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3 day Kruger National Park Safari (Livingstone Trails) - LT1

Price per person (2008):
R 3250 : Tribal village (Day 1) & Camping
R 3750 : Bedded accommodation (Both nights)

Departure: daily
Depart from: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nelspruit. Any Backpackers hostel, hotel, guest house
End in: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nelspruit. Any Backpackers hostel, guest house, hotel or airport
Included:
All transport
All accommodation
Qualified and registered guide
Meals as specified below
Entrance fees to Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park
All game drives in 4x4 open sided vehicles
Night drive inside Kruger National Park
Tribal village
Blyde River Canyon (Three Rondawels view point)
Bourke Luck Potholes
God's Window
Excluded:
All drinks (except coffee & tea with meals)
Meals not specified below
Optional game walk inside Kruger National Park

Day 1: Panoramic route - Blyde river canyon (South Africa)
The tour departs early morning from Johannesburg and Pretoria, heading east towards Nelspruit where we also pick clients up. We will stop en-route for breakfast (own cost). From Nelspruit we drive further north where we stop for lunch (own cost) & banks in Graskop.
After lunch we drive through the panoramic route where we stop at God's Window, Bourke Luck Potholes and the 3rd largest canyon in the world - the Blyde River Canyon.
Clients doing the camping option, will stay this night at a tribal village.
Clients doing the bedded option, will stay this night at a private lodge.
Dinner included
Day 2: Kruger National Park (South Africa)
A very short drive takes us to Kruger National Park (arrive as the gates open) that is home to 147 mammal (incl. the Big 5), 114 reptile, & 502 bird species. You will be transferred to open sided 4 x 4 game viewing vehicles (on arrival at the park) in which we will do game drives for the rest of the day. Breakfast and lunch will be enjoyed at one of the picnic sites inside Kruger National Park. At sunset you will start with a 3 hour night drive, done in a Kruger Park open sided game viewing vehicle with a Kruger National Park guide. This is a great opportunity to see nocturnal animals not normally seen during the day game drives.
Clients who booked the bedded accommodation will be dropped off at the private lodge, after the night drive.
Clients who booked the camping accommodation option will stay in our camp inside Kruger National Park.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner included
Day 3: Return to Nelspruit, Johannesburg & Pretoria (South Africa)
We start the day with a light breakfast, before heading out on a short game drive. We then return to Nelspruit, Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Breakfast included

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4 day Kruger National Park Safari (Livingstone Trails) - LT2

Price per person (2008):
R 3700 : Tribal village (Day 1) & Camping
R 4450 : Bedded (All 3 nights)

Departure: Every day
Depart from: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nelspruit. Any Backpackers hostel, hotel, guest house
End in: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nelspruit. Any Backpackers hostel, guest house, hotel or airport
Included:
All transport
All accommodation
Qualified and registered guide
Meals as specified below
Entrance fees to Kruger National Park
All game drives in 4x4 open sided vehicles
Night drive inside Kruger National Park
Tribal village
Blyde River Canyon (Three Rondawels view point)
Bourke Luck Potholes
God's Window
Excluded:
All drinks (except coffee & tea with meals)
Meals not specified below
Optional game walk inside Kruger National Park

Day 2: Kruger National Park (South Africa)
A very short drive takes us to Kruger National Park (arrive as the gates open) that is home to 147 mammal (incl. the Big 5), 114 reptile, & 502 bird species. You will be transferred to open sided 4 x 4 game viewing vehicles (on arrival at the park) in which we will do game drives for the rest of the day. Breakfast and lunch will be enjoyed at one of the picnic sites inside Kruger National Park. At sunset you will start with a 3 hour night drive, done in a Kruger Park open sided game viewing vehicle with a Kruger National Park guide. This is a great opportunity to see nocturnal animals not normally seen during the day game drives.
Clients who booked the bedded accommodation will be dropped off at the private lodge, after the night drive.
Clients who booked the camping accommodation option will stay in our camp inside Kruger National Park.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner included

