Experience Kruger National Park, the Panorama Route and Johannesburg at its very best. Get up close to the iconic wildlife. Marvel at the phenomenal creatures, remote golden savannahs and the legends of Kruger, stay in a traditional Safari Lodge. Discover vibrant Johannesburg and the magnificent Blyde River Canyon with views that will astound and pull at your heart strings forever. Be awestruck by the African spirit, natural beauty, rich history and dazzling diversity of South Africa. Immerse yourself in the remote savannah homelands of the most incredible African wildlife. Experience the instantly recognisable and our special hidden gems. Explore the unimaginable wealth of wildlife, landscapes and panoramas. History is all around you as we discover the Rainbow Nation’s remarkable cultures, stories, art, architecture and cuisine. Discover the real South Africa with HolidayMax’s immersive escorted touring. Themes include: Africa, Africa Touring, Gauteng, Departs from Johannesburg CBD, Luxury Coach, Returns from Johannesburg CBD. + Show more

Package Includes

International return flights to Johannesburg (premium airline)
Travel by modern large coach
Tour host and guide
4 Nights Kruger Safari Lodge
3 Nights Johannesburg Hotel
5 breakfasts, 5 dinners
Meet and Greet Personalised Transfers

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Kruger National Park (South Africa) Blyde River Canyon (South Africa) Johannesburg (South Africa)

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• Experience Kruger National Park, Wildlife Safari Tours, Johannesburg

and the Panorama Route

• Enjoy free flexi-days to explore Johannesburg and

Kruger National Park

• African Wildlife Safari Tours (iconic African animals in Kruger)

• Visit Blyde River Canyon, Three Rondavels viewpoint,

Bourke's Luck Potholes

• 3 Days in a traditional Kruger Safari Lodge (full day game drive)

• Panorama Route stops at Blyde River Canyon,

Three Rondavels viewpoint and Bourke's Luck Potholes

• Farewell dinner in Johannesburg

• Plus more immersive excursions and experiences

DAY 1 Depart Australia for South Africa

Today we depart for Johannesburg, South Africa. Fly on a premium award-winning airline like Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways, Emirates, Qantas or British Airways (subject to availability). Enjoy the attentive cabin service, regular meals and onboard entertainment system.

DAY 2 Arrive in Johannesburg

Welcome to Africa! You will be personally met at Johannesburg Airport by your HolidayMax representative and transferred to your central Johannesburg hotel. You can relax and use the rest of the day to explore your hotel and its facilities, perhaps take a stroll around this vibrant city.

Meet and Greet Personalised Arrival Transfer, Overnight Johannesburg hotel

DAY 3 Johannesburg - Kruger National Park Region

Today meetup with your tour leader and get to know the rest of your fellow travellers on our fully escorted Kruger Safari adventure. Discuss the special activities that lie in store over the next week. We travel east towards South Africa’s Mpumalanga province and Kruger. The journey ends as we arrive at our accommodation for the next few nights, a traditional Safari Lodge in the greater Kruger area. We settle down for a special welcome dinner under the African sky.

Escorted coach tour, Dinner, Overnight Kruger Safari Lodge

DAY 4 Kruger National Park Region

Today our dreams come true as we come face-to-face with Africa’s most famous wildlife on a full-day safari game drive of the southern part of the breathtaking Kruger National Park. Conjuring up images of idyllic African sunsets, leopards lazing in trees and dirt tracks disappearing into the wilderness, Kruger National Park is South Africa’s most exciting and iconic safari park. Vast landscapes awash with rolling plains, granite peaks and peaceful watering holes extend out in every direction, where elephants, lions, rhinos, Cape buffalo, leopards, giraffes, hippos and zebras roam free, and the hearts of people soar high above the glorious African planes.

