This tour takes in the highlights of South Africa's Mother City - the beautiful and vibrant Cape Town, as well as the scenic Garden Route. Table Mountain, Cape Point, Boulders Beach penguins, Route 62, Cango Caves, an Ostrich farm, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay are all some of the must-see attractions included on this tour. A full board 2-night Big Five safari in the Mabula Private Game Reserve is also a part of package.
DAY 01: Cape Town
Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport you will be met and transferred you to your hotel in the city centre - your home for the next 4 nights booked on Bed and Breakfast basis. Immerse yourself in the culture and color of one of Cape Town’s most vibrant neighborhoods, Bo-Kaap. Taste your way through a flavor-filled Cape Malay gastronomic experience along two of the city’s hottest food and beverage streets, Long street and Bree, both walking distance from the 5-star hotel. If you make it in before dark, you just might catch a sunset-kissed view of Table Mountain or Signal Hill.
Enjoy the afternoon and evening at your own leisure.
· Optional Activities (To be booked Extra if required):
Sunset Cruise in Table Bay
Sunset views from Signal Hill
Sunset Kayak Experience along Table Bay Coastline
DAY 02: Cape Town
After breakfast, Enjoy a morning or afternoon guided tour of the Mother City - venture through the streets crowded with history. This tour includes a visit to Table Mountain (cableway tickets included).
HIGHLIGHTS
· South African Museum
· Company Gardens
· Malay Quarter/ Bo-Kaap
· Green Market Square
· Table Mountain including cableway
· Short Diamond factory tour – optional
· The rest of the day will be at your own leisure, you can choose from a wide range of optional activities and excursions that Cape Town has to offer.
Optional Activities (To be booked Extra if required):
· City Tour by Bicycle or E-Bike
Paragliding from Signal Hill
Lions head guided hike (morning or sunset)
Robben Island Excursion - with option of a private guided tour with Christo Brand as the guide (Nelson Mandela's prison guard who became his friend)
Cape Malay Cooking experience in the Bo Kaap
If this day falls on a Saturday a visit to a local Food Market (e.g. Oranjezicht City Farm or Neighbour goods market at the Old Biscuit Mill)
Constantia Winelands Zip and Sip Trip (half day Ziplining and Wine Tasting in the Constantia Valley)
DAY 03: Cape Town
After breakfast you will be met by your guide and embark on a full day touring of the ruggedly beautiful Cape Peninsula. See all the top sights along South Africa’s Cape Peninsula on this full-day tour from Cape Town.
HIGHLIGHTS
· Drive along the Atlantic Sea Board passing the beautiful beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay
· Stop at Hout Bay Harbour, take an optional boat ride to Duiker Island to see the Cape Fur Seals
· Chapman’s Peak Drive – known as one of the World’s most beautiful drives
· Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and Cape Point – most South Western point of Africa and the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula, spectacular scenery
· False Bay Coastal Road – look out for whales between June and November
· African Penguins at Boulders Beach
· Simon’s Town – home to South Africa’s Naval Base
· Picturesque drive past Kalk Bay and Muizenberg
Optional Activities (To be booked Extra if required):
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Snorkelling with Seals from Hout Bay
Kayaking with Penguins from Simon's Town
Waterbike Ocean Adventure from Simon's Town
Surfing lesson in Muizenberg
DAY 04: Oudtshoorn
After an early breakfast, travel along the famous Route 62 from the Cape Winelands en-route to Oudtshoorn. This route has previously been named "World's Best Road Trip Destination" by CNN! There are lots of interesting stops and places to discover along the way.
On arrival in Oudtshoorn, you will visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch for a guided tour.
Check-in at your accommodation and enjoy the peaceful and picturesque setting on a working ostrich farm.
DAY 05: Knysna
Enjoy guided tours of the fascinating Cango Caves and of Safari Ostrich Farm - an ostrich show farm.
