Wednesday:
Arrive at Cape Town international airport. Your private guide and vehicle will transfer you, 30 minutes to your hotel. Welcome Dinner served at the hotel included
Clarendon Bantry Bay is really a large villa for numerous families to stay in, and run like a boutique 5 star hotel. Its setting is in the wind free zone, of Fresnaye/ Bantry Bay with stunning with lovely sweeping views of the Atlantic ocean, and also a great location for Shabbos, in that you are walking distance from 2 Orthodox shuls.
Plus we are a 10 minute drive from Table Mountain national park, a 5 minute drive from stunning Atlantic beaches and 12 minutes from the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.
3 Kosher meals a day, 1 afternoon safari drive on arrival.
Thursday:
After a leisurely breakfast, we will do a city highlights tour, including the jewish sector, table mountain, Castle of Good Hope, witness the signal hill noon gun cannon tradition. Return mid afternoon to your hotel. Lunch at the Jewish musueum is included. Dinner to own account.
3 Kosher meals a day, 1 morning and 1 afternoon safari drive.
Friday:
Full day tour, including Cape of Good Hope, Penguin colony, Kirstenbosch tree canopy bridge walk overlooking botanical reserve, Chapmans peak cliff drive. Your guide will drop you off at the Hotel by 4pm, in order to prepare for Sabbath. The Hotel is walking distance to 2 Orthodox Shuls. All shabbat meals are included
3 Kosher meals a day, 1 morning and 1 afternoon safari drive.
Saturday:
Day at leisure for shabbat. All shabbat meals are included
Sunday :
After breakfast, transfer to Cape Town airport, fly directly to Kruger National Park. 10h35- 13h05. Ranger in 4 x4 vehicle will collect you, and do a afternoon safari drive and picnic lunch en route. Late afternoon check in at our private safari villa overlooking the main river flowing through Kruger's southern region. Welcome dinner
We love this convenient connection flight from Cape Town directly to Skukuza in Southern Kruger national park. Its ideal after your time in Cape Town for a immediate start to a safari
Our private safari villas are set in a prime Big 5 location, set on the banks of the perennial Sabie river, which makes for excellent game viewing, even from the comfort of your own bed. The river is the lifeblood of this part of Kruger National Park, and sets the tone for a great safari experience from the moment you arrive.
There is nothing like staying in these private safari villas, with your own host, and rangers who will take you into the park daily.
The next 48 hours , you will experience the immensity of Kruger National Park, with our rangers and guides having access to huge portions of this national park, using both public and private roads. This first safari stop is meant to give you an idea of the huge herds of animals, found only in the national park itself, and the topography and eco systems that are unique to the southern section of Kruger.
The selection of our hotel is ideal in that its located in the heart of an up and coming area with short rides to key attractions like Table Mountain Cable Way, the heart of Company Gardens and Houses of Parliament, South African National Gallery, as well as walking distance from the oldest synagogue in the Southern Hemisphere, and a lovely Milchik restaurant on site.
( one of only 4 possibilities to eat out Kosher in the whole city)
1 final morning safari drive, farewell breakfast, and then flights to Cape Town. Shabbat Friday night meal.
Monday:
Morning breakfast, and ranger will meet you at breakfast to discuss the route for the day, depending on the most recent sightings. Head into Kruger for full day, with lovely silver service picnic lunch. Return late afternoon to the villa, and enjoy sundowners overlooking the river, often see elephants bathing directly in front of the lodge. Barbeque dinner.
Shabbat Saturday meals.
Tuesday:
Early breakfast, check out and head via 2 of the most beautiful waterfalls in South africa, as well as the largest canyon in South Africa, Blyde River Canyon, before descending down the mountains into the magnificent Timbavati game reserve.
Thjs day tour through what is collectively known as the Panorama route , and is the most scenic route in all of Southern Africa, set high in the mountains above the African savanna.
our route then take us to the Timbavati, which is known for a completely different safari experience, in a different eco system. And one of the key focus areas here will be photography and leopards!
On arrival, we will enjoy a late lunch and then go out on a well designed safari vehicle, hosting a maximum of 4 guests per vehicle, and a specialist safari guide.
Timbavati reserve is known for its Big 5, but also a totally different eco system compared to Kruger. This safari is on private land, which enables us to go offroad, and get close up photos as well as getting out of the vehicle to read the tracks, or enjoy a sundowner. In this specific area, there is a very high chance of seeing leopard, as this lodge has 5 leopards in the region, and its one of key areas in the whole of Africa, to see leopard.
Insiders, or regular safari goers, will tell you, the most elusive of the Big 5 is the leopard, and this area is well suited for these sightings. thicker bush, less open savanna, and lovely acacia thorn forests.
Wednesday:
A typical programme looks like this, maximizing the early morning and late afternoon time frames, to seek out the Big 5, outside of the heat of the day, and when the predators and a lot of animals are active.
Early morning wake up call: 05h30 am
06H00- 09h00: Morning safari drive, with expert ranger. Early morning snacks and hot drinks served before departure, and whilst en route, we stop for a fresh snack and cold drinks.
09h30- 11h30: Return to the lodge for breakfast/ brunch
13h00- 15h00: time at leisure for a light lunch, to enjoy the swimming pool and the cool tranquility of your room.
15h30: High tea is served with lovely light finger foods, sandwiches, sweet and salt pastries, and drinks.
16h00: Head out on the afternoon safari drive with expert safari ranger in safari jeeps.
19h30: Return to camp after sunset, with last section of the drive looking for nocturnal animals and predators such as lion and leopard.
19h30 onwards dinner/ served either under roof, or around a bush barbeque under the stars.
21h00 head back to your rooms.
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Breakfast and dinner daily. Sunset cruise on the Zambezi river.
Thursday:
Final safari drive, farewell breakfast, and then transfer to Hoedspruit airport. Fly 1 hour back to Johannesburg 12h00 - 13h00. Check in for international outgoing flight.
Connect onto your outgoing international flight from 17h00 onwards.
Breakfast and Kosher lunch served on the plane, plus flights from Victoria Falls to Johannesburg.
