South Africa presents
one of its special innovations: the Fishing program
For all those interested in the sport of fishing
7 x nights / 8 x day programme
on a 4 star houseboat and/
or in a 4-star costal lodge on the shores of the lake
with OPTIONAL extension: 3 x nights / 4 x days CAPE TOWN
Planned departure date
For interested Individuals and smaller groups up to 10 – 12 people:
Planned departure date: 09 March 2026 – and/or before – it will be confirmed !
Package price (estimated)
a) In case of min. 6 persons on a 4-star HOUSEBOAT.
– deluxe cabin sharing 2 persons 1550 EURO per person
– deluxe cabin for single use 1850 EURO
– International flight to Durban from EURO 820 p. person
b) In case of min. 6 persons at a 4-star COSTAL LODGE:
– in double room, sharing 2 persons 850 EURO per person
– room for single use 1050 EURO
Main attractions
- Unique fishing experience on a 16,000 hectare lake
- Full board with luxury service on a 4 star houseboat
- Or – room with breakfast in the 4-star costal lodge
- Fishing the protected “striped water dog”, the tiger fish, and many more other species
- Direct experience of African wildlife from the houseboat.
- OPTIONAL programme with extension:
- Domestic flight to Cape Town
- Cape Town, the third most beautiful city in the world,
- Tour of the Cape Peninsula to Cape Point Viewpoint and
- World famous wine tasting in the Cape wine region.
Cape Town and Table Mountain
Cape Point
Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl wine region
Lake Jozini / Pongolapoort Dam
Durban
Size of South Africa: 13 times the size of Hungary, 1.2 million km2
Population: 60 million
IMPORTANT:
Visa requirements for entry into South Africa can be found on this link:
https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries
For further information, - e.g. regarding health requirements - please contact our Budapest office where we will be happy to answer all your questions.
Piroska Magyar Office Manager PiroskaM@twf.co.za,
or make a phone call to +36-20-935-995
Programme
Departure from your own country, by overnight flight
Arrival and check-in on the boat
Arrival at Durban King Shaka Airport in the midday/early afternoon. Private transfer to the houseboat for approximately 4 hours. Check-in to the boat, after occupying cabins, a delicious dinner awaits guests.
Accommodation: 4-star houseboat, PONGOLAPOORT DAM
The luxury quality houseboat is 30 metres long, 8.6 metres wide, three decks, accommodating 20 visitors comfortably. Each cabin is double and air-conditioned, with 6 x luxury en-suite cabins and 4 x pontoon en-suite cabins.
Fishing programme
After breakfast, full day fishing programme, breakfast, lunch, dinner on request. Explore the smaller bays with the attached boats and try and enjoy all the facilities of the boat, such as the Jacuzzi.
Fish species: the protected tiger fish, sharp-toothed catfish, barbel, carp, imber, river goby, purple- and red-nosed labeo, silver raptor. Stb.
Accommodation: as above - Pongolapoort Dam
Last day
Have breakfast on the houseboat and prepare to disembark. Private transfer to Durban King Shaka Airport and flight to Europe by overnight flight.
Arrival in your own country
Optional extensions
3 x nights/4 x days programme
Discover Cape Town
- Flight from King Shaka Airport Durban to Cape Town, 2 hours drive.
- Arrival early afternoon, welcome, followed by orientation tour and transfer to accommodation.
- Around 17:00 hrs, optional sunset cruise on a catamaran boat on the Atlantic Ocean coast (weather permitting).
- In the evening, free time and dinner in a cosy restaurant in the port - at own expense.
Accommodation: 4-star near the port area, breakfast included, CAPE TOWN
Full day tour of the Cape Peninsula
- After breakfast, full day guided tour of the Cape Peninsula.
- Visit to the populous Hout Bay.
- View the famous panoramic view of Chapman's Peak.
- Continue to the Cape of Good Hope.
- Ascend to Cape Point lookout by funicular.
- We visit the favourite cove of the African penguins, Boulders Beach.
- Return to the city in the afternoon.
- Dinner in the evening at a restaurant with a real African atmosphere, where we will enjoy a 14-course menu.