You will then cross over the spectacular Outeniqua Pass today and onto the Garden Route and your hotel located on the Eastern Head of Knysna, surrounded by a lush paradise of indigenous forests, mountains, lakes and pristine beaches.
Optional Activities in Oudtshoorn:
· Meerkat Safari
Free-roaming cheetah tracking experience
Elephant Experience
Lion Experience
Bush Safari
Giraffe Experience
Optional Activities in Knysna:
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Sunset Boat Cruise (time and weather depending)
DAY 06: Knysna
Enjoy the day exploring the area.
Optional Activities Tsitsikamma Area:
· Visit to Tsitsikamma National Park Storms River Mouth - walk to the suspension bridges
Kayak & Lilo Adventure
Zip Lining, Quad Biking, Scootours or Segways in the Tsitsikamma Forest
Optional Activities Plettenberg Bay Area:
· Bloukrans Bridge Bungee Jump - highest in the world
Hiking in the Robberg Nature Reserve
Boat-based marine life encounters - dolphin and whales
Visit to animal sanctuaries: Birds of Eden, Monkeyland, Jukani Cats, Tenikwa Wild Cats, Wolf Sanctuary, Elephant Park
Wine tasting in South Africa's smallest wine growing region
Horse Drawn Carriage ride or wine tour
Horse Riding Trails
Learn to surf
Keurbooms River boat trip with Stand-Up-Paddling
Keurbooms River Gorge boat trip
Optional Activities Knysna Area:
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Featherbed Eco Experience with lunch
Kayak or SUP (stand up paddle) on the Lagoon
Whale Watching boat excursion
Sunset Cruise or Sunset Sail
Champagne & Oysters Cruise
Lagoon Cruise
Hiking Trails
Paragliding in nearby Sedgefield
DAY 07: The Waterberg Biosphere
Transfer to George Airport for your flight to Johannesburg, here you will be met and privately transferred by road (approximately 2.5 hours) to the Mabula Private Game Reserve, where you will spend the next 2 days on safari.
Enjoy your first afternoon game drive, enjoy a sundowner while the sun sets over the magnificent Waterberg Mountains. The game drive will be followed by dinner at the lodge.
Full Board- Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities
Day 08: Kapama Private Game Reserve
The varied habitats on Mabula Private Game Reserve provide ideal conditions for an astounding selection of large mammals including the Big Five, other predators such as Hyena and Jackal, and a variety of antelope from Red Hartebeest to Eland, Gemsbok to Blesbok. That’s not to mention the elusive cheetah, cheeky honey badger and the omnipresent crèches of warthogs that flit across one’s path during your safari at Mabula Game Lodge.
Safaris are offered to lodge guests twice a day – once early morning and again in time for sundowners in the late afternoon, and depending on the time of year you visit, each experience can be unique. Watch the vivid change of the seasons as the green thickets and grasslands give way to the bushveld greys and yellows of autumn. Feel the chilly winter air on your cheeks before sunrise and witness the rebirth of the bush as the first summer rains fall and with it the exciting arrival of lambing season.
There may be a lag/lead of half an hour in different seasons.
MORNING SAFARI
05h30 Wake up and morning tea
06h00 Moring safari Departs
09h00 Return for breakfast
Optional Activities - discuss time with ranger
13h30 Lunch
SUMMER AFTERNOON SAFARI
16h00 Afternoon tea
16h30 Afternoon safari departs
19h30 Return from safari
20h00 Dinner
OPTIONAL (To be booked extra if required)
· Bush Walks
· River Lodge Spa & Wellness Centre
Romantic Sleep-out Platform
Kapama photographic workshops
DAY 09: DEPARTURE
After your morning game drive, breakfast and check-out you will be transferred back to OR Tambo International Airport for your departure flight.
Accommodation
- CAPE TOWN -Cresta Grande Cape Town
- OUDTSHOORN - Turnberry Boutique Hotel
- KNYSNA - The Graywood Hotel
- Kapama Private Game Reserve - Mabula Game Lodge
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