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| Kruger Safari and Cape Town |
Experience a Big 5 Safari, walk with Elephants, visit an Animal rehab project, explore Blyde River Canyon and Tour Cape Town, the winelands, robben island, Table Mountain and view whales up close...
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Itinerary Highlights:
Blyde River Canyon
• 2 nights luxury accommodation at Casa da Sol, with en-suite facilities
• Schedlued Tours: Elephant Sanctuary Tour (Walk with & Ride Elephants) and Mohoholo Rehabilitation Centre Tour (Animal Rehab Centre)
• Breakfasts & Dinners daily
Greater Kruger National Park
• 3 nights luxury Private Lodge accommodation on Thornybush Game Reserve, with en-suite facilities
• 2 nights luxury Private Lodge accommodation on Djuma Private Game Reserve, with en-suite facilities
• All Activities including Open Air Game Drives and Big 5 Walks
• Fully Catered
Cape Town:
• 4 nights luxury accommodation at the Bay Hotel, with en-suite facilities
• Scheduled Tours: Tour of Robben Island; Cape Town City Tour; Cape Peninsula Tour; Tour of the Wineland; Choice of Whale Watching tour or Cape Township Tour
• Breakfasts daily
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What Is Included:
• All airport and ground transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
• Local Flights between Johannesburg and Hoedspruit (return), and Johannesburg and Cape Town (one-way)
• Accommodation on a Dinner, bed and breakfast basis (except in Cape Town where it will be on a
Bed & Breakfast basis only)
• Activities specified in itinerary, including transfers
• Guide/Host as per itinerary
• Guided Activities as per itinerary – weather permitting
• Access to 24 hour Travel Expert
What Is Not Included:
• International & domestic flights
• Lunches (unless specified)
• Optional Activity Fees (Table Mountain Cable Car, Hout Bay Boat Trip, and Boulders Penguin Sanctuary)
• Drinks & refreshments
• Tips for porters and restaurants
• Telephone calls, laundry & other incidental personal expenditure
• Visa fees, in countries where these apply
• Airport departure taxes, in countries where these apply
Please Note:
• All Activities are dependant on prevailing weather conditions
• All Cape Town Tours can be interchanged to fit your needs
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Day 1: Arrive Johannesburg to Blyde River Canyon
On arrival at Johannesburg International Airport (O.R. Tambo International) you will be met by your host, who will assist you while you book into your connecting flight to your first destination, Blyde River Canyon. Your host will go through you Itinerary, and answer any questions you might have about your tour or the area.
The Blyde River Canyon is the third largest canyon in the world which boasts awesome views and fairy tale forests. Its wide variety of activities attracts many a tourist, while the landscape has turned many a tourist into residents.
On arrival you are met by your host, who escort you to luxury accommodation overlooking this wonderful area. Here, you may choose from a wide variety of optional activities or choose merely to realax around the pool with drink in hand, while watching the beautiful Africa sunset.
In the evening sit around an open campfire and enjoy a traditional barbeque dinner on open fire. Then observe the stars of the southern skies as you have never seen them before, including the Milky Way and spectacular Southern Cross. In this remote location far from any city lights, enjoy some of the finest stargazing available anywhere in the world!
Day 2: Blyde River Canyon
This morning you will take part in a one in a lifetime experience. You will be escorted to the Elephant Sanctuary where you will take part in a 3 to 4 hour Tour of this amazing facility. This experience will allow you to follow in the footsteps of an Elephant as they go through their mornig, starting with a quick bath assisted by you, then a short walk with these gentle giants through bush and finally a chance to take a 30min Elephant back ride. This tour will blow you away and leave you with a lasting memory. After this we depart along the majestic Blyde River Canyon and head to the Mohoholo Rehabiltation Centre for an afternoon tour of this famous facility. The afternoon will be spent at the Centre, where you have the unique opportunity of viewing wild lion, leopard, cheetah, eagles and vultures at close quarters. Animals found injured, poisoned or orphaned are given a second chance and released back into the wild. Experience conservation first hand, learn from the loyal staff and volunteers which man this great project.
