12-Day South Africa and Eswatini Safari with Durban and Blyde Canyon

• Arrive at King Shaka International Airport, meet your tour guide, and drive to the hotel.
• After dropping off your luggage at the hotel, travel into the city.
• Begin a city tour led by a local guide and visit Victoria Market, the KwaMuhle Museum, and Moses Mabhida Stadium, where you will take a lift to the top for a unique view of the city.
• Return to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Have breakfast at the hotel, then go for a swim in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.
• Spend the rest of the day at your leisure.

• Have an early morning breakfast and drive to Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Africa's oldest proclaimed nature reserve. It is the only park with the highest white rhino population in the world.
• Go on a short sunset safari on arrival.
• Travel to a lodge in the national park for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Wake up early in the morning, enjoy the sunrise, and go on a game drive at 6:00 am.
• Spot the Big Five along with other wild animals, including the Nile crocodile, hippo, cheetah, spotted hyena, blue wildebeest, jackal, giraffe, zebra, waterbuck, nyala, eland, kudu, impala, duiker, suni, reedbuck, common warthog, bushpig, mongoose, baboons, monkeys, a variety of tortoises, terrapins, snakes, and lizards.
• Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Have breakfast, then drive out of the park heading to Nompondo village for a short educational and cultural walk.
• Spend an hour in one of the homes to experience how Zulu people live and learn more about their culture.
• Visit a local school for another short guided tour before heading to Jozini.
• Arrive in Jozini and spend the night in a hotel.

• Have breakfast at the hotel, then enjoy a free morning for optional activities such as hiking, birdwatching, kayaking, abseiling, or game viewing in Mkhuze Game Reserve.
• Return to the hotel in Jozini for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Have an early morning breakfast, then travel to Eswatini, a country located within South Africa and Mozambique. Stamp out of South Africa and drive into the Kingdom of Eswatini.
• Travel through the small villages of Eswatini towards Ezulwini Valley and Mlilwane Nature Reserve.
• Stop at the local candle factory to shop for handcrafted souvenirs before checking in to the lodge in Mlilwane Nature Reserve.
• Set up a bonfire in the evening and have dinner by the fire.

Overnight stay at a lodge in Mlilwane Nature Reserve.

• Wake up early and depart from Eswatini for Kruger National Park in South Africa.
• Stop at one of the biggest local craft markets before driving back to South Africa.
• Arrive in the southern part of Kruger National Park and go on a sunset game drive to spot the Big Five.
• Travel to a lodge in the national park for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Wake up early in the morning and go on a full-day game drive.
• Travel back to the lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Have an early breakfast, then go on a short game drive towards the exit of the national park and, from there, head to the highveld region and into Blyde River Canyon. The third-largest canyon in the world offers spectacular views of the landscape, including its famous Three Rondavels.
• Stop in Hazyview for some quick local shopping.
• Travel to a lodge in Blyde River Canyon for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Wake up early and visit the canyon, God's Window, Mac Mac Falls, and Bourke's Luck Potholes.
• Travel back to the lodge, which is right at the edge of the escarpment near Graskop town.

Dinner and overnight stay in a lodge in Blyde River Canyon.

• Depart from Blyde River Canyon after enjoying the sunrise and breakfast.
• Head to Johannesburg via the famous Panorama Route with beautiful scenic views.
• Arrive in Johannesburg at 16:00 and transfer to the airport.