SPECIAL PACKAGE - Cape Town, The Garden Route & Private Kruger 14 days/13 nights from only $4700 per person* BOOK BY 31 MARCH 2020

You will be met on arrival at Cape Town Airport and transfer by private car to your hotel for a four night stay .  

This morning enjoy a half day tour of Cape Town City & Table Mountain.  

Visit one of the new seven wonders of nature and take in the exceptional beauty of Table Mountain. Travel through the Malay Quarter, city centre and Company Gardens, and if time permits, the Castle of Good Hope.

Highlights of this half day tour include: a visit up Table Mountain on the cable way where the various flora and fauna will be explained (the cable way ticket is not included as the mountain visit is weather permitting); Malay Quarter, city centre and Company Gardens, time permitting the Castle of Good Hope; and Cape Town Diamond Works.

The tour will begin and end at your hotel.

This morning enjoy a full day Cape Point Tour.  

Travel along the Atlantic seaboard to Cape Point via Chapman’s Peak and Cape Peninsula. Visit the Cape Point Nature Reserve; Boulders Penguin Colony (own account) where you can see the Cape Fur Seal Colony and rare African Penguins. The tour ends at the world-renowned Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

Cape Town is built on a mountainous peninsula. This full day tour is an ideal way to see the highlights of the city. Travel along the Atlantic seaboard with its white beaches and rugged mountains to Hout Bay. If time permits, there is the option of taking a half hour boat trip to Duiker Island to see a Cape Fur Seal colony (for own account). If open, continue on Chapman’s Peak Drive, noted as one of the most stunning roadways in the world. Visit the Cape Point Nature Reserve and the tip of the Cape Peninsula that has captivated travelers for centuries. The return journey to Cape Town takes guests along the False Bay coast with the option of visiting the colony of rare African Penguins at Boulders Beach (for own account). Guests will pass through the naval village of Simon’s Town, Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay and Muizenberg. Visit the internationally-acclaimed Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden before returning to the hotel.

This tour will begin and end at your hotel.

A day at leisure for optional activities. 

This morning you will meet your fellow  travelers and tour guide and depart on your guided tour of the Winelands, Route 62 & The Garden Round

Journey into the heart of the Winelands and enjoy a craft beer tasting (own account) before arriving at the university town of Stellenbosch. Embark on a walking tour of Stellenbosch which includes the town’s historic sites and colonial Cape Dutch architecture. These structures are some of the country’s oldest buildings. Stop for lunch (own account) at one of the many wine farms and eateries near Paarl. Guests visit the town of Paarl,  South Africa’s third oldest town. At Paarl Rock, the second largest granite projection on the planet, guests visit the Afrikaanse Taalmonument (Afrikaans Language Monument) and learn more about the museum. Found in the heart of the Cape Winelands, Wellington is home to Cape Dutch homesteads and beautiful gardens and wineries, as well as South Africa’s only whisky producer.

Check into your hotel for the night 

Enjoy breakfast at the guest house before departing Wellington en route to Oudtshoorn, in the Klein Karoo, via the scenically-attractive Bainskloof Pass and Route 62. Built in 1854, the 18km Bainskloof Pass was an engineering masterpiece known as the ‘Gateway to the North’. It is now a national monument and offers unsurpassed views of the area. Enjoy a cheese and wine pairing followed by a cellar tour at an estate in the Robertson wine valley, located off the world’s longest wine route, the Route 62. Savour lunch en route (own account). Arrive at the guest house on the outskirts of Oudtshoorn. Spend the late afternoon and evening at leisure.

After breakfast, guests journey south via the Outeniqua Pass, to Knysna. Stop outside Oudtshoorn, in the Cango Valley and discover the spectacular subterranean world of the Cango Caves. Back above ground, tour a nearby ostrich farm and learn about for the ostrich-farming industry. Enjoy lunch at the ostrich farm’s restaurant (own account). The tour travels southwards to Knysna via the Outeniqua Pass. This pass was constructed by prisoners of war from 1943-1951 and now bridges the semi-arid Klein Karoo and the coastal Garden Route. Stop in Wilderness to enjoy photo opportunities and sweeping views from the Map of Africa lookout point (weather permitting) before continuing on to Knysna.

A day at leisure to enjoy Knysna and surrounds.

After an early breakfast, the tour departs for Port Elizabeth, via the Garden Route. Travel to the Storms River Mouth and experience unique views of the Tsitsikamma from a suspension bridge. Guests enjoy lunch (own account) in the Tsitsikamma Forest area, home to century-old trees. The tour concludes at a Port Elizabeth city hotel.

Transfer to Port Elizabeth Airport for your flight to  Northern Kruger National Park. You will be met and transfer to your safari lodge located in the private BIG 5 Karongwe Reserve.  Check into your safari cottage tent and then later in the afternoon head out for the first of your twice daily game drives. 

Game drives are conducted early morning and late afternoon in open 4 x 4 safari vehicles with your qualified guide & tracker .  Game Drives are "Off Road " in this private concession.

Morning and afternoon game drives in the Karongwe Private Game Reserve

Enjoy a last game drive this morning then after breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg where your adventure ends.   

Go Beyond !  Extend your holiday in Africa , visit  Victoria Falls,  cruise the Chobe River, safari in Botswana, Zambia or Zimbabwe, trek Gorillas in Uganda or Rwanda, visit the great  national parks of  Kenya & Tanzania - The Masai Mara & The Serengeti !

Discover the  Indian Ocean relax on the beaches of Mozambique, Mauritius & The Seychelles!

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