ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
You can add to your Kruger Safari Tour
MATSAMO CULTURAL VILLAGE RSA - Approx. 3 HOUR TOUR
Matsamo Cultural Village offers age-old folk songs, rhythmic dance performances, including the famous Rain Dance, and music with authentic African instruments, as well as traditional Swazi cuisine. Visitors can also wander on a tour through the village with its many huts and spaces, interacting with the villagers as they go about their daily activities, cultivating their crops, preparing traditional food and fashioning beautiful craft works.
During the tours, one of Matsamo’s guide will explain all areas in detail in an interesting and educational fashion.
Matsamo’s cultural village represent a classical Swazi culture. In addition, it is a living museum of old tradition. The village comprises of 10 huts, kraals and byres for cattle and goats, reed fences or thatched fences.
Guests can wonder around through the hurts, each allocated for a specific function and they can also interact with the villagers as they go about the daily activities.​​
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Enjoy a traditional buffet at the end of your tour - A feast fit for a King
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Cultural Village Tour
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Cultural Experience
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Traditional Dance Show
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Buffet Lunch / snack
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Hotel Pick up and drop off
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Use of a professional guide
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Bottled water
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All Entrance Fees
HALF DAY SWAZILAND DAY TOUR - 6 HOURS - (cross border)
Mantenga is an Eswatini National Trust Commission property and one of Eswatini’s (Swaziland’s) top tourist attractions. It centres upon the picturesque Mantenga Falls and incorporates a cultural village, where Swazi history, culture and tradition are brought alive for visitors.
Set against the scenic backdrop of Nyonyane mountain, this replica mid-19th Century Swazi village, constructed using authentic materials and techniques, is one of the country’s most popular attractions.
This small reserve protects a tract of unspoilt woodland along the Lushushwane river. As well as the Cultural Village at its entrance, the reserve’s prime attraction is Mantenga Falls, Swaziland’s largest waterfall by volume. The river tumbles over a rock shelf before cascading via a series of pools along the reserve’s southern boundary with Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary. Visitors can explore a series of short trails that lead to a picnic spot at the falls. Wildlife in the area includes baboon, duiker, rock hyrax, porcupine, bushpig, nyala and klipspinger, although you are most likely to see the vervet monkeys that hang around the lodge, hoping for handouts. Look out too for rare southern bald ibis, which often roost on the cliffs above the falls. The reserve – together with its cultural village and restaurant – makes for a perfect half-day trip. A cosy lodge within the reserve also caters to over-nighters.
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Activities on this tour:
Spend time at cultural village (Reed dance available in August)
Visit a Swazi Cultural Village – tour & performance.
Craft Market – pots, garments, curios & artwork.
Gone Rural – exclusive rural handcraft / weaving.
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Hotel Pick up and drop off
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Use of a professional guide
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Bottled water
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All Entrance Fees
PANAROMA ROUTE / BLYDE RIVER CANYON
While game viewing in the Kruger National Park may be seen as the main attraction of the area, there are also many other excursions to enjoy while On our Kruger Tour. So don't overlook the magnificent Panorama Route attractions that the area has to offer. A region which is best known for its secret history, cultural heritage and dramatic landscapes as it passes through the rugged northern Drakensberg Mountains.
The most spectacular stretch of the Panorama Route is the Blyde River Canyon (proclaimed as a nature reserve in 2004) with its dramatic mountain scenery and panoramic views over the escarpment. The 25,000 hectare Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve starts at 'The Pinnacle' and follows a winding path for 26 kilometres via 'God's Window' and 'Bourke's Luck Potholes' to the 'Three Rondawels'.
It is the third largest canyon in the world with a drop of 800m (half a mile), the second largest canyon in Africa and the only green canyon in the world boasting a rich diversity of plants.
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Transportation
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Three Rondavels
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Burke's luck potholes
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1 waterfall
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Entrance fees
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Lunch
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Personal Items
EARLY MORNING BUSH WALK IN KRUGER
This activity provides guests with the opportunity to take part in daily early morning guided walks. Up to eight guests are taken out of the camp's boundaries to explore the surrounding wilderness areas adjacent to the camp.
These interesting spots make for exciting time-fillers, as experienced (and armed) guides share their knowledge of the fauna and flora to explain natural wonders. The walks are relaxed and don't take longer than a few hours, so no over exhaustion will take place.
Two armed field guides accompany you on the walk in order to ensure your safety, they will focus on the things that you will usually not be able to see from a vehicle. By being out on foot you cover an area more intensely and you are able to experience nature using all of your senses. If there is any large game in the area you are more than likely able to encounter them and have an exhilarating experience of approaching them on foot.
Comfortable shoes must be worn, and clothing should be natural colours and applicable to the prevailing weather conditions. Cameras and binoculars can be taken along, as very interesting sights will be discovered and guests can revel in the spotting of fascinating creatures and plant life. No children under 12 are allowed.​
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Conservation fees
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Transportation ( pre and post drive)
More Inclusions​
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Hotel Pick up and drop off
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Use of a professional guide
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Bottled water
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All Entrance Fees