Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Johannesburg Upon arrival at Johannesburg International Airport, you will be met by a local tour guide for the start of your South African tour. You will be transferred to your hotel for check-in and lunch. After lunch, transfer to a medical facility for dialysis treatment, followed by return transfer to your hotel to relax and freshen up before dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in hotel in Johannesburg – L/D. Day 2: Johannesburg This morning we depart our hotel for a tour of Soweto township – where you will experience a taste of vibrant township life. Explore the historical, social and artistic aspects of Soweto life. This is your opportunity to gain a new perspective and personal insight into one of the largest black cities in Africa. Visit one of the biggest hospitals, former house of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, the Hector Pieterson Memorial, Kliptown freedom square, Apartheid Museum, shebeens, etc. Enjoy a traditional lunch in the township, followed by an afternoon excursion to Gold Reef City. Late afternoon return to your hotel, followed by dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in hotel in Johannesburg – B/L/D. Day 3: Sun City After breakfast, you will be transferred to the clinic for dialysis treatment, followed by lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant. We will then make our way towards the Mpumalanga area where we will spend 2 nights at Sun City. Overnight at the Sun City Complex – B/L/D. Day 4: Sun City Today is also for you to enjoy the full day at leisure at the Sun City Complex, allowing clients the opportunity to partake in the various activities on offer at the Sun City complex, including game drives, elephant back safaris, golf, casino, balloon safaris, cinema, health spa, parasailing, swimming, water sports, horse-riding, and many more activities to choose from. In the evening enjoy the Odyssey Show in the Super Bowl followed by dinner and overnight at your hotel – B/L/D. Day 5: Dunkeld Country Estate, Dullstroom After breakfast, we depart Sun City for our return journey towards Johannesburg. Transfer to a medical clinic in Pretoria for dialysis treatment. Afterwards we transfer to the Dullstroom area, where we will spend the following 2 nights at Dunkeld Country Estate – B/L/D. Day 6: Dunkeld Country Estate, Dullstroom Today you will have a full day to spend at Dunkeld Country Estate, with the opportunity to partake in the various activities on offer at the lodge. You could try your hand at Trout fishing – whatever you catch is prepared for your dinner that night. Other optional activities include walking and eco trails, birdwatching, horse-riding, mountain-biking as well as game viewing to observe the resident antelope species found in the area. Game viewing may be undertaken either on foot or by horseback. All meals are included. Another night will be spent at Dunkeld Country Estate – B/L/D. Day 7: Kruger National Park After a leisurely breakfast, we depart Dunkeld Country Estate for the well-known Kruger National Park, stopping en-route in Nelspruit for dialysis. Afterwards we continue on our journey towards the Kruger National Park. The park was established in 1898 and stretches for 350kms from south to north along the Mozambiquan border to where South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe meet. Well known for its diversity of habitat and wildlife, Kruger offers visitors an excellent opportunity to experience close encounters with elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard in a natural unfenced environment. Wild dog, cheetah, zebra, giraffe and a variety of other species are also indigenous to this park. Late lunch will be served at your hotel. If time permits, we may enter the park for a late afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Protea Hotel Kruger Gate – B/L/D. Days 8 & 9: Kruger National Park The following 2 days will be spent enjoying the game-viewing in the Kruger National Park – with early morning and late afternoon departures from your hotel. Return to your hotel during the heat of the day for some leisure time. Optional night game drives can be arranged from here to view the nocturnal nightlife present in the reserve. All meals and accommodation at Protea Hotel Kruger Gate – B/L/D. Day 10: Nelspruit After breakfast, we depart the Kruger National Park and once again make our way towards the medical clinic situated in Nelspruit for our morning dialysis session, followed by lunch. We will spend the night at a guest house in the Nelspruit area – B/L/D. Day 11: Johannesburg This morning, after a leisurely breakfast, departing Nelspruit, we head back towards Johannesburg. After checking-in at our hotel, lunch will be served, followed by an afternoon at leisure, providing the opportunity to do any last minute shopping. We will spend our final night at a hotel in Johannesburg – B/L/D. Day 12: After breakfast at our hotel, we transfer to the clinic for our final dialysis treatment before being transferred to Johannesburg International Airport in time to connect with our outbound flight.
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