6 days Kruger Park Safari and community service at Bongan lodge or Wits Bushcamp (from R12995-00 package tour).
R12995-00
per person sharing
Itinerary
Rates
Included
Excluded
Itinerary
Rates
Included
Excluded
How do we get there?
Itinerary
Bongan or Wits Rural Community service /Kruger Park Safaris Itinerary
Highlights
Day 1: Arrange Transfer from Johannesburg to Bongan Lodge or Wits Rural and Sundowner drive.
Day 2: Full day game viewing in the Kruger Park (open vehicle safari).
Day 3: Community work at Funjwa School or other community projects.
Day 4: Continued community work + afternoon game drive in the Manyeleti Reserve or Kruger Park
Day 5: Blyde river canyon and Gods Window
Day 6: The game drive then depart for Johannesburg with a transfer
Itinerary
Day 1: We collect you from your accommodation in Johannesburg around 6 am and transfer you to your shuttle service at Or Tambo. Depart in an air-conditioned bus to Hoedspruit[shuttle pax ]. We pass through the picturesque Mpumalanga farmlands en route to our lunch destination in Hoedspruit. /Client’s that fly into Hoedspruit Eastgate airport will be collected. After lunch, we proceed to your first overnight accommodation in an African Village next to 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 7 pm – where the day’s adventures can be shared over a warm meal. Stay overnight in your comfortable chalet at Bongan Lodge in the village or Wits Rural.
DAY TWO: 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!
DAY THREE: 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 (i.e. games and challenges)
* English language skills.
* We are assisting in cooking meals for the children.
DAY FOUR: After breakfast, continue with your community service projects. After another day of 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 FIVE: Panoramic tour for the day. Blyde river canyon. Depart after breakfast at bongan boma. Visit three rondawels, Bourkes potholes, Gods Window, and Mac mac fall. Dinner at Bongan boma.
DAY SIX: An early game drive. After breakfast at 10 am, we transfer you to your shuttle service in Hoedspruit to take you to Johannesburg /or transfer you to your flight to Johannesburg from Hoedspruit Eastgate airport
Highlights
Day 1: Arrange Transfer from Johannesburg to Bongan Lodge or Wits Rural and Sundowner drive.
Day 2: Full day game viewing in the Kruger Park (open vehicle safari).
Day 3: Community work at Funjwa School or other community projects.
Day 4: Continued community work + afternoon game drive in the Manyeleti Reserve or Kruger Park
Day 5: Blyde river canyon and Gods Window
Day 6: The game drive then depart for Johannesburg with a transfer
Itinerary
Day 1: We collect you from your accommodation in Johannesburg around 6 am and transfer you to your shuttle service at Or Tambo. Depart in an air-conditioned bus to Hoedspruit[shuttle pax ]. We pass through the picturesque Mpumalanga farmlands en route to our lunch destination in Hoedspruit. /Client’s that fly into Hoedspruit Eastgate airport will be collected. After lunch, we proceed to your first overnight accommodation in an African Village next to 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 7 pm – where the day’s adventures can be shared over a warm meal. Stay overnight in your comfortable chalet at Bongan Lodge in the village or Wits Rural.
DAY TWO: 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!
DAY THREE: 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 (i.e. games and challenges)
* English language skills.
* We are assisting in cooking meals for the children.
DAY FOUR: After breakfast, continue with your community service projects. After another day of 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 FIVE: Panoramic tour for the day. Blyde river canyon. Depart after breakfast at bongan boma. Visit three rondawels, Bourkes potholes, Gods Window, and Mac mac fall. Dinner at Bongan boma.
DAY SIX: An early game drive. After breakfast at 10 am, we transfer you to your shuttle service in Hoedspruit to take you to Johannesburg /or transfer you to your flight to Johannesburg from Hoedspruit Eastgate airport
Rates
R12995 PER PERSON SHARING at Bongan lodge
R13995 PER PERSON SHARING at Wits Rural
R13995 PER PERSON SHARING at Wits Rural
Included
Dinner bed and breakfast
Entrance fees
Gamedrives
Entrance fees
Gamedrives
Excluded
How do we get there?
Transfers with shuttle from Or Tambo
On the safari day, 6h00, we will collect you at your accommodation and transfer you to Or Tambo Airport, where you will join the shuttle. The shuttle companies Safari Link or Swift will transfer you to Hoedspruit 7h00. On arrival in Hoedspruit at 13h15, you will be met by one of our Safari guides and start your Kruger Park Safari.
Return transfer to Johannesburg
On the last day of your safari, our guides will drop you at your shuttle service in Hoedspruit at 11 h00. They will transfer you to Or Tambo airport to arrive there by approximately 17h30. We will then transfer you to your accommodation in Johannesburg.
We will make the reservation for the shuttle transfer
The rate for a return transfer is R1840-00 ( excluded from the safari package)
Flights from Or Tambo to Hoedspruit at your own cost
www.flyairlink.com
You can book your AIRLINK flight to Hoedspruit
Departs Or Tambo airport 12h50
Arrives Eastgate airport Hoedspruit 13h45
Return
Departs Eastgate airport Hoedspruit 14h20
Arrives Or Tambo 15h25
Flight prices range between R3000 -R4000 depending on the date
Our tour guide will collect you on arrival at Hoedspruit airport to start your tour on the first day of your safari. You will then be transferred to Hoedspruit airport on the last day of your safari.
