"The Magic of SA" Tour (17 day)
“… Life is not about how many breaths you take, it is about how many moments take your breath away…”
No of People: - Min 2
Dates - On Demand
Duration: - 16 Nights / 17 Days
Recommended add-on Tour: - 4 Nights - Victoria Falls
Meals: - (B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner)
* Accommodation is subject to availability, if the under mentioned
accommodation is not available we shall endeavor to supply comparable facilities.
Day 1:
Morning arrival in South Africa, your guide will meet you upon arrival at Johannesburg's O R Tambo International Airport.
Depart to Pretoria for a city tour that includes the Voortrekker Monument, Paul Kruger House, Church Square and
Union Buildings. Overnight at Muldersdrift, just outside Pretoria. Dinner at the Carnivore restaurant.
Accommodation:: Misty Hills Hotel (D)
Day 2:
Travel via Middleburg, Lydenburg and Sabie (Long Tom Pass) to Hazyview situated in the province of Mpumalanga.
Early afternoon arrival at your hotel. Enjoy an evening of African culture with singing, dancing and dinner at
Shangana, a traditional Shangaan village, meet the chief with his 3 wives and 36 children. Overnight in Hazyview.
Accommodation: The Hazyview Hotel (B & D)
Day 3:
Visit the old gold rush town of Pilgrim's Rest a museum in its entirety. Lunch at the famous Harries Pancakes restaurant.
Travel the Panorama Route of the majestic Drakensberg Mountains, admire the natural beauty of the Bourke`s Luck Potholes,
God's Window and the Blyde River Canyon - the third deepest canyon in the world. Overnight in Hazyview.
Accommodation: The Hazyview Hotel (B)
Day 4:
Depart for the world-renowned Kruger National Park (KNP), visit Moholoholo Animal Rehabilitation Center and Kapama Cheetah
Breeding & Research Centre. Enter the KNP through Orpen Gate, spend the rest of the day in the KNP.
Dinner can be enjoyed at the camp’s restaurant. Overnight in the KNP.
Accommodation: Satara Camp (B)
Day 5:
Enjoy a full day in the KNP in search of the "Big 5" and a host of other animals. Travel to the southern part of the KNP. Your guide will cook you a traditional "braai".
Overnight in the KNP.
Accommodation: Lower Sabie Camp (B & D)
Optional activities: Evening game drive.
Day 6:
Today we travel through the mountain kingdom of Swaziland to Zululand. Lunch along the way.
Overnight on a private game reserve situated near the small town of Hluhluwe. Dinner will be served at the camp - traditional bush braai.
Accommodation: Bonamanzi Lodge (B & D)
Day 7:
This morning you have an option of joining the ranger on a game walk, rest of the morning at leisure.
This afternoon we travel to the Hluhluwe / Umfolozi Game Reserve to enjoy an open vehicle safari,
in by-gone years this reserve was the hunting grounds of Zulu Kings. Dinner at the camp's restaurant. Overnight on Bonamanzi.
Accommodation: Bonamanzi Lodge (B & D)
Day 8:
Take a cruise on the St Lucia estuary, a lake riddled with crocodiles and hippos in the Greater St Lucia Wetlands.
Depart after the cruise to Shakaland for lunch, check into hotel. Enjoy Zulu hospitality at its best
with a traditional Zulu festival at Shakaland, dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Shakaland (B & D)
Day 9:
Depart to Durban for a city tour and lunch at restaurant in town, before you catch an afternoon flight to Port Elizabeth,
city tour of PE, evening at leisure. Overnight in PE.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Marine (B)
Day 10:
Travel along the Garden Route to Knysna. Visit the "Big Tree", Bloukrans and the Storms river mouth
suspension bridge in the Tsitsikamma National Park. Dinner will be served at the Dry Dock restaurant on the Knysna Waterfront. Overnight in Knysna.
Accommodation: Knysna Quays Protea Hotel (B & D)
Day 11:
A morning at leisure. This afternoon we take the ferry across the lagoon to the Featherbed Nature Reserve
for a 4 x 4 trailer-ride tour and hike through the reserve. Overnight in Knysna.
Accommodation: Knysna Quays Protea Hotel (B)
Day 12:
Travel via the Outeniqua Pass to Oudtshoorn in the Klein Karoo (semi desert area) a 60km drive that reflects
the great diversities of nature South Africa has to offer. Visit the Cango Caves, Cango Wildlife Ranch and
Safari Ostrich Farm, lunch. Overnight in Oudtshoorn.
Accommodation: Queens Hotel (B & L)
Day 13:
Travel to Cape Town via Riversdale, Swellendam and Hermanus in whaling season and the rest of the year,
along the scenic Route 62. Optional and weather permitting - we take the cableway up Table Mountain.
Evening at leisure and overnight in Cape Town.
Accommodation: President Hotel (B)
Day 14:
Take a scenic drive around the Cape of Good Hope. Visit Hout Bay and the Cape Fur Seal colony on Duiker Island,
Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Cape Point and the Boulders - Penguins. Have lunch at one of the numerous restaurants in Simonstown. Overnight in Cape Town.
Accommodation: President Hotel (B)
Day 15:
A day at leisure, where you can do the following optional activities - a city orientation tour of South Africa’s
beautiful Mother City on the “hop-on hop-off bus” or visit a local township or visit Robben Island where Nelson
Mandela was imprisoned for 17 years or visit to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens or visit one of the numerous
beautiful beaches around the Cape or for the energetic - take a hike up Table Mountain or for the brave - shark cage
diving. Evening at leisure. Overnight in Cape Town
Accommodation: President Hotel (B)
Day 16:
Wine tasting and cellar tour at one of the wine estates along the Cape's world-renowned Stellenbosch Wine Route,
also visit the quaint historical towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Enjoy sundowners on Signal Hill
before your farewell dinner at Vijff Vlieghen (Five Flies) Restaurant. Overnight in Cape
Accommodation: President Hotel (B & D)
Day 17:
Morning at leisure. Lunch at the V & A Waterfront, time for last minute shopping and weather permitting an optional
helicopter flip over the Cape Peninsula. Transfer to Cape Town International Airport to catch your flight home.
Accommodation: (B)
Included:
Air ticket - Durban to Port Elizabeth, accommodation (3 - 4*), transport, guide, meals as indicated,
porter-age, conservation fees and all entrance fees as per itinerary.
Excluded:
Air tickets (To SA), passport and visa fees, airport tax, insurance, phone calls, facsimiles, beverages,
gratuities, items of a personal nature, excess baggage and optional excursions not included in the tour.
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ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ENJOY
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