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Phinda Private Game Reserve Big Five Safari

Duration

4 Nights 5 Days

Starting from

R

50152

St Lucia World Heritage Site & Phinda Private Game Reserve Combo Tour

We are proud to be a Travelers’ Choice Awards' Best of the Best Winner

Highlights

  • St Lucia World Heritage Site

  • Hippo Boat Cruise & Endangered Wildcat Tour

  • Cape Vidal Beach

  • Phinda Private Game Reserve

  • Luxury Private Lodge

Description

St Lucia World Heritage Site is approximately 2.5 hours from King Shaka International Airport and is a place where humans and hippos’ live side by side. Our time here is spent exploring the hippo-filled estuary, visiting the local market, heading out on a game drive through Isimang...

Day 1: St Lucia World Heritage Site

Lidiko Lodge

  • Collected from King Shaka International Airport – please look out for a board on which your names will be displayed
  • Travel to St Lucia World Heritage Site
  • This afternoon we enjoy a boat cruise on the estuary to view pods of hippos, the nile crocodile and beautiful birdlife
  • Pick a spot for dinner in the town, but keep your eyes peeled for hippos!
  • Overnight: Lidiko Lodge

Lidiko Lodge is a charming guesthouse situated in the heart of St Lucia and is in walking distance from the local market, shops and restaurants.

Day 2: St Lucia World Heritage Site

Lidiko Lodge

  • This morning, we depart for Cape Vidal Beach through the Isimangaliso Wetland Park – there is the chance to spot wildlife along the way so be on the lookout
  • Picnic on the beach
  • This afternoon, visit the local market of St Lucia in walking distance from your guesthouse – the local arts and crafts are beautiful and make the perfect souvenirs to take home
  • Overnight: Lidiko Lodge

Lidiko Lodge is a charming guesthouse situated in the heart of St Lucia and is in walking distance from the local market, shops and restaurants.

Day 3: Phinda Private Game Reserve

Phinda Mountain Lodge

  • 9am departure for Emdoneni Wildcat Project for a tour of Africa’s endangered cat species
  • After the tour we continue to Phinda Private Game Reserve
  • Check in
  • After settling in, enjoy high tea followed by an exciting evening game drive with sundowner’s served enroute- time to look for Africa’s Big Five animals!
  • Return to the lodge for dinner under the stars
  • Overnight: Phinda Mountain Lodge

Your stay at the luxury Phinda Mountain Lodge is made all the better with each room offering an elegant ensuite bathroom, private seating area, spacious verandah, outdoor shower, and private plunge pool overlooking the reserve. Al fresco dinners are enjoyed in the traditional stone and reed boma, with a large sparkling rim flow pool, state-of-the-art gym, and massage sala for those relaxing days in the bush.

Day 4: Phinda Private Game Reserve

Phinda Mountain Lodge

  • With the reputation of being one of the best places to view and photograph cheetahs in their natural environment we depart for an early morning game drive to track these elusive creatures, along with the other predators such as lion and leopard
  • Afternoon at leisure to enjoy spa treatments or lounge by the pool
  • With sunrise and sunset being the best times to look for wildlife we head into the bush in open vehicles for another exhilarating safari
  • Unique dinner experience in the boma
  • Overnight: Phinda Mountain Lodge

Your stay at the luxury Phinda Mountain Lodge is made all the better with each room offering an elegant ensuite bathroom, private seating area, spacious verandah, outdoor shower, and private plunge pool overlooking the reserve. Al fresco dinners are enjoyed in the traditional stone and reed boma, with a large sparkling rim flow pool, state-of-the-art gym, and massage sala for those relaxing days in the bush.

Day 5: King Shaka International Airport

Heading 4

  • Final early morning game drive to seek those animals you may not have yet seen – maybe you will be lucky and spot the elusive leopard
  • Return to the lodge for a scrumptious buffet breakfast
  • Check out 11h00am – please settle any extra expenses you may have incurred during your stay
  • Transferred to King Shaka International Airport for your flight home

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Additional Tour Info

  • 2 nights Lidiko Lodge BB

  • 2 nights Phinda Mountain Lodge (all meals, Soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees and refreshments on game drives)

  • Certified guide

  • Private, air-conditioned vehicle

  • Airport transfers

  • St Lucia Hippo Boat Cruise

  • Isimangaliso Wetland Park & Cape Vidal

  • Picnic lunch St Lucia

  • Emdoneni Wildcat Project

  • Conservation levies

  • 4 safari game drives in open vehicles

  • One hour nature walk at Phinda accompanied by experienced armed trackers (subject to availability)

  • Emergency medical evacuation insurance at Phinda

  • Complimentary Swarovski Optic binoculars per room during your stay at Phinda

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