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Leaving the Kruger National Park early in the morning, you make
your way back to Johannesburg via the J.G.
Strydom Tunnel, where you will hope to see one of only a few
breeding pairs of Taita Flacons
within Southern Africa. Scanning the skies you may also be lucky
enough to see both Cape Vultures
and Verreaux’s Eagles soaring
above.
From here your next stop will be the
spectacular Blyde River Canyon – 3rd largest in the
world. Keep your eyes open for Jackal
Buzzard, Cape Bunting and Mocking
Cliff-Chat.
Returning to the main road our next
diversion will be through the Verloren Vlei Valley. This is a
protected area and being at an altitude of 2000m is home to a
few very select species. Here we will hope to find
Cape Rock Thrush, Yellow-breasted Pipit,
Southern Bald Ibis, Gurney’s Sugarbird
and if you are lucky some Wattled
Cranes.
Your lunch stop will be in the town of Dullstroom. It's a good 2
hour drive back to Jo'burg or Pretoria from Dullstroom, with
making one last stop at a roadside pan, where you will hope to find
Cape Shoveler, Lesser and
Greater Flamingo’s and provided it
is the summer a host of other waders too.
On
arriving in Jo'burg, you will be dropped off at your hotel or at
Oliver Tambo Int Airport, at approx 6.00pm.
Note
As the Northern Drakensberg Mountains are
close to the Kruger National Park; we include driving through this region on the
way back to Jo'burg or Pretoria.
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