SOUTH AFRICAN 16 DAY TOUR

Cape Town - Johannesburg Route

Via the Garden Route, Natal, Swaziland and the Kruger National Park; Victoria Falls.
"A magical tour that takes you through the
very best that South Africa has to offer".

MAP ROUTE - 5000km
1. Cape Town /Hermanus
2. Mossel bay
3. Oudtshoorn
4. Knysna
5. Port Elizabeth / Addo
6. Durban /St Lucia
7. Swaziland/ Kruger National Park 
8. Pretoria
9. Johannesburg

10. Victoria Falls

11. JHB

Brief Description:

This is an excellent 16-day tour that departs from Cape Town

Detailed Description:
(16 days, 15 nights) Bed / Breakfast Basis 

Departure place: Cape Town International Airport or other

Itinerary \:

(Day1)

At Cape Town Airport our guide will meet you and go check you into your Hotel on the Waterfront. After freshening up we set of on a sightseeing tour of Cape Town with the Cable Car (excl)(weather permitting) up Table Mountain with its awesome panoramic view of the entire Peninsula.

We end the day with a option (excl) to do a relaxing cruise on a sailing ship on Table Bay experiencing the African Sunset at its best with enough Champagne to swim in.

Supper option is at the famous Mama Afrika Restaurant on Lang Street with their African faire and live vibrant drums and marimbas.

Accommodation: Selected Guesthouse **** BB

Supper: Excluded

(Day 2)

Option (excl) for Peninsula tour /Atlantic Seaboard via Seapoint, Bantry Bay, Clifton, Bakoven / Fish Market in Hout Bay / Seal Colony by ocean going vessel /Boulders /SimonsTown / interact with the Jack-ass Penguins.

False Bay on to Cape Point National Park / funicular to the top of the look out point, hundreds of feet above the pounding surf and the place where the mighty Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet /FishHook across the infamous "Cape Flats" to Stellenbosch

Accommodation:  Wine Estate ****BB

Lunch: Two Oceans Restaurant Exc.

Supper: Wijn Huis - Traditional SA cuisine Excl.

(Day 3)

Beautiful Franshoek Valley /small fishing village of Hermanus (The Whale Capitol of the World –July to Nov) / Swellendam, with it's tremendous White Cape Dutch Architecture /Mossel Bay /See Seal Island in the Bay.

We drive over the Robinson Pass with the indigenous Fynbos and Protea & Erica / Little Karoo / Oudtshoorn, centre of the Ostrich Kingdom.

Accommodation:  Guesthouse**** BB

Lunch: Excl.

Supper: Excluded.

Day 4:

Option (excl) to visit anOstrich Show Farm where you can see, feel, touch, sit on and ride one /delightful lunch is served on the terrace with Red Wine, Ostrich Steak Option (Excl) for Cango Caves set in the mysterious Swart Berg Mountains

Late afternoon via George and the 800m Outeniqua Pass /indigenous forest/Dolphin's Point  beautiful Wilderness /  Knysna

Option (excl) for Sundowners cruise on the Lagoon & check out some African arts and crafts.

Accommodation:  Guest House ****BB

Lunch: Safari Ostrich optional

Supper: excl

Day 5:

Option for canoe trip (Incl), bicycle trip round Leisure Isle, the Heads

Black Township Tour to meet the Amaxhosa people and sample their lifestyles and traditions (Excl)

Optional (Excl) sundowner Cruise

Accommodation:  Guesthouse**** BB

Lunch: Excl.

Supper: Waterfront Excl.

Day 6:

Tsitsikamma via Plettenberg Bay and Natures Valley / thick green indigenous forests/ Blou Krans pass / see or do (excl) highest 216 meter Bungi jump in the world. On to Port Elizabeth and do a short drive through of PE

Overnight in the mountains of the Eastern Cape in Olifantskop.

Accom: Guesthouse *** BB

Lunch: Plettenberg Bay Excl

Supper: Excluded.

Day 7:

To day option (excl) to visit the Addo National Elephant Park and do a night lion safari and BBQ(excl ) at Scotia Lion Ranch with the lions of the Eastern Cape are abundant together with buck, wildebeest, zebra, springbok, Kudu. Includedwe do an open 4x4 jeep equipped with bars and spotlights we search for Lion, Hippo, Giraffe, Rhino, and other antelope and return to our Lapa for a stunning supper (Traditional Potjie Kos)

under African skies where we end the evening singing around the campfire.

We spend the night at our luxury Guest House close by in African style.

