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  SOUTH AFRICA ITINERARY
 

17 DAY - 'SPLENDOURS OF SOUTH AFRICA'

  • Unprecedented game viewing in Private Reserves adjacent to the Kruger Park.
  • Stunning mountain scenery and hiking in the Drakensberg.
  • Garden Route and wonderful hiking - Otter and Tsitsikamma trails.
  • Cape Town - explore Table Mountain, Cape Point, Kirstenbosch, Waterfront, Stellenbosch and the Winelands.

DAY 1 : Arrive in Johannesburg. Transfer to an exclusive hotel high on a hilltop overlooking Johannesburg. Fine cuisine, spectacular views and superb service are part of the experience.

DAY 2-3 : Flight to a luxury lodge, in the Thornybush Private Reserve adjacent to the greater Kruger National Park in South Africa. Early morning and evening game-drives, game walks with expert Rangers and trackers. This is Big 5 country and sightings of elephants and predators are exceptional. This lodge is an exclusive getaway for those who value privacy, personalised service and some of the best game viewing Africa has to offer.

DAY 4-6 : Drive to one of the most luxurious tented camps in South Africa. Set in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, the gameviewing is superb with bush walks, night drives in open 4 wheel drive vehicles. This camp was recently nominated South Africa's most luxurious tented camp.

DAY 7-9 : Drive to the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. At your lodge, the emphasis is on exceptional personal service, exclusivity and privacy. Game walks in the early morning and late afternoon exploration by open Landrovers to see a huge variety of grazing herds including impala, tsessebe, giraffe, and zebra.

 

DAY 10-11 --- Fly to Durban and drive through the Valley of a Thousand Hills to a spectacular mountain Lodge, set at 4,000 feet in the northern Drakensberg Mountains. Fabulous hiking along streams and rivers, through a spectacular gorge, to Bushman caves. Sumptuous local cuisine with innovative menus is served at the lodge restaurant.

DAY 12-13 --- Fly to the famous Garden Route and the charming village of Knysna. Hiking trails in indigenous forest and the Tsitsikamma National Park, a spectacular marine reserve with steep cliffs and seascapes is one of Africa's most scenic hiking regions with the Tsitsikamma and Otter Trails, and a spectacular coastline rich with tide-pool life. Stay at an exclusive, five star Country House directly on the shores of the Knysna Lagoon.

DAY 14-16 --- Drive to Cape Town - one of the most beautiful cities in the world, a spectacular meeting of mountain and sea. Fine hiking and options to visit a variety of interesting places including the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront; Cape Point Nature Reserve, fantastic views and walks on Table Mountain, National Botanical Gardens at Kirstenbosch, the Groot Constantia wine estate, Khayelitsha - South Africa's largest township after Soweto, shark-diving or whale-watching.

Franschoek and historic Stellenbosch, the heart of the country's wine region are close by. Overnights at a hotel -, situated on its own quay on the world-famous Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Recently voted "the best hotel in the world" by a prestigious international travel magazine and a member of the esteemed Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

RATES FROM $2787 PER PERSON SHARING.

 

OTHER OPTIONS IN CAPE TOWN

A 3 night stay at one of Cape Town's top hotels situated on the Waterfront with hire car and with the option of half day guided tour to the City Centre and Table Mountain or a full day tour to the Penguin colony, Cape Point and Kirstenbosch or a full day guided tour to the Winelands of Stellenbosch and Khayelitsha township. Also optional a full day whale-watching tour to Hermanus.

RATES FROM $550 PER PERSON SHARING

Cape Town, Garden Route and Addo Elephant Park
3 night stay at a hotel on Cape Town's waterfront, car hire, a night in an excellent lodge on the Garden Route and 3 nights at an outstanding lodge outside Addo with unlimited game-viewing on your own amongst one of Africa's greatest concentration of elephants with abundant other wildlife.

RATES FROM $620 PER PERSON SHARING

Cape Town, game-viewing in private reserves in the Kruger Park area.
3 night stay at a hotel on Cape Town's waterfront, car hire in Cape Town, scheduled flight to Kruger Park area and 4 nights game viewing at two of South Africa's top game lodges in the Timbavati and Sabi Sand Private Reserves.

RATES FROM $1380 PER PERSON SHARING

Game-viewing in private reserves in the Kruger Park area.
Flight from Johannesburg and 3 nights game viewing at a luxury lodge in the Timbavati Private Reserve, adjacent to Kruger Park. Abundant Big 5 game-viewing. All meals and game-viewing included.

RATES FROM $740 PER PERSON SHARING

Game-viewing in the Kruger National Park.
Return road transfer from Johannesburg to Kruger Park in air-conditioned luxury vehicle, professional guide, luxury private lodge, game drives in open 4X4 Safari vehicle in Kruger.

RATES FROM $670 PER PERSON SHARING
 
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