A self-drive tour taking in the best of Kwazulu Natal and Zululand,
highlights include visiting the Drakensberg Mountains, the Battlefields
and Hluhluwe Game Reserve. All hotel accommodation is of 4* standard.
ITINERARY
Day 1: Durban
Meet and assist on arrival in Durban and collect your hire car, drive
into Durban for an overnight stay.
Day 2: Durban - Drakensberg
Make your way to the Drakensberg Mountains, an area of soaring heights
and dramatic peaks. The majestic Drakensberg is the country's highest
and most impressive mountain range rising to over 3 000 metres. Known
to the Zulu people as Ukhahlamba, or 'Barrier of Spears', the Mountains
of the Dragon provide a magnificent semi-circular border between KwaZulu-Natal
and the inland mountain Kingdom of Lesotho.
Day 3: Drakensberg Today enjoy the natural beauty of these magnificent mountains.
Enjoy a scenic walking/hiking trail, or go fly-fishing in the cold
mountain streams and lakes. With a host of activities on offer including
horse-riding, hiking, mountain biking, bowls, tennis, golf and much
more, you'll be kept busy.
Day 4: Drakensberg - Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Depart from Drankenberg for Zululand, home to the most famous tribe
in Africa, the Zulu, as well as a wealth of nature reserves. The Zululand
region abounds with wildlife in extensive reserves; the largest of
these is the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Reserve where the white rhinoceros
was rescued from extinction.
Day 5: Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Spend today exploring Hluhluwe Game Park, the oldest game reserve
in Africa where Zulu kings such as Dingiswayo and Shaka hunted and
put in place the first conservation laws. Visitors can also go for
game walks in the reserve accompanied by experienced, armed rangers
and have the opportunity of coming to within a few paces of rhinos,
giraffe, buffalo, elephant and a range of other African animals (own
account).
Day 6: Hluhluwe Game Reserve - Durban / Pennington - Selborne Hotel
Spa and Golf Estate
Depart Hluhluwe Game Reserve and drive back to Pennington, just south
of Durban. Here you will stay at the Selborne Hotel Spa and Golf Estate,
located on South Africa's Golf Coast, set in a magnificent indigenous
coastal forest and close to the shores of the Indian Ocean.
A stately country retreat with the understated elegance of yesteryear,
enjoy fine dining in elegant restaurants, which serve breakfast, lunch
and dinner or relax on an outdoor terrace and enjoy alfresco dining.
Play a round of golf on the beautifully manicured 18-hole championship
golf course, a game of tennis on the floodlit courts or indulge yourself
at the Health Spa while your children amuse themselves at their own
recreation centre. Close to scenic pristine beaches, Selborne also
boasts its own private beach club and chapel.
Day 7: Pennington - Selborne Hotel Spa and Golf Estate Full day to relaxe and enjoy the hotel and the beautiful
coast.
Day 8: Depart
Today you travel back to Durban, International Airport for your onward
journey.
Price includes:
Bed and Breakfast Basis at all Hotels, except Gazebo which is
on Half Board
A self-drive tour taking in the best of Kwazulu Natal and Zululand,
highlights include visiting the Drakensberg Mountains, the Battlefields
and Hluhluwe Game Reserve. All hotel accommodation is of 4* standard.