DAY 1: Pick up from your hotel in Gauteng or Johannesburg Airport and travel via the Highveld grasslands to the subtropical Lowveld. At Tremisana Game Lodge in the Balule section of the Kruger National Park, unwind at the bar, enjoy a refreshing dip in our pool and relax in the beautiful tropical gardens. Board an open Landcruiser for a 3h Sunset Drive, your first opportunity to experience the varied fauna and flora of Africa. Watch the magnificent African sunset and, after dark, use spotlights to locate nocturnal animals. Dinner will be an unforgettable BUSH BRAAI in the Marula Tree Boma deep in the African bush. Continue the night drive after dinner and overnight in comfortable en suite chalet at Tremisana Lodge.
DAY 2: Early morning coffee and rusks before we drive to the Olifants River for an amazing BUSH WALK with armed and experienced rangers. You will learn about the smaller denizens of the bush and will learn about tracking and spoor identification. Adrenalin surges will be acute as signs of the presence of the Big Five is everywhere. Return to the Affordable Game Lodge for brunch.
You will then be transferred to the brand-new Luxury Tented Lodge. Lunch will be served in the Lapa and after a rest or swim in your private splash pool, we go to MOTLALA GAME RESERVE for a 3h Big Five Game Drive. Dinner and overnight at the Luxury Tented Lodge.
DAY 3: Drive to the Orpen Gate of Kruger on a custom-built open-sided Gameviewer. You will have an opportunity to view game without intervening glass windows and also listen to and smell the denizens of the bush. We have regular stops at picnic spots, restcamps and places of interest. The Orpen-Satara-Nwanedzi region’s open plains attract large herds of zebra, giraffe and antelope that, in turn, attract many predators. In fact this zone has the highest concentration of lions in Africa.
DAY 4: After breakfast, we travel to the Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre for injured and orphaned animals and birds. You will have an opportunity to get close and personal to some of the residents, including lions and leopards. Lunch at Katekani. Sunset game drive at Balule. Return to Katekani Luxury Tented Lodge for dinner and overnight.
DAY 5: Enjoy a Sunrise Walk. After breakfast, drive via the Panorama Route to see the scenic splendours including the Three Rondawels and the Blyde River Canyon (not available to single travellers, should we not have other groups). We return to Gauteng in the late afternoon. Airport drop-off by arrangement.
Included:
- SUNSET DRIVE on BALULE Big 5 Game Reserve
- BUSH BRAAI at Marula Tree Boma
- 4 hour BIG FIVE BUSH WALK WITH ARMED RANGER
- FULL DAY IN KRUGER ON OPEN GAMEVIEWER
- MOHOLOHOLO REHABILITATION CENTRE
- 3 hour GAME DRIVE at BALULE GAME RESERVE
- 1 hour MORNING WALK
- BLYDE CANYON HIGHLlGHTS
- MEALS AS PER ITINERARY
- TRANSFERS AS PER ITINERARY
Excluded are lunches when going to activities away from the accommodation, drinks and personal items.