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12 Day Phalaborwa - Johannesburg Expedition
Sefapane Lodge & Safaris have designed a incredible 12-day tour in conjunction with Africa Unlimited Expeditions & Transfers. The tour combines the highlights of Limpopo and Kruger Park with the highlights of Mozambique, its bush, beautiful coastline and its tropical beaches. The route is still undiscovered and you will be one of the first to travel this exciting route, exploring the unique features of Mozambique. The tour is conducted in small groups with a maximum 8 people. You will be guided by an enthusiastic and experienced guide, while travelling comfortably in our specially designed 4x4 vehicle with large panorama windows for optimal view.
The route commences in Phalaborwa, at Sefapane Lodge & Safaris and ends in Johannesburg.
We offer various 3-day pre tours from Johannesburg to Phalaborwa, which you can book prior to the Bush 2 Beach Expedition. These pre-tours can be on self-drive basis or booked as a guided tour. Click here to read more about the 3 day pre-tours.
The Limpopo Bush 2 Beach Expedition from 1 November 2008 – 31 October 2009
Day 1 - Phalaborwa, Sefapane Lodge & Safaris
Expected arrival time at the Sefapane Lodge in Phalaborwa is in the afternoon. Enjoy all facilities of the lodge as well as the plush gardens, where dinner will be served tonight. Your accommodation consists of a comfortable rondavel where you can prepare yourself for your first safari.
* 3 nights Sefapane – Breakfast and dinner included
Day 2 - Sefapane Lodge & Safaris
Early rise for a day safari in the renowned Kruger National Park, known for its biological diversity and impressive animal kingdom, including "The Big 5" (Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo and Leopard). You return to the lodge at the end of the day, where you can re-live the impressions of today over a delicious dinner.
* Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Day 3 - Sefapane Lodge & Safaris
After breakfast you leave for the river safari. Board a comfortable raft and enjoy the cruise while viewing crocodile, hippo and other animals that come to the river to quench their thirst. Return to the lodge to relax for a while before you return to Kruger Park for the evening safari. After a sundowner drink, the spotlights will come on to look for ‘eyes in the dark’. Your search will be rewarded with a traditional African braai in the bush.
* Breakfast and dinner included
Day 4 - Kruger National Park - Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
We depart to the Giriyondo Border post through Kruger Park and enter the Parque Nacional do Limpopo in Mozambique. Arrive at Machampane Wilderness Camp, situated in the only private concession of the Transfontier Park. The camp consists of 6 luxury en-suite tents built on raised wooden decks along the Machampane River. Do some birding from your veranda and enjoy the serenity of the area!
* 2 nights Machampane – Breakfast and dinner included
Day 5 - Parque Nacional do Limpopo
An early morning is rewarded with a spectacular sunrise making it appear as though you are able to touch the horizon. Explore the area around the river on foot guided by two armed rangers. The area is unspoilt and offers beautiful views of the impressive Lebombo Mountains. On return, a hearty breakfast awaits you. Spend the rest of the morning bird watching or relaxing on your private deck on the Machampane River. Set out after lunch on another guided walk. A Mozambican braai will be served around the camp fire tonight.
* Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Day 6 - Machampane – Xai Xai
Wake up in the wonderful serenity of the Parque Nacional do Limpopo. After breakfast we head towards the impressive Massingir Dam, experiencing local culture in the many villages we encounter along the route. Keep going. as the coastline of Mozambique awaits!
Tonight the evening is spent in Xai Xai Beach Resort overlooking the Indian ocean.
* 1 night Xai Xai Beach Resort – Breakfast and dinner included
Day 7 – Xai Xai – Inhambane/Barra
Depart northwards for Inhambane and the small town of Barra. The next few days will be here on the pristine white beach with palm trees all around and the warm Indian Ocean at your doorstep. Welcome to paradise! Take strolls along the endless beaches and take in the sensory splendour of what surrounds you or book one of the many optional activities.
* 3 nights Barra Lodge or Areia Branca – Breakfast and dinner included
Day 8 – Ponta do Barra
Wake up to the fresh sea air! After breakfast today we will board a boat and cruise across the lagoon to an isolated sandbar, called Pansy Island. Here time can be taken up by snorkelling, sunbathing or admiring the beautiful Pansy shells hidden beneath the sand. On our return to the lodge, choose from all the optional activities or just sit back and relax.
* Breakfast and dinner included
Day 9 – Ponta do Barra
Off to a nearby town called Tofo, to experience the “Mercado’ (market) where shopping for arts and crafts, textiles, spices and souvenirs can be done The option of snorkelling on an Ocean Safari, where one can try to spot whale sharks, dolphins and manta rays.
* Breakfast and dinner included
Day 10 Ponta do Barra - Maputo
Time to leave Barra behind and head southwards along the coastal road to the capital of Mozambique, Maputo. The city boasts a lively harbour and colourful markets, all with a strong Portuguese flavour.
* Breakfast included
Day 11 - Maputo – Dullstroom
Let the commotion of the city pass you by on an early morning city tour. Maputo has enjoyed a fascinating history from an ancient trading port to a colonial 'African Riviera' to a cosmopolitan African capital city. Then depart for the Ressano Garcia border post and cross back into South Africa. Onward travel to the impressive mountains around Dullstroom, the trout fishing Mecca of South Africa. The last night of this exciting tour is spent enjoying dinner at Critchley Hackle with newfound friends.
* 1 night Dullstroom – Breakfast and dinner included
Day 12 - Dullstroom – Johannesburg
Time to say goodbye and return back home. After breakfast departure on the final kilometres to Johannesburg, the endpoint of our exciting Bush 2 Beach tour.
12-Day Phalaborwa – Johannesburg tour includes:
- Transfers per comfortable vehicle on seat-in basis
- 11 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- 10 dinners
- Lunches (as mentioned)
- Day safari in Kruger Park
- Bush Braai in Kruger Park
- Olifants River Cruise
- Morning and afternoon bushwalk in Parque Nacional do Limpopo
- Pansy Island cruise in Barra
- Day excursion to Tofo
- Entrance fees Kruger National Park
- Entrance fees Parque National do Limpopo
- Experienced driver/guide
- First Aid kit – Guides are NOT qualified to carry out medical duties and clients are advised to bring their own personal medicines for allergies etc.
12-Day Phalaborwa - Johannesburg tour excludes:
- Optional activities/excursions
- Drinks unless mentioned. Lunches unless mentioned
- 1 dinner (in Maputo)
- All personal expenses
- Flights and taxes
- Visa costs
- Personal insurance and Medical Aid
- Gratuities
Additional Information:
Minimum participants: 4 persons
Maximum participants: 8 persons
Unfortunately children under 12 years are not allowed
2009 Departure dates:
08 January 2009
12 February 2009
12 March 2009
09 April 2009
14 May 2009
11 June 2009
09 July 2009
13 August 2009
10 September 2009
08 October 2009
Rates from 1 November 2008 - 31 October 2009:
12-day Bush 2 Beach Phalaborwa - Johannesburg: R26 650 per person sharing
Single supplement R 4 900.00
3-day optional add on Venda/Tzaneen/Blyde: R 7 700 per person sharing
(with 4 or more people R5 750 per person)
* Please note that if you book a 3-day optional add on as a pre-tour to the 12 day tour, the departure date will then be 2 days prior to the above departure dates.
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