7 Day Kruger, Private Game Lodge & Victoria Falls Safari - KNP6 - 2009
Johannesburg - Kwa-Madwala Private Game Reserve - Kruger National Park - Chimpanzee Eden - Johannesburg - Livingstone (Victoria Falls) - Johannesburg
Section1: Only the Kruger Park section of this tour is run as a scheduled group tour with other travellers.
Section 2: The Vic Falls section will be done on your own as a private tour.
Tour Start Date: Monday
Tour End Date: Sunday
Starting Time Between: 06:30 - 09:00
Ending Time Between: 15:00 - 16:00
No of Guests: Min 2 - Max 9 (This is a scheduled tour that operates with other travellers).
Note: If you can’t start this tour on a Monday - no problem! These tours can also operate as Private Tours and start on any other day to suit your needs. Please enquire for the private departure tour rates.
This tour is quoted as a: Semi-Guided Tour
A 4 day bush experience with 3 days added on for a visit to the world famous Victoria Falls. We mix the comforts of a Private Game Lodge with the vastness of the Kruger National Park and a visit to Chimpanzee Eden before you are blown away by the sheer beauty of the Victoria Falls.
Tour Itinerary:
SECTION 1: Guided Group Tour
Day 1.
On arrival at OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) in the morning you will be met by your tour guide. An early start as we then travel from the highveld to the lowveld region of the Mpumalanga Province where you will arrive at Kwa-Madwala Private Game Reserve in the early afternoon in time for lunch. There will then be some leisure time for you to check-in to your luxurious rooms and laze around the pool with an ice cold drink. Later this afternoon you will have your first chance to view South Africa’s abundant wildlife when you partake in sundowner game drive on an open 4x4 safari vehicle with a professional game ranger. Kwa-Madwala is home to a variety of game species including Elephant, Rhino, Lion, Leopard, Giraffe and Zebra to name just a few. Dinner this evening could be served at one of several venues including the boma with its huge central fire, out under the stars at one of the legendary bush barbeques (known locally as a braai) or on the main dining deck.
Overnight: Manyatta Rock Camp - Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve, Malelane (LDB&B)
Day 2.
This morning you will have an early start as your guide takes you into the Kruger National Park in our comfortable air-conditioned vehicle for a full day of game viewing. You will travel throughout the southern reaches of the Kruger Park and have the opportunity to enjoy one of the world’s finest game sanctuaries. Later this afternoon you will exit the Kruger Park and travel back to Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve where you will have some time at leisure to relax before enjoying another fantastic dinner.
Overnight: Manyatta Rock Camp - Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve, Malelane (LDB&B)
Day 3.
An early morning game drive this morning with your ranger and tracker on an open 4x4 safari vehicle after which you return to the lodge for breakfast. The rest of the day will be at leisure for you to relax. There are many optional extra game viewing activities that you may wish to take part in this afternoon as follows:
- Game Drives, Walking Safaris & Cultural Experience:
* 3 hour morning game drive in Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve including coffee and rusks in an open 4 x 4 game viewer vehicle, hosted by professional ranger and tracker - R350 p/p.
* 3 hour afternoon/ night game drive in Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve including sundowners and snacks in an open 4 x 4 game viewer vehicle, hosted by professional ranger and tracker - R350 p/p.
* Kruger National Park - 3 Hour morning game drive including coffee and rusks in an open 4 x 4 game viewer vehicle, hosted by professional ranger and tracker - R450 p/p.
* Kruger National Park - 3 hour afternoon/ night game drive including sundowners and snacks in an open 4 x 4 game viewer vehicle, hosted by professional ranger and tracker - R450 p/p.
* 3 hour walking safari - R300 p/p.
* Kruger National Park full day tour in air conditioned mini bus including entrance fees - R950 p/p.
* Kruger National Park half day tour in air conditioned mini bus including entrance fees - R750 p/p.
* Matsamo Cultural Village including lunch - R700 p/p.
- Elephant Back Safaris & Interaction Experiences:
* 1 hour Energetic walk with the elephants through the bush - R250 p/p.
