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An immersion into the extraordinary South African wilderness featuring opportunities to connect with nature, engage in local cultures, and gain insights into the destination’s history.


Prep your khaki gear for the first part of your African adventure with malaria-free Sebatana Private Reserve as the backdrop and the five-star, full-board Rhino East Lodge as a base. Open-air vehicles will venture into the bush daily, allowing for ample ‘Big Five’ sightings under the direction of experienced guides.


Itinerary enhancements feature wildlife talks, slow-paced nature walks, and a Champagne brunch in the heart of the savannah. Sundowners will mark night falling, and dinners, served under the starry sky, can be accompanied by traditional music and dancing. 

Highlights
  • Spot the ‘Big Five’ on open-air game drives through the Welgevonden and Kaingo game reserves
  • Experience an optional private dinner of traditional African dishes and watch a performance of dancing and music
  • Partake in a sundowner on Sunset Rock while watching the sky transform
  • Add additional game drives to your itinerary, with visits to the Pilanesberg National Park and Kaingo Game Reserve
  • Join a local guide for a fascinating wildlife talk and walking tour
  • Embark on an optional night game drive
  • Experience a Champagne brunch in the heart of the bush
  • Learn about South Africa's past at Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum or the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria (depending on departure date)
Itinerary changes
Occasionally, for operational reasons, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.
Hotel transfer times
The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 2.5 hours.
Passports and visas
A visa is not required for UK citizens travelling to South Africa, but your passport must be valid for six months beyond the date of entry to the country and have two adjacent blank pages. Special entry rules apply for children under 18 years.
Foreign Office Travel Advice
Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.
Luggage allowance
You are permitted to take one suitcase per person on the aircraft, which should not exceed 23kg.
Special requirements
If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.
Disabled access
The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made. In many developing countries access is sometimes not as easy as at home. Should you have walking difficulties, getting around monuments and attractions may be harder and, in some cases, impossible. Should you have any concerns whatsoever please do contact us prior to travel.
Travel vaccinations
Requirements and advice can vary over time, and from person to person, so please contact your GP about eight weeks before your trip to check whether you need any vaccinations or any other preventive measures.
Changes to your hotels
Should circumstances require, we reserve the right to accommodate you in alternative hotels, of a similar standard, nearby. Full details of your hotels will be sent with your Final Travel Documents.
Payments at the lodge
Please note that the lodge is cashless. The payment of the final bill in the resort will be in euros with a Visa/MasterCard credit or debit card. Only a small amount of local currency is required for purchases on the road and for tips to staff members (at your discretion) at the end of your stay.
Optional Excursions
The following optional excursions are available on this tour and are only bookable in resort and cannot be prebooked. Prices quoted are 'from' prices and subject to change without notice. Pilanesberg National Park – from 160 Euros Night safari – from 75 Euros Tribal evening – from 65 Euros Welgevonden Reserve game drive – from 135 Euros A package with all four tours is available in resort from 349 Euros. Children aged 0 – 11 are half price.  
Changes to your hotel
Should circumstances require, we reserve the right to accommodate you in alternative hotels, of a similar standard, nearby. Full details of your hotels will be sent with your Final Travel Documents.
Itinerary changes
Occasionally, for operational reasons, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.
Hotel transfer times
The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 3.5-4 hours.
Passports and visas
A visa is not required for UK citizens travelling to South Africa, but your passport must be valid for six months beyond the date of entry to the country and have two adjacent blank pages. Special entry rules apply for children under 18 years.
Foreign Office Travel Advice
Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.
Luggage allowance
You are permitted to take one suitcase per person on the aircraft, which should not exceed 23kg.
Special requirements
If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.
Disabled access
The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made. In many developing countries access is sometimes not as easy as at home. Should you have walking difficulties, getting around monuments and attractions may be harder and, in some cases, impossible. Should you have any concerns whatsoever please do contact us prior to travel.
Travel vaccinations
Requirements and advice can vary over time, and from person to person, so please contact your GP about eight weeks before your trip to check whether you need any vaccinations or any other preventive measures.
Payments at the lodge
Please note that the lodge is cashless. The payment of the final bill in the resort will be in euros with a Visa/MasterCard credit or debit card. Only a small amount of local currency is required for purchases on the road and for tips to staff members (at your discretion) at the end of your stay.
Changes to your hotels
Should circumstances require, we reserve the right to accommodate you in alternative hotels, of a similar standard, nearby. Full details of your hotels will be sent with your Final Travel Documents.

Optional Excursions
The following optional excursions are available on this tour and are only bookable in resort and cannot be prebooked. Prices quoted are 'from' prices and subject to change without notice.


Pilanesberg National Park – from 160 Euros


Night safari – from 75 Euros


Tribal evening – from 65 Euros


Kaingo Reserve game drive – from 135 Euros


A package with all four tours is available in resort from 349 Euros. Children aged 0 – 11 are half price.
Destinations
  • Africa
  • South Africa
Tour Types
  • Walking
  • Cultural
  • Coach tours (worldwide)
  • Wildlife Tours
  • Safari Tours
  • 4WD

Location: Johannesburg

Travel to South Africa on an overnight flight.

