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19 NIGHT /
20 DAY PACKAGE
CAPE TOWN
/ GARDEN ROUTE
/ KRUGER
NATIONAL PARK
/ SUN
CITY
/ JOHANNESBURG
DAY ONE
On your arrival at Johannesburg International Airport you
will be met and vouchers will be exchanged. You will then be
directed to the Domestic departures where you will check in for your
flight to Cape Town . On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel
/ guesthouse where assistance to check in will be offered. Rest of the
day at leisure. (B)
DAY TWO
Today enjoy the Table
Mountain & Cape
Peninsula
tour. This tour includes a trip to the top of the world-renowned
Table
Mountain
(Subject to weather conditions), visit to Hout
Bay
and a visit to the Seal
Island
as well as the Penguin Colony (also subject to weather
conditions). The highlight of the tour is viewing where the Indian &
Atlantic oceans meet. Return to hotel / guesthouse and enjoy the
evening at leisure. (B)
DAY THREE
Today you can enjoy a visit to The Castle as well as a tour of Roben
Island
(subject to weather conditions).
The
rest of the afternoon can be spent at leisure to explore and enjoy some
shopping at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. (B).
DAY FOUR
Today you will be collected from your hotel for your Cape Winelands
Tour. This is a full day tour that includes a visit to Stellenbosch
where you can enjoy a cellar tour and view the whole winemaking
process. You will later be given the chance to explore “Oom Siamese
Winkel” where you can browse amongst hundreds of antiques. After the
tour is finished you will be returned to your hotel / guesthouse where
you may spend the evening at leisure. (B).
DAY FIVE
Today enjoy a full day tour to Hermanus and travel along
the Whale Route
.
The best time of year to visit is August through to November. See the
miracle of nature as the Antarctic whales come into Walker
Bay
to calve.
Enjoy an optional lunch stop in Hermanus. Return to the hotel /
guesthouse for the evening via False Bay
.(B)
DAY SIX
We depart from CapeTown and travel to Worcester
via DuToit’s Kloof
Mountain
pass. At Worcester
we
visit the fascinating open air museum, a live and
interesting exhibition dedicated to the farming community. Lunch is
arranged at a restaurant in Montagu.
We then travel through the mountains to the Little Karoo. Changing
scenery from lush farmland to semi-desert areas, makes this a day of
surprises. A warm welcome awaits us from the staff of the Riempies
Estate Hotel where we overnight. (B, L ,D)
DAY SEVEN
Awake to the freshness of the Karoo
air.
After a good breakfast we visit the world famous Cango
Caves
, where we take a fascinating guided tour
lasting over an hour. We set off to the Crocodile and Cheetah farm, to
see these prehistoric reptiles and cats.
Even more fascinating is the Highgate Ostrich farm where we stop for a
tour and lunch. The afternoon brings us over the mountains, through
George and Wilderness en route to Knysna. Our overnight stay is on the
water’s edge at the Knysna Quays Hotel. (B, L, D)
DAY EIGHT
After a leisurely breakfast you will have some time to spend on your own
in the quaint village
of Knysna
. Alternatively our guide will take you to the Garden of Eden
to show you the heart of the Garden Route
. Late morning we set sail on the Knysna Lagoon
aboard a private catamaran. Sailing is one of the traditional modes of
transport in this area and you will be able to enjoy a spectacular view
of the area before we return to Knysna for lunch.
We then join a real steam train which travels along one of the world’s
most picturesque rail routes to George. After arrival in George our
guide will transfer you to the King
George
Hotel
. Sleep well aftera full and exciting day. (B, L, D)
DAY NINE
After breakfast, we depart for Mossel
Bay
along the scenic coastal route. At Mossel
Bay
we visit the
historic Post Office Tree where early navigators left mail for the
homebound ships to Europe
. Our route to Swellendam, which is full of romantic history,
is via farmlands and rolling hills. In the afternoon our route takes us
through charming Hermanus, seaside retreat of the wealthy and famous. We
arrive back in CapeTown
after four fabulous days! Overnight in Cape Town
for one
night. (B, L).
DAY TEN
Today you will transfer to the airport for your domestic flight to
Johannesburg
. On arrival you will be met and transferred to
your hotel / guesthouse for one night. (B)
DAY ELEVEN
Today you will check out of your hotel / guesthouse and will be
transferred to the
Kruger
National Park
for two nights. Depart by air-conditioned
microbus
from Johannesburg
and travel east through the highveld farmlands and
Mpumalanga
mountains. Stops will be made en-route at the historical
gold rush
town of Pilgrim
’s Rest, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the Three
Rondawels.