* ˝ hour Elephant Interaction Experience including walk, feed, feel, touch, sense and talk - R450 p/p.
* 1 hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush - R700 p/p.
* 1 hour Elephant Interaction and Mud bath combination (Between 12:00-2:00 pm, weather pending) - R700 p/p.
* 1 ˝ hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush - R1050 p/p.
* 2 hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush - R1400 p/p.
* 2 hour Elephant sun downer experience - R1400 p/p.
* 3 hour Elephant Back Safari including a game viewing experience through the bush - R1750 p/p.
- Microlight Safaris – (low altitude light aircraft safaris): Morning (06:30-08:30), Afternoon (15:00-17:00) weather depending.
* 15 minute Microlight safari flight above Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve - R475 p/p.
* ˝ hour Microlight safari above Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve and along the Crocodile River (border of Kruger Park) - R800 p/p.
* 1 hour Microlight safari flight above Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve and along the Crocodile River (border of Kruger Park) - R1400 p/p.
- Spa Treatments:
* Kwa-Madwala also has its own Spa Treatment Center that overlooks the fantastic valley below. Please feel free to inquire at reception about the treatments on offer.
The evening will again include dinner and time to relax.
Overnight: Manyatta Rock Camp - Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve, Malelane (LDB&B)
Day 4.
This morning after breakfast we will depart the lodge and make our way to the Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Eden in Nelspruit where we will partake in a 1˝ hour guided tour starting at 10:00. The sanctuary has been constructed in a forest in the secure heart of the reserve. You will get to visit the information and interpretation centre and meet the chimps on an informative guided tour around semi-wild enclosures to observe the chimps, completely at home, behaving much as they would in the wild. After the tour you will be able to have a light lunch in the restaurant (own account) before we depart and make our way back to Johannesburg where you will be dropped off at a nearby airport hotel. The rest of your evening will then be at leisure.
Overnight: New Metcourt Hotel - Johannesburg (B&B)
SECTION 2: Self Guided Tour
Day 5.
This morning you will check out of the hotel and catch the shuttle bus to OR Tambo International Airport where you will check in and board a flight to Livingstone, Zambia. At Livingstone Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the Victoria Falls, to which you have unlimited access.
Overnight: The Zambezi Sun Hotel - Livingstone, Zambia (B&B)
Day 6.
A full day is to be spent at leisure in Livingstone. There are many optional extra activities that you may decide to do today. We can assist with making the following booking if you wish:
Prices are subject to change:
- White Water Rafting - Half Day US$ 120
- White Water Rafting - Full Day US$ 145
- Jet Boating - Zambian Gorge US$ 95
- Sundowner Cruise on Zambezi River US$ 85 (includes alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks)
- Bungi Jumping US$ 105
- Helicopter Flight (15 min) US$ 130
- Helicopter Flight (30 min) US$ 260
- Elephant Back Safari - Half Day US$ 150
- and much more….
Overnight: The Zambezi Sun Hotel - Livingstone, Zambia (B&B)
Day 7.
This morning is at leisure, after which you transfer to Livingstone Airport where you will board your flight back to Johannesburg. On arrival at OR Tambo International Airport you will board your onward flight home.
Notes:
Airfare is included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- 6 Nights B&B Accommodation
- 3 Dinners - Nights 1,2,3
- 3 Lunches - Days 1,2,3
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles
- 2 x Open Safari Vehicle Game Drives at Kwa-Madwala Game Reserve
- 1 x Full Day of Game Viewing in the Kruger Park in an air-conditioned vehicle
- THETA registered tour guide for the first 4 days of the tour
- All entrance fees and conservation fees as mentioned
- Guided Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Eden Tour
- Return Flights (Johannesburg - Livingstone - Johannesburg)
- Return Airport Transfers in Livingstone
- All airport taxes on flights.
Price Excludes:
- International Flights (from abroad)
- Domestic Flights in SA
- Unspecified Lunches and Dinners
- All Beverages
- Visa to Zambia - (US$ 50 p/p)
- Optional extra activities and game drives
- Gratuities, Telephone calls
- Travel Insurance.
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