This unusual Cape to Kalahari self-drive tour (13 nights) contrasts cosmopolitan Cape Town with the stark beauty of the dry Kalahari. It includes game-viewing to the Kgalagadi National Park and a visit to the spectacular Augrabies Falls.
Cape Town is one of the most beautifully situated cities in the world. Cradled by Table Mountain, it has immense charm and historical interest. Whilst its unique cultural blend is part African, part European and part Asian.
After a few days relaxing in Cape Town, you meander slowly north to the rugged Cederberg Mountains. The Cederberg is known for its beautiful rock formations, San rock art paintings and walking trails. Then you continue to Namaqualand, an area famous for its spring flowers. Head north to the magnificent Augrabies Falls National Park. Here the Orange River thunders through a 19 km gorge and plunges down 200m into a rock enclosed pool below.
An then you finish the Cape to Kalahari self drive tour with a few days of game-viewing in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. No one who has travelled through the Kalahari can forget its raw grandeur. It is one of the last true wilderness areas of Southern Africa. This vast Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a land of red desert dunes, endless horizons and huge skies. And it is home to the desert-adapted Kalahari lion as well as to leopard, cheetah and hyena. Plus immense herds of springbok, gemsbok, red hartebeest, blue wildebeest and eland. Nowhere in South Africa are you more likely to see cheetah than in these dry river beds.
Tailormake this tour
Depending on the connecting flight connections, you may wish to spend an extra night in or near Upington at the end. Plus, if you have more time, we recommend perhaps adding an extra night in the Cape Winelands en route to the Cederberg Mountains.
Upgrade Option
Similarly if budget allows, you can upgrade the accommodation used in this itinerary. Upgrade to more luxurious rooms in Cape Town and the Cederberg, and different accommodation elsewhere.
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B&B: Bed and Breakfast |
D,B&B: Dinner, Bed and Breakfast |
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FB+: Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities |
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Fast Facts
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14 Days / 13 Nights
Includes
Meals and accommodation as shown in itinerary (B&B for 6 nights, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast for 2 nights, Room only for 4 nights, and Full Board & Activities for 1 night), Group R car rental for 14 days on Super-Cover basis including 2nd driver, GPS or Wifi Router, super-cover insurance and unlimited kilometres.
Excludes
Items of a personal nature (such as curios, spa treatments, gratuities), meals not specified above, activities listed as optional, international and domestic flights (unless specified as included), visas and travel insurance.
