Depart from New York or Washington, DC for your flight to Johannesburg, South Africa on South African Airways.

Upon arrival at Johannesburg's Oliver Tambo International Airport, collect your luggage and then clear customs and immigration. You will be met by a Lion World Tours representative and escorted to your complimentary hotel shuttle.

Peermont Metcourt Suites is situated at the Emperors Palace and is adjacent to the OR Tambo International Airport. The hotel is friendly, functional and extremely convenient. The hotel's guest rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, modem point,direct dial telephone, electronic in-room safe, hairdryer and television. The hotel's facilities include a laundry/dry cleaning and pressing service, concierge and a scheduled shuttle service to and from Johannesburg International Airport. Recreational facilities include a tennis court, swimming pool and Health Club.

After breakfast take the hotel's complimentary shuttle back to Johannesburg Airport for your Charter flight to Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve. On arrival you will be met and transferred to Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge where you will spend two nights on a full board basis with early morning and evening game drives.

Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge is situated in teh Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, part of the greater Sabi Sands Game Reserve which shares an unfenced border with Kruger National Park. The lodge lies on the banks of the Sabie River overlooking a waterhole where animals regularly come to drink. It is an all-suite, exclusive lodge offering 25 suites designed and furnished in a contemporary, yet ethnic, style. The bathrooms, with bath as well as indooor and outdoor showers, offer open views to the river plains beyond. A sense of space and light pervades each suite, while high thatch and discreet air-conditioning provides a cool escape during the warmer months. External walls, the color and texture of wet elephant hide, and the artistic interior and exterior use of indigenous slate for floors, bathroom walls and outside patios reflects an amber, grey and ochre palette, ensuring that Bush Lodge is unobtrusive and blends perfectly with the surrounding bushveld. Glass bottles containing high quality cosmetics and a crystal decanter of sherry are just some of the special touches designed to delight the senses and ensure a memorable stay.

As dawn lightens the horizon, a knock on your door awakens you to a new bushveld day. After coffee and snacks on the patio, you will be escorted to a four-wheel drive open Land Rover and head off into the reserve for an early morning game drive.

Sabi Sabi's professional rangers are renowned for being the most expert and well-trained in the industry. You will be entralled by the magic and absorb the peace of the bush. Later, after breakfast, you can watch animals coming to drink and admire the the prolific variety of birds from one of the many hides overlooking waterholes or built into tall Sycamore Fig trees along the banks of the Sabi River. Spend the hottest part of the day relaxing around one of the two swimming pools or on comfortable wooden chairs overlooking the water-hole. Exceptional game viewing has always been a trademark of Sabi Sabi, and the chances of seeing the 'Big Five' - Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo and Leopard - as well as the African wild dog and cheetah, are excellent. There are also lots of other species, and plains game is prolific.

Today you will be transferred to the Sabi Sabi airstrip for your Charter flight back to Johannesburg. On arrival you will be met and transferred to the Michelangelo Hotel.

Overlooking Nelson Mandela Square and forming an integral part of Renaissance-styled Sandton Square, is the 5-star Michelangelo Hotel - a member of 'The Leading Hotels of the World'. The hotel has a majestic dome in glass and steel which tops the entrance lobby atrium that rises eight stories. Scenic elevators overlook the atrium with its arches, columns, and decorative balustrades. All the rooms are tastefully decorated to reflect the elegant Renaissance-style that has been carried throughout the hotel. Each room contains high-speed Internet access, a minibar, safe, and coffee/tea. The hotel has an indoor pool, fitness center, sauna and steam room. Guests may also make use of the hotel's spa services. The hotel is also close to a mall with fantastic shopping and dining.

Today you will be transferred from your hotel to Johannesburg Airport where you will take your regional flight to Pemba in Northern Mozambique. On arrival you will be met and transferred to Pemba Beach Hotel & Spa where you will spend one night on a bed and breakfast basis.

