2 Kingdoms And 2 Countries Specialized Tours

2 Kingdoms and 2 Countries- United Destinations -11 Nights/ 12 Days

Minimum of 2 People per person cost, but 1 person is welcome, at increased costings!

Mozambique 3 Nights / 3 Days

Day 1: Arrival - Breakfast- Included!

Depending on the flight -Arrival!

Maputo International Airport also known as Mavalane International Airport, formerly Lourenço Marques Airport, arrives in Mozambique and is transferred to a hotel.

Overnight at Maputo Hotel.

Day 2. Maputo City Tour -Breakfast- Included!

Depart after breakfast and do the Maputo – City Tour, places to visit include Central Market + Train Station + Fortress + Iron House + Natural History Museum + Fish Market (CAREFUL PICK POCKETS) + Craft Market + Traditional Dancing Performance.

Overnight at Hotel.

Day 3: Ferry Tour - Breakfast- Included! Weather Depending!

Please note that Ferry only runs on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, if DHOWS aren’t available!

Depart after breakfast and get down to the harbour very early 06H45, for Inhaca Island!!

Sitting 33km due east of the capital of Mozambique which is Maputo is a sub-tropical island which measures 12km by 7km. It’s called Inhaca Island! It is speculated that Vasco Da Gama would have sighted Inhaca island in 1497/98.

The island was used as a trading post in the 1500s, mainly for the ivory trade, however, one of the most interesting features throughout Portuguese trading was its fame as a haven of refuge for shipwrecked mariners working their way up the coast from the south.

Portuguese Island is a deserted island approx. 3 km from Inhaca Island. The boat crossing only takes about 10 -15 minutes and picnic lunches can be arranged from Inhaca Lodge. Portuguese Island has beautiful beaches and the lagoon area is great for all manner of water sports and after beach time.

Optional Activities, not including a cruise to Inhaca Island and spending the afternoon at Tropical Beach Resort!

Swaziland- 3 Nights / 3 Days

Day 4: National Park Tour - Breakfast- Included!

Depart after breakfast and transfer to the Swaziland border to meet the Swaziland Guide and have lunch at Hlane Royal National Park and do a Sunset Safari drive.

Overnight: Royal National Park.

Day 5: Game Drive - Breakfast- Included! Activities are at your Own Cost!

Depart after breakfast for a Game drive- EARLY Morning -half day, return to the lodge for lunch, then decide to do a horseback Safari or a walking Safari. Either or 2nd Option-

Mantenga Cultural Village and the Waterfalls Mantenga Cultural Village, located in a lush setting in the Mantenga Falls Nature Reserve, give visitors the incredible opportunity to enjoy traditional harmonies and energetic dances. When the show is over, you’ll get to tour a reconstruction of a Swazi hut village from the 1850s.

The Mantenga Waterfall is about a ten-minute walk from the village. The reserve has a great restaurant/pub on site serving local and international food visit King Sobhuza Memorial Park

Or Option 3

Optional Activities, Not Included = White Water Rafting or Caving, Canopy Tours- Maybe too Extreme! Mountain biking hires 2-3 hours of riding!

Swaziland’s history is surprisingly long and fascinating for such a small nation. Artifacts up to 200 000years old rock paintings from approximately 25,000 BC have been found in the country. Swaziland’s first documented inhabitants, Khoisan hunter-gatherers, were eventually displaced by Bantu tribes who migrated from eastern Africa’s Great Lakes area during the 15th and 16th Centuries.

In more contemporary times, when the then-ruling monarch, King Mswati 11 died in 1982, the Great Council of State selected a young 14-year-old prince to be the next king. He continued his education in England attending Sherbourne School before he was called back to the throne and crowned on 25 April 1986 aged 18 and 6 days! The king and his mother, whose title is Ndlovukati (“Great She-Elephant”), rule jointly.

Overnight: Beehive Huts or a 3-STAR Lodge

Day 6: Village Tour - Breakfast- Included!

After breakfast, we visit Umphakatsi Cultural village – this is the local chief’s village where we explore authentic Swazi Culture with great photo opportunities. We then proceed to the Ezulwini Valley and the capital city, Mbabane. Depart for the cultural village in Mantenga followed by a trip into the Ezulwini Valley to view Swazi Art & Craft.

Overnight: Beehive Huts or a 3-STAR Lodge

South Africa- 3 Nights / 3 Days

Day 7: South African Border -Breakfast- Included.

Depart after breakfast for the South African border post, book into the lodge, have lunch, and do the Hluhluwe /Umfolozi Game Drive.

Overnight: Hluhluwe Lodge.

Day 8: Cruising -Breakfast- Included.

Depart after breakfast and do a boat cruise of ST Lucia Weltland Estuary, viewing crocodiles, Hippos, and numerous birdlife species! ST Lucia is surrounded by an estuary that lies at the southernmost entrance to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in the Elephant Coast region of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. First World Heritage site named in RSA in 2000!

St Lucia is home to various ecosystems which include swamps, lake systems, coral reefs, beaches, wetlands, woodlands, and coastal forests. The town lies in the heart of unspoiled beauty with plenty of wildlife. Portions of this area have been a game reserve since as early as 1895. iSimangaliso is within the World Heritage Site of ISimangaliso and approaching the area from Mtubatuba is truly spectacular. Lake St Lucia is rich in rare marine fossils, and research done here has indicated that the area started forming approximately 140,000,000 years ago.

Overnight in Undergberg Lodge.

Day 9: Swartburg -Breakfast - Included!

