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The Mpumalanga area is one of great
contrast, bordered in the west by the towering escarpment
with lush indigenous forests, crystal-clear streams and
plunging waterfalls, and then falling away into the flat
Lowveld indigenous bushveld, home to one of the richest
diversities of fauna and flora in the world. Various private
reserves and the renowned Kruger National Park are located
in this area, and we spend time both in the Park and on
our own private reserve bordering the Park. Being privately
owned we are able to conduct walking trails and open vehicle
drives on our property.
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| DAY 1 Johannesburg
- Bush Camp
We depart in the morning
to travel the interesting road through Mpumalanga. Along the
way we visit Dullstroom, Long Tom Pass, Sabie, a waterfall,
the quaint historic town of Pilgrim's Rest, Bourke's Luck Potholes
and the BIydepoort Nature Reserve. Thereafter we travel down
the escarpment to the Lowveld bushveld where we overnight in
our rustic bush camp bordering the Kruger Park.
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| DAY 2Bushveld
Camp
The tented camp is rustic,
totally blending in with the surrounding bush. We start the
day with a cup of coffee and rusks, before setting off on a
game walk. We walk for approximately 3 hours to return to camp
for a late morning brunch. The walks are led by a Drifters guide
and tracker. It can be relatively hot around midday, so we usually
have a siesta with time to relax. Thereafter we conduct an open
vehicle game drive, which develops into an extensive night drive.
This provides us with the opportunity of viewing nocturnal animals,
otherwise not normally seen. This evening we enjoy a hearty
bush braai and an evening's relaxation. Fall asleep to the sounds
of the wild.
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| DAY 3Kruger
National Park
We leave our bush camp in
the morning to travel the short distance to the world-renowned
Kruger National Park, where we spend the entire day game viewing.
Enjoy a picnic lunch. Accommodation is in one of the Park's
rest camps.
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| DAY 4Hazyview
After another extensive
game drive following breakfast, we leave the Park and head for
the sleepy settlement of Hazyview. We overnight in the Hazyview
Inn, a spectacularly situated log cabin on stilts in subtropical
indigenous forest right on the Sabie river. Swimming and lovely
forest walks.
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| DAY 5 - 6Johannesburg
After a relaxing start we
depart to arrive in Johannesburg in the late afternoon.
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This tour ends at 16h00 on day 18. However,
clients are welcome to extend their stay by booking post-tour
nights at the Cape Town Inn. If arranging an onward flight on
this day, please allow time for an airport transfer and for
check-in procedures (up to three hours).
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Important Information
Malaria precautions Are
necessary. Game viewing on foot is difficult, so we also place
importance on some of the smaller aspects of the bush. Our price
includes all transport, food, coffee, tea, fruit juice at breakfast,
accommodation, walks, game drives, entry fees and permits, group
equipment and a professional guide. The price does not include
alcohol and soft drinks, curios, tips and meals whilst in transit
to and from Johannesburg.
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Departures
This tour departs from Johannesburg
every Sunday during 2002 and returns on the following Thursday
afternoon.
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