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Your safari itinerary and quotation
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Safari Type
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Small Group Kruger safari
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No of guests
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4 people sharing (min 4; max 8)
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Suggested dates
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May 2014 (pre- and post-INDABA dates available)
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Duration
of safari
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4 days (3 nights)
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Price
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US$ 1 060 per person sharing (R10 999 pp sharing) includes 10% discount off our
2014 price
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Safari Includes
Return road transfers from Nelspruit to Kruger. All accommodation in private en-suite
bungalows in Kruger accommodation (includes fresh linen and towels). Conservation
and entrance fees. All private guiding and game drives in our open-sided game viewing
vehicle (see pic below). All breakfasts, dinners, gamedrive snacks and refreshments
courtesy of your own private hospitality chef. Refreshments include: Limited South
African wine and beer at dinner, plus all sodas, bottled water and fresh juice.
All safari activities as per itinerary (including two gamedrives a day and a morning
guided bushwalk).
Itinerary
Day 1 - Meet and Great
You will be collected from Nelspruit airport by our preferred road operator who
will transfer you to the Kruger to meet Neil (your guide) and Alistair (your chef).
You will be settled into your accommodation and then onto our open-sided safari
game viewing vehicle for your first memorable game drive conducted by Neil and your
introduction to the world-famous Kruger National Park.
Berg-en-Dal (restcamp/south western Kruger)
MAY 2014 (3 NIGHTS)
Our Vehicle
Accommodation is in two private en-suite one-bedroomed units under thatch (includes
fresh linen and towels plus fridge freezer) that sleeps two or three people close
to the camp's perimeter fence where animals are often seen walking in the dry river
to bed towards the dam.
Berg-en-Dal means 'mountain and dale' aptly named for its
superb location. Great care has been taken to preserve the natural vegetation in
the camp area, which comprises Malelane Mountain Bushveld (woodland), attracting
a variety of grazers. The area hosts white rhino, kudu, impala, giraffe, elephant,
reedbuck, klipspringer, grey rhebok and warthog. Leopard and wild dog are regularly
seen in the region. Bird watchers will find the appeal of
Berg-en-Dal restcamp irresistible
as a wide variety of birds species can be seen here. The camp also has a swimming
pool for cooling off in the heat of the day. Your guide and chef take up residence
in a nearby cottage from which they will host your mealtimes, fireside conversations
and hospitality.
Departure
On your last day after breakfast and a gamedrive you will be collected and transferred
back to Nelspruit.
Typical Safari Days
You are privately guided in an open-sided game viewing vehicle (the vehicle in the
picture in this mail), your game drives are exceptional in that your guide is able
to interpret the behaviour, the ecology and relationships of and between all the
animals, vegetation and landscapes you see during your game drives with him. Our
accreditations of our field guides and trails rangers are exemplary to make your
time with us a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Big 5 sightings of elephant, rhino,
lion, leopard and African buffalo are just as rewarding as all the aspects of being
in the African bush in amongst the 148 mammal species, over 500 birds, 350 tree
species and a huge diversity of landscapes and eco-zones. It’s our ability to interpret
this amazing diversity of wildlife, of cultural and historical influences, as well
as unravel the ecological secrets and mysteries that make Africa so special that
makes us leaders in private guiding in the Kruger National Park.
Kruger nights are wonderful - the southern skies play host to the nocturnal calls
of hyenas, jackals, baboons and lion all while you enjoy once-in-a-lifetime moments
in the African bush.
Two game drives every day - no schedule for the length or diversity of the game
drives except your needs, and what the bush delivers.
Meals on you full service safarie
Our hospitality chef spends his day preparing your meals, ensuring that all beverages,
table settings and mood fires are lit, cooked and ready to present the other important
part of a successful safari – your meals. Together your guide and chef make an exceptional
team providing guiding and hospitality service that is unmatched in South Africa.
Meals Include:
An early morning snack (before your first game drive) A full English breakfast (after
your first game drive) Dinner – mostly cooked outdoors, over an open fire (meat,
chicken, fresh veggies and salad, pasta, potatoes and rice)
(All local beer, South African wine, bottled water and fresh juice is provided and
included in your quoted price on this full service itinerary.)
Nothing is too much trouble on a Bearded Heron Safari – and we start preparing menus
long before your trip is set to start. We carefully plan all meals to ensure that
you get to eat the type of food that you enjoy.
Game viewing is almost always dependent on what’s happening in the bush. A pride
of lions on a kill, or watching buffalo interaction, or elephants, even simply exploring
the diversity of this great wildlife reserve, means that we are well aware that
mealtimes must be dynamic. So we always keep snacks and cold drinks on board in
the vehicle, just in case.
Contact Details
Tina Heron
Bearded Heron Safaris
Telephone +27 11 070 7663
Fax2email 0865491797
Mobile +27 79 369 5270
Skype ID: BeardedHeron
Email tina@beardedheron.com
SITE www.beardedheron.com