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South Africa Self Drive

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A South Africa Safari is a easy add on to any South Africa Holiday and Tour package. When you compare all the options for a Africa Safari, a South Africa Safari stands out near the top of the list. In this trip we make your way to the Zululand Battlefields Area, the Timbavati Game Reserve, and much more.

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Trip Itinerary

Day 1 - Johannesburg

 
Airport Transfer

On Arrival at Tambo Johannesburg International Airport you will be met and Transferred by road to your Hotel.

Hotel

You will overnight at Velmore in a Standard Room inclusive of Breakfast Daily.


Day 2 - South Africa

 
Private Car Service

Today your Hybrid Car from Avis will be delivered to the Hotel.

Private Car Service

You will drive to Long Tom Pass to your Hotel.

Hotel

You will overnight at Misty Mountain in a Standard Room inclusive of Breakfast Daily.


Day 3 - South Africa

 
Private Car Service

After breakfast this morning, you will check out of your hotel and make your way to the Timbavati Game Reserve.

Safari

You will overnight at Tanda Tula in a Standard Room inclusive of all meals and 2 Game Activities daily.

All-Inclusive Resort

Tanda Tula - "to love the quiet". Here in the heart of Timbavati, one of the largest and most famous private game reserves in the world, you will come face to face to nature as it always was, with not a fence in sight to inhabit your freedom.

Tanda Tula is an intensely private affair. With a maximum of 24 guests, personal attention is simply a matter of course.

The cuisine is supurb with a wine list to match. At dawn the cacuphony of a thousand bird songs reverberates over the lushest riverine.


Day 4 - South Africa

 
Hotel

Overnight at Tanda Tula.


Day 5 - Swaziland

 
Private Car Service

After Breakfast you will check out of the Hotel, and drive to Swaziland.

Hotel

You will overnight at Reilly’s Rock in a Standard Room inclusive of Dinner and Breakfast Daily.

Reillys Rock
Hotel

Reminisce of times gone by with ease of thoughts as you sit in your secluded spot below Reilly's Rock …let the mountain breeze free your mind as your eyes take in the spectacular view of the Ezulwini Valley stretching out at your feet, embraced by the majestic, mysterious Ndzimba Mountain range…Remove yourself from the rat race of the western world, and refresh yourself with a new calm…let the atmosphere cleanse your soul!


Day 6 - South Africa

 
Private Car Service

After Breakfast you will check out of your Hotel and make your way to the North Coast of Zululand.

Hotel

You will overnight at Rocktail Bay in a Standard Room inclusive of 3 Meals Daily. Rocktail Bay Lodge is situated in the northern reaches of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This whole area has been declared a World Heritage Site. Situated offshore from Rocktail Bay is the Maputaland Marine Reserve which offers an additional sanctuary with extraordinary diving and snorkelling encounters with huge shoals of fish, dolphins and whales.The lodge is situated metres inland from the warm Indian Ocean and one of the most incredible beaches in all of South Africa. The lodge is built out of the wind, just inland from the beach within the forest canopy of vegetated dunes that occur along Maputaland's coastline. Rocktail offers perhaps the most private beach experience in South Africa, with nearly 40 kilometres of unspoilt, pristine coastline where it is possible to walk for hours without meeting another soul. Accommodation is in 11 tree-house chalets. Each en suite room has its own private balcony and an additional outdoor shower in the forest. The main area of the lodge has an inviting lounge and meals are enjoyed either in the separate dining room, at the poolside or under a huge Natal Mahogany tree.

Safari

Enjoy 2 Game Activities excluding Turtle Drives.


Day 7 - South Africa

 
Hotel

You will overnight at Rocktail Bay DAY.


Day 8 - South Africa

 
Private Car Service

After Breakfast you will check out of the Hotel and make your way to the Zululand Battlefields Area.

Hotel

You will overnight at Isandlwana Lodge in a Standard Room inclusive of 3 Meals Daily.

Safari

Isandlwana Lodge is carved into the iNyoni rock overlooking Mount Isandlwana, the site of the historic Anglo-Zulu war battle which took place on the 22nd of January, 1879. Today, the enigmatic mountain of Isandlwana nestles peacefully amongst the majestic beauty of the Zululand hills. In January 1879, however, it was the site of one of the most dramatic and enthralling events in the history of the Zulu Kingdom. Take time to relax at the luxurious Lodge and re-live the history of both the Anglo Zulu and Anglo Boer Wars, as well as enjoy the vibrant culture of the modern Zulu people. Or even visit one of the famous Zululand Game Reserves.


Day 9 - South Africa

 
Safari

After Breakfast you will be met and taken on a Battlefields Tour.

Hotel

Overnight at Isandlwana Lodge.


Day 10 - Midlands

 
Private Car Service

After breakfast this morning, you will check out of your hotel and make your way through to the Midlands.

Hotel

Overnight at Fordoun Spa in a Luxury Room inclusive of Breakfast Daily. Fordoun is situated in the green pastures of a successful Nottingham Road dairy farm, which has a history dating back to the 1800s. The original farm buildings have been painstakingly adapted into the atmospheric and gracious Fordoun Spa, Hotel and Restaurant, in a fusing of state-of-the-art leisure and spa facilities with the timeless tranquillity of by-gone days.Fordoun combines the attractions of an award winning upmarket boutique hotel and spa with a top class conference, wedding and event destination and a superior restaurant.


Day 11 - Midlands

 
Spa/Wellness

After breakfast this morning, you will have a Spa Treatment.

Hotel

Overnight at Fordoun Spa.


Day 12 - Durban

 
Airport Transfer

After breakfast this morning, you will check out of your hotel and make your to Durban International Airport where you drop off your Hired Car and check in at The Nationwide Airlines Counter for your Economy Flight to Johannesburg.


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