Zululand Swaziland Kruger Park Safari - 5 Day Tour. DEPARTING MONDAYS - SILVER (SCDG-S) 

TOUR NAME : South African Wildlife Explorer 5 Day Tour (SILVER).
CODE : SCDG-S.
MEALS INCLUDED : Breakfasts ONLY.
DEPARTURE : Mondays at 08:30.
DURATION : 5 Days - 4 Nights.
ROUTING : Durban - Zululand - Swaziland - Kruger National Park - Mpumalanga - Johannesburg.
SPECIAL NOTES : Bring sun block and an insect repellant along. Please take your passport with as we enter Swaziland. Ensure you have a multi entry visa into South Africa if you need a visa to enter into South Africa.
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS : An anti-malaria drug is highly recommended..
DRESS REQUIREMENTS : Comfortable casual and smart casual for the evenings, warm windbreakers/jackets for the night game drives in open vehicle.

DAY 1 - Durban – St Lucia – Wild Life Parks (Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park).
We drive north towards the subtropical coast and bushveld of Zululand - home of the mighty Zulu nation and visit the village of Lake St Lucia for a boat cruise(OPTIONAL) on the famous lake St Lucia (proclaimed a World Heritage Site in December 1999). Crocodiles, hippos and birds such as fish eagles, herons and egrets are in abundance. From here we travel to the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi (Imfolozi) Park, where the rhino was saved from extinction, and home of the shy nyala as well as the Big Five. Tonight we search for the nocturnal animals in an open game viewing vehicle(OPTIONAL) using high powered spotlights. Overnight at Hilltop Camp.

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DAY 2 - Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park - Swaziland.
After an early breakfast we do a last drive in search of game through this magnificent reserve before we head northwards and continue to Swaziland. We pass Big Bend, the country's largest sugar plantations and drive through Manzini, the fast growing industrial centre of Swaziland. We stop at the factory of Swazi Candles, as well as the large informal craft market in the Ezulweni Valley where real bargains can be negotiated. Our overnight stop is Foresters Arms Hotel, situated in the mountains just outside Mhlambanyatsi.

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DAY 3 - Swaziland – Kruger National Park.
Today we drive through the capital, Mbabane, visit the Ngwenya Glass factory where all items are hand made from recycled glass, and leave Swaziland entering the Kruger National Park in the south. The rest of the day is devoted to game viewing. Dinner and overnight at our rest camp.

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DAY 4 - Kruger National Park – Panoramic Route.
Today we spend most of the day in the reserve searching for game until mid afternoon when we leave this paradise of the wild. We enter the escarpment of Mpumalanga, visit the Pinnacle, God’s Window and Lisbon Falls, and overnight at Lone Creek River Lodge.

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DAY 5 - Panoramic Route - Johannesburg.
After breakfast, we visit Bourke’s Luck Potholes that were created by the circular motion of two rivers pushing against each other. The easy walk offers a good opportunity to work off breakfast. Afterwards, the Three Rondavels viewsite offers a great platform to view the Blyde River Canyon, the largest vegetated canyon in the world. The final leg of our trip takes us through Ohrigstad and Lydenburg to Johannesburg where we arrive late afternoon.