- The program starts with a drumming lesson at 18:30, followed by African music and fun. Return transport.
Accommodation: as the night before, CAPE TOWN
Full day programme in the Cape Winelands
- Today guests will again enjoy a guided full day programme.
- Visit to the most important towns of Cape Winelands: Franschhoek and Stellenbosch.
- During the day, 1 x wine cellar visit, 3 x wine tasting and 1 x picnic lunch from a hamper in the garden of one of the wine farms.
- In the afternoon return to the city. Evening is at leisure.
Accommodation: as the previous evening, CAPE TOWN.
Last day
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Short free time in the morning, possibly for shopping, then getting ready to leave the hotel and the country.
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In the early afternoon, transfer with an escort to Cape Town airport and return flight from Cape Town to Europe by overnight flight.
Return home
Return home – arrival in your country.
Some useful information
About the boat:
Its restaurant serves delicious meals – full board – the bar offers cocktails, drinks, pleasant music and good vibes, all combined with the 12-seater Jacuzzi for total comfort. The ship’s qualified and experienced captain and his crew of 6 will ensure that all your needs are catered for. And for exploring smaller bays, 3 medium-sized boats are available separately.
Recommended fishing area:
Lake Jozini is South Africa’s largest lake, size 16,000 hectare part of Pongolapoort Dam, one of the largest fish-bearing lakes in the world, situated at the foot of the Lebombo Mountains and surrounded by Africa’s colourful game reserve of the Pongola Game Reserve, located on the border with Swaziland.
The lake is famous mainly for its protected population of tiger fish – the life-taking, attack-instinct tiger fish – among many other species of fish such as sharp-toothed catfish, barb, imber, carp, river goby, purple- and red-nosed labeo, silver rapier, etc.
Gallery
The above wonderful program in pictures
Package price
Estimated package price of first main program in case of 6 x guests:
(7 x nights / 8 x days)
a) with 4-star houseboat accommodation
Double occupancy per person
1550 EURO
Single occupancy
1850 EURO
International flight to Durban
from EURO 820.00 / person
b) with 4-star lodge accommodation on the lake shore
Double accommodation per person
850 EURO
Single accommodation
1080 EURO
Prices above INCLUDE the following services:
- 5 x nights accommodation with breakfast at the lodge, – or
- 5 x nights accommodation with full board on the houseboat,
- cabin cleaning during the stay, all boat movements during the stay, access to wifi,
- services of a qualified skipper and experienced crew,
- 3 x escort boats for extra fishing activities, to view wildlife of nearby game reserve,
- full fuel and running costs for the boat during the 5-day cruise, fishing equipments
- return private airport transfer to Durban.
Prices above DO NOT INCLUDE the following services:
- international return flight Budapest – Durban,
- travel and passenger insurance,
- programs, meals not mentioned in the above description,
- cost of beverages at meals,
- personal expenses, minibar, laundry, gratuities, etc.
- optional/optional programme extension costs in Cape Town.
Price of Optional extension programme
Package price: (estimated price)
Double accommodation, per person
800 EURO
Single occupancy (per person per night)
on request
Domestic flight Durban-Cape Town
EURO 120.00
IMPORTANT: when booking an international flight, return flight is from Cape Town!
Above prices INCLUDE the following services:
- private return transfer between hotel and airport,
- 3 x nights accommodation in a 4-star hotel near the popular port area with breakfast included,
- Full day guided excursion to Cape Peninsula with entrance tickets to Cape Point
- full day guided Cape wine tour with wine cellar visit, 3 x wine/cheese tasting.
Prices above DO NOT INCLUDE the following services:
- Domestic flights Durban-Cape Town,
- the cost of optional programmes
- travel and passenger insurance,
- programs, meals not included in the above description,
- personal expenses such as minibar, tips, telephone, laundry, etc.
Price per person for Cape Town optional programmes:
Sunset cruise, weather permitting, subject to availability
EURO 57.00
Dinner in African style restaurant, return transfer included
EURO 65.00
The above prices are all ESTIMATED and subject to the number of participants and possible changes in the international currency exchange rate. Therefore, prices must be revised and finalized after time of booking.
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