This tour leaves from Johannesburg on a daily basis,the accomodation is provided in en suite bungalows with two beds,a double bed or 4 beds in a room.The lodge itself hasa swimming pool, lapa kitchen and entetainment area. There is big three on the premisses and a selection of smaller game.When you book this tour you will recieve two nights free accommodation here at Mufasa Backpackers or one night spending time with a family in a local township and one night here at Mufasa backpackers.
The safari to Kruger park departs from here at about 10 in the morning, the drive is about 6 hours to the camp, you will stop in Dullstroom for lunch at own expence. Arrive at the big five reserve at about 5 and board your open vehicle for an exiting night drive. Your guide will try to find the big five on the premisses. When you are finished here you will be transfered to the lodge were dinner will be served beneath the stars.
Following morning full day in the Kruger park depart the lodge at about 8 for kruger an return just after the gate at Orpen has closed. Dinner around the campfire.
The next day you will depart for the Moholoholo wild life rehabilitation center for a Full tour lasting between 2 and three hours, this is followed by the amarula factory and the boat safaris on the Olifants river. (overnight on the river on a boat all inclusive if there is 4 people)
Last day you will have a morning game walk (if you dont sleep on the boat) before you board the vehicle and head via the three rondawels towards Johannesburg.
Additional Information
Dullstroom-Emnotweni[1] is one of the coldest towns in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, and along with Underberg, it is one of South Africa's premier flyfishing destinations. The town features the highest railway station in South Africa at 2,077 m above sea level as well as at the foot of De Berg, the highest point in the province at 2,332 m high.
Dullstroom was established in 1883 by Dutchman Wolterus Dull to settle Dutch immigrants. During the Second Boer War the town was destroyed and most of the settlers returned to the Netherlands.
Kruger Park
The Kruger National Park (KNP) is in north-east of South Africa and and runs along the border of Mozambique in the east, Zimbabwe in the north, and the southern border is the Crocodile River. The park covers 20,000 square kilometers and is divided in 14 different ecozones, each supporting different wildlife. It is one of the main attractions of South Africa and it is considered the flagship of South African National Parks (SANPark).
History
The park was established in 1898 by the South African President Paul Kruger as a protected area for wildlife and it opened its gate the general public in 1927 for the first time.
Currently, the park is run by the South African National Park Organization (SANP) and is probably the best managed African National Park. Wildlife conservation, education and tourism are the main objectives of the KNP. Effective measures to prevent poaching are in place and as a result of this cars are generally inspected upon entering and leaving the park.
The Kruger National Park has now been combined with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique and the Gonarezhou National Park, Manjinji Pan Sanctuary and Malipati Safari Area in Zimbabwe into a new transfrontier park to be called The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, although border restrictions at crossings still apply, and border posts are not open all day.
Landscape
Flora and fauna
The southern part of the park along the Sabie and Crocodile river is rich in water and has a lot of game viewing opportunities. Here you can see the best of African flora and fauna such as Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Rhinos, Buffalos often referred as the big five, but there are plenty of others to see as well. Driving around the Sabie river will always result in seeing some interesting animals. The vegetation around the Sabie river can be very dense forest and thicket and it gets a little bit more open driving down south to the Crocodile river. The northern part of the park supports less flora and fauna and is often referred as the birding paradise.
Climate
South Africa is located south of the equator and has therefore a reverse order of summer and winter than Europe and North America. Generally is the KNP a dry and hot area, regardless of summer or winter. The South African summer (September -April) in the KNP is hot and sunny with occasional showers and temperature in the shadow range from 18ð-30°C. and the winter (May-August) is warm and dry with temperatures ranging from 8ð-22°C. September-April Hot and sunny with sporadic thunder showers. Average temp 18-30°C.
Amarula Lapa
The Amarula Lapa, home to Africa's most sought after cream liqueur, Amarula Cream.
The Amarula Lapa is situated about 12 km outside Phalaborwa in South Africa's Limpopo Province. Comfortable seating, a shop and an unforgettable African atmosphere welcome one upon entering the high thatched roofed building. The stone walls and "kraal" style area provides a true bushveld feeling.
