WILDLIFE LOVERS SAFARI from Durban

ABOUT YOUR TOUR

Track down Africa’s fantastic beasts within the 2nd oldest reserve on Earth and traverse an award winning private Big 5 reserve in one day.

Wherever you are in the Zulu Kingdom you are no more than 3 hours from Africa’s iconic Big 5. Today, however, you’ll be a whole lot closer. We’re hitting the road pretty early (05h00). As you know wildlife, especially predators, are most active around dawn and dusk.

Enter Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve for a 2 hour morning game drive in our Hyundai H1 vehicle (this is not an open safari 4x4). Hluhluwe-Imfolozi is renowned for Southern White Rhino — after all it did save them from extinction. Spot of lunch at Hilltop Camp?

Time to head into a premium private game reserve! This reserve only permits travellers staying at their luxury lodges to traverse the park, unless you’re with us of course. Jump into an authentic open safari 4x4 with an experienced ranger to track those elusive big cats. At approximately 16h00 we will depart from the reserve and head back to Durban.

PRICE

3750 ZAR per person

* This tour requires a minimum of 2 people to run.

FULL ITINERARY

05h30 — Collection from your accommodation

09h00 — Morning game drive at Manyoni Private Game Reserve

13h00 — Lunch at Hilltop Camp (your own cost)

14h00 — Afternoon game drive at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi

16h30 — Depart to Durban

19h00 — Drop off at your accommodation

INCLUDED ON YOUR TOUR

Tour guide

Comfortable air-conditioned vehicle

3 Hour morning game drive (authentic open safari 4x4 with wildlife ranger)

2.5 Hour afternoon game drive (closed vehicle with tour guide)

Zeiss Binoculars to use for the day

Multilingual safari guide books (GER/FRE/ENG)

Return transfers from Durban, Umhlanga, Ballito or the airport

Bottled water (Still)

BUCKETLIST DESTINATION

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi

Hluhluwe, KwaZulu Natal

The Hluhluwe iMfolozi Game Reserve is Africa’s oldest reserve, declared in 1890 when white rhinos were on the brink of extinction due to hunting.

In the 1950s, the reserve brought the white rhino back from almost certain extinction and by 1960, every wild white rhino on earth lived in iMfolozi and Hluhluwe. Today, the reserve has close to 2,000 white rhinos, the densest population in the world.

The Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park covers an area of approximately 960 square kilometres, and contains almost half of the bird species in the entire southern hemisphere. Most importantly, the Park boasts 86 mammal species including Africa’s iconic Big 5 (elephant, buffalo, leopard, rhino and lion). Other notable mentions are hippopotamus, giraffe, zebra, cheetah, warthog (Pumba) and various antelopes.

Manyoni Private Game Reserve

Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal

The reserve was established when 17 dedicated landowners dropped their fences to create a 23 000ha protected area that was chosen as a release site for the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project. After the introduction of black rhinos, a herd of elephant from the Kruger National Park were translocated to the reserve. Cheetah were reintroduced in 2009.

The reserve achieved “Big 5” status when lions were introduced in 2011. More recently, a pack of African wild dogs, the most endangered carnivore in Africa, as well as the highly endangered pangolins were introduced making it one of the premier game reserves in South Africa.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Pick up will be at your accommodation at 05h30.
Drop off will be at your accommodation at 19h00.

* Please do not carry unnecessary items as there is limited space on the vehicle.

The itinerary, activities and accommodation are subject to change.

* These changes can happen with little notice due to availability, poor weather, seasonal changes, or other circumstances beyond our control – but we’ll always do our best to ensure it has as little impact on your experience as possible.

 

BOOK YOUR SPOT

TOUR TYPE

TYPE : Mixed Group Tour

MAXIMUM : 06 People (Enquire for bigger groups)

PICK YOUR DATE

Please note: This tour can not be booked less than 12 hours prior to the itinerary start time.

FAQs

IS THIS TOUR WEATHER DEPENDANT?
Yes. In the event of very heavy rain or flash flooding within the reserve this tour can be cancelled.

WHERE WILL WE HAVE LUNCH?
Hilltop Camp at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi. Lunch is at the travellers own expense i.e. it is not included as part of this tour.

AGE RESTRICTION
This tour is suitable for travellers who are 6 years of age or older.

DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Easy! This tour is not wheelchair friendly.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancel 7 days or more for a full refund. A 50% cancelation fee will apply to bookings cancelled between 2 and 7 days before a tour. A 100% cancelation fee will apply to bookings cancelled within 48 hours of travel.

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