6 days · 5 nights
Rhino country by open vehicle, then three slow days on an empty Indian Ocean beach.
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Ask about datesFrom Durban you head north to the rhino country around Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, the oldest game reserve in South Africa, for two days of morning and evening game drives. The second half is spent at a beach lodge on the Maputaland coast, with snorkelling, forest walks and kayaking on Lake Sibaya at your own pace.
The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi
Day 1 · Hluhluwe-Imfolozi
You are met at King Shaka airport in Durban and driven north past the Dolphin Coast and its sugarcane fields to Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, the oldest game reserve in South Africa. Check in to your safari lodge and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Day 2 · Hluhluwe-Imfolozi
Head out early in an open 4x4 with your ranger in search of the Big Five, stopping for coffee in the bush before breakfast back at the lodge. Afternoon tea comes before an evening drive, with a sundowner at a lookout as the light goes. Dinner may be served under the stars.
Maputaland coast
Day 3 · Maputaland coast
One more early game drive and breakfast, then the road east to one of the last untouched stretches of South African coastline. Arrive at your beach lodge with the afternoon free to plan the days ahead.
Day 4 · Maputaland coast
A free day by the Indian Ocean. Between November and February the lodge runs turtle tracking walks along the beach at low tide, often in the late afternoon or after dark.
Day 5 · Maputaland coast
Another day to spend as you like: snorkel the reef with a guide, walk through the coastal forest, kayak on Lake Sibaya, or visit the nearby Mabibi community. A sundowner at the lake is a fine way to end it.
Durban
Day 6 · Durban
After breakfast you are driven back to Durban airport for your flight home or the next part of your trip.
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi · 2 nights
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Maputaland coast · 3 nights
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From Durban you head north to the rhino country around Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, the oldest game reserve in South Africa, for two days of morning and evening game drives. The second half is spent at a beach lodge on the Maputaland coast, with snorkelling, forest walks and kayaking on Lake Sibaya at your own pace.
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Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
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