Drakensberg and Safari
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Drakensberg
Travel into the Drakensberg, the great escarpment of KwaZulu-Natal.
Mountain landscapes
The soaring Drakensberg peaks, ancient San rock art and the mountain landscapes and hiking.
Mountain landscapes
More of the range — rock art, escarpment views and high mountain scenery.
Mountain landscapes
The soaring Drakensberg peaks, ancient San rock art and the mountain landscapes and hiking.
On to Hluhluwe
Transfer to Hluhluwe and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Rhino & green hills
Drives for the white and black rhino in the park that saved them, with the full Big Five.
Rhino & green hills
More of the green hills — rhino, lion and elephant, with the chance of a wilderness walk.
On to Durban
Transfer to Durban and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Indian Ocean city
The beachfront, the harbour and the subtropical, multicultural city before flights.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Dry-season bush
Prime bushveld safari — sparse cover, game at water, cool and clear. The Cape is wetter, but the whales are in.
Green summer & the Cape
Lush bush with newborns and migrants; peak, dry, sunny season for Cape Town, the coast and the winelands.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge
A lodge inside Hluhluwe–iMfolozi itself, over the green hills where the white rhino was saved.
Rhino River Lodge
A polished safari lodge, in green rhino country.
Makhasa Private Game Lodge
A polished safari lodge, in green rhino country.
Anew Hotel Hluhluwe
A dependable hotel, in green rhino country.
Hilltop Camp
A dependable tented camp, in green rhino country.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.