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Melbourne, Australia
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Johannesburg, South Africa
5 rooms : 1 x adult, 4 x 2 adults
2xdbl room, 2 x twin room, 1 x single room
https://citylodgehotels.com/hotels/152/City-Lodge-Hotel-OR-Tambo-International-Airport
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Hoedspruit, South Africa
Hoedspruit to Makutsi Transfer, meet
Makutsi Safari Springs, Hoedspruit - Kruger
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Makutsi Game Reserve, South Africa
Makutsi Safari Springs, Hoedspruit - Kruger
3 x 2 adult rooms, 1 x 3 adult room. Half Board.
Day 1 Mon 30/6 - Afternoon relaxation, get to know camp, enjoy mineral springs.
Dinner open air 'Lapa'
Day 2 Tues 1/7 MAKUTSKI SAFARI SPRINGS
Game Drive open LandRover 3 hours (before breakfast)
Leisure, Mineral Springs
Game Drive open LandRover 3 hours (till sunset)
Dinner Makutsi Lapa
Day 3 Wed 2/7/2025
Kruger National Park,
leave 5am, full day game driving.
Picnic breakfast, lunch at camps, return 4-5pm
Dinner Makutsi Lapa
Day 4 Thurs 3/7/2025 Simba Safari
Leisure
Game Drive 5 hours depart early afternoon, sunset, nocturnal. COLD
Return 8pm Dinner Makutsi Lapa
Day 5 Friday 4/7/2025 Drakensburg Mountains and Blyde River Canyon Tour
Drakensburg Mountains and Blyde River Canyon Tour, depart 9am. Lunch stop (not incl.) and curios, crafts, views
Dinner Makutsi Lapa
Day 6 Sat 5/7/2025 Makutsi Safari Springs Game Drives
Game Drive open LandRover 3 hours (either morning or afternoon) Leisure, Mineral Springs
Dinner Makutsi Lapa
Sun 6/7/2025
Makutsi to MQP Airport Transfer
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Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Visa in Zimbabwe we seem to need is a:
KAZA UniVisa that allows multiple entries in 30 days:
Wild Horizons Transfer, meet (sign with names), wait outside terminal
"Lokuthula Lodge, Victoria Falls,
3BR Lodge (6 adults) 2 BR Lodge (3 adults)" 5N
Sun 6/7/2025 VIC FALLS
Arrival, free time.
reconfirm all tours
Monday 7/7/2025. VIC FALLS
Pte Sunrise VIC Falls and Breakfast at Lookout Cafe
Pick up 5.45am
- sunrise tour of Falls
- breakfast Lookout Cafe
- transfers
- will cover park fee, hooded raincoat
Dress for wet and shoes that don't slip
Leisure
Sunset Zambezi River Dinner Cruise, incl transfers, Include hotel transfer
Pick up 16.30
Duration 3.5-4 hours
Tuesday 8/7/25 Vic Falls
Zambezi National Park Game Drive / Walk (10km 4 hours), 6am pick up, be in
lobby 15 mins prior.
Light breakfast incl.
Have to reconfirm tours 24 hours prior.
Boma Cultural Meal, make own way to Victoria Falls Safari Lodge. Arrive 19.00
Dress in traditional attire. Buffet, Dancing, Drumming
Wednesday 9/7 BOTSWANA:
Chobe Day Trip, 7.10am, (be in foyer 15 mins prior) 9.5 hours. Bring PASSPORT.
Transfer to Kazungula Border,
Morning game viewing from river. 12.30 Hotel Lunch. Game Drive, Return 18.30.
Have to reconfirm tours 24 hours prior. Wear neutral colours (no white or bright)
Thursday 10/7/2025 Vic Falls
free day explore Vic Falls
Friday 11/7/2025 12 Lokuthula Lodge to Airport Transfer
Confirm 24 hours ahead
- Zambezi River
- Victoria Falls Bridge
- The Lookout Café
- The Boma
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Windhoek, Namibia
At airport go to European booth.
