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Package ID: 1247 |
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| 15-Day Cape & Kruger Adventure |
8-day safari in the Kruger National Park complete with five-star guiding (ranger) and meals (chef) plus 7 days in the fairest Cape with professional guide.
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[We have a selected Kruger safari and Cape itineraries.
YOUR ITINERARY
Day 1:
Highlights: WINELANDS AREA and HISTORIC STELLENBOSCH
Arrival in Cape Town. Your guide meets you at Cape Town International Airport.
Today we visit the Winelands area to see some of the Cape Dutch wine farms in this area, including a cellar tour; wine tastings and the opportunity buy wine.
We have time to enjoy the quaint town of Stellenbosch – South Africa’s second oldest town and home to the famous University of Stellenbosch. Here we stop at ‘Oom Samie se winkel’, a shop with a wonderful historical flavour and also some of the other beautiful heritage sites in the town, including the Stellenbosch Museum.
Overnight: Stellenbosch
Day 2:
Highlights: HAROLD PORTER BOTANICAL GARDENS, FERNKLOOF NATURE RESERVE
Drive along the beautiful False Bay Coast line through the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and stop at the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens. Pollination, seed dispersal and germination - there is always something happening and a story to be told.
Visit Fernkloof Nature Reserve - This predominantly fynbos reserve is conveniently situated almost in the centre of Hermanus and all along the coast and gives very easy access to a number of the region’s special bird and plant species.
Overnight: Hermanus
Day 3:
Highlights: MARINE BOAT TRIP, LOCAL CHEESE FACTORY, WINE TASTING
Enjoy the opportunity to go out on a Marine Boat excursion with the possibility of seeing penguins, dolphins, Cape Fur Seals and Great White Sharks.
Also have the opportunity to visit a wine estate and cheese factory.
Overnight: Hermanus
Day 4:
Highlights: SCENIC SIR LOWRY’S PASS DRIVE TO CAPE TOWN, TWO OCEANS AQUARIUM
Drive through the Overberg, over the scenic Sir Lowry’s Pass back towards Cape Town.
In the afternoon visit the Two Oceans Aquarium, a great opportunity to learn more about the astounding marine diversity found here at the tip of the African continent.
Overnight: Cape Town
Day 5:
Highlights: KIRSTENBOSCH BOTANICAL GARDENS, SILVERMINE NATURE RESERVE
Breathtaking Kirstenbosch, one of the world's most famous botanical gardens and renowned for the splendour and diversity of the Cape flora it displays and for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain.
Be enriched by the incredible beauty of the Cape Floral Kingdom at its best. The estate covers 528 hectares and supports a diverse fynbos flora and natural forest. The cultivated garden (36 hectares) displays collections of South African plants, particularly those from the winter rainfall region of the country. An exquisite trip no visitor to Cape Town can go without.
In the afternoon there will an opportunity for a gentle hike in Silvermine Nature Reserve, which has many manageable walks with spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean and Noordhoek valley.
Walking in the Cape Mountains is special, because you can experience the pleasure of Fynbos (our indigenous vegetation), savour the various scents and enjoy the pretty flowers and birds. All this is right in the middle of a city, which is sometimes easy to forget. It is quite possible to find yourself a nook in the mountains where no human habitation is visible or audible. At other times one can see from a humbling distance the full extent of the civilization way below.
Overnight: Cape Town
Day 6:
Highlights: CAPE POINT, AFRICAN PENGUINS
A tour to Cape Point in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, which forms part of the Table Mountain National Park and is managed by the South African National Parks. The Nature Reserve is recognized globally for its extraordinary land formation, rich and diverse fauna and unique flora.
Fauna includes, to name a few, the mountain zebras, antelope, about 160 species of birds and several troops of baboons. Nowhere else in the world does an area of such spectacular beauty and rich biodiversity exist almost within a metropolitan area - the thriving and cosmopolitan City of Cape Town.
Also included in this ecological tour is a visit to Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, where there will be unsurpassed opportunities for photography and observation of the rare African Penguin. From mating to molting, breeding to bathing, their daily lives are played out within a few meters of fascinated visitors.
Overnight: Cape Town
Day 7:
Highlights: TABLE MOUNTAIN
Visit one of South Africa's most famous landmarks Table Mountain (Weather dependent)
The rocky outcrops and steep cliffs of the mountain play home to a number of plants and animals. Table Mountain alone is home to approximately 1470 species of plants - more than the entire British Isles. Many of these are endemic (meaning they occur nowhere else on Earth).
Exhilarating trip in a rotating cable car to the top of Table Mountain where the Dassie (Rock Hyrax), the closest living relative to the elephant, roam wild. Be guided through the natural wonders on the flat quartzite top whilst enjoying an awe-inspiring view of the Cape of Storms.
Afternoon at leisure
Overnight: Cape Town
Day 8:
Following breakfast be transferred to the Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Nelspruit.
Day 9 to 11:
Your professional safari guide collect you at Nelspruit airport and transfers you to the Kruger for your first three nights spent at Talamati Private Bushveld Lodge, which is magnificent and situated in the central Kruger. You will stay in a private en-suite cottage with ceiling fans under thatch. A night drive is included at to maximise your sightings of nocturnal animals. This lodge is deep in the Kruger – so plenty of noises (like hyenas and lions roaring, etc) Your highly qualified guide and his chef, will host you, cook for you and of course conduct the game drives in our own luxury open game drive vehicle.
Day 12 to 14:
Nights four to six are spent at Biyamti Private Bushveld Lodge, which is situated in the southern section of the Kruger. You will stay in an en-suite family cottage under thatch complete with fresh linen and towels.The night sights and sounds are extraordinary -- Africa is truly all around you.
Day 14 & 15:
Pancakes and Panorama on the Blyde River Canyon
Night seven is spent on the escarpment and mountains on the way back out of the Kruger and spend quality time exploring the Blyde River Canyon. You are transferred from the Kruger to Blyde River Canyon -- via the panorama route. Includes visit to Bourke's Luck Potholes, panorama route and a pancake lunch. Overnight at Blyde River guest lodges that have breath-taking views of the Three Rondavels and the surrounding canyon. Dinner is served at the guest lodge in the shadow of magnificent views.
Transfer back to Nelspruit airport.
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