BIG 5 Day Safari:

Departures either from Cape Town; Knysna & Port Elizabeth

Brief Description:
Visit the Winelands, Route 62, Mossel Bay, Little Karoo, Knysna, Wilderness, Tsitsikamma forests, Plettenberg Bay, Storms river mouth, Natures valley, Oudtshoorn and more. Highlights: The big 5 safari in Eastern Cape - Malaria free, Outstanding Scenery, Ostrich farms, Cango Caves, Indigenous forests, Coast lines.

Day 1: -

At Cape Town Airport our guide will meet & greet you and we set of on our Big 5-Day Tour. We start our peninsula tour and head for the Cape Point National Park where the great Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet. The journey starts at the V & A Waterfront, round to Clifton, Ban try Bay on to Hout Bay.

Cape of Storms - Cape Point

Here at the Tip of the continent we see Antelope & Baboons.

Lunch (excluded) is high above the waves in the beautiful Two Oceans Restaurant. Here we sample traditional South African dishes prepared in traditional "Potjie" or little black cauldrons.

Then off to Boulders to see the little Jackass penguins. We travel through Simons Town, Fishhoek, and St. James on to Hermanus via Strand, Gordon's Bay.

Here we check in at our accommodation in this small fishing village. (The Whale Capitol of the World). Here we will enjoy our first evening under African Night Sky and Champagne under the stars to celebrate.

Lunch: Two Oceans Cape Point - Excl

Accommodation: Selected Guest House **** BB

Supper: Excl

Day 2: -

After breakfast we travel up to Mossel Bay, visit the Cape St.Blaize lighthouse, the Post Office Tree & Maritime Museum of Diaz and his Caravel from 1488.

860m Robinson Pass we travel through to Oudtshoorn, the heart of the Little Karoo and the Ostrich Kingdom / Ostrich Show Farm, see, touch, hug and ride this majestic 130kg bird.

Cheetah- and Crocodile Ranch / relaxing evening in Oudtshoorn in one of the most original guesthouses in South Africa.

Lunch: Safari Ostrich Included

Accommodation: Selected Guest House **** DBB

Supper: Traditional SA cuisine Included

Day 3: -

We tackle the Cango Caves; come back across the 800m Outeniqua Pass and 4 Passes to George. Here we board the famous Outeniqua Choo Choo steam train for an unforgettable journey to Knysna along sheer cliffs and through tunnels & bridges.

In Knysna we check into our hotel/guest house and visit the Knysna Elephant farm.

We set of for a ferry ride on Knysna Lagoon to the Heads. We end the evening at the Oyster Farm for fresh oyster's brown bread, Tabasco, black pepper and lemon juice with a light white wine.

Lunch: Excl

Accommodation: Selected Guest House **** BB

Supper: Oyster Farm Excl

Day 4: -

After breakfast on to Plettenberg Bay the playground of the jetsetters and Nature's Valley.

Here we visit Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary.

We see the Storms River Bridge, Blou Krans Bridge, Tsitsikamma National Park, on to Schotia Lion Safari Ranch (Lion, Hippo, Rhino, Giraffe, Blue Wildebeest, springbok, Gemsbok, Zebra, Kudu, Wildebeest, etc).

With its free ranging African Lion the reserve will prove to be an experience of a lifetime. After our night safari we enjoy a great open-air supper and sleep the night at the ranch.

Lunch: Excl

Accommodation: Selected Guest House **** BB

Supper: Traditional African Pot Included

Day 5: -

After a big breakfast we head for the 54000ha Addo National Elephant Park where the breeding herd of 316 Elephant can be seen from close quarters.

Close enough!

Apart from the Elephant the park also has Lion, Black Rhino, Buffalo, Eland, Kudu, etc. After lunch we take our leave of the African Bush and head for Port Elizabeth. We do a short city tour and a last walk on the golden sands of Algoa Bay. Before you know it the time has come and your plane is taking off for home, and we know.... That in your hearts you will carry the "Flame for Afrika", we LOVE her.... So will YOU.

Lunch: Excl

Included: All entrance fees; All transfers; guides' fees; transport; accommodation bed, breakfast; portage. All game drives, open 4x4 vehicles; spotlights.

Excluded: lunches & supper as per itinerary; alcoholic drinks, tips and items of personal nature.

Vehicles: 5-14 Seater luxury Bus

RATES:
Tariff per person sharing:

R 12,650 pp

Single Supplement R 2,290 pp

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Feb 2010