Itineraries
This safari packs so much into a half-term week that you will feel you’ve had a much longer holiday. It’s a safari on the sunny east side of South Africa – around Kruger Park, though Swaziland and at beautiful untouched Kosi Bay on the Indian Ocean.
Umlani Bush Camp
Depart London Heathrow in the evening on a BA or SAA flight to Johannesburg.
Arrive Johannesburg early morning and transfer onto a flight to Hoedspruit where you pick up your hire car*. Drive into the Timbavati to spend two nights at Umlani Bush Camp, fully inclusive of all meals, game drives in open 4WD vehicles and bush walks. If you wish, you can sleep out in a tree house on the second night!
Umlani Bush Camp
Enter Kruger Park at Orpen Gate (1 hour) and drive south through the park game-viewing (2 hours) to reach Lower Sabie rest camp, where you overnight, room only. The Camp has a restaurant.
Leave Kruger at Crocodile Bridge. Enter Swaziland to stay in a stone cottage at Mkhaya Game Reserve, including all meals and game drives.
Kruger National Park
Drive south into KwaZulu Natal (2 hours) to meet your guide for your two-night escorted safari into the Kosi Bay area by the Indian Ocean. You stay in simple reed huts (with private facilities) and our expert local guides take you through this natural wonderland with a choice of exciting activities including canoeing, spear-fishing, snorkelling etc. All meals are included.
Kosi Bay reed hut
Alternatively, you can upgrade and spend this time at the 5-star Rocktail Bay Lodge, also by the Indian Ocean, or Thonga Beach Lodge.
Rocktail Bay Lodge
Return your hire car at Richards Bay airport and check-in in the late afternoon for flight to Johannesburg. On arrival, transfer onto overnight flight to London.
Arrive London Heathrow early morning
From £6500 for a family of 4 with two children under 12, February half-term; from £5800 May half term and from £6260 October half term, 2010.
This includes return flights from London, internal flights, fully inclusive car hire throughout (*Toyota Avanza), accommodation, meals and activities as specified
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