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18 day South Africa Overland Explorer. Johannesburg to Cape Town
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Explore the diverse beauty that South Africa has to offer on this 18 day South Africa Overland Explorer.
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Summary of this 18 day South Africa Overland Explorer Tour: Accommodation: Inn, bungalows, campsActivities: Game drives and walks, boat tripDestination: Johannesburg, Hazyview, Kruger National Park, Swaziland / Zululand, Dolphin Coast, Drakensberg, Ladybrand, Karoo, Garden Route, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Cape Town.
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What you can expect from this 18 day South Africa Overland Explorer tour:
South Africa is a haven of spectacular scenery, abundant wildlife, diverse cultures and first world norms, topped with a healthy and invigorating climate. These qualities, as well as a relatively cheap currency, make it an adventure destination not to be missed.
A country virtually the size of Europe with over 3000km of unspoiled coastline, boasting climatic differences from searing hot desert to snow-capped peaks, and varied cultures, from the primitive Bushman to the most Western of ways.
You will visit the highlights, but leave the beaten track to explore the great outdoors. Overnight stops are mostly at Drifters owned properties and reserves where extensive conservation and game introduction projects have created truly unique accommodations and surroundings. The tour requires a certain amount of flexibility and an adventurous mentality.
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Day 1: Johannesburg - Bush Camp, South AfricaDeparting 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 AfricaYou 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 AfricaA 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 AfricaLeaving 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. |
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Page: 2 Day 5 & 6: Swaziland / Zululand, South Africa
Travelling south through the Kingdom of the Swazi, your journey takes you into an area of spectacular scenery, and past numerous traditional homesteads and curio markets, then you will enter Zululand, the area once ruled by the famed Shaka Zulu, a region ...
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Page: 3 Day 11 & 12: Karoo, South Africa
Exploring lesser-known gravel roads, you will head into the dry Karoo interior. You will travel via quaint and remote farming villages including Nieu Bethesda to the Karoo Inn. Your home for the next 2 nights will be in stone cottages on a traditional far ...
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Page: 4 Included:
All Transport Accommodation Permits and entry fees Food, coffee, tea, fruit juice at breakfast Group equipment Professional guides Knysna boat trip Optional pony ride ...
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Golden Gate Highlands National Park
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The Golden Gate Highlands National Park derives its name from the brilliant shades of gold cast by the sun on the park's sandstone cliffs.
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Blyde River Canyon
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Blyde River Canyon is the third largest canyon on earth and has some of the most dramatic and overwhelming scenery in South Africa.
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