Day 1:            Kalahari Lodge, Kimberley         (Sun, 10 October)

We meet you at your front door early and we depart for the Northern Cape province. It is a long drive so we do breakfast on the way and will have every two to three hours convenience stops. We arrive in Kimberley in the afternoon and check in at the Kalahari lodge

Day 2:            Lilydale Rest Camp, Mokala National Park   (Mon, 11 October)

After a lekker breakfast we depart for the Kimberley mine museum and Big hole for a short tour. We stop in town to purchase Karoo chops etc for evening dinner in Mokala. Lunch at the museum

After lunch we depart for Sanparks Mokala reserve 70 Km’s from Kimberley. We arrive and check in for our first night under the stars. The accommodation is self-catering so depending on the weather. Dinner prepared by your Guide

Day 3:            Lilydale Rest Camp, Mokala National Park   (Tues, 12 October)

After an early breakfast, we explore this park for the day. We do picnic lunch somewhere in the park.

"Where Endangered Species Roam"...Mokala is SANParks' newest park. It is situated approximately 70km south-southwest of Kimberley, and west of the N12 freeway to Cape Town. Nestled in the hills, Mokala's landscape boasts a variety of koppieveld (hills) and large open plains. A total of 863 animals were moved from the old Vaalbos to Mokala. The Park is currently 19611ha in size and the following species occur in the park:

Black Rhino, White Rhino, Disease-free Buffalo, Tsessebe, Roan Antelope, Mountain Reedbuck, Giraffe, Gemsbok, Eland, Zebra, Red Hartebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Black Wildebeest, Kudu, Ostrich, Steenbok, Duiker and Springbok.

Day 4:            KhoiSan Karoo Conservancy, Karoo    (Wed, 13 October)

After tea or coffee and rusks we depart to the Khoisan Karoo Conservancy for 3 nights with a stop in Orania for breakfast. On arrival at the Khoisan Karoo we check in and explore the farm. Enjoy a sunset drive in an open safari vehicle to see the hippos and buffalo and enjoy the first course of our three-course dinner during a sundowner break. Return to New Holme lodge for dinner.

After dinner we enjoy another open vehicle game drive to look for the Shy-5 – Aardwolf, Aardvark, Black-Footed Cat, Porcupine and Bat-eared Fox

Day 5:            KhoiSan Karoo Conservancy, Karoo    (Thurs, 14 October)

06h00     Enjoy coffee and rusks before we set off on a 10 km drive followed by a 1 km walk to the Khoi etching. Snacks are included.

10h00     Breakfast at the lodge.

16h30     A game and birding drive is followed by sundowners and the first course of our evening meal on a hilltop.

19h30     Dinner at the lodge.

20h30   Enjoy a two-and-a-half-hour drive over 20km searching for the Shy Five.

Day 6:            Guesthouse, Bloemfontein        (Fri, 15 October)

After our scrumptious breakfast, we start making our way back to Gauteng travelling towards Bloemfontein. Stop for a visit at the Womens Memorial and lunch before we check in for our overnight stay at our Guesthouse

Day 7:            End of Itinerary, Bloemfontein (Sat, 16 October)

After breakfast we depart back to Johannesburg