Refreshment and lunch stops will also be made before arriving at
Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge,
situated in the Balule Game Reserve, for overnight.
Enjoy an exciting open landrover drive - looking for the elusive
nocturnal animals.
Dinner will be served in the ‘Boma’ under the stars. (B, D)
MOHLABETSI SAFARI LODGE
This intimate game lodge is set in the Balule Nature Reserve, adjoining
the Kruger
National Park
. Guests
are personally welcomed to this oasis in the bush which
offers rustic thatched en-suite rondawels, set amongst shady trees and a
sparkling pool. A thatched lapa overlooks a waterhole where guests watch
the animals come to drink. Game drives and foot safaris reveal a variety
of wildlife and birds and at night, the sounds of the lion, hyaena and
jackal create the ambience of Africa, as you enjoy superb campfire
dinners in the ‘boma’ under the stars.
DAY TWELVE
Up at sunrise and out of the Lodge for your
first game drive in the Kruger
National Park, before your ‘bush’ breakfast. (B, D)
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
The world-renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience
that ranks with the best in Africa. Established in 1898 to protect the
wildlife of the South African Lowveld, this national park of
nearly 2 million hectares, is unrivalled in
the diversity of its life forms and a world leader in advanced
environmental management techniques and policies. Truly the flagship of
the South African national parks, Kruger is home to an impressive number
of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds
and 147 mammals. Man's interaction with the Lowveld environment over
many centuries - from bushman rock paintings to majestic archaeological
sites like Masorini and Thulamela - is very evident in the Kruger
National Park. These treasures represent the cultures, persons and
events that played a role in the history of the Kruger National Park and
are conserved along with the park's natural assets.
Game viewing for the rest of the day, interrupted only with a stop for
lunch. You are all eyes to catch that special shot with your camera that
will always be treasured. Leave the park and on to Moholoholo Forest
Camp, at Mariepskop, for overnight. Arrive in time for the evening
open landrover drive and dinner in the ‘Boma’.
MOHOLOHOLO FOREST CAMP
Situated in the midst of a rain forest which
is surrounded by Acacia woodland, nestling on the slopes of ‘the very
great one’ known as Mariepskop in the majestic north eastern lowveld
Drakensberg mountains.
One of the special features of the Forest Camp is the open viewing
terrace, which
overlooks the forest. A large variety of
forest animals such as Nyala, Red Duiker, Bush Buck, Samango Monkeys and
Bush Pigs can be watched as the browse the forest floor and visit the
waterhole. A maximum of 16 people can be accommodated in 8
well-appointed and secluded log and thatch en suite chalets, providing
the ultimate retreat. Delicious home cooked meals are served in either
the reed boma around a log fire or in the thatched dining room, which is
also ideal as a small conference facility.
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Moholoholo contributes positively
to the conservation of endangered species and the rehabilitation of
injured and poisoned wildlife. Endangered cervals are bred here and
released back into the wilds.
DAY THIRTEEN
Up at daybreak for your morning walk in the bush: an opportunity for you
to get
closer to nature, followed by a hearty leisurely breakfast back at the
Lodge, and a
guided tour of the exciting and informative Wildlife Rehabilitation
Center, where
vulture feeding is often a part of the programme. A lunch and
refreshment stop
will be made en-route arriving back in Johannesburg in the late
afternoon where
you will overnight for 2 nights. (B)
DAY FOURTEEN
Today you will return to Johannesburg where you will overnight for one
night. (B).
DAY FIFTEEN
Today you will transfer to Sun City where you
will overnight for two nights. (B)
DAY SIXTEEN
Explore Sun City at leisure today. (B)
DAY SEVENTEEN
Today you will transfer to your hotel in Johannesburg for 3 nights.
Enjoy an optional visit to Monte Casino
which
you can arrange at your hotel. (B).
DAY EIGHTEEN
Enjoy a morning excursion to Gold Reef City.
Enjoy an afternoon tour of Soweto where you can visit the biggest city
in Southern Africa steeped in apartheid history and the most televised
township in the world. See the houses of the wealthy cheek by jowl with
the tin shacks of the poor. Return to hotel and spend afternoon at
leisure. (B).
DAY NINETEEN
Travel to Lesedi Cultural Village today where one will experience how
the Zulu, Ndebele, Sotho and Pedi tribes differ on the tour. A taste of
traditional beer and sample tribal dancing can be experienced. Spend
the remainder of the afternoon at leisure. (B).
DAY TWENTY
Transfer to Johannesburg International Airport in time for your flight
home.
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