6 days Kruger Park Safari and community service at Bongan lodge or Wits Bushcamp (from R15995.00 package tour).
R15995.00
per person sharing
Itinerary
Rates
Included
Excluded
Itinerary
Rates
Included
Excluded
How do we get there?
Itinerary
Day 1:
We collect you from your accommodation in Johannesburg around 6am and transfer you to the shuttle service at OR Tambo International Airport. Shuttle service departs in an air-conditioned bus to Hoedspruit. You will pass through the picturesque Mpumalanga farmlands en route to your lunch destination in Hoedspruit (client’s that fly into Hoedspruit Eastgate airport will be collected). After lunch (at own cost), we proceed to your first overnight accommodation at Bongan African Lodge in an African Village near the Manyeleti Reserve. Upon arrival, our dedicated staff will welcome you and show you to your chalets, where you can relax for a while. Your first official safari experience will commence shortly after settling into your accommodation – the Sunset Drive. Enjoy as the last rays of the gorgeous light bathe the African bushveld in vivid reds, yellows, and pinks (Hint: the lighting will add a romantic element to your photographs!). The Sunset Drive allows you the unique experience of spotting some nocturnal creatures that ordinarily are hidden during the day – watch out for eyes glowing in the dark! Return to the Bongan African Lodge for a delicious dinner around 7pm – where the day’s adventures can be shared over a warm meal. Stay overnight in your comfortable chalet..
Day 2:
Wake up early and enjoy a packed breakfast on your way to your entire day game viewing experience in the Kruger National Park. Searching to see the Big 5! Dinner will be served from 7:30pm in the Bongan boma..
Day 3:
After Breakfast, your guide will take you to the Funjwa Children’s School, where your first day of engaging in community projects begins. This provides an educational opportunity to immerse yourself in the local children’s way of life, ideal for the humanitarian traveller wishing to learn, grow and participate. Community service projects include: • Reading books to the students • Environmental education (climate change, eco-awareness, wildlife conservation, etc) • Assisting in planting a self-sustaining vegetable garden • Painting classrooms • Assisting in sports activities / extra-curricular entertainment (eg. games and challenges) • English language skills • We are assisting in cooking meals for the children
Day 4:
After breakfast, continue with your community service projects. Enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Manyeleti Reserve or Kruger Park. Keep your eyes peeled, and your cameras ready as your guide takes you on yet another immersive game-viewing experience.
Day 5:
Panoramic tour for the day. Depart after breakfast. Visit Three Rondawels, Bourkes Potholes, God’s Window, and Mac Mac Falls
Day 6:
An early game drive in Manyeleti / Kruger Park. After breakfast at 10am, we transfer you to your shuttle service in Hoedspruit who will the take you to OR Tambo International Airport.
We collect you from your accommodation in Johannesburg around 6am and transfer you to the shuttle service at OR Tambo International Airport. Shuttle service departs in an air-conditioned bus to Hoedspruit. You will pass through the picturesque Mpumalanga farmlands en route to your lunch destination in Hoedspruit (client’s that fly into Hoedspruit Eastgate airport will be collected). After lunch (at own cost), we proceed to your first overnight accommodation at Bongan African Lodge in an African Village near the Manyeleti Reserve. Upon arrival, our dedicated staff will welcome you and show you to your chalets, where you can relax for a while. Your first official safari experience will commence shortly after settling into your accommodation – the Sunset Drive. Enjoy as the last rays of the gorgeous light bathe the African bushveld in vivid reds, yellows, and pinks (Hint: the lighting will add a romantic element to your photographs!). The Sunset Drive allows you the unique experience of spotting some nocturnal creatures that ordinarily are hidden during the day – watch out for eyes glowing in the dark! Return to the Bongan African Lodge for a delicious dinner around 7pm – where the day’s adventures can be shared over a warm meal. Stay overnight in your comfortable chalet..
Day 2:
Wake up early and enjoy a packed breakfast on your way to your entire day game viewing experience in the Kruger National Park. Searching to see the Big 5! Dinner will be served from 7:30pm in the Bongan boma..
Day 3:
After Breakfast, your guide will take you to the Funjwa Children’s School, where your first day of engaging in community projects begins. This provides an educational opportunity to immerse yourself in the local children’s way of life, ideal for the humanitarian traveller wishing to learn, grow and participate. Community service projects include: • Reading books to the students • Environmental education (climate change, eco-awareness, wildlife conservation, etc) • Assisting in planting a self-sustaining vegetable garden • Painting classrooms • Assisting in sports activities / extra-curricular entertainment (eg. games and challenges) • English language skills • We are assisting in cooking meals for the children
Day 4:
After breakfast, continue with your community service projects. Enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Manyeleti Reserve or Kruger Park. Keep your eyes peeled, and your cameras ready as your guide takes you on yet another immersive game-viewing experience.
Day 5:
Panoramic tour for the day. Depart after breakfast. Visit Three Rondawels, Bourkes Potholes, God’s Window, and Mac Mac Falls
Day 6:
An early game drive in Manyeleti / Kruger Park. After breakfast at 10am, we transfer you to your shuttle service in Hoedspruit who will the take you to OR Tambo International Airport.
Rates
R15995.00 Per Person Sharing at Bongan lodge
R17195.00 Per Person Sharing at Wits Rural
R17195.00 Per Person Sharing at Wits Rural
Included
– Dinner, bed and breakfast
– Accommodation at Bongan Lodge
– Entrances, tours and game drives
– Accommodation at Bongan Lodge
– Entrances, tours and game drives
Excluded
– Lunch and drinks
– Flights
– Flights
How do we get there?
Shuttle transfer from OR Tambo – Hoedspruit:
We will collect you at your accommodation in Johannesburg and transfer you to OR Tambo International Airport, where you will join the shuttle
service (Safari Link or Swift). You will be transferred to Hoedspruit. On arrival in Hoedspruit, you will be met by one of our safari guides and start your Kruger Park Safari.
Shuttle transfer from Hoedspruit – OR Tambo:
On the last day of your safari, our guides will drop you at the shuttle service in Hoedspruit. The shuttle service will transfer you to OR Tambo Airport. Free transfers are offered from Johannesburg accommodations to the shuttle service at OR Tambo prior to your tour. Return transfers from the shuttle service at OR Tambo available on request.
Flights: from OR Tambo – Hoedspruit:
You can book your flight to Hoedspruit (departure time no later than 12:50, for arrival at Eastgate Airport, Hoedspruit by 13:45). On arrival in Hoedspruit, you will be met by one of our safari guides and start your Kruger Park Safari.
Flights: from Hoedspruit – OR Tambo:
Departure from Eastgate Airport, Hoedspruit (departure time no later than 14h20 for arrival at OR Tambo International Airport by 15:25).
To book your flights, visit www.flyairlink.com
