What it is

Diving and safari
Duration: 15 days 
Accommodation: B&B's and 4 star game lodge.

Itinerary

Day 01:

Arrive Cape town International Airport, own arrangements. On arrival you will be met by a representative of Dive The Big 5 for the 2 hour road transfer to Gansbaai. Overnight at the "White House"on a lunch, bed and breakfast basis. www.white-house.co.za

Day 02:

Full day spent Great White cage diving, weather permitting. Overnight at the White House on a lunch, bed and breakfast basis.

Day 03:

Full day spent Great White cage diving, weather permitting. Overnight at the White House on a lunch, bed and breakfast basis.

Day 04:

Full day spent Great White cage diving, weather permitting. After the dive you will transfer back to Cape Town International Airport where you will board Kulula's 2 hour flight, MN112 which departs Cape Town International at 19h00. On arrival at Johannesburg international you will board the City Lodge shuttle bus for the short road transfer to the Airport City Lodge. Overnight at the Johannesburg Airport City Lodge on a bed and breakfast basis. www.citylodge.co.za and click on the Johannesburg Airport City Lodge.

Day 05:

After breakfast you will be collected from the City Lodge at a time to be advised by a representative of Dive The Big 5 for the short transfer to Lanseria Airport which is situated just outside Johannesburg for the 2 hour charter flight to Inhambane on the Mozambique. Flight details to be advised closer to the time. On arrival in Inhambane you will be met by Guinjata Bay Resort and you will be transferred to the resort. Overnight at Guinjata Bay Resort on a fully inclusive basis. www.guinjata.com 

Day 06:

Full day spent cruising the back-line in search of Whale Sharks, weather permitting. Overnight at Guinjata Bay Resort on a fully inclusive basis..

Day 07:

Full day spent cruising the back-line in search of Whale Sharks, weather permitting. Overnight at Guinjata Bay Resort on a fully inclusive basis.

Day 08:

Full day spent cruising the back-line in search of Whale Sharks, weather permitting. Overnight at Guinjata Bay Resort on a fully inclusive basis.

Day 09:

After breakfast you will transfer back to Inhambane for the return flight to Lanseria Airport where, on arrival, you will be met by a representative of Dive The Big 5 for the short transfer back to the City Lodge, Johannesburg International where you overnight on a bed and breakfast basis. Please note that there is a US$ 20 departure tax payable on departure from Inhambane Airport.

Day 10:

After breakfast you will board the shuttle bus for the short distance to Johannesburg International Airport to board flight SA 1261 for the 1 hour domestic flight to the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport where, on arrival at 10h45, you will be met by a representative of Dive The Big 5 for the 2½ hour road transfer to the Kruger National Park and Rhino Post / Plains Camp which is on a 6 000 ha private concession within the Kruger National Park. Rhino Post specializes in game viewing from an open safari vehicle whilst Plains Camp specializes on walking safaris in "Big 5" territory. The combination gives the visitor a complete African bush experience. After settling into your luxury thatched chalet you will join the afternoon game drive, which departs camp at 17h00, during the game drive you will stop to watch the sun go down on the African bush while enjoying sundowners. Depending on game activity you will return to camp at around 20:00 for dinner in the "Boma" under the African stars and in front of a roaring log fire. Overnight at Rhino Post on a fully inclusive basis. www.zulunet.co.za and click on Rhino Walking Safaris.

Day 11:

Full day on safari at Rhino Post. You will be woken at dawn by the sound of African drums for coffee and tea,  which will be delivered to your chalet before setting off on the dawn safari. You will return to camp at around 09:00 depending on game activity for breakfast. After breakfast,  you will have the rest of the morning at your leisure to relax in the camp or go for a game walk with your armed ranger or go down to the water-hole and watch the game come down to drink during the heat of the day, or just "chill out" around the pool, before enjoying lunch and setting off on the afternoon safari.  Overnight Rhino Post on a fully inclusive basis.

Day 12:

After early morning tea and coffee and a light breakfast you will set off on foot over the African plains which are teeming with game with your armed ranger and tracker. Your destination, Plains Camp. On arrival at Plains Camp you will settle into your luxury “tents”.  When the day starts cooling down, at about 16h00 you will set off on foot looking for Africa's "Big 5" with your armed ranger and tracker. This is an experience not to be missed and is privilege to only a few. All walking trails in Kruger are restricted to a maximum of 8 people per group under the guidance of an experienced ranger and local "native" tracker. This is by no means an endurance test and the pace is set by the slowest member of the group. The terrain over which you walk is flat and each walk is about the length of an 18 hole golf course and takes about 4 hours with many stops en route to examine spoor, droppings and the smaller things that you miss whilst being in a vehicle. As the sun is setting you will rendezvous with the Land Rover for "sun-downers" and then carry on with your game viewing in the Land Rover looking for the nocturnal animals with the aid of a powerful spot-lamp. Depending on animal activity you will return to camp at about 20h00 for dinner under the stars beside a roaring log fire. Overnight at Plains Camp on a fully inclusive basis..

Day 13:

Another magic day spent in the African bush. You will be woken for tea or coffee before setting off with your ranger and tracker. You will return to camp before the sun gets to hot for brunch. The remainder of the day is spent in camp cooling off around the pool whilst you watch the animals come down to the water-hole to quench their thirst. When the day starts to cool down again you set off once more on the late afternoon game walk and night drive in the Land Rover.   Overnight at Plains Camp on a fully inclusive basis.

Day 14.:

This could very well be the high-light of your African Safari. A night spent on the "Sleep-out platform" under the stars in the wilds of Africa. The platform is a 2 hour casual walk from Plains Camp. On arrival the fires will have been lit and it will be time to relax with Africa's national drink, a G&T whilst your ranger prepares your dinner of a traditional South African "Braai". The night is spent at tree top level on the open platform with all the African night sounds to lull you to sleep. The call of the hyena and if you are really lucky the call of the lion will make the words -  "I dreamt of Africa" - a reality!

Day 15:

After tea, coffee and rusks you will walk back to Plains Camp for brunch and a shower before being transferred back to Rhino Post. You will be collected from Rhino Post by Dive The Big 5 at 11h00 for the return transfer to the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport where you will board flight SA 8133 for the return 1 hour flight to Johannesburg. You will arrive in Johannesburg at 16h05 and walk the short distance to International Departures where you will board your return flight to the States.

Cost:

ZAR net per person sharing
Single supplement. ZAR net per single accommodation.