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Sample Tour: 8 DAY TOUR & SAFARI

DAY 1
On arrival at Johannesburg International Airport in the morning you will be met by your tour guide. An early start as we then travel from the highveld to the lowveld region of the Mpumalanga Province where you will arrive at Kwa-Madwala Private Game Reserve in the early afternoon in time for lunch. There will then be some leisure time for you to check-in to your luxurious rooms and laze around the pool with an ice cold drink. Later this afternoon you will have your first chance to view South Africa’s abundant wildlife when you partake in sundowner game drive on an open 4x4 safari vehicle with a professional game ranger. Kwa-Madwala is home to a variety of game species including Elephant, Rhino, Lion, Leopard, Giraffe and Zebra to name just a few. Dinner this evening could be served at one of several venues including the boma with its huge central fire, out under the stars at one of the legendary bush barbeques (known locally as a braai) or on the main dining deck.

Overnight: Manyatta Rock Camp - Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve, Malelane (Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)

DAY 2
This morning you will have an early start as your guide takes you into the Kruger National Park in our comfortable air-conditioned vehicle for a full day of game viewing. You will travel throughout the southern reaches of the Kruger Park and have the opportunity to enjoy one of the world’s finest game sanctuaries.

The world-renowned Kruger National Park, which sprawls across nearly 20 000 sq kilometres of hot, flattish lowveld terrain in the far northeast of South Africa, ranks among the finest game sanctuaries in the world. Few visitors come away disappointed. The sky is big, the horizons are far and the great expanses of bushveld remain remarkably unspoilt. All the roads, rest camps and other man-made features only account for about 2 percent of the park’s area, the rest is pure wilderness. No other sanctuary in Africa can match the Kruger in the number and variety of its life forms: the savannah plains of the park, the forest and riverine reaches are home to nearly 150 kinds of mammal, including the ‘Big 5’ (Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo), more than 500 bird species, 112 reptile types (50 of them snakes of one sort or another), 49 of fish, 34 of amphibian, an uncountable diversity of insects, 500 types of tree and a vast array of shrubs, grasses and bulbous plants.

Later this afternoon you will exit the Kruger Park and travel back to Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve where you will have some time at leisure to relax before enjoying another fantastic dinner.

Overnight: Manyatta Rock Camp - Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve, Malelane (Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)

DAY 3
An early morning game drive this morning with your ranger and tracker on an open 4x4 safari vehicle after which you return to the lodge for breakfast. The rest of the day will be at leisure for you to relax. There are many optional extra game viewing activities that you may wish to take part in this afternoon as follows:

  Game Drives & Walking Safaris:
- 3 Hour afternoon/ night game drive in Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve including sundowners and snacks in an open 4 x 4 game viewer vehicle, hosted by professional ranger and tracker
- Kruger National Park - 3 hour afternoon/ night game drive including sundowners and snacks in an open 4 x 4 game viewer vehicle, hosted by professional ranger and tracker
- 3 Hour walking safari

Elephant Back Safaris & Interaction Experiences:
- 1 Hour Energetic walk with the elephants through the bush
- 1⁄2 Hour Elephant Interaction Experience including walk, feed, feel, touch, sense and talk
- 1 Hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush
- 1 Hour Elephant Interaction & Mudbath combination (Between 12-2pm, weather pending)
- 1 1⁄2 Hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush
- 2 Hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush
- 2 Hour Elephant sundowner experience
- 3 Hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush

Microlight Safari Flights
- 15 Minute Microlight safari flight above Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve
- 1⁄2 Hour Microlight safari above Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve and along the Crocodile River (border of Kruger Park)
- 1 Hour Microlight safari flight above Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve and along the Crocodile River (border of Kruger Park)

Spa Treatments:
Kwa-Madwala also has its own Spa Treatment Centre that overlooks the fantastic valley below. Please feel free to enquire at reception about the treatments on offer.

The evening will again include dinner and time to relax.

Overnight: Manyatta Rock Camp - Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve, Malelane (Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)

DAY 4
This morning we will depart the lodge early as we head north and drive through probably the most scenic region in South Africa - the Panorama Route. The Panorama Route is situated along the Blyde River Canyon which is said to be the third deepest canyon in the world, and one of the world’s only year round green canyons. We stop at a number of view points along the way, namely God’s Window, the Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the Three Rondawels. Later in the afternoon we arrive back at Johannesburg International Airport where you will catch your flight to Cape Town.

Overnight: Cape Town Bed & Breakfast

DAY 5
This morning your guide will meet you and then take you to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront where you will have some leisure time to look around and do some shopping. We then join a boat trip to the World Heritage Site that is Robben Island (Prison Island where Nelson Mandela spent 19 years). We will enjoy a guided tour while on the Island. Upon return from Robben Island you will have some time to relax. Later this afternoon you will have the opportunity to take an optional trip up Table Mountain. From the top of Table Mountain you will have some of the best views over Cape Town. An evening at leisure will allow you to enjoy one of the many fantastic restaurants that are on offer in Cape Town.

