15 Day South African SurpriseA country unlike any other.
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2019 Rates
Price per person sharing from ZAR 26,415 Jan-Apr & Aug-Dec: from ZAR 28,270 May-Jul: from ZAR 26,415 |
Day 01 Arrive JohannesburgOn arrival in Johannesburg today you will be met after passing through immigrations and transferred to the Protea Hotel O R Tambo where you will spend 1 night on a bed and breakfast basis. In the evening you will have a briefing on your tour.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel O R Tambo (or similar)
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Day 02 Johannesburg ~ Panorama RouteThis morning after an early breakfast you will leave Johannesburg towards the eastern side of the Highveld Plateau and then take in the magnificent scenery of the Panorama Route, stopping at spectacular view sites along the way. You will spend 2 nights at Hippo Hollow Country Estate on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 500kms
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Day 03 Kruger National ParkLeaving early this morning with a packed breakfast you will enter the Kruger National Park in a closed vehicle for a morning of game viewing. Returning to Hazyview around lunch time, you will have the afternoon at leisure.
Additional activity option A: Full day open vehicle safari in Kruger National Park. Additional Cost ZAR1,195 per person Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 200kms
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Day 04 Panorama Route ~ SwazilandToday you briefly leave the Republic of South Africa and enter the Kingdom of Swaziland, where you will enjoy a cultural visit with the Swazi people. The 1 night will be spent at the Lugogo Sun with bed and breakfast.
Distance travelled today: 290kms
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Day 05 Swaziland ~ KwaZulu NatalYou start the day after breakfast heading back into the Republic of South Africa into the scenic Zululand, stopping en route at roadside craft markets. You will arrive at Umfolozi in the afternoon and spend 1 night at the Anew Hotel Hluhluwe on a bed and breakfast basis.
Additional optional activity: Afternoon open safari vehicle drive into Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park Additional Cost ZAR830 per person Accommodation: Anew Hotel Hluhluwe (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 435 kms
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Day 06 KwaZulu NatalThe morning will be spent at your leisure before departing for Durban. An orientation tour introduces you to this multicultural, vibrant seaside city before arriving in the late afternoon at Protea Hotel Umhlanga Ridge to spend 1 night on a bed and breakfast basis.
Additional optional activity: Game viewing boat cruise in St Lucia Additional Cost ZAR340 per person Accommodation: Protea Hotel Umhlanga Ridge (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 290kms
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Day 07 KwaZulu Natal, DrakensbergAfter a leisurely start to the morning you will visit the Howick Falls on your way via the Southern Midlands Meander Route to the Drakensberg Gardens Hotel where you will spend 2 nights with breakfast and dinner provided.
Accommodation: Drakensberg Gardens Hotel (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 255kms
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Day 08 DrakensbergYou have the full day at leisure to soak up the magnificence of the Drakensberg or to enjoy some of the activities on offer at the hotel.
Additional optional activity: 4x4 tour up Sani Pass in Kingdom of Lesotho Additional Cost: ZAR1,340 per person Accommodation: Drakensberg Gardens Hotel (or similar)
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Day 09 Drakensberg ~ Eastern Cape, Transkei This morning you continue south and into the Eastern Cape through the Transkei region, stopping for lunch outside Umtata (own account). After a visit to the birth place of Nelson Mandela, you arrive in the late afternoon at Crawfords Beach Lodge on the Eastern Cape coast to spend 1 night with a buffet dinner and breakfast.
Accommodation: Crawfords Beach Lodge (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 520kms
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Day 10 Eastern Cape CoastYou have the morning at leisure to enjoy your beach location. In the mid-morning you travel towards Port Elizabeth to spend 1 night at The Garden Court King's Beach with bed and breakfast provided.
Accommodation: The Garden Court King's Beach (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 340kms
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Day 11 Garden RouteThis morning you will drive along the scenic Garden Route with a stop in the the indigenous Tsitiskamma Forest at the spectacular Storms River Mouth. You will reach the scenically located town of Knysna in the late afternoon to spend 1 night at the Premier Hotel The Moorings on a dinner and breakfast basis.
Accommodation: Premier Hotel The Moorings (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 300kms
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Day 12 Garden Route, Oudtshoorn
This morning after breakfast you will enjoy the spectacular Outeniqua Pass en route to Oudtshoorn, the centre of the South African ostrich industry for over a century. You will tour an ostrich farm before going to explore the Cango Caves. Travelling back to the Eastern seaboard, we arrive in Mossel Bay to spend 1 night at Diaz Hotel & Resort on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation: Diaz Hotel & Resort (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 315 kms
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Day 13 Garden Route ~ Cape TownAfter breakfast your journey continues to Cape Town. On the way you stop off in Albertinia to visit a well-known aloe factory. In this area, the Cape Aloe grows wild on many farms, and is still harvested in the traditional, labour-intensive way, providing a livelihood for unskilled, independent tappers. You travel on Route 62 via the towns of Swellendam, Robertson and Worcester, and then continuing through the Huguenot Tunnel. You will arrive at the Sun Square Hotel in the late afternoon to spend 2 nights on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation: Sun Square Hotel (or similar)
Distance travelled today: 540 kms
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Day 14 Cape TownYou have the full day at your discretion to enjoy some of the many sights and activities available in the city.
Additional optional activity: Evening dinner and entertainment "Kaapse Stories" Additional Cost ZAR810 per person Additional optional activity A: Full day Cape Peninsula Tour Additional cost ZAR1,250 per person Additional optional activity B: Full day Cape Winelands Tour Additional cost ZAR1,090 per person |
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