Hluhluwe Game Reserve - St Lucia and Zulu Culture 3 Day Tour - GOLD (SCDW - G) 
Hluhluwe Game Reserve, St Lucia and Zulu Culture 3 Day Tour, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, S. Africa, Tel: +27 31 572 4227
Hluhluwe Game Reserve
situated in Northern KwaZulu-Natal has arguably the greatest diversity of habitats in South Africa. These include open bushveld, coastal dune forests, lakes, rivers, mangrove forests, subtropical marsh-lands and a magnificent coastline with endless, and in some areas completely deserted, sandy beaches. The animals found here range from the 'Big Five' to the shy nyala as well as prolific bird life. Hluhluwe-Umfolozi (Imfolozi) Park is not only the oldest reserve in Africa, but also the place where the white rhino was saved from extinction.More info
TOUR NAME : African Wildlife Experience, 3 Day Tour - GOLD.
CODE : SCDW-G.
MEALS INCLUDED : Breakfasts and Dinners.
DEPARTURE : Daily at 08:30.
DURATION : 3 Days.
INCLUDES 1 : DAY 1 - Zulu Village Entrance Fees.
INCLUDES 2 : DAY 2 - Early morning open safari vehicle game drive.
INCLUDES 3 : DAY 2 - Early evening open safari vehicle game drive.
INCLUDES 4 : DAY 3 - Lake St Lucia Boat Cruise.
ROUTING : Durban - Zulu Village - Hluhluwe-Umfolozi - St Lucia - Durban.
SPECIAL NOTES : Bring sun block and an insect repellant along.
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS : An anti-malaria drug is recommended.
DRESS REQUIREMENTS : Comfortable casual and smart casual for the evenings, warm windbreakers/jackets for the night game drives in open vehicle.
Today the park is the third largest in South Africa and the only reserve where you are virtually assured of good rhino sightings. The region is also the home of the mighty Zulus and we get some insight into their age-old culture when we visit an authentic Zulu village. The last day, after a final game drive, we visit the famous lake St Lucia, now proclaimed a world heritage site. We join a boat cruise on the lake and see a proliferation of bird life, crocodile and hippo in their natural habitat. We return to Durban with fond memories of ancient Africa.
DAY 1. Durban, Zulu Cultural Village, Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve.
We travel north through sugar cane fields, eucalyptus plantations, and past titanium mining operations towards the subtropical coast and bushveld of Zululand. We visit a Zulu village for a cultural experience. We visit the Sangoma (a diviner also erroneously called the 'Witch doctor') and treated to some authentic tribal dancing. After lunch we depart for the “Big Five” Hluhluwe-Umfolozi (Imfolozi) Park where our close encounter with the African wildlife begins. We reach Hilltop Camp for dinner and overnight in the chalet type accommodation..
DAY 2. Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve.
An early morning rise to join an open vehicle game drive in search of the animals and return for breakfast. The rest of the day we spend game viewing through the reserve in our vehicle with your guide. Return to the camp in time for a late afternoon/early evening open vehicle game drive using powerful spotlights to find the elusive nocturnal animals. We return for dinner after an unforgettable experience, and for a well-deserved rest at Hilltop Camp in the reserve.
DAY 3. Lake St Lucia, Durban.
After an early breakfast we have a last exciting game drive before we leave the reserve for a boat cruise on the famous Lake St Lucia (proclaimed a World Heritage Site in December 1999), a natural paradise around which five complete ecosystems exist with an abundance of bird life, hippo and crocodiles. After this experience we return to Durban where we arrive late afternoon.
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