South Africa Scenic Route
18 day small group camping & cabin safari
A wonderful journey through the Rainbow Nation. Camping, trekking, game viewing, historical and cultural visits through South Africa!
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Highlights
- Mpumalanga Panorama Route - sight seeing
- Kruger National Park - game drives
- Swaziland - mountain walks
- Zululand - game drives & cultural villages
- Drakensberg mountains - mountain walks
- Lesotho – trekking with ponies
- Garden Route & Karoo - walks, ostriches & wine farms
- Cape Town - Cape Point & Table Mountain
Includes
- 6 nights in hotels / cabins and 11 nights camping
- Entrance fees
- Use of camping equipment (except sleeping bags)
- Transport in safari truck or minibus
- Meals as per itinerary
- Professional guide
Itinerary 2011
Day 1 JOHANNESBURG to MPUMALANGA
[B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner]
Departing from Johannesburg at 06:30am we head east towards Mpumalanga. A landscape characterised by mountains, panoramic passes, valleys, rivers, waterfalls and forests. We will camp the night in the old gold rush town of Pilgrims Rest, a living museum dating back to 1873. We explore the quaint town, visit Mac Mac falls and God’s Window viewpoint [camping - LD]
Day 2 & 3 KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
Big game country - exciting game drives provide us with excellent game viewing. Spot lion, elephant, rhino and other animals in one of the last African wildernesses. Early morning & afternoon game drives get us close to the wildlife. [camping BLD ]
Day 4 KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
The mountainous Kingdom of Swaziland, led by King Mswati III, is one of only 3 monarchies in Africa. Swazi’s are proud of their traditional lifestyle & cultures. We explore the Malolotja reserve on foot to enjoy the mountain scenery, rare birdlife, and the 95m high Malolotja waterfall. Overnight in log cabins with fantastic panoramic views.
[cabin BLD ]
Day 5 & 6 ZULULAND
After visiting craft markets near Mbabane, we re-enter South Africa. Mkuzi Game Reserve is a safe haven for the endangered black rhino. We have a full day to game drive and stop at waterhole hides and watch game come down to drink [ camping BLD ]
Day 7 & 8 DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS
Moving further south to the base of the Drakensberg (Dragon Mountains). We have two nights at the foot of the mountains allowing time for walking along beautiful mountain stream paths, looking for Bushman rock paintings or just enjoying spectacular views. [camping BLD ]
Day 9 & 10 LESOTHO
We travel through the towering red sandstone cliffs of Golden Gate en route to Lesotho. Quaint villages and towns offer interesting stops along the way. We cross the border and head to southern Lesotho to our overnight chalets at Malealea. This lodge nestled in the mountains forms our base for two nights. The next morning we are up early and spend the day trekking with a local guide and his pony through the rugged mountains.
[chalets BLD ]
Day 11 KAROO NP
Descending from the Lesotho highlands we make our way into the great Karoo. It covers most of central South Africa and is a vast semi desert. It has become famous for its sheep and ostrich farming industries, and roadside stalls selling handmade windmills.
[guesthouse BL- ]
Day 12 ADDO ELEPHANT NP
A conservation success, Addo Elephant N.P. offers a unique wildlife area, famous for the Addo Elephants. We head out on game drives in search of elephant, black rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard. Evening viewing at the floodlit waterhole allows us to watch the nocturnal animals.
. [ camping BLD ]
Day 13 & 14 TSITSIKAMMA
Indigenous Tsitsikamma forests surround the campsite at Storms River mouth, and there are walks up the Storms River Gorge and along the rocky coastline. There is an option of the world’s highest bungi jump (own expense). Whales may be seen in season (July to November). [camping BLD ]
Day 15 WESTERN CAPE
After visiting “The Heads” in Knysna, a town nestled on a tranquil lagoon we travel south along the Garden Route towards the famous wine regions of the Cape. We pass the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve and Threewaterkloof Dam before heading over Franschoek pass to our campsite near Franschhoek for the evening. [camping BLD ]
Day 16 & 17 CAPE TOWN
We enjoy a morning walk in historic Franschhoek.
