SOUTH AFRICA: JOBURG + MADIKWE SAFARI + SUN CITY in South Africa

Description

10 NIGHTS

(From £3,195 Per person sharing, Flights quoted separately)

This wheelchair accessible safari in Madikwe, South Africa is malaria free. View the Big 5 in this wildlife sanctuary, renowned for its lions & endangered wild dogs, then relax at Sun City. Also visit the Apartheid Museum, Soweto & Lesedi Cultural Village. As you transfer into the front seat of game viewing vehicles, you do need some upper body strength for this safari. All game drives, accessible hotels & transfers included.

Highlights

• Wheelchair Accessible Safari
• Big 5 Game Drives
• Malaria Free
• South Africa
• Saafari, Madikwe South Africa
• Sun City
• Apartheid Museum & Soweto
• Lions, Elephants & Rhino
• Lesedi Cultural Village
• Wild Dogs

Day 1

You will be met at Johannesburg Airport and transferred to your hotel in this thriving city.

Check in and relax under warm blue South African skies in the city of gold.

Day 2

Today enjoy a full day tour to Soweto. With a population of well over one million people, this sprawling township was made famous by the apartheid laws.

We drive past the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, the largest hospital in the southern hemisphere and down Vilikazi Street, which was once home to two Nobel Peace laureates - Archbishop Desmond Tutu and President Nelson Mandela. Here we visit Mandela's house, which is now a small museum.

After lunch (own account) we continue to the Apartheid Museum, which is a living memorial to racial segregation, before returning to Johannesburg in the late afternoon.

Note: The Apartheid Museum is only open Wednesday to Sunday. Time permitting, you can adapt your tour to include a visit to Constitution Hill (the site of the Old Fort Prison, where Mandela was first imprisoned) and/or his last home in Houghton, where his Nobel prize is on display (pay these entrance fees locally).

Day 3

This morning we drive 1-hour to the beautiful Magaliesberg Mountains to visit Lesedi, an authentically reconstructed African village showcasing the culture, arts and crafts of South Africa’s five main tribes. Consult a sangoma (traditional healer) and watch energetic dancing, before enjoying an included lunch.

In the afternoon we visit the Elephant Park at Hartebeespoort Dam to see African elephants up close, as well as a variety of other small animals and reptiles.

We also visit the Ann Van Dyk Cheetah Centre, where you can observe these magnificent endangered creatures and see the wonderful work being done here to conserve this species.

Day 4

Today transfer 4-hours through the rural North West Transvaal to the beautiful malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve.

After checking into your lodge, game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately in this vast game sanctuary. Hopefully you will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even wild dogs - as well as several of the Big Five on your first game drive.

Days 5 To 6

Rise at dawn to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day, as you enjoy game viewing in an open top game vehicle in Madikwe Game Reserve. Explore the vast plains, which offer magnificent game viewing and the opportunity to search for all of the Big 5 - lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino - and much more, before returning to your lodge for breakfast.

The rest of the morning is free to relax by the swimming pool or enjoy bird watching, before setting out again in the late afternoon for another game drive. With numerous different species of mammals and reptiles in the park you can hope to see cheetah, giraffe, hippo, kudu, crocodiles, sable antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons, wild dogs and many other interesting animals. Outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed.

After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy the balmy evening and pristine stars of the Milky Way – as well as the spectacular Southern Cross.

Note: You need some upper body strength for this safari, as you will need to be lifted into the front seat of the game viewing vehicle. Children < 6 are not allowed on open top game drives at most lodges, but child-friendly lodges are available on request.

Day 7

Enjoy a final early morning game drive in Madikwe, before your 2.5-hour transfer to the resort of Sun City.

Check in, settle in and relax in your lush subtropical surrounding whilst enjoying the many facilities of Sun City, which offers the best of Vegas-style gaming combined with wonderful entertainment facilities.

Days 8 To 10

At leisure to relax independently and enjoy the many facilities of Sun City.

Although originally established as a gaming resort, today Sun City offers a wide variety of outdoor and leisure activities - with its wonderfully warm weather having made it one of South Africa’s most popular holiday destinations.

The resort has many beautiful swimming pools, whilst the "Valley of the Waves" water park has gentle rides as well as thrilling steep slides and a tropical beach with real waves. The resort also offers a wide variety of restaurants.

If you would like to gamble the entertainment centre offers slot machines and bingo, whilst the casino offers black jack, roulette and more. Outside there are waterfalls, an aviary and abundant tropical bird life.

Day 11

Transfer 2-hours to Johannesburg Airport for your flight home.

Information last updated: 30/11/2023 11:13:17