We collect you from your accommodation in Johannesburg around 6am and transfer you to the shuttle service at OR Tambo International Airport. Shuttle service departs in an air-conditioned bus to Hoedspruit. You will pass through the picturesque Mpumalanga farmlands en route to your lunch destination in Hoedspruit (client’s that fly into Hoedspruit Eastgate airport will be collected). After lunch (at own cost), we proceed to your first overnight accommodation at Bongan African Lodge in an African Village near the Manyeleti Reserve. Upon arrival, our dedicated staff will welcome you and show you to your chalets, where you can relax for a while. Your first official safari experience will commence shortly after settling into your accommodation – the Sunset game Drive. Return to the Bongan African Lodge for a delicious dinner around 7pm – where the day’s adventures can be shared over a warm meal. Stay overnight in your comfortable chalet.