south african adventure
(Durban-Bhangazi-Zulu)
Day
1: Durban-Bhangazi: Meet and greet by Concept Voyages' representative
and transfer from Durban and travel to Zululand
-
Hills,
valleys, and historic
battlefields. Hot and humid along
the coast, cooler and wetter
inland, the home of the
mighty Zulu nation, and arrive at the famous Lake St Lucia with its
abundance of bird life and other wildlife. Lake St Lucia was proclaimed a
World Heritage Site in December 1999. We take a boat cruise on the lake
where your guide will show you the world of the hippo and crocodile and
the other inhabitants of the lake.
We return to the village for lunch and then drive to
Bhangazi camp where
our adventure in the wilderness begins. We overnight at Bhangazi camp, a
tented camp situated next to the picturesque Bhangazi Lake.
Days 2, 3 & 4: Bhangazi:
The next three days
are spent walking through the wilderness area where a host of the wild
animals of Africa such as a variety of
antelope
-
Antelopes are among the most
common animals seen on safari, but
there are numerous species that,
to the untrained eye, can be
difficult to distinguish. -Bontebok,
Impala, Kudu, Puku, Springbok,
Waterbuck,
buffalo's
- are
fierce beasts, males may reach up
700 kg in weight. They live in
herds and have a strong social
bond. They can form groups of up
to several thousand members when
the environment permits and groups
are organized by dominant males
and females. and the
endangered black
Rhinoceros-
are the
rarest of all large mammals in
Africa. Hunted to near-extinction
in the 1970s and 1980s, herds have
been reintroduced into select
parks around the continent and are
now slowing growing again. There
is no difference in colour between
the "Whites" and the "Blacks". The
White Rhino differs from the Black
Rhinoceros because of the shape of
its mouth – it is wide, for
cropping large swaths of grass.
According to one theory, the term
"White" actually comes from the
Afrikaans word "weit", meaning
'wide'., may be encountered. We do canoeing on Lake St
Lucia (weather permitting), traverse the highest forested dunes in the
world and snorkel dive in the warm Indian Ocean (weather permitting and
equipment supplied). Our overnight camp is a very basic tented camp. Your
encounter with the African wilderness is of the third kind and is
guaranteed to be an unforgettable experience. We return to the base camp
at Bhangazi for our last night of this adventure.
Day
5: Zulu: After breakfast you
meet with your Concept Voyages'
guide again, and travel to an
authentic
Zulu
village
in the
Zululand - Savage Splendour and
the People of Heaven for
demonstrations of their culture
and their way of living. They
offer insightful opportunities to
experience living Zulu culture at
first hand - township tours
present the vibrancy of modern
urban life, complete with 'lunch
and a pint' at the local,
music-fuelled shebeen...while
timeless rural living is equally
accessible. We see
some Zulu dancing before lunch.
Then we travel to
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park -
The park was
formed by putting together the two
parks of Hluhluwe and Umfolozi in
1989 to one park of nearly 100.000
hectares. The national park offers
a great diversity of animals and
is optimal for game-viewing. It`s
much less crowded than the Kruger
National Park and has the biggest
population and highest density of
Rhinos of all South African parks,
the oldest game reserve in Africa,
for an afternoon game drive.
Tonight after dinner we do a game
drive with high powered spotlights
in an open game viewing vehicle in
search of Africa's nocturnal wild
life such as the leopard or
spotted hyena. Overnight at
Hilltop camp.
Day
6: Durban: After an
early morning rise and breakfast,
we spend the rest of the morning
game viewing in the reserve. Then
leave the reserve in the early
afternoon and return to Durban.
End of Tour!
Tour Booking Code: CVICF-01
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