Lesedi Cultural Village & Elephant Experience from Johannesburg

This multi-stop itinerary might be challenging to plan on your own, but booking a guided tour means you can visit an animal sanctuary, the Chameleon African Curio Market, and the Lesedi Cultural Village easily in a single day. No need to rent a car to access the animal sanctuary, about an hour outside Johannesburg, where you'll seek out and photograph elephants on a game drive. Pick up some souvenirs at the curio market and enjoy entertainment and a traditional buffet lunch at the Lesedi Cultural Village before heading back to Johannesburg.

Highlights

Traditional buffet lunch and dance show included at the Lesedi Cultural Village

See and photograph elephants at a wildlife sanctuary, entrance fees included

Round-trip transportation from Johannesburg means no need for a rental car

Guide provides live narration on the sights as you travel

Itinerary
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Stop At: Lesedi Cultural Village, Portion 198 Of Farm no 493 Off the R512, Lanseria 1748 South Africa

Be collected from your hotel by a professional and registered guide at 7am and be driven to an Animal Sanctuary a mere 1-hour away. On arrival, sit outside on the deck overlooking some of the most scenic area in the Magaliesberg while enjoying a hot beverage and a homemade muffin.

Then depart on an open 4x4 game viewer and head off in search of the elephants, including the matriarch (known as Three) and her two calves Marti and Hanna. If you are lucky, you may just come across the local celebrity, Jack our zebra while he watches over his herd of mares. During the drive you will encounter a host of different antelope species such as Blesbok, Blue Wildebeest, Impala and many more. On finding the elephants, you will get out of the vehicle and spend time with them as they roam freely in their own habitat as your guide gives you all the interesting facts about them.

Here your guide will be taking pictures for you so that you can enjoy the moment, and not have to worry about getting great photos. After spending some time with these amazing creatures, you will then get back onto the game viewer and head back to the lodge.

On returning to the lodge, you will then set off for a cultural experience at Chameleon African Curio Market that hosts approximately 180 different stalls where you can shop to your heart’s content.

On your way back, you will drive over the Hartbeespoort Dam wall, a single-laned, tarmac road which skirts the water's edge on the north side of the breathtaking Magaliesberg range of mountains. Along its route it passes through a 186-foot (56.6-meter) long tunnel before reaching your next destination, Lesedi Cultural Village, which depicts South Africa’s diverse cultures and enjoy a traditional buffet lunch. After lunch, you will be returned to your hotel.

Duration: 3 hours