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Images from a Tour to South Africa





7 DAY - BATTLEFIELDS AND BERG TOUR


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Duration:

6 Nights / 7 Days

Accommodation:

  • Click on the star rating ***** (indicating the grading of the various establishments) to view the standard and the pricing of the accommodation you would prefer to stay in, at each location.
  • Accommodation is subject to availability, if the under mentioned accommodation is not available we shall endeavour to supply comparable facilities.
  • The standard of the accommodation is on average a lot better than our grading, due to the fact that we selected the best accommodation available for each category at each location.
  • All accommodation prices given are an accurate guideline. All prices on accommodation are calculated according to the off-peak period. The displayed prices could therefore change slightly on your final free quotation.

Various standards of accommodation are available on a tour to South Africa

Car Hire:
  • Select the type of car you would prefer, click on the icons below to view selections and prices. Self Drive Southern Africa is an approved agent for Avis and Europcar.
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Day 1:

Our representative will be at the O R Tambo International Airport inJohannesburg to meet you and hand over your travel documents (Vouchers). Collect your hired car at the Avis or Europcar office at the airport. Depart via Standerton and Newcastle to Dundee in the province of KwaZulu Natal, which is also known as “The Place of Heaven”. Overnight in or near Dundee.

Accommodation:   One Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Two Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Three Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Four Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Five Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa


Battle

Day 2:

Early departure for a day of history and battlefields, visit places that still exude an ambience of a once mighty Zulu nation, such as the “Battle of Blood River”, the Anglo-Zulu war battlefields of Isandlwana and Rorke`s Drift. Return to Dundee for the night.

Accommodation:   One Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Two Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Three Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Four Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Five Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa (Recommend the same as day 1)


Day 3:

Travel to the Hluhluwe / Umfolozi Game Reserve, which is renowned for its white & black rhino conservation efforts and in by-gone years this reserve was the hunting grounds of Zulu Kings. Spend the rest of day in search of the “Big 5” and a host of other animals. Overnight in or near the Hluhluwe / Umfolozi Game Reserve.

Accommodation:   One Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Two Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Three Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Four Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Five Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa


Day 4:

Take a cruise on the St Lucia estuary, a lake riddled with crocodiles and hippos in the Greater St Lucia Wetlands. You will then have the afternoon and evening to enjoy Zulu hospitality at its best with a traditional Zulu festival at one of the Zulu cultural villages in Zululand. Overnight near Eshowe.

Accommodation:   One Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Two Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Three Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Four Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa


Zulu Warrior

Day 5:

Travel to the Natal Drakensberg Mountains, also known as the "barrier of spears" via the historical city of Pietermaritzburg, stop for lunch at Howick Waterfall. Overnight near the Natal Drakensberg Mountains.

Accommodation:   One Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Two Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Three Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Four Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa


Day 6:

A day at leisure in the beautiful Natal Drakensburg Mountains where Bushmen left their life stories in the form of paintings and drawings on the rocks and in the caves. Various caves can be visited in the form of a guided tour or you could take a walk along one of the numerous nature trails in the parks. Overnight near the Natal Drakensberg Mountains.

Accommodation:   One Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Two Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Three Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa   Four Star Tour Accommodation Rating in South Africa (Recommend the same as day 5)


Day 7:

Travel back to Johannesburg the commercial hub of South Africa, drop-off the hired car at the Avis or Europcar office at O R Tambo International Airport, before your departure.



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