Kruger Park + Sun City - 8 Days

Classic Tour
Privately Guided/Self-drive

A great itinerary for friends, families, couples or groups to tour South Africa. It caters for tourists who wish to enjoy a private holiday with the comfort of a personal guide or a private self-drive vacation.

Highlights:

3 nights luxury private camp accommodation, with en-suite facilities
2 open vehicle safari drives per day
All park fees and local taxes
4 nights luxury accommodation in Sun City, with en-suite facilities

Day 1 – Kruger Park

This morning you will be met at Mpumalanga Airport and transferred to the Kruger National Park, a scenic 2-hour drive. Enter the world famous Kruger National Park, where game-viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately in this vast 2-million hectare game sanctuary. Hopefully we will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe before we reach camp. Check in to your luxury private camp, situated in the Timbavati or Sabi Sands sectors of the Kruger National Park.

Settle-in and relax in your outdoor bushveld surroundings before enjoying your first game drive in an open-top game viewing vehicle accompanied by a lodge ranger. Then enjoy a delicious dinner in the outdoor Boma, as you relax and enjoy the atmosphere that only the African bushveld can provide.

[Exact camp subject to availability at time of booking. Also a few luxury tents, which need to be booked well in advance. When no availability within the greater Kruger National Park, luxury lodges situated just outside are used]

Overnight: Either at Arathusa, Nottens, Elephant Plains or Nkorho Game Reserve

Meals: Full Board

DAY 2 & 3 – Kruger Park

Set off early each morning on an open-top game viewing drive with your lodge ranger, to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day. Explore the vast Kruger Plains, which offer magnificent game viewing opportunities and the highest concentration of lion in the whole of Africa. Hopefully we will see at least one of the Big Five today - Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino, before returning to camp for breakfast.

The rest of the morning is free for relaxing at camp or beside the swimming pool. Alternatively enjoy a Guided Walk with a lodge ranger, to study some of the smaller animals, insects and trees of the park.

In the afternoon enjoy another open-top game drive with your ranger. With nearly 150 different species of mammals and over 100 species of reptiles in the Kruger Park, we hope to see hippos, crocodiles, cheetah, giraffe, kudu, sable antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons, wild dogs and a wide variety of other interesting animals.

With over 500 different bird species in the park, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed - including eagles, vultures, storks, fish eagles and kingfishers. In the evening, enjoy the balmy weather and pristine stars of the Southern Sky and Milky Way, as you have never seen them before – including the spectacular Southern Cross.

[NB: Children<12: open top game viewing restrictions may apply. Please enquire when booking]

Overnight: Either at Arathusa, Nottens, Elephant Plains or Nkorho Game Reserve

Meals: Full Board

DAY 4 – Drive (or fly) to Sun City

Return transfer to Johannesburg, continuing to the fascinating international resort of Sun City, a drive of just over 6-hours through the Transvaal. [Or fly back to Johannesburg from Mpumalanga Airport, with 2-hour road transfer to Sun City]

Check in to your luxury hotel at Sun City, which offers the best of Vegas-style gaming combined with a wonderful family resort and world-class sporting facilities. Settle-in and relax in your lush subtropical surrounding, under warm blue African skies.

Overnight: Cabanas Meals: Breakfast

DAY 5 to 7 – Sun City

Relax and enjoy the many holiday facilities of Sun City. Although famous for its gaming activities, Sun City offers a wide variety of outdoor, family and sporting activities - making it one of South Africa’s most popular holiday destinations. Its world-class Entertainment Centre includes slot machines and bingo, whilst the sophisticated Casino offers Black Jack, Roulette and much more.

Outside there are waterfalls and abundant tropical bird life.

The Valley of the Waves water theme park offers both gentle rides and thrilling steep slides, as well as a man-made tropical beach with real waves! There is an excellent gym and spa and a full range of sporting activities, including water sports on the dam, tennis courts and two world-class championship golf courses at the Gary Player Country Club and Lost City, where crocodiles are found in some water hazards!

Camp Kwena children’s club offers a supervised program of activities for children up to 12 years - including painting, play dough, mini golf, bumper boats, trampolines, mini cars, animal world and indoor and outdoor games. Alternatively, simply relax at one of the many swimming pools and absorb the atmosphere of this very special resort.

Overnight: Cabanas Meals: Breakfast

DAY 8 – Return flight home

Return transfer to Johannesburg Airport.

Meals: Breakfast

This is where this tour ends.

BOOK THIS TOUR NOW

Why not extend your stay in South Africa? We have a wide range of options available. The perfect extension for this tour is the Victoria Falls and Chobe reserve in Botswana, or even South Luangwa in Zambia. Enquire now on these extensions.

Price per person sharing: Price available on request

Starting Point: Anywhere in Johannesburg or Pretoria

Ending Point: Johannesburg

Duration: 8 days / 17 nights

Minimum persons: 2. A supplement applies for single travelers

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

Flights to Kruger Park and Johannesburg
Return flights to Mozambique
All airport and ground transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
Specified accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis
Meals as per itinerary
Services of a registered cultural and nature guide
Activities specified in itinerary, including transfers and entrance charges
(For self-drive option) Car rental inclusive of super-cover and unlimited mileage

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:

International flights to and from South Africa. Book your own, or ask us for a quote
Lunches & dinners (unless specified)
Drinks & refreshments
Tips for guides, porters and restaurants
Telephone calls, laundry & other incidental personal expenditure
Additional activities not specified
Travel insurance
(For self-drive option in Cape Town) Fuel deposits and airport surcharges, additional driver/younger driver surcharges, fuel, oil, vehicle collection, etc.
Airport departure taxes, in countries where these apply e.g. Mozambique: currently US $10 per person

Please ensure you take the necessary US dollars for this purpose

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All activities are subject to prevailing weather conditions
Malaria precaution is advisable for the Kruger Park and Mozambique
Our standard terms & conditions apply. Here you can find more information on how to book, travel insurance, cancellation fees, baggage and other important issues.

Note:

Jewel of Africa Safaris is a registered tour operator with the necessary permits and insurance cover to transport International Tourists. All our driver/tour guides are Satour accredited, medically cleared, hold Professional Driving Permits. All our guides are accredited First Aid practitioners.

This suggested itinerary is based on our many years of experience and previous tailored tours for other clients. As this tour will be conducted on a private or self-drive basis, the itinerary can be tailored to include any number of days, persons or accommodation required, depending on your personal requirements.

Optional extensions are available - enquire now

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