The Lapa is central in the lives of the local inhabitants. During the season, they provide the Marula fruit for pulp processing. In the off-season, Amarula sponsors community-based job creation projects to supplement their income. When you visit the Limpopo Province, or plan a trip to the "Valley of the Olifants" en route to the Kruger National Park, remember to include the Amarula Lapa in your itinerary. It is situated a mere 13 km from the Phalaborwa Gate of the Kruger National Park and here you can relax, stretch your legs and enjoy a glass of Amarula cream on ice before continuing your journey.
Browse through the Amarula Shop and obtain items of exclusive Amarula bush wear or a bottle of Amarula cream to remind you of this unforgettable African experience.
The Story Of Amarula Cream:
Amarula Cream dates back to 1989 when it first appeared on the South African market. Since then it has grown into a world leader and today its great taste is enjoyed in more than 160 countries on all continents. Amarula Cream comes from the heart of Africa. Made from the fruit of the indigenous Marula tree. Held to have aphrodisiac properties, the Marula features prominently in tribal fertility rites. Known in folklore as "The Marriage Tree", even today tribal marriages are conducted under these umbrella shaped trees.
In February and March each year, these trees bear the delicious fruit from which the vitamin-rich juice is collected for processing. Once the fruit is gathered, mostly supplied by the local inhabitants, the kernel is removed and the flesh crushed from the skin. The Marula flesh is then fermented, similar to the wine making process.
After fermentation, the Marula wine is distilled in copper pot stills. After maturation in small oak casks for about two years, the distillate is enriched with pure Marula extract and then blended with the finest and purest cream to form the smooth wild and exotic taste of Amarula Cream.
Come and experience the origins of Amarula Cream:
Moholoholo Wild life centre
A home for many of South AfricaÂs abandoned, injured and poisoned
wildlife and a highly regarded contributor to wildlife education in our
country.
Situated in the shadow of the majestic ÂMariepskop our unique
Rehabilitation Centre is home to many animals and birds. Some of them
are the rescued Lions from an Egyptian Circus; Queen the Crowned Eagle,
Chui the Leopard, Jolly & Juba the Cheetah ambassadors and many
more.
The Centre has a long standing and successful Serval Breeding Project
which is a success story all of its own. Having bred and released over
160 back into areas where they have previously become extinct.We have
received reports that some of the females have since mated with wild
males in the area of release!
Another first for Moholoholo, we are the only facility in South Africa
to have successfully bred the endangered Crown Eagle.
We invite you to come and share a unique experience with the animals of Africa.
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre at Moholoholo contributes to the
conservation of endangered species and the rehabilitation of injured and
poisoned wildlife. Moholoholo also facilitates a number of successful
breeding programmes.
Lion, Leopard, Serval, Lynx, Honey Badger, Eagles, Vultures, Wild Dogs and any baby animals that we may have at the time of your visit.
A visit to the Centre will stimulate awareness and an understanding of the plight faced by our wildlife today
Olifants river
The Olifants River flows north through Witbank Dam and then the Loskop Dam and is forced east by the Transvaal Drakensberg, cutting through at the Abel Erasmus Pass and then flowing east to join with the Letaba River, crossing into Mozambique after cutting through the Lebombo Mountains by way of the Olifants Gorge, becoming the Rio dos Elefantes, joining the Limpopo River and the Rio Changane before entering the Indian Ocean at Xai-Xai north of Maputo.
The Olifants River and some of its tributaries, notably the Klein Olifants River (origin near Hendrina, joins the Olifants River downstream of the Middelburg Dam), Elands River, Wilge River and Bronkhorstspruit, rise in the Highveld grasslands. Thirty large dams in the Olifants River Catchment include the Witbank Dam, Renosterkop Dam, Rust de Winter Dam, Blyderivierspoort Dam, Loskop Dam, Middelburg Dam, Ohrigstad Dam, Arabie Dam and the Phalaborwa Barrage.
The Olifants River has its origin near Bethal, and its largest tributary is the Steenkool Spruit. It falls into the Drainage Area