Kruger offers some of the best close-up African wildlife encounters. Sitting elevated in the air-conditioned vehicle we can easily view the iconic animals in the bush. Look out for cheetahs, lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, the white and black rhino, giraffe, zebra, ostriches, wildebeest, springbok, baboons, jackal, , impala, hippos and so much more. Pause at rest camps like Skukuza, Tshokwane and Satara along the way. Around late afternoon, we make our way back to our safari lodge on the western edge of this extraordinary game park. Enjoy time for a relaxing swim in the pool and a refreshing sun-downer or two before our delicious dinner this evening.

Breakfast, Dinner, Full Day Game Drive, Overnight Kruger Safari Lodge

DAY 5 Explore Kruger National Park Region

Today we are offered more exceptional opportunities to further unveil the epic beauty of Kruger National Park - on safari in traditional open safari vehicles and accompanied by local wildlife specialists. A full-day safari game drive enables you to spend the day driving through some prime game viewing areas, stopping at a number of idyllic waterholes and rest camps. Along the way, we indulge in delicious snacks and a delectable picnic style lunch, served amidst the Park’s vast grasslands. Relish the opportunity to spot some of Kruger’s resident antelope, as well as an exhilarating array of birds and wildlife as we navigate through the Park. Kruger National Park is home to 114 different species of reptiles, 507 species of birds and 147 varieties of mammal offering us a plethora of opportunities to encounter some of Africa’s most iconic and amazing wildlife. On our return to the lodge – perhaps take a refreshing dip in the swimming pool before delighting in our mouthwatering dinner - in true African style.

Today is a flexi-free day where you can choose to relax around your accommodation or choose to take the optional Full Day Game Drive ($149) or the Full Day Game Drive with Lunch ($174). Make your choice while on the tour.

Breakfast, Dinner, Overnight Kruger Safari Lodge

DAY 6 Explore Kruger National Park Region

Today we have another exceptional opportunity to experience an extraordinary half-day, sunrise safari. The sunrise safari allows you to soak up the magic of the African bush at an enchanting time of day. Listen to the rousing chorus of animals and birdlife as they awaken and the sun casts its heavenly morning glow over the golden savannah. This incredible park has recorded more than 100 reptile species, 500 kinds of birds and 140 mammals - your guide will lead you to witness the waking of these remarkable creatures. Alternatively, you can choose to stay at the lodge and relax by the pool. This evening, it’s time to relax and savour our final dinner in the African bush. Unwind around the glowing campfire as we reminisce over the day’s adventures, exchanging safari stories and sipping delicious Amarula – a decadent African liqueur made with fruit from the region’s iconic Marula tree.

Today is a flexi-free day where you can choose to relax around your accommodation or choose to take the optional Half Day Game Drive ($124) or the Full Day Game Drive ($153). Make your choice while on the tour.

Breakfast, Dinner, Overnight Kruger Safari Lodge

DAY 7 Kruger National Park to Three Rondawels to Bourke’s Luck Potholes to Blyde River Canyon Viewpoint to Johannesburg

Today we farewell the Kruger to discover the Panorama Route through the Mpumalanga province and the phenomenal splendour of the Blyde River Canyon. One of the world’s largest - the pure magnitude of beauty at the Blyde River Canyon makes it one of South Africa’s most celebrated natural sights. Stretching a breathtaking 60km - epic red rock formations tower above the lush evergreen vegetation dropping sharply away from the Escarpment into the lowveld and the meandering river below. The transcendent vistas stretch out in a seemingly endless panorama of colour and texture.

Our first astounding stop is the renowned Three Rondavels viewpoint. Widely considered one of the most spectacular views in all of South Africa, the vistas at the Three Rondavels Viewpoint are completely intoxicating. Amidst the glowing orange and purple hues of the canyon walls, a trio of enormous beehive hut shaped, grass topped peaks protrude up above the chasm overlooking the peacefully meandering Blyde River hundreds of metres below.

Next is an otherworldly geological site; carved into the sandstone bedrock over thousands of years by whirlpools generated at the union of the Blyde and Treur Rivers - Bourke’s Luck Potholes are a mesmerizing sight to behold. Viewed from the crags above, these bizarre cylindrical holes form a fascinating network of tunnels, tubes and whirlpools, flaunting a kaleidoscope of cool green hues amidst the striking orange of the canyon. Take a short walk and wander around what has been dubbed "nature's wishing well". Visit the information centre to learn more about the natural history and the San people, the earliest inhabitants of this region.