Visit Stellenbosch, for wine tasting and a cellar tour. Explore Cape Town and the “mother city’s” many attractions; visit Cape Point, the Cape of Good Hope, Chapman’s Peak drive, the harbour at Hout Bay, enjoy the famous beaches and the V&A Waterfront. Optional visit to Robben Island (own expense). Meals at a variety of local restaurants (own expense). [guesthouse B - - ]
Day 18 TOUR ENDS - TRANSFERS
We climb Table Mountain in the morning admiring the views over Table Bay and Cape Town. Spend the afternoon catching up on last minute curio shopping or just lazing on the beach absorbing the Cape’s sunshine. Tour ends at +/-18:00pm. [B - -].
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM:
Our stay in Lesotho supports the Malealea community. Local guides, village accommodation and some of the fresh produce used in the lodge are sourced from the local villages in a responsible and sustain¬able method. Thus providing income, and better living standards for the Malealea villages and the local community.
PRE & POST TOUR ACCOMMODATION:
Due to the early departure time of this safari we recommend that you stay in Johannesburg the night before safari. Please indicate if you require assistance with airport transfers and hotel reservations in the vacation planner when prompted.
Hello Sunway. I was on the trip "Scenic Route" with Charel Hattingh and Thulani Ndlovu.
I just wanted to take a moment to share my comments with you about the trip because I filled out my comment sheet in a rush before I left for the airport and didn't quite get a chance to express myself to you.
My best friend, Rozanna Tesler, and I went on the trip together and we can not stop talking about it and thinking about it. We had the most amazing time ever! It was an incredible experience for us. Besides for seeing the land and doing all of the fun things that we did, and the fact that we shared this journey with people from all over the world - what truly made our trip so spectacular was Charel and Thulani. They were excellent tour guides. Not only was their knowledge of the flowers, birds, animals, and all of South Africa so rich ... but their friendship was something Rozanna and I will always cherish. It was really amazing to learn all about South Africa from them. The fact that they are both from two different cultures and backgrounds and could share their experiences of life in S. Africa with us from their different perspectives was really neat, too. Charel and Thulani worked really well together, respected one another, and did everything that they could to make our trip as wonderful as it was. They truly cared about providing us with the best experience we could possibly have. We will forever be grateful to have had such awesome tour guides as Charel and Thulani. We hope to remain friends with them forever, and to be able to come back to South Africa one day and go on another trip with them! :)
Overall though - the trip was the most incredible experience ever and I can not wait to come back to Africa!
Thank you, Lauren Gold
Hello, Just returned from a great holiday. It was a faultless trip thanks to your organisation and our guides Shandle and Vusie. Shandle has to be the best tour leader and bush cook in S.A. They both made a great team and their combined knowledge of the country, animals, customs and languages (both African and European) was priceless.
Both were very hard workers - even after strenuous hikes they still found the energy to start cooking a delicious meal (with a little help from us of course) and spend time with us laughing and talking through the evening.
We've become great friends and we hope to keep in touch.
The highlight was definitely Lesotho, but everything else came a pretty close second - the scenery, the animals, the people,...
The variety in accommodation was just right - the holiday definitely value for money.
Thank you all for helping to make this a memorable holiday for us!
Jane and Pierre-Alain Bolomey
Product Code
SA18
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Price
Euro 1395 pp sharing (2011)
Euro 1195 pp sharing (2010)
+ local payment ZAR 1600 pp
+ single tent supplement Euro 90
(If you are traveling on your own, Sunway will “room” you with another same gender client. You do not pay extra when booking as a single person.
If however you request a single tent, then you'll pay the single tent supplement. Single tent supplement is applicable to camping nights only. On accommodated nights clients will share with same gender client.)-
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Extend your holiday
All "South Africa Scenic Route" departures can be combined before the Cape to Victoria Falls Explorer to create a complete circular safari in Southern Africa
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