Privately Guided Safaris | Safari Training | Beat About The Bush

DATES OF INTENDED TRAVEL: August 2011

ARRIVAL DESTINATION: Johannesburg, South Africa

DEPARTURE DESTINATION: Johannesburg, South Africa

TRIP SUMMARY - Total 11 nights; 12 days

SOUTH AFRICA:

Arrive in Johannesburg – Wednesday 03 August 2011
1 night at Michelangelo, Sandton

ZAMBIA:

3 nights at Nkwali Camp, South Luangwa National Park
3 nights at Chiawa Camp, Lower Zambezi National Park

SOUTH AFRICA:

4 nights at Mala Mala Sable Lodge, Mala Mala Game Reserve, southern Greater Kruger Park
Depart Johannesburg on international departure flight – Sunday 14 August 2011

Day 1

Date: Wednesday 03 August 2011

Depart:: Home Arrive: Johannesburg

Overnight: The Michelangelo Hotel; Sandton
Accommodation: 1 twin room
Included: Accommodation; breakfast
Excluded: Lunch; dinner; beverages; personal purchases; gratuities

Details and Highlights

• On arrival at OR Tambo International Airport and completion of customs and immigration formalities, you will be met by a Beat About The Bush representative who will transfer you by road to The Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton for the night.
• Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

The Michelangelo (www.michelangelo.co.za)

The Michelangelo Hotel is situated in the heart of Sandton’s business and leisure district making this an ideal stopover for both business and leisure travellers.

Hot Spots

Conveniently located in Sandton with direct access to the premier shopping precinct.

Day 2, 3 and 4

Date: Thursday 04 – Saturday 06 August 2011

Depart: Johannesburg Arrive: South Luangwa, Zambia

Overnight: Nkwali Camp; South Luangwa National Park
Accommodation: 1 twin room - shared
Included: Accommodation; all meals; daily game viewing activities; laundry; local beverages; road transfers from and to Mfuwe Airport
Excluded: Premium beverages; personal purchases; gratuities

Details and Highlights

• After an early breakfast, you will be met and transferred by road to OR Tambo International Airport for your departure flight to Lusaka (2 hours on commercial airliner). Trevor will meet you on arrival at the airport and will assist you with this check-in.
• Arrive at Lusaka International Airport and check-in for your flight to Mfuwe Airport in the Luangwa valley (1 hour). You will be met by Nkwali Camp and transferred by road to camp.
• Settle in and discuss the afternoon activity with Trevor.
• Enjoy three nights exploring this section of the South Luangwa valley – Africa’s most pristine river valley.

Nkwali Camp - www.robinpopesafaris.net

Nkwali Camp overlooks the Luangwa River and offers spacious rooms with en-suite bathrooms in an intimate traditional safari camp atmosphere. This park is the premier wildlife viewing area in Zambezi and is renowned for the crocodile, hippo and birdlife populations along the river and the elephant, lion and leopard in the woodland!

Hot Spots

Elephants; Thornicroft’s giraffe; leopard; puku; Pel’s fishing-owl; crocodiles; hippos

Day 5, 6 and 7

Date: Sunday 07 – Tuesday 09 August 2011

Depart: South Luangwa Arrive: Lower Zambezi

Overnight: Chiawa Camp; Lower Zambezi National Park
Accommodation: 1 superior twin tent - shared
Included: Accommodation; all meals; daily game viewing activities; laundry; local beverages; road transfers from and to airstrip
Excluded: Premium beverages; personal purchases; gratuities

Details and Highlights

• If time allows, enjoy an early morning activity before you depart Nkwali Camp.
• You will then be transferred to the Mfuwe Airport for your flight to the Lower Zambezi National Park, via Lusaka – this will therefore entail 2 flights. Trevor will assist you with this check-in.
• On arrival at the airstrip you will be met and transferred by road and boat combination to Chiawa Camp.
• Settle in and discuss the afternoon activity with Trevor.
• Enjoy three nights in the Lower Zambezi National Park, enjoying game drives and boat rides.

Chiawa Camp (www.chiawa.com)

Chiawa Camp is ideally situated on the banks of the Zambezi River inside the Lower Zambezi National Park. The park is nestled in a productive valley between a mountainous escarpment to the north and the mighty Zambezi River to the south that forms the international boundary with Zimbabwe. The park is renowned for its natural beauty and predator populations as well as the birding and fishing that the river has to offer.

Hot Spots

Elephants; hippo; buffalo; leopard; wild dogs; lion; winter thorn trees; tigerfish

Day 8, 9, 10 and 11

Date: Wednesday 10 – Saturday 13 August 2011

Depart: Lower Zambezi Arrive: Mala Mala Game Reserve, via Livingstone

Overnight: Mala Mala Sable Lodge
Accommodation: 1 twin luxury villa - shared
Included: Accommodation; all meals; daily game activities; laundry
Excluded: Beverages; personal purchases; gratuities

Details and Highlights

• If time allows, enjoy an early morning activity before you depart Chiawa Camp.
• You will then be transferred by a combination of boat and vehicle to the Airstrip for your 1 hour flight to Livingstone.
• In Livingstone you will be assisted with the check-in for your flight to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in a commercial airliner.
• Once you have completed customs and immigration formalities, you will undertake a 2 hour 30 minute road transfer to Mala Mala Sable Camp.
• Settle in and enjoy the evening at the camp discussing the next day’s activities with Trevor.
• Enjoy four nights at Sable Camp.

Sable Camp www.malamala.com

Sable Camp is a more intimate experience than the Main Camp, offering a great choice for those seeking a more private camp. The camp is in a prime elevated position overlooking the Sand River and surrounding bushveld and accommodates a maximum of 14 guests. The immediate vicinity is world-renowned for its high concentrations of big game – in particular the ‘big-5’ and you will make use of an exclusive area of 30 000 acres in which to find them!

Hot Spots
White rhino; lion; wild dog; leopard; cheetah; thick-tailed bushbaby; nyala

Day 12

Date: Sunday 14 August 2011

Depart: southern Greater Kruger National Park Arrive: Johannesburg for your flight home

Details and Highlights

• After an early morning drive and breakfast, you will be transferred by road to Skukuza Airstrip where you will fly back to Johannesburg (1 hour).
• On arrival in Johannesburg, you will be transferred to the International Departures Terminal and assisted with your check-in for your flight back home. Trevor will bid you farewell once you are checked-in and ready to go through the security check point.

TOUR PRICE PER PERSON SHARING

ZAR 120 000.00*

NB: PURELY as a guideline, at the current exchange rate, cost = USD 17 000.00

* Tour will be invoiced in South African Rand (ZAR). The value can be affected by exchange rates and the final value will be reconfirmed at time of deposit invoice.

This price is fully inclusive of the following:

Full board and lodging, local drinks where specified on the itinerary (except premium brands), services of Trevor as your private guide throughout , private vehicle for the tour group at all lodges, internal economy flights and transfers, local taxes, park fees, departure taxes, excursions as noted in the itinerary.

The cost excludes the following:

Flights to and from Africa; private trip and medical insurance cover; visa costs; personal purchases; telephone costs; laundry at most places; off-site excursions; gratuities

** Tour price is subject to Beat About The Bush Safaris Terms & Conditions in addition to securing services and accommodations at the specified properties over the stipulated travel period.