Big 5 and Hippo Cruise Shore Excursion

Highlights
  • Game drive in Big 5 Game reserve
  • Cruise on st Lucia estuary seeing hippos and crocodiles
  • Possibility to see Elephants , Rhinos and hippos up close.
  • Visit 2 parks, Hluhluwe and Isimangaliso wetland park
Included
  •  Transfer from Durban or Richards Bay to game reserve and return
  • Entrances to game reserves
  • Comfortable airconditioned vehicle for transfers and game drives
  • Fuel and tolls
  • Picnic lunch
  • Hippo and croc estuary cruise
  • Open safari vehicle game drive
  • Qualified safari guide
Excluded
  • Drinks
  • Lunches
  • Optional activities

Itinerary

Our big5 hippo cruise and shore excursion starts from Durban or Richards bay and head north through Zululand to St Lucia.

Nestled in the corner created by the warm Indian Ocean, St Lucia estuary and Isimangaliso Wetland Park, St Lucia is the perfect place to explore from.

Today we take a cruise on the St Lucia estuary, home to 800 hippopotamus and numerous crocodiles. The estuary is part of the world heritage site, Isimangaliso Wetland Park. Although there are no lions here there are possibilities of seeing Leopard, elephant, Buffalo and Rhino. The birds are abundant with stilts, lapwings, moorhens and fish eagles to name a few.

During your cruise the captain will share his wealth of knowledge about the area and the hippos that you see, up close.

We will take along a picnic lunch and head to Hluhluwe game reserve . This is a big 5 game reserve with fantastic opportunities to see Rhinos and Lions. Most of the day will be looking for Animals in their natural habitats and the Birds in the fabulous landscapes. During our game drive we will stop off at a picnic site for lunch at 1 of the many scenic sites

We will need to depart just before dark as the gates close. But we will then travel back to the port or your hotel where you will have time to look at your photos and relive this adventure.