7 DAY SABI SANDS AND VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE

Engross in South Africa’s most prized wilds and later experience a stimulating break at Victoria Falls

Day 1 : Greater Kruger National Park

Visitors are met upon arrival at O R Tambo International Airport and are guided in conveying to a charter flight headed for the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve. On arriving at Sabi Sand in the Greater Kruger, guests will be checked in at Arathusa Safari Lodge and enjoy an afternoon of relaxation after which you commence on first safari game drive. With the sunset hitting its twilight, the nocturnes vacate their daytime shells and predators trail susceptible victims on nightfall- a really arousing moment to be on a game driver.

Overnight:  Arathusa Safari Lodge
Meals:  Dinner

Day 2 : Greater Kruger National Park

This day of your Exclusive Sabi Sand safari will commence soon after sunrise, with coffee and snacks, before proceeding into the wild on an open four-wheel drive safari vehicle. The morning game drive of about three hours returns to camp for a late breakfast. Visitors are then given some time for to rest before relishing in lunch and then afterwards guests can experience a bush walk guided by an armed ranger. The late afternoon game drive is once undertaken to seek out the Big Five and the several antelope species that adorn the wilderness in this part of Africa.

Overnight:  Arathusa Safari Lodge
Meals:  Full Board

Day 3 : Greater Kruger National Park

The constantly switching auras of this territory will seize your emotions, as the day is again dedicated to searching this wilderness area from specially adapted open four-wheel drive safari vehicles or on foot during the voluntary bush walk. Visitors are then given some time for to rest before relishing in lunch and then afterwards a late afternoon game drive to seek out the Big Five and the several antelope species that adorn the wilderness in this part of Africa. Abundant pleasure may be found in observing these animals as they go about their day to day customs.

Overnight:  Arathusa Safari Lodge
Meals:  Full Board

Day 4 : Pretoria

A last morning game drive in this wilderness area is followed by a charter flight to Johannesburg, where visitors are met and transferred to their hotel in Pretoria. The rest of the day is spent in relaxation and in anticipation of the flight to Victoria Falls the next day.

Overnight:  Royal Elephant
Meals:  Breakfast & Dinner

Day 5 : Victoria Falls

Visitors are shuttled to O R Tambo International Airport for a flight to the town of Victoria Falls, which is set on the Zimbabwean side of the Zambezi River where the expansive Victoria falls occur. After check-in procedures. Your tourAfrika guide will take you on an unforgettable experience through the Victoria Falls rainforest, a journey that not only affords a view of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World but provides a great deal of interesting facts about the geology, wildlife and history of Africa’s most famous landmark. Listen to magical tales of local legend while you enjoy the constant spray from the “The Smoke that Thunders”. Your tourAfrika guide will also help ensure the best photographic opportunities of this breath-taking World Heritage Site.

Overnight:  A’Zambezi River Lodge
Meals:  Breakfast

Day 6: Victoria Falls

Breakfast is followed by the Historic Bridge Tour is a journey through 100 years of Victorian engineering to the heart of Cecil John Rhodes’ vision of a “Cape to Cairo” railway. The tour includes a light hearted but informative talk on the history of the bridge, magnificent views of the rapids, rainbows and majesty of the Victoria Falls and Batoka Gorges on the walkways underneath the bridge and an opportunity to see a bungee jump up close.

The afternoon is spent at relaxing and refuelling in these tranquil surroundings afterwards your guide will usher you to enjoy an African sunset cruise while watching game come down to the water’s edge for a late afternoon drink is sure to be an experience remembered for a lifetime. Hippo sightings are particularly common on the cruise and sometimes elephant will swim across the Zambezi as they move between Zimbabwe and Zambia and their favourite feeding areas. After the sunset cruise, guests are transferred back to their hotel.

Overnight:  A’Zambezi River Lodge
Meals:  Breakfast

Day 7 : Departure

After your early morning breakfast and hotel check-out formalities your guide will escort you to the Zambezi Nature Sanctuary for an opportunity to see some of Africa’s biggest crocodiles, ranging from babies to full grown adults. On conclusion of this activity visitors are transferred to Victoria Falls for a return flight to Johannesburg, where your Great Kruger Park and Victoria Falls safari ends. Guests are met on arrival in Johannesburg and are assisted with their check-in to a connecting flight or are transferred to any location of their choice in either Johannesburg or Pretoria.

Overnight:  None
Meals:  Breakfast