Includes:
Includes: 11 breakfast, 4 lunch, 8 dinner, accommodation, transportation, porterage at hotels on tour, sightseeing as specified. Excludes: flight Port Elizabeth / Durban, and departure tax. All departures in English, German language on selected departures. Hotel upgrades: available for your stay in Durban.

A Classic South African sightseeing experience taking the traveller from Johannesburg through Mpumalanga and the Kruger National Park, Swaziland, Zululand, Durban, Port Elizabeth, the Garden Route, Wilderness, Oudtshoorn, ending in Cape Town.

Hotel Used :

Day 1	Monday	SABI  RIVER  SUN
Day 2	Tuesday	MALELANE  INTER - CONTINENTAL  OR  SABI SABI
Day 3	Wednesday	MALELANE  INTER - CONTINENTAL
Day 4	Thursday	ROYAL  SWAZI  SUN  OR  EZULWINI  SUN
Day 5	Friday	HILL TOP  OR  ITALA
Day 6, 7	Sat, Sun	HIGC  NORTHBEACH
Day 8	Monday	HIGC  KINGSBEACH
Day 9	Tuesday	BEACON  ISLAND  HOTEL
Day 10	Wednesday	KNYSNA  QUAYS
Day 11	Thursday	QUEENS  HOTEL  OR  PROTEA  HOTEL  RIEMPIES  ESTATE

DAY 1 MONDAY JOHANNESBURG - MPUMALANGA:
08h00 Depart Johannesburg and travel to Mpumalanga. The routing includes spectacular scenery - Blyde River Canyon and God’s Window. Overnight near Hazyview

DAY 2 TUESDAY   MPUMALANGA - KRUGER NATIONAL PARK - MALELENE:
This morning there is a very early start in order to enter the Kruger National Park for a morning of game viewing. Enjoy a packed breakfast in the Park. While searching for the “Big Five” you have the opportunity of enjoying prolific bird life and numerous other game. Visitors soon appreciate the challenges of managing this unique reserve. Spend the afternoon relaxing at our next hotel, just outside the Park. Afternoon game drives (optional & for own account).

DAY 3 WEDNESDAY SABI SABI - KRUGER NATIONAL PARK - MALELANE:
06h00: Early morning game drive followed by breakfast 09h45: Depart for Skukuza Airport 10h30: Coach meets ‘Sabi’ passengers at Skukuza Airport and transfer to Malelane 13h00: Arrive at Malelane. Afternoon at leisure. Continue on itinerary

DAY 4 THURSDAY  MALELANE - SWAZILAND:
After an early breakfast travel through beautiful countryside and enter the Kingdom of Swaziland. Visit the Ngwenya glass factory before reaching the hotel. Spend the late afternoon relaxing, or visit a nearby craft market. Dinner and overnight.

SABI SABI OPTION  You may decide to take the Sabi Sabi Luxury Option for Day 3 and 4.   Safaris at Sabi Sabi are a UNIQUE African experience. Guided by your knowledgeable and experienced ranger and skilled Shangaan tracker, (FGASA accredited), guests begin an adventure to spot a myriad of wild animals including, but not limited to, the big 5, leopard, lion, rhino, elephant and buffalo. The graceful impala, dazzling zebra and other unique African game will be encountered. Day 3 MPUMALANGA - SABI SABI 10h30: Meet Sabi Rangers and transfer to lodge 13h00: Lunch at Sabi Sabi 16h00: Afternoon game drive. Dinner Overnight Sabi Sabi on a full board basis Day 4 SABI SABI - KRUGER NATIONAL PARK - MALELANE 06h00: Early morning game drive followed by breakfast 09h45: Depart for Skukuza Airport 10h30: Coach meets ‘Sabi’ passengers at Skukuza Airport and transfer to Malelane 13h00: Arrive at Malelane. Afternoon at leisure. Continue on itinerary

DAY 5 FRIDAY SWAZILAND - ZULULAND:
candle factory before re-entering South Africa. Travel on to Hluhluwe for dinner and overnight. NOTE: Overnight may be in Itala Nature Reserve for certain departures.

DAY 6 SATURDAY ZULULAND - DURBAN:
Begin the day with an early morning game drive. Departing Hluhluwe the journey continues towards Durban. Arrive at the cultural village in time for lunch and a show displaying local culture. Visit the Indian Ocean resort of Umhlanga, before continuing the journey to arrive in Durban late in the afternoon.

DAY 7 SUNDAY   DURBAN:
A day at leisure in Durban (unescorted). Why not take a Springbok Atlas Day Tour (optional & for own account). Enjoy the beautiful beaches, shop at the markets or explore the large market opposite the Holiday Inn Garden Court North Beach.

DAY 8 MONDAY  DURBAN - PORT ELIZABETH:
Transfer to Durban airport for your flight to Port Elizabeth. Passengers who make their own flight arrangements between DUR/PLZ are reminded to contact our central reservations for updated flight schedules. Arrive Port Elizabeth, transfer to hotel. Remainder of day at leisure. Overnight in Port Elizabeth.

DAY 9 TUESDAY PORT ELIZABETH - GARDEN ROUTE:
We leave Port Elizabeth and head westwards, soon reaching the Tsitsikamma Mountains and indigenous forests, continuing to Knysna. Lunch check in. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure to stop en route (included). Arrive at your hotel, and perhaps explore the area. Overnight in Knysna.

DAY 10 WEDNESDAY GARDEN ROUTE:
In the morning, there is time to enjoy the shops and atmosphere of this lovely town before enjoying a lagoon cruise and lunch at the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Whilst there enjoy a trailer ride to the top of the Western Head and a leisurely walk back through the milkwood trees, for lunch. After lunch travel aboard the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe steam train to the lakelands of Sedgefield. Overnight Knysna, dinner inlcuded.

DAY 11 THURSDAY   KNYSNA - OUDTSHOORN:
Travel through the Outeniqua Pass to reach Oudtshoorn, where you will visit an Ostrich Farm for a guided tour. The visit includes lunch, with optional Ostrich delicacies. At the next stop, explore the vast limestone caverns known as the Cango Caves. Dinner and overnight in Oudtshoorn.

DAY 12 FRIDAY OUDTSHOORN - CAPE TOWN:
After breakfast travel through the “Little Karoo” towards Cape Town. After lunch (for own account), continue the journey to Cape Town via Montagu, where the tours ends at approximately 18h00. (Passengers will be dropped off, on request, at Cape Town International Airport at approximately 17h30). IMPORTANT : VALID PASSPORTS ARE REQUIRED as the 12 DAY PANORAMA TOUR (SJC-12) passes through Swaziland. Springbok Atlas has no control over flight schedules or airfares, and reserves the right to alter itineraries without prior notice.

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