Overnight: Cape Town Bed & Breakfast

DAY 6
We do the scenic South Peninsula Tour of the Cape today taking in the views of Hout Bay as we do the incredibly scenic drive over Chapman’s Peak and on to Cape Point, where many like to believe the two oceans meet. Here you will have the opportunity to go up to the lighthouse and take some of the most memorable pictures of your travels, as well as get a photo opportunity at the world famous Cape of Good Hope sign. As we continue along the coastline we stop to visit the Boulders Beach Penguins before taking a drive through the navy town of Simon’s Town. We then enjoy beautiful views across False Bay, before we make our way back to your hotel. You will again be at leisure to enjoy the night life of Cape Town.

Overnight: Cape Town Bed & Breakfast

DAY 7
After an enjoyable breakfast we depart for a day in the wine regions. Our first stop is in Paarl (meaning Pearl) where we visit the Afrikaans Monument and then we move on to the KWV Wine Emporium where we do a tour and get to taste their award winning wines afterwards. The French Huguenot town of Franschoek is where we stop for lunch and then get the opportunity to stretch our legs with some time to walk around. The day now only gets better as we get the chance to do some wine tasting in the well known wine farming region of Stellenbosch. You will also have the opportunity to buy some bottles of your favourite wine. After a great day out in the winelands we return to your hotel in Cape Town where you have your final evening at leisure.

Overnight: - Cape Town Bed & Breakfast

DAY 8
This morning is at leisure. You can spend the day catching up on some last minute shopping. After lunch you will be collected from your hotel and transferred to Cape Town International Airport or to the accommodation of your choice in the Cape Town area.

Sample Tour: 11 DAY TOUR & SAFARI

DAY 1
On arrival at Johannesburg International Airport in the morning you will be met by your tour guide. An early start as we then travel from the highveld to the lowveld region of the Mpumalanga Province where you will arrive at Kwa-Madwala Private Game Reserve in the early afternoon in time for lunch. There will then be some leisure time for you to check-in to your luxurious rooms and laze around the pool with an ice cold drink. Later this afternoon you will have your first chance to view South Africa’s abundant wildlife when you partake in sundowner game drive on an open 4x4 safari vehicle with a professional game ranger. Kwa-Madwala is home to a variety of game species including Elephant, Rhino, Lion, Leopard, Giraffe and Zebra to name just a few. Dinner this evening could be served at one of several venues including the boma with its huge central fire, out under the stars at one of the legendary bush barbeques (known locally as a braai) or on the main dining deck.

Overnight: Manyatta Rock Camp - Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve, Malelane (Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)

DAY 2
This morning you will have an early start as your guide takes you into the Kruger National Park in our comfortable air-conditioned vehicle for a full day of game viewing. You will travel throughout the southern reaches of the Kruger Park and have the opportunity to enjoy one of the world’s finest game sanctuaries.

The world-renowned Kruger National Park, which sprawls across nearly 20 000 sq kilometres of hot, flattish lowveld terrain in the far northeast of South Africa, ranks among the finest game sanctuaries in the world. Few visitors come away disappointed. The sky is big, the horizons are far and the great expanses of bushveld remain remarkably unspoilt. All the roads, rest camps and other man-made features only account for about 2 percent of the park’s area, the rest is pure wilderness. No other sanctuary in Africa can match the Kruger in the number and variety of its life forms: the savannah plains of the park, the forest and riverine reaches are home to nearly 150 kinds of mammal, including the ‘Big 5’ (Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo), more than 500 bird species, 112 reptile types (50 of them snakes of one sort or another), 49 of fish, 34 of amphibian, an uncountable diversity of insects, 500 types of tree and a vast array of shrubs, grasses and bulbous plants.

Later this afternoon you will exit the Kruger Park and travel back to Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve where you will have some time at leisure to relax before enjoying another fantastic dinner.

