TISD 01: Wildlife Discovery 2025 (English)

DAY BY DAY BREAKDOWN | TISD 01
(Please note: Accommodation specified in itinerary is subject to availability and we reserve the right to use alternative accommodation if required. Agents will be advised in advance)

Day 1 | Monday
JOHANNESBURG to MAKALALI GAME RESERVE via DULLSTROOM (±456km)
Breakfast at hotel (own arrangements and for own account)
Lunch en route (own account)
Afternoon open safari vehicle game drive (included)
Dinner at the lodge (included)
Makalali Main Lodge or similar – Dinner, breakfast and 2 game viewing excursions (5-star)

Day 2 | Tuesday
MAKALALI GAME RESERVE to HAZYVIEW via PANORAMA ROUTE (±180km)
Early morning bush walk or open safari vehicle game drive (included)
Breakfast at lodge (included)
Blyde River Canyon and Three Rondawels (included)
Bourke’s Luck Potholes (included)
God's Window (included)
Late lunch en route along the Panorama Route (own account)
Arrive at hotel late afternoon
Dinner at hotel (included)
ANEW Resort Hazyview or similar – Dinner and breakfast (4-star)

Day 3 | Wednesday
HAZYVIEW to ESWATINI via KRUGER NATIONAL PARK (±285km)
Early breakfast at hotel (included)
Enter Kruger National Park at Phabeni Gate – game viewing in closed vehicle (included)
Exit Kruger National Park at Malelane Gate (included)
Lunch en route (own account)
Enter Eswatini at Jeppes Reef Border (visas for own account)
Arrive at hotel late afternoon
Dinner at the lodge (included)
Mantenga Lodge or similar – Dinner and breakfast (4-star)

Day 4 | Thursday
ESWATINI to ST LUCIA (±335km)
Breakfast at the lodge (included)
Visit Swazi Candle Factory and Crafts Market
Lunch en route (own account)
Enter South Africa at Lavumisa Border (multiple SA entry visas for own account)
Dinner at hotel (own account)
Forest Lodge or similar – Breakfast and 1 game viewing excursion (4-star)


Day 5 | Friday
ST LUCIA to DURBAN (±245km)
Morning game drive in an open safari vehicle and short forest walk in iSimangaliso Wetlands Park (included)
Breakfast at hotel (included)
Boat cruise on the St Lucia Lake (included)
Lunch in St Lucia on the banks of the lake (own account)
Arriving in Durban during the late afternoon (not before 5pm)
Drop off at your hotel

Day 1: JOHANNESBURG to MAKALALI GAME RESERVE via DULLSTROOM (±456km)
Guests are collected from the hotel and travel eastwards to the province of Limpopo, via Dullstroom. Guests will stop for lunch (own account) en route and arrive at a private game reserve, to enjoy a guided, open vehicle game drive. Return to the lodge for pre-dinner drinks (own account) and dinner. Overnight at Makalali Main Lodge or similar – Dinner, breakfast and 2 game drives
Day 2: HOEDSPRUIT to HAZYVIEW via PANORAMA ROUTE (±180km)
Guests experience an early morning start in the bushveld on a guided, open vehicle game drive. They will enjoy coffee and rusks in the bush before returning to the lodge for breakfast. The tour heads to one of Mpumalanga’s most magnificent attractions: the Blyde River Canyon and the Three Rondavels. The Panorama Route affords guests memorable views of the more significant sites in this area, including God’s Window and Bourke’s Luck Potholes. Lunch (own account) is enjoyed along this scenic route. The tour stops in Hazyview for the evening. Overnight at ANEW Resort Hazyview or similar – Dinner and breakfast
Day 3: HAZYVIEW to ESWATINI via KRUGER NATIONAL PARK (±285km)
Guests enjoy an early breakfast before departing the hotel, and head towards Mpumalanga's flagship attraction - the Kruger National Park. A closed vehicle game drive allows guests to take in the park and view the ‘Big 5’ and other fauna and flora. Enjoy lunch (own account) en route to the Kingdom of Eswatini. Guests enter at the Jeppes Reef border. Arrive at the hotel later in the afternoon and enjoy dinner at the lodge. Overnight at Mantenga Lodge or similar – Dinner and breakfast NOTE: When entering the Kingdom of Eswatini, guests must ensure they are in possession of a valid passport and for nationals of applicable countries, multi-entry visa regulations apply (own account)
Day 4: ESWATINI to ST LUCIA (±335km)
After an early breakfast, guests stop to visit the Swazi Candle Factory and Crafts Market. Exit Eswatini at the Lavumisa Border post and enter South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province in an area colloquially referred to as the Elephant Coast. In the late afternoon guests arrive at the hotel and have the opportunity to freshen up before pre-dinner drinks and dinner (both own account). Overnight at Forest Lodge or similar – Breakfast and 1 game viewing excursion
Day 5: ST LUCIA to DURBAN (±245km)
Before breakfast, guests embark on an open safari vehicle and enjoy a game drive through South Africa’s first World Heritage Site, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a colloquial reference roughly translated as ‘miracle and wonder’. Guests observe hippos, crocodiles, and an abundance of birds on an eco-friendly boat cruise on the estuary. They can have lunch (own account) while taking in the lake vista before departing for the city of Durban or Umhlanga where the tour ends.