3 nights Cape Town, B&B
On arrival at Cape Town Airport you collect your rental car (2×4 SUV vehicle such as Toyota Rav or Hyundai Tucsan ) and drive to the Vineyard Hotel & Spa for 3 nights.
Collect Grp C rental car at Cape Town airport
Optional touring in and around Cape Town
Bed & Breakfast
1 night Franschhoek, Cape Winelands, B&B
The Winelands is an exquisite area of rocky mountains overlooking green vineyards. Oak avenues lead to elegant Cape Dutch wine estates and some of the most charming towns and villages in South Africa.
Red Carpet Option: Werf Cottage at Boshendal Estate
2 nights Cederberg Ridge Wilderness Lodge in Classic Room, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Today you head north to the majestic and rugged Cederberg Mountains. famous for their unique rock formations, San rock paintings and spectacular wild flowers in spring. (2½ to 3 hours drive, 230km)
Red Carpet Option: Luxury Suite at Cederberg Ridge Wilderness Lodge
Head north to the Cederberg region
Enjoy one of the guided excursions including walking or mountain biking
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
1 night Nieuwoudtville in Namaqualand, DBB
Drive north and spend one night at Linda se Dop Guesthouse in the Nieuwoudtville area (recommended during the flower season) or at Daisy Mountain Lodge at Springbok. The route you take will vary by time of year.
Red Carpet Option: We recommend skipping Springbok in order to have two nights at Tutwa Desert Lodge instead.
Dundi Lodge, nera Augrabies National Park, B&B
Travel on to spend a night near the Augrabies National Park. “Augrabies” comes from a local korana name “Oukurubi” meaning “place of great noise”. The Orange River thunders through a 19 km gorge and plunges down 200m into a rock enclosed pool below. (4-5 hours drive)
Head north to the Augrabies National Park
Twee Rivieren, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Continue to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park with its excellent game viewing. This park is one of a new breed of transfrontier parks which is shared between South Africa and Botswana.
The exact order of the park accommodation may change, depending on availability and also your preference.
Red Carpet Option: The routing changes for the upgraded option
Night 1 - Ta Shebube Rooipits
Nights 2 & 3 - Ta Shebube Polentswa
Night 4 - Twee Rivieren
Night 5 - !Xaus Lodge
However this does mean a longer drive on the final day and possibly the need to either
a) add a night in Upington
b) skip !Xaus Lodge and have an extra night at Twee Rivieren...
Head to the Transkalagadi National Park for 3 nights
After your morning activity, you are transferred back to your rental car and you continue north to the remote Kalahari Tented Camp or Mata Mata restcamp (Room Only).
Transfer back to the pick-up point and self-drive onto Mata Mata
Enjoy game viewing in the early morning and late afternoon.
!Xaus Lodge, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, 1 night, Full Board & Activities
Continue to Xaus Lodge, a San-community owned cultural lodge in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park . !Xaus means “heart” in the Nama language and was so named by the visiting Bushman in the area.
Game-viewing drive to collection point for transfer into lodge
You are returned to your rental car by late morning and then you continue south, game-viewing en route, for a final overnight stay at Twee Rivieren of Kgalagadi Lodge which is just outside the park gates.
You head back to Upington in time for your onward flight, either back to Cape Town or onto Nieuwoudtville.