17.30 representative from Cullinan Namibian will meet you.
Evening explore town. Bldings of interest Alte Feste (Old Fort), the 1896 Christuskirche (Christ Church) and the Supreme Court
Hotel Utopia Boutique Hotel, bed and breakfast
3 x 2 Adult rooms
1 x 3 adult room
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Swakopmund, Namibia
Drive 3hrs 36 mins to Swakopmund
Travel, explore on the way.
Stop at The Mole for some exploring before checking into your hotel.
To visit Welwitschia and the moon landscapes purchase a permit at the MET office in Sesriem. Costs NAD 150pp and 50p car
Drive south windy road
Sousselki. - make sure
Moon landscape - BUY TIX Sesriem
https://www.nwrnamibia.com/sesriem-entry-price.htm
Roads are good
To Visit Welwitschia and the moon landscape purchase a permit at the MET offive in Sesriem. Cost NAD 150pp, NAD 50p car
Best stops along Swakopmund to Windhoek drive. The top stops along the way from Swakopmund to Windhoek (with short detours) are Daan Viljoen Game Reserve, Okapuka Safari Lodge, and Gross Barmen. Other popular stops include Erongo Mountain Winery, Moon Landscape, and Bambu Wellness Boutique.
Must do Namib Naukluft park also. This is where sousessvlei and the red dunes are. Like nothing you’ve ever seen.
Namib-Naukluft National Park
https://maps.apple.com/?address=Gibeon,%20Namibia&auid=••••••••••••••••••••&ll=-24.667000,15.271000&lsp=9902&q=Namib-Naukluft%20National%20Park&t=m
Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Skeleton Coast
Stay: Beach Hotel Swakopmund
3 double and 1 triple room
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Khorixas, Namibia
Drive 3hrs 50 mins
Darmaland Lodge
4 x std room, 1 x single
B, D
Continue into heart if Damaraland, visit
Twyfelfontein, world heritage site, open air gallery. 2500 different Bushman rock engravings and paintings. Is about 70km west of Khorixas.
Visit traditional Damara Village close to Twyfelfontein.
The Spitzkoppe is a group of bald granite peaks or inselbergs located between Usakos and Swakopmund in the Namib desert of Namibia. The granite is more than 120 million years old and the highest outcrop rises about 1,728 metres above sea level. The peaks stand out dramatically from the flat surrounding plains.
The top stops along the way from Swakopmund to Khorixas (with short detours) are Three Stages Petrified Forest, Cape Cross Lodge, and Organ Pipes. Other popular stops include Brandberg White Lady Lodge, Burnt Mountain, and Zeila Shipwreck Namibia.
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Etosha National Park, Namibia
Drive 2hrs 8mins (2-3hrs)
Mon 14/7/2025 Drive and explore along the way
Dinner at the lodge
After the landscapes drive to Etosha via town of Outjo, refuel, bakery (best pies in Namibia)
See notes on town in itinerary
Continue North to Etosha visit Himba village on route. Cost 320pp
Tues 15/7 Etosha
Etosha Game Drive, 9 hours, after breakfast, 9 seater game vehicle. Incl. refreshments, snack, park fees
Dinner Lodge
Wed 16/7/25 Etosha
Etosha Game Drive, half day game drive AM or PM, 9 seater game vehicle. Can pay for more
Dinner Lodge
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Windhoek, Namibia
Drive 4 hours
Travel, explore on the way
Thursday 17/7/25 Etosha to Windhoek
Recommend early start
Otijiwarongo - stop
Cheetah Conservation Fund 8-17.00
Okahanhja- just off main Rd - home of Herero people
Potential Okonjuma Nature Reserce - AfriCat Foundation, Leopards
Stay Utopia Boutique Hotel
4 double
1 standard
Bed and breakfast
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Melbourne, Australia