We then pause for one last look at the majestic Blyde River Canyon from one of the most cherished and photographed viewpoints in South Africa. See the Lowveld of South Africa with the Kruger National Park and Mozambique in the far distance.

Our final leg of the tour then takes us back to the bustling city of Johannesburg. Sit down for one last special farewell dinner together; exchange stories, highlights and memories as we look back at our phenomenal South African wildlife and wildscapes experience.

Breakfast, Dinner, Overnight Johannesburg Hotel

DAY 8 Explore Johannesburg

Today is a flexi-free day to explore the dynamic city of Johannesburg. Take time today to relax amidst the facilities of your hotel or set out to discover the infectious energy of Johannesburg with a range of optional tours available. Jozi, as the locals call Johannesburg, has a fast-paced lifestyle that invigorates the spirit. Once home to the great Nelson Mandela, the sprawling Soweto district continues to be a potent reminder of the stark wealth divide and the era of apartheid. Today, the city is being reborn, skyscrapers tower above this once modest gold mining settlement, where Jacaranda’s blooms in spring and each evening is crowned with a dazzling sunset.

Perhaps discover the magic of Johannesburg on the City Tour – admire the iconic 269m Telkom Tower, enter the inspiring Constitution Hill and Court (when not in session) – where political activists like Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were once held, step onto the Jazz Walk of Fame and head to the “Top of South Africa” at the Carlton Centre for panoramic views of Jozi.

Maybe cross into Soweto with your born and bred local Soweto guide who will take you deep into the township culture. Enjoy a personal experience of how vibrant and lively this part of Johannesburg really is. Discover the Hector Pieterson Museum, visit an informal settlement, walk through the Regina Mundi Church, admire the Freedom Square and Freedom Charter Memorial and view the homes of Nobel peace prize winner Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

You may perhaps take this last chance to indulge in the tastes of Johannesburg cuisine including Vetkoek - also known as amagwinya – like a sweet doughy donut that can be accompanied by syrup or savoury meats, allow some local Braai (braised meats) to enliven your taste buds or opt for some of the local and world renowned favourite of Biltong, delve in to the spice of the Chakalaka side salad or slip in to the sweetness of melktert - a delicious baked-egg custard tart.

Today you can spend time discovering the city of Johannesburg your own way or choose one of the optional tours available like the Johannesburg City Tour ($116) or the Soweto Half Day Tour ($116). Make your choice while on the tour.

Breakfast, Overnight Johannesburg hotel

DAY 9 Say Goodbye to Johannesburg

Today your incredible South African wildlife and wildscapes tour draws to an end - your senses filled with the colours, flavours and aromas of this magnificent country and your heart overflowing with its precious gifts of remarkable wildlife, breathtaking panoramas and unforgettable experiences.

You will be personally met at your hotel by your HolidayMax representative and transferred to O.R. Tambo International Airport for your flight home.

Meet and greet personalized departure airport transfer

Day 10 Arrive Home

Enjoy the attentive service on your premium airline flight home.

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Escorted Coach Touring

Cherish the unforgettable moments of your HolidayMax escorted tour featuring unparalleled sightseeing and enriching cultural experiences. We are passionate about showing you the heart of the destination, enabling you to be truly touched by new experiences.

Your knowledgeable Tour Leader and host will ensure you get the best personal experience on your journey. Tours feature all the must-see sights along with our little-known exclusive hidden gems and special touches in each destination, with plenty of free-time for you to take it all in for yourself. Enjoy the freedom to tailor your holiday in your free-time, including whole free-days that give you a choice of activities to suit your mood on the day.

Stay in quality handpicked hotels. Savour deliciously authentic local dining in outstanding restaurants with a mouth-watering array of culinary experiences. Travel in large modern coaches with expansive windows for an incredible elevated view, in your comfortable seat with generous legroom.

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