Viva Expeditions I Drifters Traveller 2025

E mbark on a bucket-list journey through the best of South Africa. Arrive in Johannesburg, and immerse yourself in the city’s vibrant energy before heading into the African bush on a private safari at Makalali Game Reserve. Your open safari vehicle and expert guide will take you into a vast, preserved wilderness. Travel through the Panorama Route, awestruck at the beauty of Blyde River Canyon and God’s Window before entering Kruger National Park, the world’s premier wildlife destination, for your next safari adventure. Cross into Eswatini, a land of rolling mountains, artisans and rich culture, before journeying to St Lucia, an enchanted wilderness of wetlands and lakes next to the Indian Ocean. Spend a couple of nights enjoying the laid-back seaside energy of uMhlanga and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) before your picturesque Garden Route meander towards Knysna. Cruise through the Tsitsikamma Forest, cross the famous Storms River suspension bridge, and savour a sunset oyster cruise. Adventure on an ocean safari, followed by an insightful visit to a local community project. Discover the wonders of Oudtshoorn, including the enchanting Cango Caves, before a scenic route takes you home to Cape Town via Route 62. The culmination of your journey is a full-day Cape Point tour, and an immersion into Cape Town’s beauty, culture, food, and fashion.

Best of South Africa 13 DAY TRAVELLER TOUR JOHANNESBURG TO CAPE TOWN 12 NIGHTS 4-STAR HOTELS, 5-STAR PRIVATE GAME LODGE

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DAY 1: JOHANNESBURG • Airport transfer to hotel • Sandton DAY 2: JOHANNESBURG – MAKALALI GAME RESERVE • Dullstroom • Afternoon open safari vehicle game drive • 5-star Makalali Private Game Reserve • ‘Big 5’ DAY 3: MAKALALI GAME RESERVE - HAZYVIEW • Early morning bush walk or open safari vehicle game drive • Blyde River Canyon and Three Rondavels • Bourke’s Luck Potholes • God’s Window DAY 4: HAZYVIEW - ESWATINI • Drive through Kruger National Park • Game viewing in a closed vehicle • Border crossing into Eswatini • Scenic drive through Eswatini DAY 5: ESWATINI - ST LUCIA • Swazi Candle Factory and Crafts Market • Border crossing to South Africa • Overnight in an UNESCO World Heritage Site DAY 6: ST LUCIA – UMHLANGA BEACH • Morning open safari vehicle game drive in iSimangaliso Wetlands Park • Forest walk in iSimangaliso Wetlands Park • Boat cruise on the St Lucia Estuary DAY 7: UMHLANGA BEACH – GQEBERHA (PORT ELIZABETH) • Walk along the promenade or beach • Flight into Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) (not included) • Airport transfers DAY 8: GQEBERHA (PORT ELIZABETH) - KNYSNA • Storms River Suspension Bridge walk in Tsitsikamma National Park • Lunch in Tsitsikamma Forest • Sunset Knysna oyster cruise

DAY 9: KNYSNA - PLETTENBERG BAY • Dolphin watching ocean safari • Qolweni Township visit Day 10: KNYSNA - OUDTSHOORN • Map of Africa viewpoint • Outeniqua Mountain Pass • Cango Caves • Olive tasting, paired with Protea Rose or juice DAY 11: OUDTSHOORN - CAPE TOWN • Informative ostrich farm tractor tour • Follow along Route 62, the region’s iconic highway and wine tasting DAY 12: CAPE TOWN • Chapman’s Peak Drive • Cape Peninsula • Cape Point Nature Reserve Day 13: CAPE TOWN • Discover Cape Town • Transfer to the airport INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS • 2 open safari vehicle game drives in a private game reserve • Kruger National Park • Blyde River Canyon, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and God’s Window • Morning open safari vehicle game drive in iSimangaliso Wetland Park • St Lucia Estuary boat cruise • Walk in Tsitsikamma across the Storms River Suspension Bridge • Sunset Knysna oyster cruise • Ocean safari • Ostrich farm tractor tour • Cango Caves heritage tour • Olive and wine tasting • Cape Point full day tour OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES • Wine tasting in the Cape Winelands (Day 11) • Boulders Beach penguin colony (Day 12)

This tour departs from Johannesburg every Sunday Group size: 2-8

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK

HAZYVIEW HOEDSPRUIT

JOHANNESBURG

EZULWINI VALLEY

ISIMANGALISO WETLANDS

ST LUCIA

DURBAN

SHORTER TOUR OPTIONS AVAILABLE: • 5 DAY WILDLIFE DISCOVERY PG 10 • 4 DAY KLEIN KAROO AND GARDEN ROUTE PG 12

OUDTSHOORN

CAPE TOWN

GQEBERHA

KNYSNA

GARDEN ROUTE

GREEN SEAT

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