2 Day Tala Game Reserve & Drakensberg Tour From Durban

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About this activity

This is one of the most popular tours. It takes you to the fovourite Tala Game Reserve where we do a 4x4 Game Drive. From Tala we go to see lions and elephants at the Natal Lion Park. On the same day we proceed to Howick Falls and Nelson Mandela Capture Site ending the day in the Drakensberg Mountains. On day 2 the major activity is hiking in the Drakensberg in the beautiful Monks Cowl.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, English, French
Operated by: Africa Top Tours & Safaris

Ages: Children (5–12 years) · Adults (13–95 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Drakensberg Mountains
Included: Hiking
Included: 4x4 Game Drive
Included: Nelson Mandela Capture Site
Included: Elephants, lions, rhino, giraffe, zebra, and many more
Included: Breakfast
Included: Natal Lion Park
Included: Tala Game Reserve

Itinerary

Day 1 · Depart from Durban at 7am and head off to Tala Game Reserve

Tala Private Game Reserve

3 hours Admission included

Tala Game Reserve spans some 3,000 hectares, encompassing a mix of acacia thornveld, open grassland and a sensitive wetland, which attracts more than 380 bird species, and plenty of big game, including the rhino, kudu, hippo, giraffe and wildebeest and many more.

At Tala we go on a 4x4 Game Drive moving to different points within the game reserve in search of animals.
Natal Lion Park

one hour Admission included

From Tala Game Reserve we proceed to Natal Lion Park, a small but beautiful game park where we see elephants and lions. There is also a big bird species and lots of indigenous trees.
Howick Falls

30 min Admission included

From Natal Lion Park we proceed to Howick Falls, a 95 m spectacular water fall.
Nelson Mandela Capture Site

2 hours Admission included

FromHowick Falls we travel a short distance to Nelson Mandela Capture Site. Here we visit the Museum and the world renowned Nelson Mandela sculpture. Nelson Mandela was arrested on 5 August 1962 outside Howick,

Natal, South Africa. He spent the next 27 years of his life in prison.

The Nelson Mandela Capture Site commemorates this moment in history with a visitor centre and a world renowned sculpture.
Drakensberg Region

12 hours

From Nelson Mandela Capture Site we travel to the Drakensberg Mountains for the night.

Overnight accommodation is included at Gooderson Monks Cowl Golf Resort Hotel or similar

Day 2 · After breakfast we proceed to the Monks Cowl Camp where we begin our hiking into the Drakensberg

Monks Cowl

4 hours Admission included

We go hiking at the Monks Cowl. The Monk's Cowl Nature Reserve with its breathtaking vistas of sweeping grasslands on the lower reaches, to magnificent towering cliffs and waterfalls cascading for hundreds of metres makes this an area of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park worth visiting. The hiking is flexible depending on one's wishes and level of fitness. It can be anything from 2 hours to 6 hours.
Durban

3 hours

After doing the hiking we head back to Durban arriving at around 6pm to conclude this 2 day tour.