Traveling through the small town of Swartburg. Enjoy traveling through the picturesque farmlands of East Griqualand with traditionally decorated huts along the route. A scenic drive through a bushy landscape, small forests, and farmland dotted with picturesque villages. Passing through Matatiele in the Eastern Cape, bordering on Kwa Zulu Natal before entering Lesotho via Qacha’s Nek border post.

Qacha's Nek is a district of Lesotho. Qacha's Nek is the capital of Camp Town and the only town in the district. In the south, Qacha's Nek borders the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and it has a short border with KwaZulu-Natal Province in the Far East. Domestically, it borders Quthing District in the southwest, Mohale's Hoek District in the west, and Thaba-Tseka District in the northern direction.

Entering Lesotho and traveling through rural Lesotho villages, before turning right and crossing over the Orange River/ Senqu. The Orange River, South Africa's major river, rises in the Drakensberg in Lesotho, where it is known as the Senqu. From where the river leaves Lesotho, it flows westward for some 2200km to where it finally flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay.

Dams

The Gariep Dam, near Colesburg, is the main storage structure within the Orange River. From here the water is supplied in two directions, namely westward along the Orange River (via hydroelectric power generators) to the Vanderkloof Dam, and southward through the Orange-Fish Tunnel to the Eastern Cape. The total Orange-Senqu River basin extends over four countries, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa, and covers an area of 1 000 000 km². 64.2% (642 000 km²) of the basin falls within South Africa, 24.5% (245 000 km²) in Namibia, 7.9% (79 000 km²) in Botswana and 3.4% (34 000 km²) in Lesotho.

The basin incorporates the central part of South Africa, which represents nearly half of the surface area of the RSA, the whole of Lesotho (where the main river is known as the Senqu), reaches to the southern part of Botswana, and drains most of the southern half of Namibia.

Alluvial Diamonds

In 1867, the first diamond discovered in South Africa, the Eureka Diamond, was found near Hopetown on the Orange River/Senqu River. Two years later, a much larger diamond known as the Star of South Africa was found in the same area, causing a diamond rush. This was soon eclipsed by the diamond rush to mine diamonds directly from Kimberlite at Kimberley in 1871, although alluvial diamonds continued to be found in the Orange. Today, several commercial diamond mines operate on the last stretch of the river, as well as the beaches around its mouth. Diamond mines also operate on the middle stretch of the river.

10.73 Carats

At 2.080m stop at the “Christ the King” viewpoint with a beautiful view into the valley below and the mountains around. Cross over the Orange River (Senqu River). An exciting journey high over the summit of the Thaba Putswa Range via Makhakhe’s Pass and across the basalt moorland roof of Southern Africa to Semonkong, “the Place of Smoke”. Maletsunyane Falls is a single cataract on a tributary of the Orange River in Lesotho, 75 miles (121 km).

Maletsunyane Falls - 204 meters

Lunch at Semonkong Lodge. After lunch, view the spectacular Maletsunyane Waterfall. 2x Options either hiking or Pony Trekking to view the Maletsunyane waterfall both are 3 hours circular route!

Overnight: Lodge.

Lesotho- 3 Nights / 3 Days

Day 10: Departure - Breakfast- Included.

Depart after breakfast After a good breakfast at the lodge travel via Moitsupeli, turning left towards Koro-Koro. A scenic drive through a bushy landscape, small forests, and farmland dotted with picturesque villages. Along the road dense bushes and shrubs are used by locals for medical purposes, picturesque mountain landscapes, and rural settlements.

At the roadside basalt stone with hardened bubbles. Packed lunch provided for. Entering a very rural part of Lesotho a lot of interaction with the local population takes place. Our destination is situated in secluded woodland surrounded by beautiful countryside. Dinner at the lodge.

Overnight: Lodge.

Day 11: Breakfast-Included.

Departure from the lodge after breakfast and proceed to Ha Kome Caves situated near Teya-Teyaneng. At Ha Kome there is a remarkable village where cave dwellings have been carved out under towering rocks. The families still living there today are descendants of the original people who “built” the caves in the 19th century and the site is now a National Heritage Site.

The people living there now still live much as their forefathers did almost two centuries ago and those who have occupied the caves over the years have left a rich cultural history.
Gruesomely, this area was once home to cannibals and past generations of Basotho fled to the caves to hide from them. Parking at the top of the hill allows you to walk for about 20 minutes to reach the Ha Kome Visitors Centre where we will be given a guided tour of the caves and told something of the history and culture of the people.

Visit Thaba Bosiu, lunch on arrival, after lunch a guide will take us on tour and explain the history of Moshoeshoe the First and how he was able to conquer the Zulu King Shakas warriors. Well then be taken to a demonstration village and from a distance see the famous mountain Thaba Bosiu. Do an orientation tour of Maseru visit the curio shop and see how Tapestries are made! Also, for those who collect stamps, we can go to the POST OFFICE and buy!

Overnight: Guest Lodge.

Day 12: Breakfast -Included.

Depending on departure timing!

After breakfast do an orientation tour of Maseru, buying curious and stamps of Lesotho and viewing tapestries being made of Mohair and Angora wool. Viewing of the new Parliament building, lunch, and depart for Maseru airport at 14H00!

TOUR ENDS!

Please contact us for the price. Extra charge for a single room.

Valid Passports Essential

If the number of clients increases or decreases the costing will be adjusted accordingly!

Included:

Transfer from Mozambique/Lesotho

2x Bottled water per day

All Accommodation-11 Nights

Breakfast only!

Driver Guide.

All Transport for 12 Days

1 x ST Lucia Estuary boat cruise

1x Game Drive-Swaziland

Excluded:

Personal Insurance/ Expenses

All Soft and Alcoholic Drinks

Flights are at own cost

Tips to Guide

Adventure Activities-own cost/Risk

Lunches & Dinners