Situated on one of the world's largest natural deepwater harbors in the far Northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado, the Pemba Beach Hotel & Spa, on the northern reach of the stunning, long Wimbe Beach, is aesthetically unique with Arabian-influenced architecture. The hotel has 60 en-suite rooms, including two suites, all facing the ocean beyond the expansive rolling green lawns and swaying palm trees. All have balconies, air conditioning, mini-bar, satellite TV, direct dial telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, electronic safe, international plug points and a hair dryer. The Hotel also has a restaurant, cocktail bar and salt-water pool.

The historical lure of the city, "seafood at its best" and service with a smile make this new sought-after destination popular with honeymooners and explorers who seek the as yet - 'undiscovered'.

Today you will be transferred from your hotel back to Pemba Airport for your flight to Matemo Island. On arrival you will be met and transferred to Matemo Island Resort where you will spend the next three nights including all meals.

Matemo Island Resort is situated in the pristine Quirimbas Island Archipelago in Northern Mozambique, and recognized by Cognoscenti as the world's best diving and fishing destination, consisting of some 27 islands.

The Resort has 24 beach chalets, complete with en-suite bathrooms fitted with an indoor shower and separate bath, as well as a private outdoor shower. All chalets are beautifully furnished and are equipped with air-conditioning, outdoor hammock, and are fully mosquito screened. The resort also has a restaurant, bar and pool area, and a spectacular location in which to enjoy an idyllic Mozambique island holiday.

Two days at leisure enjoying the facilities at Matemo Island Resort.

Matemo Island Resort offers a full range of water sports and island activities including fishing, snorkeling, scuba diving, a variety of beach games, deep sea fishing and sunset cruises. It is also an ideal vantage point from which to explore the rich cultural history and diversity of nearby islands. The Resort is ideal for family leisure, couples, as welll as fishing and diving enthusiasts. Matemo Island, approximately 2,400 hectares/5,900 acres in size, with palm groves, palm vegetation and vast vistas, makes for island discoveries, beach walks and striking sunsets that flood the skies with dazzling hues.

Today you will be transferred by air from Matemo to Medjumbe Island Resort where you will spend the next two nights with all meals included.

Medjumbe Island Resort is situated in the magnificent Quirimbas Archipelago, Northern Mozambique. Medjumbe Island is 2,600 feet/793 meters in length and 1,150 feet/351 meters wide - a magical destination with private beaches and countless coves to be discovered, and blissful surroundings to be experienced. The island is accessed from Pemba by light aircraft transfer, a mere 40-minute flight. Alternatively from Matemo Island resort, a 20 minute flight.

The Medjumbe Resort is the ultimate in luxurious, exclusive island accommodation. There are a total of 13 thatched chalets with en-suite bathrooms fitted with indoor shower and separate bath as well as a private outdoor shower. All chalets are beautifully furnished and are equipped with air conditioning, outdoor hammock, ceiling fans, fully mosquito screened, hair dryer, mini bar, personal electronic safe, satellite television and the convenience of tea/coffee making facilities.

Medjumbe Island Resort is the ideal Mozambique island getaway for those who wish to experience exclusivity and privacy in a remote tropical location. This tiny untouched island with awe-inspiring coral reefs and ocean views, is world-renowned for delectable seafood, gracious hospitality and out-of-this-world diving.

Medjumbe Private Island has earned its enviable reputation as Mozambique's best-kept secret. This tiny, pristine Quirimbas Island, with its bewitching ocean views and stunning coral reefs, is world-renowned for offering barefoot luxury, privacy and unparalleled hospitality. Its signature is stylish simplicity, with delicious seafood, some of the world's premier diving and fishing, and a wealth of romantic delights combining to form a heady menu.

Bid a reluctant farewell to the island paradise as you are taken by light aircraft transfer from Medjumbe to Pemba Airport where you connect with your regional flight back to Johannesburg, and then back to the USA on an international South African Airways flight.

Arrive home with a lifetime of memories!