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| Viewing: World Cup 2010: Kruger Walking Safari |
Package ID: 2067 |
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| World Cup 2010: Kruger Walking Safari |
A small group guided safari to the Kruger National Park specifically designed for those coming to South Africa for the World Cup in 2010. Track game both on foot and by 4x4. Scheduled Departure
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Explore the Kruger National Park by 4x4 and on foot. Your days will be spent exploring the area by foot in the morning and vehicle in the afternoon. You will struggle to find a greater African Wilderness experience. Our expert safari guides will provide you with ample information about the Animals, Plants, Geology, Climate, Conservation Management and History. Spend your days enjoying fantastic sightings and your evenings under clear star filled skies. An awesome experience for the wild at heart.
The Safari at a glance:
• Duration: 5 Nights and 6 Days
• Tour starts and ends in Johannesburg, Gauteng (South Africa), with collection points in Pretoria and Polokwane while ground transfers can be arranged from/to Nelspruit and Rustenburg
• 2 night at Punda Maria Restcamp (Kruger National Park) inclusive of breakfast and dinner
• 3 nights in the Kruger National Park (South Africa) accommodation at the Nyalaland Wilderness Trails Camps on a full board basis (excluding drinks)
• All ground transport in an air-conditioned 4x4 while on Safari
• The services of a fully qualified safari guide while on Safari
• Daily Open-vehicle game drives, Big 5 game walks while at the Nyalaland Wilderness Trails Camp
• Optional Activities: Walk with Elephants experience, Animal Rehabilitation Centre, Tour of Blyde River Canyon, and Visit to Shangaan Village
• Departure Date: 18/06/2010
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Detailed Itinerary:
Day 1: Johannesburg to Punda Maria (Kruger National Park)
You will be met in Johannesburg by your Safari Guide at 08:00am.
There will also be collection & drop off points in Pretoria and Polokwane, while we can also arrange ground transfers from and to Nelspruit or Rustenburg at the beginning or the end of the Safari.
After brief introductions and a quick stop for last minute suppliers, we begin our scenic 5 hour drive to the world famous Kruger National Park. Game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately in this vast 2-million hectare game sanctuary. Hopefully we will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe before we reach camp.
Days 2, 3, 4 & 5: Kruger National Park
Today our time will be spent exploring the vast Kruger Plains, which offer magnificent game viewing opportunities. Renowned for its diversity and home to approximately 145 mammal and over 500 bird species, this amazing sanctuary is bound to provide you with some awesome game viewing.
Y our knowledgeable guide will provide you with insight into the different species and ecological phenomena you come across. Today will include early morning and late afternoon game drives with your guide, the hotter mid-day periods will be spent relaxing at camp reading, bird watching, swimming or just taking a cat-nap in the shade of a tree. In the evening, you will take part in a late night drive, going out after hours to view the night creatures on the prowl.
On the afternoon of the 3rd day, you will meet up with your Trails Ranger who will be your guide and host over the next 3 days. You will then depart in an open safari vehicle for you rustic camp deep in the Kruger wilderness. These lovely Camps only take 8 people accommodating guests in thatched A-frame huts. The camps also offer warm running water and communal ablutions. It is a truly African experience that is unsurpassed.
You daily routine will include morning and afternoon hikes into the wilderness, where you professionally trained and highly experienced rangers will provide you with ample information about the fauna, flora and ecology of the area. Nights will be spent around warm camp fires discussing the thrills of walking into the Big 5 and the wonders of the African Bush. These wilderness areas are usually very productive for game viewing, with many trailists returning having seen all the members of the Big 5 and more!
Day 6: Johannesburg
Your final day in Kruger will begin with an early morning drive back to Punda Maria. You will then take a slow drive out, stopping off at a picnic site in order to enjoy our lunch before making our way out the Park.
Your guide will then drop you off at your respective Hotel (Tour Ends approximately 18:00)
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What Is Not Included:
Long haul International Flights; Lunches, Drinks & refreshments; Tips for porters and restaurants; Telephone calls, laundry & other incidental personal expenditure; Visa fees, in countries where these apply; Airport departure taxes, in countries where these apply.
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