On arrival into Cape Town, after clearing customs and immigration, proceed to the Arrivals Hall. Here you will be met by an Alluring Africa representative for your private road transfer to More Quarters Hotel where you will stay for four nights.

You will be collected from your hotel for your private road transfer to the Cape Town Airport for your scheduled regional flight to Hoedspruit. On arrival, after clearing customs and immigration, proceed to the Arrivals Hall. Here you will be met by an Alluring Africa representative for your private road transfer to Simbavati River Lodge where you will spend four nights.

The lodge offers Big 5 game drives in the early morning and late afternoon/evening to ensure game viewing when the animals are most active. Nocturnal animals, including the big cats are regular sightings at night. Currently there are over 40 mammal species in the Timbavati including the Big 5 of lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo and elephant as well as 360 species of bird life.

– Early morning tea/coffee overlooking the river on the deck

– Game drive (approx 3+ hours) including a coffee/tea stop in the bush

– Mid morning breakfast/brunch on the dining deck

– Time at leisure (use of the swimming pool, books and board games on offer, relax in the lounge area and use the free Wi-Fi, cocktails on the deck or take a look around our well stocked curio shop)

– Afternoon high tea (combination of high tea & Lunch) on the dining deck

– Afternoon/evening game drive (approx 3+ hours). With a sundowners stop in the bush

– Dinner on the deck or sometimes around the fire in the open air boma (weather permitting)

After your morning game drive and breakfast you will be collected from your hotel for your private road transfer to the Hoedspruit airport for your scheduled regional flight to Kruger. On arrival, after clearing customs and immigration, proceed to the Arrivals Hall. Here you will be met by an Alluring Africa representative for your private road transfer to Lukimbi Safari Lodge where you will stay for four nights.

Game Drives go out in the early morning and late afternoons in open Landrovers. Guides love to share their extensive knowledge, and work closely with the Shangaan trackers to get the best sightings. There is great communication between the two and our Trackers are encouraged to share their knowledge of local uses of herbs and trees, animals and birds.

We can follow the Big 5 off road in careful, controlled circumstances, this is an experience few guests would like to miss. Guests are able to get really close to the animals and experience truly fantastic photographic opportunities. Early mornings start off a little cold, but a stop is made later for warming drinks, or cold ones, if preferred. A highlight of late afternoon drives is the time spent at sundowner time. This is the moment to appreciate the magnificence of an African sunset, whilst sipping sundowner drinks.

Lukimbi is the place to enjoy wonderful walks, because it is so large and unspoiled. It is quite a different experience to see animals on foot and always very exciting. The walks offer the opportunity to look at and learn about the smaller things and just to appreciate the special smell of the African bush, listening to the calls of the many species of birds. Walks are generally taken after breakfast and guests are always accompanied by an armed Ranger.

Full Day Walking Safaris (optional)

Anybody who is reasonably fit and healthy, and is looking for something adventurous will certainly enjoy “bushwacking” on foot. There are emergency evacuation points along the route if there is any kind of problem. The Wagon Trail, the Lwakahle Trail and the Gabro Trail depart at approx 07h00 and guests will return back to camp around 17h00. Lukimbi can take a maximum of 8 guests, from 16+ years on a walk. Guests do need to request the full day walk at time of reservation, as it is subject to availability and there is a huge amount of logistics involved. There is an additional charge of R550.00 per person per walk. If you love to walk, but not too keen on roughing it, these walks provide the best combination of exercise, fresh air, fabulous game viewing, all done in complete comfort, with rangers who clearly love the whole experience.

After an early breakfast, check out of your hotel and meet your driver in front of the hotel to transfer you to the airport for your flight home, taking the sights, sounds, and memories of an incredible family vacation, home with you!