6 Day Kruger to Coast Essentials

Day 1: DAY OF ARRIVAL – AFTERNOON AT LEISURE in JOHANNESBURG (±30km)

1. Johannesburg
   1h
   Arrival at O.R. Tambo International Airport, transfer to hotel (own arrangements and for own account)
   Lunch (own arrangements and for own account)
   TDM representative will meet and assist guests at the hotel. Guests will have the opportunity to purchase optional day excursions if not pre-booked.
   Optional Johannesburg City afternoon tour (own account)
   TDM representative and tour guide to meet guests at the hotel for tour briefing at 18h30
   Dinner at hotel (own account)

Day 2: JOHANNESBURG to HAZYVIEW via PANORAMA ROUTE (±500km)

1. Panorama Route
   6h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, guests depart for the Panorama Route en route to Hazyview. The Blyde River Canyon and the Three Rondawels is the world’s largest green canyon, and is the first stop along the Panorama Route. Guests visit Bourke’s Luck Potholes and Wonder View, the highest viewpoint on this route.
2. Graskop
   1h
   Guests stop for lunch (own account) in Graskop, arriving in the late afternoon at the overnight accommodation on the fringe of Hazyview. Relax prior to a leisurely dinner (own account) at the hotel.

Day 3: FULL DAY IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK (±250km)

1. Kruger National Park
   7h
   Guests travel to the iconic Kruger National Park after breakfast to experience a guided closed vehicle game drive. The Kruger National Park supports a variety of fauna and flora including some bird species rare and endemic to the area. Enjoy lunch (own account) at one of the park’s rest camps, before continuing on the bush adventure. An optional full day safari in an open safari vehicle is available (own account and excluding lunch). Guests exit the Kruger National Park and head back to the hotel to freshen up and enjoy pre-dinner drinks (own account) before dinner (own account).

Day 4: HAZYVIEW to MALELANE via KRUGER NATIONAL PARK (±200km)

1. Kruger National Park
   7h
   Guests enjoy an early breakfast before spending a second day on a guided closed vehicle game drive in the Kruger National Park. An optional full day safari in an open safari vehicle is available (own account and excluding lunch). Guests spend the day finding the ‘Big 5’ and many of the fauna and flora. Lunch (own account) at one of the park’s rest camps. Exit the park at Malelane Gate. Guests arrive in the late afternoon at the overnight accommodation, situated on the border of the famous park. Enjoy pre-dinner drinks (own account) on the deck overlooking the Crocodile River, before dinner at the hotel.

Day 5: MALELANE to HLUHLUWE via ESWATINI (was SWAZILAND) (±420km)

1. Ezulwini
   6h
   Guests depart the hotel after an early breakfast and travel to Hluhluwe via the Kingdom of Eswatini (multiple entry to South Africa is essential). Ezulwini Valley is commonly known as the ‘Valley of Heaven’ and contains a number of notable wildlife sanctuaries and craft markets. Enjoy lunch (own account) en route. Guests re-enter South Africa and arrive early evening at the lodge in time for dinner (own account).

Day 6: HLUHLUWE to PORT EDWARD via ST LUCIA (±480km)

1. iSimangaliso Wetland Park
   2h
   After breakfast, the tour heads for St Lucia, where guests can enjoy a boat cruise on the St Lucia Estuary (own account) within the World Heritage Site. View rare wildlife and birdlife, mangrove swamps and vegetated sand dunes that make for an interesting and educational cruise.
2. Durban
   10h
   The tour departs for Durban, with lunch en route (own account). Guests arrive at the Durban or Umhlanga hotel early afternoon.

Pickup details

Guests booked onto the optional city tour will be collected at 13h00 from Protea Hotel by Marriott Balalaika.

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels