3 Day Hluhluwe Game Reserve & Isimangaliso wrtlands from Durban in Durban

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This 3 day tour is one of the best taking you to 2 of the most naturally beautiful places in South Africa, namely Isimangaliso Wetlands Park, a world heritage site and Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve. You experience a 4x4 Game Drive, Africa's Big 5 (lions, elephants, rhino, cheetah and buffalo) and many more. You also experience an amazing hippo and croc boat cruise in the St Lucia Estuary. Your accommodation at Elephant Lake Hotel is very comfortable.

Itinerary

Depart from Durban at 6am and head to Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve

  • Hluhluwe Game Reserve

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    We depart from Durban at 6am and head to Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve. On arrival at Hluhluwe Imfolozi, which is 3 hours away, we jump into a 4x4 Game Drive to experience some exciting game viewing with an experienced game guide who gives us the history of Hluhluwe and all sorts of animals which can be found here including Africa's Big 5. Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve set in the heart of Zululand where Africa’s Big 5 (Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhinoceros) roam the flourishing savannah. Established in 1895 this is the oldest park in South Africa and encompasses over 98 000 hectares of beautiful African landscape.

  • St Lucia

    15 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    After the game drive, we take a lunch break. We could do some self drives in this game reserve after lunch. in late afternoon we depart and head to St Lucia, some 45 minutes away. St Lucia is the town situated in the Isimangaliso Wetlands Park area. St Lucia is the most visited town in South Africa for people wanting to see hippos. It is a world heritage site, from wetlands to Savannah grasslands to the abundance of wildlife that roam the area. It is one of the most beautiful parts of South Africa. This is where we spend the 2 nights.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight accommodation at the beautiful Elephant Lake Hotel or similar is included
After breakfast, we go for a 2 hour Hippo and Croc Boat Cruise.

  • Saint Lucia Estuary

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    After breakfast we embark on a 2 hour Hippo & Croc Boat Cruise in the St Lucia Estuary. This is an exciting excursion. Discover, Witness, and Observe Hippos, Nile Crocodiles, and Hundreds of bird species on the Hippo & Croc Boat Cruise while in St Lucia. This 2 hour Boat Cruise Safari gets you close up to the residents of the estuary. While on cruise with the experienced and knowledgeable rangers, you will gather some exciting information about the crocs and hippos. The rangers will undoubtedly answer every question that you might have and furnish you with some incredible facts and information on the area.

  • iSimangaliso Wetland Park

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    after the hippo & croc boat cruise, we take a lunch break. Then we proceed to do a self drive game drive in the DukuDuku area of Isimangaliso Wetlands Park. Here we have chances to see many animals such as elephants, kudu, giraffe, zebra, and many more.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight accommodation is at Elephant Lake Hotel or similar in St Lucia.
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Day 3 is our final day. We do a game drive at the Cape Vidal section of Isimangaliso Wetlands Park

  • iSimangaliso Wetland Park

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Isimangaliso Wetlands Park, a world heritage site has plenty to offer. One such section is Cape Vidal where we do our game drive. Cape Vidal offers the best of two worlds - it is situated on the exquisite Zululand coast with all its amazingly rich marine life, and it provides direct access to the Eastern Shores Nature Reserve with its populations of elephant, rhino, buffalo, crocodile, hippo and reedbuck to name but a few. The beach and off-shore areas at Cape Vidal fall within the St Lucia Marine Reserve which is visited seasonally by humpback whales during their migrations. Other marine “big game” includes the huge whale shark, marlin, sailfish and dolphin. Cape Vidal lies on the edge of the St Lucia Marine Reserve which extends from 1 km south of Cape Vidal to the Mozambique border, and three nautical miles out to sea. Six loop roads off the main St Lucia to Cape Vidal road provide excellent game viewing and bird watching. In late afternoon we head back to Durban
  • Food And Drinks
    Breakfast

What's included

INCLUDED

Cape Vidal
Elephant Lake Hotel
St Lucia Estuary
Hippo & Croc Boat Cruise
4x4 Game Drive
Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve
Breakfast (2)
Isimangaliso Wetlands Park, a world heritage site
Africa's Big 5

Additional information

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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