Day 1: Gauteng - Kruger National Park
Today, you will be picked up from your hotel in Gauteng or O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) and travel via the Highveld grasslands to Tremisana Game Lodge in the Kruger Park. Board an open land cruiser for a three-hour sunset drive, your first opportunity to experience the fauna and flora of Africa.
Watch the magnificent African sunset and, after dark, use a spotlight to view nocturnal animals. Dinner in the Marula Tree Boma will be a bush braai. After dinner, continue with your night drive and overnight in en-suite air-conditioned chalets.
Day 2: Olifants River - Balule
At sunrise you will be driven to the Olifants River for a four-hour bush walk. Your rangers will show you many secrets of the bush. Adrenaline surges will be acute even if your rangers are adequately armed. You will return to Tremisana for brunch.
Later, you may sleep in your air-conditioned chalet, swim, or read wildlife magazines in the lapa. A light lunch will be served, and at around 3:00 p.m., you will enjoy a four-hour drive on Balule. You will stop for sundowners and toast the splendor of Africa. Dinner and overnight will be at Tremisana.
Day 3: Kruger National Park
You will be driven to Kruger Park in your custom-built open-sided game viewer. You will game view without intervening glass windows, and also listen to and smell the denizens of the bush. The Orpen-Satara-Nwanedzi region has open plains that attract large herds of zebra, giraffe, and antelope that, in turn, attract many predators. In fact, this zone has the highest concentration of lions in Africa.
Day 4: Moholoholo Rehabilitation Center - Tshukudu Game Lodge
After breakfast, you will be driven to Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre. There, you will learn about the sterling work being done in rehabilitating injured and orphaned animals. You will get close and personal to some of the residents, including lions and leopards. Your understanding of wildlife conservation will be greatly improved. Return to Tremisana for a light lunch.
At around 3:00 p.m., drive to Tshukudu Game Lodge. Enjoy a three-hour game drive in the enclosed big five reserve where the chances of seeing the big five are very good. You will return to Tremisana for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Kruger National Park
Enjoy another full day of game viewing in the Kruger National Park.
Day 6: Panorama route - Three Rondawels - Blyde Canyon - Gauteng
Enjoy a sunrise drive before breakfast. Then you will be driven via the Panorama route to see the scenic splendors including the Three Rondawels and the Blyde Canyon. You will return to Gauteng in the late afternoon. Airport drop-off can be arranged as per your request.
