Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival
You'll arrive in South Africa and check into your hotel, where you'll meet your Trip Manager for an orientation about what's ahead. After that, the afternoon is yours to settle in and explore the area at your own pace. When evening comes around, there's a walkabout dinner planned so you can get to know the group and the local food scene.
- Day 2
St Lucia
Following breakfast, you head to the Elephant Coast and St Lucia within the UNESCO World Heritage iSimangaliso Wetlands Park. You'll stop for lunch along the way, then decide whether you want to take a hippo boat cruise or just relax at your lodge. That evening, you visit a local Zulu village where you'll learn about their customs and way of life directly from the people who live there.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit local Zulu village (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
Optional Activities
- Hippo boat cruise
- Free time to explore St Lucia town
Landmarks/POIs iSimangaliso Wetlands Park St Lucia - Day 3
St Lucia
This morning offers a choice between a walking safari through iSimangaliso Wetland Park or a marine safari, depending on what interests you most. The afternoon gives you free time back at the lodge, so you can hang out by the pool or rest up. If you're up for it, there's an optional sunset game drive in the evening followed by a traditional South African buffet dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Walking safari in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (elephants, buffalo, rhinos, antelopes)
- Marine safari (whales, sharks, dolphins)
- Sunset game drive with traditional South African buffet dinner
Landmarks/POIs iSimangaliso Wetland Park - Day 4
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve to Eswatini
You'll start early to catch the sunrise at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve. During the half-day game drive, you'll look for the Big Five, and there's a picnic lunch option if you want it. Later, you cross into Eswatini to meet with locals and learn about their culture. That night, you stay in unique beehive thatched huts at Mlilwane's Main Lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Half-day game drive at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve
- Meet locals and learn about culture and language in Eswatini (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
Optional Activities
- Picnic lunch
Landmarks/POIs Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary - Day 5
Eswatini to Kruger National Park
After a hearty breakfast, you head out on a morning safari walk with your Trip Manager. If you're interested, there's an optional guided mountain bike ride available. From there, you travel to Kruger National Park and settle into an exclusive safari campsite with canvas tents right on the Sabie River. You'll fall asleep to the sounds of nocturnal animals around you.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Morning safari walk
Optional Activities
- Guided mountain bike ride through the wilderness
Landmarks/POIs Kruger National Park Sabie River - Day 6
Kruger National Park
The day starts early with an optional sunrise safari to catch nocturnal predators before they settle down. By midday, you're back at camp to relax, check out the shop, use the pool, or grab a meal at the riverside restaurant overlooking the Sabie River. An optional sunset game drive happens in the afternoon, then dinner is a traditional South African braai with local sides and desserts.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional South African braai/BBQ with local sides and desserts)
Included Activities
- K9 Watchdog Project meeting with Ranger (learn about anti-poaching efforts)
Optional Activities
- Sunrise safari
- Visit local shop
- Swimming pool
- Riverside restaurant with Sabie River views
- Sunset game drive to see the Big Five
Landmarks/POIs Kruger National Park Sabie River - Day 7
Kruger National Park to Airport
Your final morning gives you the choice of an optional sunrise game drive to look for nocturnal cats or sleeping in a bit longer. After that, you take one last game drive through Kruger as you exit the park. Then you transfer to either Kruger Mpumalanga Airport or Johannesburg International Airport to head home.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Last game drive through Kruger National Park
Optional Activities
- Sunrise game drive
Landmarks/POIs Kruger National Park
