Kruger and Swaziland in Style

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Pretoria

Arrive in Pretoria at any time.

Day 2 Graskop (B)

Travel through a fascinating landscape complete with mountains, panoramic passes, valleys and waterfalls in beautiful forests. Keep your eyes open for some of Africa's raptors, the crowned eagle, snake eagle, falcons and kites.

Day 3-4 Manyeleti Game Reserve (2B,2L,2D)

Cross the large expanse of the lowveld, South Africa's low-lying grassland and woodland region. Spend the next two days in the bush viewing some phenomenal wildlife, such as lion, hartebeest, impala, and warthog. Here you will also have some free time to visit a community school project in a local village.

Day 5 Kruger National Park (B)

This famed national park provides a fantastic setting for a your continued search of Africa's "Big 5" - leopard, lion, buffalo, rhino, and elephant. Criss-cross a large territory of the park searching watching nature unfold in front of your eyes.

Day 6 Hectorspruit / Komatipoort Area (B,D)

Just south of Kruger National Park, use our chalets on a private game farm as a base for another full day's game drives spotting elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, hippo and more. At sunset, view animals on the farm on an included open-vehicle game drive.

Day 7-8 Swaziland (2B,2D)

Venture into the culturally homogenous nation-state of Swaziland. The southern section is covered by open grassland, which stretches up onto the striking Lebombo Mountains. Enjoy an open-vehicle game drive in the Hlane Game Sanctuary, Swaziland's largest protected area. Spend your evenings here in our comfortable lodge in Hluhluwe.

Day 9-10 Zululand (2B,2D)

Journey to the beautiful Zululand area, one of South Africa's most diverse regions. The area has the scarce suni (Livingstone's antelope) and red duiker, the African broad bill, pink throated twinspot and the striking narina trogan as prime species.

Days 11-13 Drakensberg Mountains (3B,3D)

Head towards the spectacular Drakensberg mountain range, originally referred to as the Dragon Mountains by the early settlers. Venture on an optional excursion Sani Pass, a spectacular mountain road that is a well-known entry point into Lesotho, or soak up the sun by relaxing at your hotel.

Day 14 Pretoria (B)

Pretoria makes a great location to spend the final evening of your trip.