Day 3: Kruger National Park (South Africa)
We start the day with a cup of coffee / tea, before heading out on a game drive as the gates open (in open 4x4 game viewing vehicles). You will be on a game drive for the majority of the day, searching for as many animals as possible. Breakfast and lunch will be enjoyed at picnic sites inside Kruger national park.
Clients who booked the bedded accommodation will be dropped off at the private lodge, after the night drive.
Clients who booked the camping accommodation option will stay in our camp inside Kruger National Park.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner included

Day 4: Return to Nelspruit, Johannesburg & Pretoria (South Africa)
We start the day with a light breakfast, before heading out on a short game drive. We then return to Nelspruit, Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Breakfast included

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4 Day Kruger Park and Jane Goodall Lodge Safari (Custom African Tours & Safaris) - CT1

Price per person (2008):
R3 600.00

Departure: daily
Depart from: Johannesburg/Pretoria/Nelspruit
Minimum: 1 pax | Maximum: 20 pax
End in: Johannesburg/Pretoria/Nelspruit
Included:
Accommodation for the first 2 nights in safari dome tents fitted with single beds and bedding, on a sharing basis.
Accommodation for the last night at the Umhloti Lodge on a sharing basis.
Meals: Day 1 - Lunch and dinner, Day 2 - Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Day 3 - Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Day 4 - Breakfast.
Coffee/Tea and juice supplied with meals.
All game drives done in an open 4x4 vehicle.
Night drives
Bush Walk
Conservation fees for Kruger Park
Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Panoramic route including God's Window, Three Rondawels (the Blyde River Canyon), Bourke's Luck Potholes and Mac-Mac Falls.
Transfers in air-conditioned microbus from and to Johannesburg/Pretoria/Nelspruit.
Excluded:
Alcohol, soft drinks and water
Items of a personal nature
Tips and gratuities
Travel and Medical Insurance

Day 1 - Kruger Park (South Africa)
We depart from Johannesburg, the city of Gold and head off on an adventure of a lifetime. A truly unique African experience unfolds as we enter the Kruger Park via our private concession within Southern Kruger. The Park is home to 150 species of mammal, including Africa's famed "Big Five". The staggering 507 bird species, plus the wide variety of insects, reptiles and amphibians, make this the ultimate wildlife experience.
We board open safari vehicles after lunch for our first exciting afternoon game drive taking in the sheer beauty of the African bush along the way, where after we make our way to our secluded safari camp. After settling into camp, we venture out on an exciting evening game drive where we have the opportunity to spot some of the nocturnal wildlife. Returning to camp after dark, we enjoy a scrumptious dinner. Accommodation provided at our private camp situated in a wilderness area away from the normal commercial camps. The purpose of this initiative is to enhance local community development and to enable the local villagers to get involved in Tourism and Conservation efforts.
Day 2 - Kruger Park (South Africa)
An early rise as we depart our camp at first light. Our game drive takes us to some of the best game drive routes within Kruger, giving us the opportunity to view the varied landscapes, ecosystems and abundant wildlife. The entire day is spent game viewing, bird watching and stopping off at the various waterholes en route. After an awesome day's game viewing we return to camp to enjoy sundowners before heading out on another exciting evening game drive. Upon our arrival back at camp we are greeted with the aroma of traditional Bushveld cooking as we enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of the camp.
Day 3 - Kruger Park and Private Lodge (South Africa)
Up at daybreak, we venture out on an early morning game walk providing us with the opportunity to experience the African bush from a different viewpoint. After breakfast our journey takes us away from the park and onto the Panoramic route, included are stops at God's Window, the Three Rondawels (the Blyde River Canyon), Bourke's Luck Potholes and Mac-Mac Falls. We head for a private game lodge at the Jane Goodall Institute and Chimpanzee sanctuary, arriving in the late afternoon. We spent the rest of the time at leisure, enjoying the facilities that the lodge has to offer.
Day 4 - Johannesburg (South Africa)
We start the morning with a tour of the Jane Goodall Institute and Chimpanzee project. Although Chimpanzees are not indigenous to South Africa, this gives us the unique opportunity to be part of a worldwide conservation effort to rescue orphaned and abandoned Chimpanzees and is the only sanctuary in Southern Africa. We return to the lodge for a hearty brunch from where we make our way back to Johannesburg.

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