On our way back, and if time permits, we will have a chance take in the local sites of the Mac Mac Falls, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the panoramic views from God’s Window.
Return to your luxury guesthouse for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Greater Kruger National Park
After breakfast, your Blyde River host will transfer you to Thornybush Private Game Reserve where you will be handed over to your new hosts, who will be looking after you for the duration of your stay at this Luxurious Game Reserve (exact camp subject to availability at time of booking).
Thornybush is part of the world famous Greater Kruger National Park and offers unique exclusive Safari experiences in both open Land Rovers, and on foot. The private reserve is home to an abundance of species: 147 mammals including the "Big Five", 114 reptiles, 507 birds, 49 fish, 34 amphibians and 336 trees. The reserve is predominantly open savannah and with a near perfect year round climate, it is considered by many the ideal African safari holiday destination. Game drives and walks are accompanied by highly trained, and experienced Rangers and trackers, ensuring that your African Safari experience is truly memorable.
You will arrive in time for Afternoon Tea, before embarking on your first Game Drive.
The rest of the evening will be spent enjoying a luxurious dinner under the African Sky socializing with your fellow guests.
Day 4 & 5: Thornybush Game Reserve
You will spend the next 2 days in the lap of luxury. Your intimately private location will provide for your every need, from 5 star lavish accommodation to wildly extravagant African cuisine. Your hosts will endeavor to provide you with a most memorable African Experience. And let’s not forget about the animals that need to be seen, with the Big 5, being the most obvious of items on your wish list. There will be ample opportunity with 2 scheduled game drives per day and an optional mid-morning walks. You can be assured that you won’t come away disappointed.
A typical day will include an early morning up-close game drive followed by breakfast either back at the Main lodge or in the riverbed or bush. The rest of the day is spent at the discretion of the guest and may include additional bush walks with your ranger & tracker, browsing in the intimate library; being pampered at the exclusive Thornybush Spa or simply relaxing at the pool with your favourite cocktail as you bask in Africa's glorious sunshine.
The afternoon game drive is preceded by high tea, and extends into the evening to view seldom observed nocturnal species and where possible tailored to suit individual guest's preferences and interests. Sundowners and snacks are enjoyed by guests during the game drive at a remote, scenic spot. Dinner is served in a variety of locations such as, the boma, the deck or even in the bush. Guests may socialise with a Cognac or single malt before retiring to bed ahead of another day's Safari experience.
Check in, settle down and relax in your outdoor bushveld surroundings before enjoying dinner
Days 6: Greater Kruger National Park
Today, we head south to your second camp in the Sabi-Sabi Game Reserve, to give you the opportunity of exploring a different eco-system within the Greater Kruger National Park.
After your early morning drive you will be transferred by air-conditioned vehicle to Djuma Private Game lodge, which is found on the Sabi-Sabi Game Reserve, which in-turn is also part of the Greater Kruger National Park.
The safari experience here is unique in that Djuma Rangers do not only concentrate on the Big Five, but will also introduce you to the history of the reserve and how the Tsongas (local African inhabitants) once lived on this land alongside the animals.
Days 7: Djuma Private Game Lodge
The typical day at Djuma begins shortly before sunrise, as you are awakened with steaming cup of coffee and biscuits. As the sun rises, you set off on our early morning game drive where your Ranger and his Tracker will combine to locate some of the amazing animals that are to be found at Djuma.
After the exciting morning drive you will sit down to a hearty breakfast. The mid morning activities include a bush walk and / or a cultural drive to the local village. The bush walk will give you the opportunity view some of the smaller and often unseen objects such as animal tracks and insects. Your guide will also introduce you to the culinary and medicinal uses of the various plants.
Alternatively, you may choose to go out on the cultural drive, which visits the local. You will be shown how the local indigenous people live, a way of life that has changed little since time immemorial. From meeting the headman to visiting the schools, guests leave with a sense of wonder at how different our lives are. Guests are also deeply touched by exuberant spirit of these community-minded people.
