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10 days Self Drive Bushveld Golf Tour

Day 1

Morning arrival in South Africa. Our representative will be at the airport to meet you and hand over your travel documents (Vouchers). Collect your hired car at the Avis or Europcar office at Johannesburg International Airport (JIA). Depart to Pretoria for a city tour that includes the Voortrekker Monument, Paul Kruger House, Church Square and Union Buildings. Overnight in or near the Jacaranda City of Pretoria. Our recommended restaurant - Carnivore Restaurant at the Misty Hills Hotel.

Day 2

Travel via Middelburg, Lydenburg , Robbers Pass and Pilgrim`s Rest to Hazyview situated in the province of Mpumalanga, meaning "the land of the rising sun". Spend a couple of hours in the old gold rush town of Pilgrim's Rest, a museum in its entirety. Overnight in Hazyview.

Day 3

Travel the Panorama Route of the majestic Drakensberg Mountains, admire the natural beauty of the Bourke's Luck Potholes, God's Window and the Blyde River Canyon, which is the third deepest canyon in the world, lunch along the way. Depending on availability - you can enjoy some African culture with singing, dancing and dinner at Shangana, a traditional Shangaan village, meet the chief with his 3 wives and 36 children. Overnight in Hazyview.

Day 4

Visit Kapama Cheetah Breeding & Research Centre before travelling to the world-renowned Kruger National Park (KNP), enter the park at Orpen Gate. Enjoy the rest of the day in the KNP. Overnight in the park. Other / optional activities: Open vehicle night drive - with game ranger.

Day 5

Enjoy a full day in the KNP in search of the "Big 5" and a host of other animals. Travel to the northern part of the KNP. Overnight in the KNP.

Day 6

Still in the far northern reaches of the KNP, visit Crook's Corner on the border between SA, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Afternoon at leisure.

Optional Activities:

  • Morning - guided tour on foot with the parks rangers to the Thulamela Ruins, former seat of wicked King Ingwe and beautiful Queen Losha.
  • Open vehicle night drive - with game ranger.

Day 7

Depart from the KNP via Punda Maria Gate. Travel to Tzaneen, visit Modjadji Cycad Forest Reserve and Sapeco Tea Estate, lunch on the estate at the Pekoe View restaurant. Overnight in or near Tzaneen.

Day 8

Travel to Warmbaths (Bela Bela) via Pietersburg (Polokwane). Places to visit along the way - Debengeni Waterfalls, Bakone Malapa, a Northern Sotho living museum and Makapan`s Valley, an archaeological site where hominids lived 3 million years ago. Overnight in or near Warmbaths.

Day 9

Travel to Sun City via the Pilanesberg National Park another "Big Five" game reserve, what animals you might have missed in the KNP you have a good chance of seeing here. Early afternoon arrival at Sun City, the "place where the sun never sets". Spend the afternoon at leisure.

Day 10

Spend the morning relaxing and enjoying Sun City. Back to Johannesburg, the commercial hub of South Africa, drop-off hired car at the Avis or Europcar office at Johannesburg International Airport. There will be time for some last minute shopping before your departure.

Optional Activities:

  • Township tour of Soweto, with an accredited guide.
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