Safari and Beach Adventure - 7 Day 6 Night from $4195 per person
This tour is fully guided with a great safari in the Kruger National Park area and a trip to the beach. Time to relax and enjoy the fullness of the Reserve and what it's got to offer. We then end you with some beach time and relaxation before you head back home!
Included:
- 6 nights accommodation on a fully inclusive basis
- All meals
- Teas, coffees
- Twice daily game viewing activities
- The services of a professional ranger and camp staff
- Local drinks on evening activities at Rhino Post Safari Lodge and Thonga Beach Lodge only
- Local drinks at Plains Camp only
- Use of Snorkelling equipment, guided walks, kayaking and sundowners at Lake Sibaya, Cultural Tours to Mabibi Community at Thonga Beach Lodge only
- All road transfers as per itinerary
- Tourism levy of 1 %
- Flights:
- Johannesburg - Skukuza
- Nelspruit - Manzengwenya
- Richards Bay - Johannesburg one way, incl. approx. taxes (SAA Airlink)
Excluded:
- Visas if required
- Airport taxes (still subject to change)
- Personal items and gratuities
- Bar accounts not specified and premium imports
- Meals not specified
- Flights not specified
- Laundry
- Additional activities / sightseeing / entry fees / park fees
Day 1
On arrival at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, you will board your morning flight to the Skukuza Airport in the Kruger National Park. On arrival at Skukuza, you will be met and transferred to the Rhino Post Safari Lodge where you will spend your first night on a fully inclusive basis.
Included in your stay are: Accommodation, all meals, teas/coffees and twice daily game viewing activities. Each guest is entitled to 1 of the following on an evening game drive: a glass of wine, local beer, cider or soft drink.
** Please note that park fees are excluded and should be settled directly.
Rhino Post Safari Lodge is located in one of the Kruger National Park's private concessions: 12,000 hectares of pristine bushveld. The concession shares a 15 km unfenced boundary with the famous Mala Mala and Sabi Sands reserve, with an abundance of wildlife moving freely between the two reserves. Set under magnificent Tamboti trees, the lodge is built with natural materials. Bedrooms are joined by walkways elevated off the ground so as not to hinder movement of game. This environmentally sensitive area offers the Big Five as well as a diversity of fauna and flora.
Day 2
Today is spent on safari in the Kruger National Park, making your way this afternoon to the Plains Camp, spending (2) nights on a fully inclusive basis.
Included in your stay are: Accommodation, all meals, teas/coffees, cold drinks, house wine and beers and twice daily game viewing activities. (Excluding premium imports)
** Please note that park fees are excluded and should be settled directly.
Overnight: Rhino Walking Safaris at Plains Camp
Rhino Walking Safaris specialises in luxury walking safaris in 12,000 hectares of pristine bushveld in the only wilderness concession situated in the Kruger National Park. The concession shares a 15km unfenced boundary with the famous Mala Mala and Sabi Sands Reserve, with an abundance of wildlife moving freely between the two reserves. A maximum of 8 guests are accommodated in luxury African Explorer Style tents at Plains Camp. Early morning walks lasting between 3-4 hours are led by 2 highly experienced rangers in the heart of Big 5 territory. Days are spent relaxing in the comfort of the 19th century naturalist retreat reading or relaxing at the plunge pool while viewing game on the plains. After a sumptuous high tea, guests go out for a short late afternoon walk, sundowners in the bush & then meet the vehicle to track nocturnal creatures well into the night. After a delicious dinner fireside, tales are enjoyed under inky blue skies.
An optional activity is to spend a night under the African Skies at Sleep Outs which is a giant tree house built in a thicket of Acacia trees. This is the only place in the Kruger National Park offering this unusual accommodation. Guests will enjoy sounds and senses heightened as they share the wilderness at night, while being safely guarded by our observant guides.
Day 3
Today is spent on safari in the Kruger National Park.
Kruger National Park
At more than 2 million hectares the Kruger National Park is one of the world's largest game reserves and a truly remarkable destination. Because of its exceptional size, you can experience amazing diversity - from the scenery and ecosystems to the correspondingly amazing array of animals, trees and birds. A trip to the Kruger National Park is an unforgettable and potentially life changing experience.
Day 4
This morning early after your breakfast, you will be transferred to the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in Nelspruit, where you will board your flight to the Manzangwenya Airstrip. On arrival, you will be met and transferred by 4x4 to the Thonga Beach Lodge. Here you will spend the next (3) nights on a fully inclusive basis. Included in your stay are: Accommodation, all meals, teas/coffees, use of snorkelling equipment, guided walks, kayaking and sundowners at Lake Sibaya, Cultural Tours to Mabibi Community.
Overnight: Thonga Beach Lodge
Set on the pristine shores of Mabibi Bay on the Maputaland coast in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Thonga Beach Lodge is an ideal place to discover one of the last unspoiled wilderness beaches left in South Africa. Mabibi is a place of snorkelling reefs, coastal forests, rolling grasslands, coastal bush, shimmering lakes and exquisite sandy beaches. 12 thatched, Robinson Crusoe-chic style suites have been carefully constructed in the coastal dune forest to ensure minimum impact on the environment whilst still ensuring maximum guest comfort all within sauntering distance of the beach. Some suites offer ocean views, whilst others are set within the dune forest and all suites are air-conditioned.
Day 5
Today is spent at own leisure at Thonga. You are welcome to relax or partake in any of the activities offered by the lodge.
Day 6
Today is spent at own leisure at Thonga - you can enjoy the sea spa or scuba diving and snorkelling or just relaxing on the beach, maybe a turtle drive experience this afternoon.
Day 7
This morning after your breakfast, you will be transferred to the Richards Bay Airport, where you will board your flight back to the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. On arrival in Johannesburg, you will connect with your evening outbound flight back home (Flight at own arrangements)