After Lunch and short siesta, we will assemble again for some tea and cakes and set off for the evening game drive. The game drive stops for a 'sundowner' drink overlooking the magnificent African sunset. The climax of this game drive is at night when a spotlight is used to find some of the more elusive nocturnal animals such as the awesome Leopard or the cute bushbaby.
At the end the night drive a warm, crackling fire and a sumptuous meal awaits at the lodge. To sit around a blazing fire under the endless African night sky - the brilliant Milky Way intense in the unpolluted skies - is to evoke ancient memories of our ancestors who evolved in this magnificent African Savanna all those millennia ago.
Day 8: Cape Town via Johannesburg
After breakfast, and your final Game Drive you will be escorted back to Hoedspruit to catch your connecting flight to Cape Town via Johannesburg
Arrive at Cape Town International Airport and meet your Cape Town holiday host, who will transfer you to your luxury accommodation conveniently situated on the foot of Table Mountain overlooking the famous Camps Bay.
Check in and relax in your magnificent surroundings.
Day 9: Cape Town
You day begins with a scrumptious buffet breakfast while overlooking Camps Bay and all its beauty. You will then be transferred to the V & A Waterfront, where you will partake in a 4 hour tour of Robben Island. This touching experience will be led by an ex-inmate who will immerse you in the history of this island, which once held the great Nelson Mandela.
After Lunch, you will be collected by your guide for a sightseeing city tour of Cape Town. This tour will includes historical highlights of the area including the Castle of Good Hope and Signal Hill, with the tour coming to culmination on the top of Table Mountain.
Day 10: Cape Town
This morning your host will collect you for a full day tour of the Fairest Cape. You will travel along the spectacular coastline of the Peninsula through charming historical villages.
We start with a short boat trip from Hout Bay to view cape fur seals at Seal Island. We continue via spectacular Chapman’s Peak Drive to Cape Point where we hope to see ostrich, baboons and perhaps even dolphins. On the return journey we pass through naval Simons Town, and stop to see its resident penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
We also make a short stop at the Living Hope HIV/AIDs craft centre, your opportunity to support this self-help scheme by purchasing some of their hand-made products, before returning to your hotel in the late afternoon.
Day 11: Cape Town
Today, you will embark on a tour of the renowned Cape Winelands, travelling through the scenic Franschhoek Valley where a handful of French Huguenot refugees started South Africa’s now famous wine industry.
Visit the historic towns of Stellenbosch and Paarl, while visiting several different wine estates of your choice – sampling as you go!
The rest of the afternoon is yours to relax and enjoy the area with several fantastic shops and restaurants; the V & A Waterfront is not to be missed while you may just opt to laze around the pool or on the beautiful white sands of Camps Bay.
Day 12: Cape Town
Today, you may choose between taking part in either a half day Township Tour of the Cape or embark on a thrilling whale watching coastal trip to Hermanus.
The Township Tour will introduce you to the multicultural side of Cape Town and a chance to interact with the locals. From District Six, where forced removals changed the lives of many people, to informal settlements where traditional healers and shebeens add to the rich culture of township life, you’ll see it all
If you opt for the land based Whale Watching tour (only available from August to November). We depart Cape Town and take a slow drive to Hermanus, taking in the entire False Bay. Along the way we stop off at several sites including Elgin Wine Farm. We should arrive in Hermanus just in time for lunch (not included), where we can find a nice Restaurant overlooking the Bay. Here we are sure to see several more Whales basking in the open water. If time permits, we will take a walk along the shoreline. We return to Cape Town, travelling via Gordon’s Bay and False Bay, a scenic coastal drive of just under 3-hours which will provide us with further opportunities for land-based whale watching.
Once in Cape Town, if time allows, you will be able to do some final curio shopping before you are transferred to Cape Town International Airport for your onward flight.
(Tour Ends 18:00)
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