s Window, Three Rondavels, Blyde River Canyon, and Bourke’s Luck Potholes
• Additional optional open vehicle game safaris are available to enhance the game experience
• Enjoy a variety of carefully chosen optional experiences that positively impact our travellers and the communities we visit.
Minimum 2 guests / Maximum 10 guests
LANGUAGE: English commentary on all departures.
Prices are subject to alteration without prior notice. Prices are also subject to adjustment in the event of changes in government-imposed taxes, fuel prices, airfares, hotel charges, tourism levies and the introduction of national, regional or local taxes or levies of whatever nature.
Departure from Cape Town on Tuesday.