Accommodation: Overnight flight to Johannesburg

Meals: No Meals

Location: Johannesburg

Upon arrival in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, you’ll be met by your local tour manager and set off on a scenic transfer to the Sebatana Rhino Lodge. Once you’ve unpacked and settled in, lunch will be served.

Accommodation: Lodge, Lodge

Accommodation Name: Sebatana Rhino Lodge East

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Location: Sebatana Private Reserve

After breakfast, you’ll venture into the reserve in an open-air vehicle on your first game drive. During this journey, your guide will provide a wildlife talk about the different animals, birds and plants that inhabit the area, as well as the area’s history.This drive will be followed by lunch and some free time back at the lodge before you return on an afternoon game drive, with a local tracker, who’ll do his best to seek out wildlife. Keep an eye out – and have your camera at the ready – for zebras, meerkats, giraffes, wildebeest, and impalas.In the evening, dinner will be served at the lodge.

Accommodation: Lodge, Lodge

Accommodation Name: Sebatana Rhino Lodge East

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Location: Welgevonden Game Reserve

Following breakfast this morning, you’ll join a ‘Big Five’ game drive and visit one of the best private reserves in South Africa, Welgevonden Game Reserve.Set within the UNESCO-protected Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, this expanse of wilderness is home to more than 50 mammals, including lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos, and elephants. Access to the reserve is subject to extensive restrictions, so it’ll feel like you have the whole place to yourself.After the sun has set, you can choose to join an optional tribal dinner, with the opportunity to gain insights into African culture and lifestyle. You’ll be able to taste local dishes and beverages, learn about traditions and customs, as well as watch a performance of dancing and music in a replica of a cultural village.

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Accommodation Name: Sebatana Rhino Lodge East

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Location: Sebatana Private Reserve

This morning, you’ll join an experienced guide for a gentle bush walk into the Sebatana Private Reserve. Listen intently as your guide points out animal breeding areas, local plant life and the Waterberg Mountains. After the walk, return to the lodge for some well-earned lunch.After lunch, you’ll be collected in an open-air vehicle for a game drive to Christina’s Wallow, a hide with direct views of a waterhole, which is often teeming with giraffes, wildebeest, and impalas. For a truly authentic wildlife-spotting experience and to have the least impact, you’ll complete the journey on foot. At dusk, you can join the optional night game drive, giving you the unique opportunity to witness how the bush changes as the sun goes down, and a different animal kingdom emerges. With the help of powerful spotlights, you’ll hopefully see nocturnal creatures, like caracals, bush babies, porcupines, and ant bears.On the way, you’ll stop at ‘Flintstone Cave’, where the chef will have prepared a special three-course dinner spread across beautifully set tables and looking out over a fire – a wish-list experience.

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Accommodation Name: Rhino East Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Location: Sebatana Private Reserve

You’ll rise early this morning for a game drive and the chance to spot herds of antelopes moving in the open. Antelopes and other prey animals tend to move around in the morning to find the best protection from predators, so this is time best time to see them.   Around mid-morning, you’ll stop at Kudu Rock for a lavish Champagne brunch, enhanced by the backdrop of the African bush. Here, you can tuck into your meal while soaking up the surrounding vista, perhaps even seeing an animal or two.Afterwards, you’ll return to the lodge to unwind and in the afternoon, you have the chance to go on an optional tour to a school or local community. This excursion allows you to better understand the people who live in the area.

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Location: Pilanesberg National Park

Enjoy breakfast and a day of leisure at the lodge, taking advantage of the amenities, or join an optional excursion to Pilanesberg National Park, the fourth largest of its kind in South Africa.This expansive park is situated in a volcanic crater and presents further opportunities to spot the ‘Big Five’ as well as the endangered white rhinos, cheetahs, hippopotami, and over 300 bird species. When you arrive, you’ll board an open-air vehicle and traverse through the park with an experienced guide who’ll provide you with facts about the park and the animals that reside here.In the evening, dinner will be served back at the lodge.

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Accommodation Name: Rhino Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Location: Welgevonden Game Reserve

After breakfast, you can spend another day at the lodge lounging by the pool or join a last morning game drive into the Kaingo Game Reserve. If you still want to tick some of the ‘Big Five’ off your list, this is the perfect opportunity.In the mid-afternoon, there will be one more game drive to Sunset Rock, a fitting finale to your South African adventure. This spot is where you’ll have a magnificent vantage point and a chilled glass of Champagne while looking out over the Waterberg Mountains as the sky turns a cascade of red and orange. You’ll then return to the lodge for a final dinner with your newfound friends.