Overnight: Manyatta Rock Camp - Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve, Malelane (Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)

DAY 3

An early morning game drive this morning with your ranger and tracker on an open 4x4 safari vehicle after which you return to the lodge for breakfast. The rest of the day will be at leisure for you to relax. There are many optional extra game viewing activities that you may wish to take part in this afternoon as follows:

  Game Drives & Walking Safaris:
- 3 Hour afternoon/ night game drive in Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve including sundowners and snacks in an open 4 x 4 game viewer vehicle, hosted by professional ranger and tracker
- Kruger National Park - 3 hour afternoon/ night game drive including sundowners and snacks in an open 4 x 4 game viewer vehicle, hosted by professional ranger and tracker
- 3 Hour walking safari

Elephant Back Safaris & Interaction Experiences:
- 1 Hour Energetic walk with the elephants through the bush
- 1⁄2 Hour Elephant Interaction Experience including walk, feed, feel, touch, sense and talk
- 1 Hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush
- 1 Hour Elephant Interaction & Mudbath combination (Between 12-2pm, weather pending)
- 1 1⁄2 Hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush
- 2 Hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush
- 2 Hour Elephant sundowner experience
- 3 Hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush

Microlight Safari Flights
- 15 Minute Microlight safari flight above Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve
- 1⁄2 Hour Microlight safari above Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve and along the Crocodile River (border of Kruger Park)
- 1 Hour Microlight safari flight above Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve and along the Crocodile River (border of Kruger Park)

Spa Treatments:
Kwa-Madwala also has its own Spa Treatment Centre that overlooks the fantastic valley below. Please feel free to enquire at reception about the treatments on offer.

The evening will again include dinner and time to relax.

Overnight: Manyatta Rock Camp - Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve, Malelane (Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)

DAY 4
This morning we will depart the lodge early as we head north and drive through probably the most scenic region in South Africa - the Panorama Route. The Panorama Route is situated along the Blyde River Canyon which is said to be the third deepest canyon in the world, and one of the world’s only year round green canyons. We stop at a number of view points along the way, namely God’s Window, the Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the Three Rondawels. Later in the afternoon we arrive back in Johannesburg where your guide will drop you off at a nearby airport hotel. The rest of your evening will then be at leisure.

Overnight: Johannesburg Bed & Breakfast

DAY 5
This morning you will check out of the hotel and catch the shuttle bus to Johannesburg International Airport where you will check in and board a flight to Livingstone, Zambia. At Livingstone Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the Victoria Falls, to which you have unlimited access.

Overnight: Zambia Bed & Breakfast

DAY 6
A full day is to be spent at leisure in Livingstone. There are many optional extra activities that you may decide to do today. We can assist with making the following booking if you wish:

- White Water Rafting
- White Water Rafting
- Jet Boating - Zambian Gorge
- Sundowner Cruise on Zambezi River
- Bungi Jumping
- Helicopter Flight
- Elephant Back Safari
- and much more….

Overnight: Zambia Bed & Breakfast

DAY 7
This morning is at leisure, after which you transfer to Livingstone Airport where you will board your flight back to Johannesburg. On arrival at Johannesburg International Airport you will transfer to Domestic Departures where you will board a flight to Cape Town.

On arrival in Cape Town you will be met by your tour guide and transferred to your hotel where you will be at leisure for the rest of the evening.

Overnight: Cape Town Bed & Breakfast

DAY 8
After a relaxed morning we will take a drive to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront where you will have some leisure time to look around and do some shopping. We then join a boat trip to the World Heritage Site that is Robben Island (Prison Island where Nelson Mandela spent 19 years). We will enjoy a guided tour while on the Island. Upon return from Robben Island you will have some time to relax. Later this afternoon you will have the opportunity to take an optional trip up Table Mountain. From the top of Table Mountain you will have some of the best views over Cape Town. An evening at leisure will allow you to enjoy one of the many fantastic restaurants that are on offer in Cape Town.

Overnight: Cape Town Bed & Breakfast

DAY 9
We do the scenic South Peninsula Tour of the Cape today taking in the views of Hout Bay as we do the incredibly scenic drive over Chapman’s Peak and on to Cape Point, where many like to believe the two oceans meet. Here you will have the opportunity to go up to the lighthouse and take some of the most memorable pictures of your travels, as well as get a photo opportunity at the world famous Cape of Good Hope sign. As we continue along the coastline we stop to visit the Boulders Beach Penguins before taking a drive through the navy town of Simon’s Town. We then enjoy beautiful views across False Bay, before we make our way back to your hotel. You will again be at leisure to enjoy the night life of Cape Town.

Overnight: Cape Town Bed & Breakfast

DAY 10
After an enjoyable breakfast we depart for a day in the wine regions. Our first stop is in Paarl (meaning Pearl) where we visit the Afrikaans Monument and then we move on to the KWV Wine Emporium where we do a tour and get to taste their award winning wines afterwards. The French Huguenot town of Franschoek is where we stop for lunch and then get the opportunity to stretch our legs with some time to walk around. The day now only gets better as we get the chance to do some wine tasting in the well known wine farming region of Stellenbosch. You will also have the opportunity to buy some bottles of your favourite wine. After a great day out in the winelands we return to your hotel in Cape Town where you have your final evening at leisure.

Overnight: Cape Town Bed & Breakfast

DAY 11
This morning we have at leisure. We spend the day catching up on some last minute shopping. After lunch we transfer to Cape Town International Airport.

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