You arrive in Cape Town at 4pm where you will be met by your guide who will transfer you to your hotel by car. Please make arrangements with him for your pick up time the following day for your half day tour of Cape Town.
The Commodore is ideally situated at the entrance to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and has an in-house restaurant as well as being close to many local eateries.
After breakfast your guide will meet you in reception for your half day private tour of the city. Your day will include Table Mountain with its impressive cable car and time on the top to enjoy the magnificent views.
Once again please check what time your guide will be picking you up the following day for your Peninsular Tour
Cape Town Half Day City Tour
Private half day city tour including Table Mountain Cable Car
Today you leave the city behind for a full day guided tour of the peninsular including Cape Point, the Flying Dutchman Funicular Railway and Boulders Beach with its famous penguins.
Cape Peninsular tour
Private full day tour of the Peninsular including Cape Point entrance fees, Funicular Railway tickets and Boulders Beach NP entrance
For your last full day in Cape Town you have a day at leisure to enjoy the city at your own pace.
Robben Island is a popular choice and boats leave the Victoria and Alfred dock regularly for the short crossing to this notorious prison. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is world famous. It nestles under Table Mountain and is home to an amazing amount of birdlife and specimen plants .
Robben Island Tour at R650 per person
Your vehicle will be delivered by Europcar to your hotel at 09.00 ready for your self drive adventure along the Garden Route.
You leave the city this morning and head east towards Cape Town's Wineries and the beautiful small town of Franschoek. Your boutique hotel is situated in the heart of the town near local cafes and restaurants. and is a short walk to the Wine Tram Terminal where you will star your Curated Wine Experience the following day
Curated Wine Experience
You head for the coast this morning to Hermanus which is known as South Africa's whale watching capital and October is high season for whales.
You are booked on the 12 noon whale watching tour but will need to be at the dock by 11.30. ( full directions will be found on your voucher ) Hermanus is an hour and a half's drive from Franschoek.
Auberge Burgundy is a charming Provençal style boutique hotel, centrally located on the seafront promenade of Hermanus, overlooking the picturesque Old Harbour and spectacular Walker Bay, famous for its natural beauty and whale watching.
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Whale Watching Cruise
From Hermanus you continue driving east along the Garden Route until you get to Plettenberg Bay for 3 nights at the Robberg Beach Lodge.
Robberg Beach Lodge offers View Rooms which are all situated in Beachy Head Villa: set on a beachfront dune, overlooking Robberg's Blue Flag swimming beach.
On your first full day in this area we have included a visit to the Featherbed Nature Reserve on the Western Head in Knysna. This includes a return ferry trip to the Western Head and the Reserve and an al fresco lunch . You can explore the Reserve on foot at your own pace or join a guided walk through the coastal forest and fynbos into ancient sea caves.
The following day you have a day at leisure to explore this beautiful area, its beaches and attractions such as Monkeyland, Birds of Eden to name just two, or you can simply enjoy the magnificent Robberg's beach on your doorstep.
It is a half hour drive from Plettenberg Bay to Knysna. your boat departure is at 10am and your tour will take around 4 hours including lunch
The Featherbed Nature Reserve, situated on the Western Head in Knysna, is the premier eco-experience on the Garden Route.
- Return ferry trip on the Knysna Lagoon to the Western Head.
- 4x4 vehicle & trailer drive up the headland onto the Reserve, stopping at spectacular viewpoints.
- Specialist guide giving information on history, fauna & flora.
- Optional guided 2.2km walk through coastal forest and fynbos into ancient sea caves.
- World renowned buffet lunch at an outdoor restaurant setting under a canopy of Milkwood trees.
Your last 2 nights finds you back in the bush at Amakhala Hlosi Game Lodge.
Hlosi is a luxury lodge that sits in the middle of this Big 5 Game Reserve and the large luxury safari tents are one bedroom and have all the modern conveniences, including full en-suite bathrooms, air conditioners, electric blankets and a minibar. They also have an open-plan lounge and viewing decks over-looking the African bush.
You will enjoy lunch on your arrival followed by an afternoon game drive and dinner in the evening.
In addition to your game drives there is an optional extra of a 2 hour walk with a ranger if you decide to get your feet on African soil on your penultimate day on the continent.
Lunch, dinner and game drives
Optional extra of a 2hr safari walk at a rate of R850 per person
After a final morning game drive and a hearty breakfast, you drive the short distance to Port Elizabeth Airport where you can drop off your vehicle before catching your flight home.
