ADVENTURE-TOURS · SOUTH AFRICA
Kruger park safari South Africa combined with Eswatini on one 8-day south africa safari tour from Johannesburg to Durban.
The Journey
South Africa & Eswatini
An 8-day south africa safari tour from Johannesburg to Durban across two countries and four national parks, with camping or lodge accommodation throughout.
The kruger park safari south africa departs Johannesburg heading east through Mpumalanga's coal fields. The drive follows old trade routes into the Lowveld, reaching the fringes of Kruger National Park by late afternoon. Camp is set up and an optional sundowner drive is available for those who book in advance. Meals: Lunch, Dinner. Optional: Sundowner Drive.
A full day in Kruger National Park on an open 4x4 vehicle is the core of this south africa safari tour. Kruger holds 147 mammal species and 507 bird species, including the big five safari south africa lineup: lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards and buffalo. The park spans 19,000 square kilometres and remains the flagship of South Africa's protected areas. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Included: Safari in Kruger National Park.
Day 3 follows the panorama route south africa along the escarpment separating the central plateau from the Kruger Lowveld. Three major stops cover Bourke's Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and God's Window — each carved by the Blyde River over geological time. An optional morning hike is available before the group departs. Return to camp by late afternoon. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Included: Panorama Route — Blyde River Canyon, God's Window.
This south africa eswatini safari stage passes through the southern end of Kruger before crossing into Eswatini on an overland vehicle. Wildlife sightings continue as the terrain shifts from Lowveld savanna to mountain forest. The destination is the Ezulwini Valley south of the capital Mbabane. A coffee-and-rusks start prepares the group for the long but varied drive. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Included: Overland Safari through Kruger.
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The 4,560-hectare Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary holds no dangerous predators, making it one of the few southern African reserves where a guided walk is genuinely relaxed. A morning nature trail covers the ecology and cultural history of the reserve. Optional activities include mountain biking, game drives and hiking in the surrounding hills. This eswatini tour day is a deliberate change of pace. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Included: Nature Walk with Guide. Optional: Safaris, Biking, Hiking.
The group leaves Eswatini and heads south into Zululand, once the territory of King Shaka who unified the Zulu clans in the early 19th century. The drive passes through culturally layered countryside before arriving at St. Lucia on the KwaZulu-Natal coast — gateway to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the base for Day 7. This south africa eswatini tour transit day balances history and landscape. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
An early start for the hluhluwe game reserve safari — one of Africa's oldest protected areas and a leading site for white rhino conservation. The full Big Five are present. After a midday rest, the afternoon brings a boat cruise on the isimangaliso wetland park tour waterways, where hippos, crocodiles and water birds gather along the St. Lucia estuary. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Included: Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Safari, St. Lucia Boat Cruise.
The final morning of this kruger national park safari tour begins with breakfast before the drive south to Durban. The small group safari south africa has covered two countries, four national parks and over 800 kilometres, with a choice of south africa camping safari or lodge nights throughout. The tour concludes on arrival in Durban. Meals: Breakfast.
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