Day 1: Johannesburg - Bush Camp, South Africa

Departing early from Johannesburg, 'City of Gold', you will head east to the spectacular Mpumalanga province. You will visit the quaint gold-mining pioneer village of Pilgrims Rest, the intriguing Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the Three Rondavels, towering above the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve.

Finally you will descend from the escarpment in the steps of the early explorers to the Lowveld bushveld where you will overnight in the luxury Drifters Bushveld Camp, within the Balule Nature Reserve, bordering the Kruger Park.  Fall asleep to the sounds of the wild. Dinner.

Day 2: Bushveld Camp, South Africa

You start the day with the traditional coffee and rusks, before setting off on a game walk. You walk for approximately 3 hours in search of game, stopping regularly to learn more about the ways of the bush. A Drifters guide and tracker lead all walks. Return to camp for a late morning brunch after which it’s time to relax around the pool and to enjoy the camp.

In the afternoon you conduct an open vehicle game drive, which develops into an extensive night drive, being in the bush at night provides us with the opportunity of viewing nocturnal animals, otherwise not normally seen. This evening you enjoy a hearty bush “braai” and again fall asleep to the sounds of the wild. Brunch and Dinner.

Day 3: Hazyview, South Africa

A leisurely start, you will travel through the rural Bushbuck ridge area to the sleepy settlement of Hazyview, and then on to the Drifters Hazyview Inn, a log cabin spectacularly situated on stilts in indigenous subtropical forest on the banks of the Sabie River. This afternoon you will have time to relax at the bird hide, or enjoy swimming and forest walks. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.

Day 4: Kruger National Park, South Africa

Leaving Hazyview early, you will travel the short distance to the world famous Kruger National Park, here you will spend the entire day viewing animals from the high vantage point of a well-equipped truck. Enjoy a picnic lunch and then a night in one of the park’s rest camps. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.