Accommodation: Lodge, Lodge

Accommodation Name: Rhino Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Location: Johannesburg

Say goodbye to your wonderful hosts as you depart for Johannesburg. A packed lunch will be provided. Depending on season and opening hours you'll visit either the Apartheid Museum and Hector Pieterson Memorial in Johannesburg or the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria.After the tour, continue to Johannesburg airport for your overnight flight back to the UK.

Accommodation: Final day of tour - no accommodation included

Meals: Breakfast

Location: United Kingdom

Early morning arrival after a wonderful South African adventure

Included
  • Seven nights’ carefully chosen full-board accommodation at the five-star Rhino East Lodge, plus two nights on the aircraft
  • Seven breakfasts, seven lunches and seven dinners
  • Five game drives in Sebatana Private Reserve and Welgevonden Game Reserve
  • A wildlife talk with a local guide
  • A guided walking tour
  • A Champagne brunch in the bush
  • A Champagne sundowner
  • A visit to Johannesburg
  • Return flights to Johannesburg
  • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager and wildlife specialists

Not Included
  • Insurance
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No
No
Yes
We strive to give all our customers full care and attention, but we do need to know at the time of booking if there are any special needs or requirements. It is particularly important that we are advised of any disabilities and also if you intend to bring any specialist equipment such as a wheelchair with you. Please make sure that you make us aware of any requirements.
Since 1983
Your luggage allowance is stated on your Confirmation Invoice. You will also receive details of your baggage allowance with your final travel documents, which we will send approximately one week prior to your departure date. We do not include any hold luggage on our Christmas Markets or Lapland breaks.
As detailed in the itinerary
Your health and safety are pivotal to our operations, and every customer travelling on a tour with us must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Fully vaccinated means that you have had the full course of an approved vaccine a minimum of 14 days prior to your holiday. We also recommend that you travel with proof that you’ve been fully vaccinated.
Our company’s mission is to enrich lives and improve wellbeing through travel. A big part of that is ‘Travel for Good’. Our ‘Travel for Good’ hub is our first step in a long journey to reduce carbon, offset anything we produce as a company and travel without harming the planet or the people of the destinations we go to.
Generally no more than 50
As detailed in the itinerary
Please contact us for latest Covid-19 policies
Yes
Yes

You will have the option to book your own flights independently with the operator.

Dates Price Availability
03-Aug-2025
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £3164.00
24-Aug-2025
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £2511.00
27-Dec-2026
for 0 Nights 		Departing Glasgow Flight Included £2795.00
27-Dec-2026
for 0 Nights 		Departing Inverness Flight Included £2795.00
27-Dec-2026
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £3249.00
27-Dec-2026
for 0 Nights 		Departing Manchester Flight Included £2795.00
27-Dec-2026
for 0 Nights 		Departing Newcastle Flight Included £2795.00
10-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Glasgow Flight Included £2903.00
10-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Inverness Flight Included £2903.00
10-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £2660.00
10-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Manchester Flight Included £2903.00
10-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Newcastle Flight Included £2903.00
31-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Glasgow Flight Included £3055.00
31-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Inverness Flight Included £3055.00
31-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £2812.00
31-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Manchester Flight Included £3055.00
31-Jan-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Newcastle Flight Included £3055.00
21-Feb-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Glasgow Flight Included £3055.00
21-Feb-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Inverness Flight Included £3055.00
21-Feb-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £2812.00
21-Feb-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Manchester Flight Included £3055.00
21-Feb-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Newcastle Flight Included £3055.00
02-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Glasgow Flight Included £3055.00
02-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Inverness Flight Included £3055.00
02-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £2812.00
02-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Manchester Flight Included £3055.00
02-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Newcastle Flight Included £3055.00
16-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Glasgow Flight Included £3083.00
16-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Inverness Flight Included £3083.00
16-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £2840.00
16-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Manchester Flight Included £3083.00
16-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Newcastle Flight Included £3083.00
30-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Glasgow Flight Included £3083.00
30-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Inverness Flight Included £3083.00
30-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £2840.00
30-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Manchester Flight Included £3083.00
30-May-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Newcastle Flight Included £3083.00
29-Aug-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Glasgow Flight Included £3254.00
29-Aug-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Inverness Flight Included £3254.00
29-Aug-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £3011.00
29-Aug-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Manchester Flight Included £3254.00
29-Aug-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Newcastle Flight Included £3254.00
26-Dec-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Glasgow Flight Included £3131.00
26-Dec-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Inverness Flight Included £3131.00
26-Dec-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing London Heathrow Flight Included £3777.00
26-Dec-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Manchester Flight Included £3131.00
26-Dec-2027
for 0 Nights 		Departing Newcastle Flight Included £3131.00

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This tour is operated by Newmarket Holidays

10 days from £2511 pp inc.flights; Enquire
Start:Johannesburg, South Africa
Finish:Johannesburg, South Africa
Group size:0 - 50
Suitable for: 0-99
Physical rating:Medium, Low
Diets:Vegetarians
Tour operated in: English
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Tour Reference: 98638
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