We depart from Cape Town at 08h30 this morning for the drive to the more arid Great Karoo region. Our journey follows a beautiful scenic route through the Cape Winelands and over the Cape Foldbelt Mountains through the town of Ceres to the Great Karoo and your Private Game Reserve.
We arrive in time for lunch after which you may relax and have a swim before we meet to have coffee and cookies prior to departing on your first Game Drive to view the animals in their natural habitat.
You return in time for pre-dinner appetizers and a lovely three course dinner before retiring for the night.
Carry warm clothing for your afternoon Game Drive as the temperatures may drop significantly when the sun sets.
A fully guided morning tour in a luxury SUV (or similar) from Cape Town to Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve. Water and snacks are included on the drive.
Lunch and Dinner at the Private Game Reserve.
Your afternoon Game Drive
Drinks and gift shop purchases at the reserve.
Gratuities.
After your morning Game Drive on the Private Game Reserve and a great cooked breakfast we check out of the chalet and travel along the beautiful scenic route to the historical town of Robertson where we continue down the Breede River Valley to Van Loveren Family Orchards.
We enjoy a wine tasting or a wine and food pairing of your choice in the well-appointed tasting room before we move to the restaurant adjacent to the cellar for our included two-course lunch.
We continue in a southerly direction through the towns of Bonnievale and Riviersonderend till we reach the seaside village of Gansbaai where we check in to our lodge.
Morning Game Drive.
Wine tasting or wine & food pairing at Van Loveren Family Estate (or similar).
Lunch at Christina's
Gratuities
Today we board the Dreamcatcher, a custom designed vessel built to enhance your viewing experience of the Whales and other Marine Species out in Walker Bay.
For the adrenaline junkies, there is the option to do the very popular Shark Cage Dive (own expense). After the Dreamcatcher returns to dock, we have some soup and rolls to settle your "sea-legs" before travelling to Hermanus for a tour of the Whale Walk along the cliff overlooking Walker Bay after which we enjoy a light lunch at the popular bistro.
From Hermanus, we follow the scenic Clarens Drive and stop (if time permits) to visit the African Penguin Colony breeding at Stony Point. Your tour ends when we arrive back in Cape Town in the late afternoon.
Marine Big Five Tour with Dyer Island Cruises.
A light lunch in Hermanus when you return from the Marine Big Five Tour.
Visit to Hermanus and the African Penguin Colony at Stony Point.
Shark Cage Dive (should you choose to do that in place of the Marine Big Five Tour)
Gratuities
