An African Safari and Golfing Adventure is a 15 day / 14 night package tour by Cruiselite Tours & Safaris

Day 1: Johannesburg to Kruger National Park
We’ll meet your flight at the Johannesburg International Airport from where we will drive straight to the Kruger National Park arriving at about midday. This will give us an afternoon of leisurely game drives before we check in at Skukusa, where we will spend our first night in this amazing Game Reserve. There will be time to relax with a cocktail before dinner, which will take the form of a traditional South African Braai (Barbecue). Please do not be concerned, we specialise at this sort of catering, so you will not be subjected to “burnt offerings”. The next four days will be spent game spotting, and you can expect to see lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo, leopard, crocodile, hippo, giraffe, zebra, warthog, hyena, jackal and a huge assortment of antelope, including impala, kudu, waterbuck, steenbok, bushbuck, klipspringer and wildebeest. The bird life is clearly very prolific and far too numerous to mention by species

Overnight: Kruger National Park

Day 2: Kruger National Park
Today the golfers will head off to the Skukusa Golf Course while the non-golfers will enjoy a morning game drive in open game drive vehicles accompanied by armed Parks Board rangers. The golf course was built in 1972 as a recreational facility for the Skukuza personnel, and is now available for Kruger Park visitors for the first time. Here is a first for South Africa and the world - a unique opportunity for golfing enthusiasts within one of the world's greatest conservation establishments. The Skukuza Golf Course is designed for all levels of golfers. The afternoon will be at your leisure, either lounging in the shade around the pool or going on additional game drives – or both. Dinner tonight will be taken in the Camp restaurant.

Overnight: Kruger National Park

Day 3: Kruger National Park
After an early morning game drive we’ll enjoy a lazy, luxurious breakfast, followed by a slow game spotting meander, which will eventually get us to the Satara Rest Camp where we will spend the night. This evening, a sunset / night drive will afford you the opportunity of seeing some of the nocturnal predators, such as leopard, hyena and lion. Tonight, as you retire, listening to the sounds of the African night you will dream of this wonderful place called Africa, knowing that you have experienced something truly special.

Overnight: Kruger National Park

Day 4: Kruger National Park
We’ll start with an early morning optional game walk accompanied by two armed rangers. Although very safe there is a huge difference coming face to face with rhino, elephant etc. while on foot instead of being in the safety and comfort of a vehicle, an experience you will treasure for the rest of your life! The rest of the day will be spent on game drives that will include some really beautiful scenery. Our accommodation while in Kruger Park will be in very comfortable, clean, en-suite, thatched bungalows. The Camps that we’ll be staying at will be Skukusa and Satara.

Overnight: Kruger National Park

Day 5: Kruger National Park to Drakensberg Mountains, Mpumalanga
visit to some of the watering holes on the way out will round off a perfectly splendid adventure in this most amazing Game Park. A short, beautiful drive will get us to the Drakensberg Mountains in Mpumalanga (The Place of the Rising Sun). Along this panoramic route we will enjoy some really magnificent scenery, including stops at places like The Three Rondavels, Bourkes Luck Potholes, Gods Window and the spectacular Mac Mac, Berlin, Lisbon and Panorama Falls. Our accommodation tonight will be at a mountain retreat where ‘the air smells like air and the water tastes like water’.

Overnight: Mountain Retreat in the Drakensberg Mountains

Day 6: Drakensberg Mountains, Mpumalanga to Johannesburg
Although we will be taking a different route, we will still be able to enjoy some really beautiful scenery on the way back to Johannesburg. Your accommodation for tonight will be at Bambanani, a luxurious, ethnic Guesthouse situated in Midrand, halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Overnight: Guesthouse in Midrand

Day 7: Johannesburg to Sun City
Today we’ll be able to experience the mystique of Lesedi on our way to Sun City. Nestled in unspoiled bushveld in the foothills of the Magaliesberg Mountains lies this amazing cultural village, where Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi and Basotho families live in their traditional homes. Enjoy a visit steeped in folklore and ancient traditions, including some really fascinating tribal dancing. This will all be rounded off with a culturally diverse ‘buffet spectacular’ luncheon, after which we’ll have a short drive to Sun City where we’ll spend the next few days.

Overnight: Sun City

Day 8: Sun City
Arguably one of South Africa’s premier holiday retreats, this awesome complex is nestled in an ancient volcanic crater and includes shops, cinemas, theatres, restaurants, games arcade, casinos, swimming pools & the valley of waves. Water-skiing, para sailing, jet ski’s & tennis are some of the sporting activities available, and of course golf. While the non-golfers explore the complex or relax next to one of the many sparkling swimming pools, or on the beach at the valley of waves. The golfers will step up to the Gary Player Country Club, home to the now famous US$ 2 million Nedbank Challenge, a truly great course that will rival the best in the world.

Overnight: Sun City

Day 9: Sun City to Victoria Falls
You midday flight will arrive in Victoria Falls in the early afternoon. There are few appropriate superlatives that have not already been applied to this spectacular natural wonder of the world; in many ways it defies description. Accommodation here will be at the luxurious Kingdom Hotel. Your tour here will include a sunset river cruise and guided tour of the Victoria Falls. The golfers will experience the thrill of having to watch their caddies clearing the fairways of wildlife before playing their shots at the picturesque Elephant Hills Golf Course. In addition to the above-mentioned activities the non-golfers have the opportunity of choosing from many optional extra’s such as, bungi jumping, the big swing, helicopter / micro-lite flights, craft markets, upper-river kayak canoe trips and white water rafting.

Overnight: Victoria Falls

Day 10: Victoria Falls
Spend another day at Victoria Falls

Overnight: Victoria Falls

Day 11: Victoria Falls to Cape Town
Your midday return flight on day 11 will get you back to Johannesburg in plenty of time to connect with your afternoon flight to Cape Town

A short 2-hour flight will herald your arrival in ‘The Mother City’. The next four days will allow you to appreciate the ‘Fairest Cape in all the World’ (as named by Sir Francis Drake). During your stay here you’ll be able to choose your tour and golfing activities from a ‘menu’ supplied by our tour people when you arrive. There are at least half a dozen really scenic golf courses to choose from. Full or half day tours of the Cape winelands are not to be missed. The spectacular scenery in the valleys of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein with visits to estates for excellent wine tasting will be a memory to treasure. Other tours would include: the Cableway ride to the top of Table Mountain, Chapman’s Peak Drive, The Twelve Apostles, The Seals at the Boulders, Cape Point, Sea Point, Clifton and the now famous V & A Waterfront. A boat trip to the historic Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 27 years, is always a very moving experience.
Our accommodation while in Cape Town will be at The Protea Hotel Sea Point.

Overnight: The Protea Hotel in Cape Town

Day 12: Cape Town
Spend another day in Cape Town

Overnight: The Protea Hotel in Cape Town

Day 13: Cape Town
Spend another day in Cape Town

Overnight: The Protea Hotel in Cape Town

Day 14: Cape Town
Spend another day in Cape Town

Overnight: The Protea Hotel in Cape Town

Day 15: Cape Town to Johannesburg
Today your African golfing, safari experience sadly comes to an end (for now). An afternoon two-hour flight will ensure that you are in plenty of time to connect with your homeward bound evening flight from Johannesburg.