Accommodation: Guesthouse BB ***BB

Lunch: Excl

Supper: Schotia BBQ Incl

Day 8 :-

Today we head out towards Grahamstown in Frontier Country into the Ciskei to East London on the Buffalo River.

Transkei via Kei Bridge past Nelson Mandela's Home to Umtata, capital of the Transkei. We are in the rural heartland of the Xhosa Nation, a region where the 21st Century and yesterday have not met.

We head to Umtata Capital of the Transkei, for many a wild destination, marvel at a place so wild and untouched.

Accommodation: Guesthouse *** BB

Lunch: Excl

Supper: Excluded.

Day 9:

Today we leave this wonderland early and via Umtata on via Kokstad, Bizana, Flagstaff to Port Edward in Kwa Zulu Natal, on to Durban.

We visit the Natal Sharks Board Museum, Shaka Marine World one of the best Aquariums in the world.

Accommodation: Guesthouse ***BB

Lunch: Exec

Supper: Exec

(Day 10):

We do the Golden Mile/ beautiful scenic North Coast of Kwa Zulu Natal, Stanger, birth place of Shaka your guide accompanies you to Eshowe and Shakaland (incl) with traditional Zulu music, dance & culture in the valley of 1000 hills.

Accommodation: Shakaland Hotel ****DBB

Lunch: Inc

Supper: Inc

(Day 11):

After breakfast we depart for St Lucia, boat trip on Lake St. Lucia for Hippo, birds & Crocodiles. Continue up the Matopo Mountains past Ghost Mountain through Golela into the Kingdom of Swaziland with its arts & craft markets. We sleep over at Mbabane.

Accommodation:  Lodge ****BB

Lunch: Excl

Supper: Excl

(Day 12)
Today Piggs Peak into the Kruger National Park at Malelane. We start our game drive immediately and continue to Crocodile Bridge then on to Lower Sabie, with a night drive on open vehicles.

Accommodation: Kruger Tented Camp ****DBB

Lunch: En Route Excl

Supper: Included

(Day 13)
Kruger Gate to the West exit on the Kruger /Sabie / magnificent Mpumalanga / Pilgrims Rest / (An old gold diggers town),

and then back to Johannesburg

Accommodation: Africa Guesthouse ****BB

Lunch: En Route Excl

Supper: Excl

(Day 14)

Meet your flight from Johannesburg to Victoria
Falls. /arrival met and transferred to Selected Hotel/Lodge for (2)
nights on a fully inclusive basis.


situated on the Zambian bank of the Zambezi River, 15
kilometres upstream from the Victoria Falls. It boasts a central lounge /
dining area with an open sundeck overlooking the Zambezi River. There is
also a swimming pool with a water level bar, deck and thatched lapa.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Morning and evening river cruises
Game drives into the Mosi-Oa -Tunya National Park
Fishing (rods and tackle are not provided)
Cultural visits
Sightseeing visits to the Victoria Falls
Adventure activities such as white water rafting, canoeing, river boarding,
bungi jumping, micro-lighting and helicopter flights etc. can be booked
whilst staying at Thorntree Lodge.

WILDLIFE
Common sightings within the Mosi -Oa-Tunya National Park are elephant, white rhino, giraffe, impala, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and a wide variety of birds.
Includes:
02 nights accommodation on a fully inclusive basis:
All meals / Teas / coffees / Snacks
All road transfers as per itinerary
Included is Tour of the falls & Sunset cruise

Flights:
Johannesburg - Vic Falls - Johannesburg

Excludes:
Personal items and gratuities
Bar accounts not specified
Park fees

(Day 15)

Full day of activities and leisure

(Day 16)

Today you will be transferred, by private road transfer, to
Victoria Falls Airport to meet your flight back to Johannesburg

This tour is guaranteed to leave you with unforgettable moments and memories.

Included:

All entrance fees except where it is excluded.

All transfers

Registred profesional guide/driver

Transport Air-con Microbus / Car / Coach 5 – 22 seats

All accommodation bed, breakfast

Selected lunch & suppers as per itinerary

All game drives, open 4x4 vehicles, spotlights.

Domestic Airfare JHB-Zimbabwe

Excluded is:

Portage.

Entrance fees marked optional and excluded

Airport Taxes

Alcoholic drinks

Tips and gratuities

Items of personal nature.

Tariff per person sharing:

1-2 persons R 39,750.00 per person

3-4 persons R 32,250.00 per person

5-6 persons R 27,750.00 per person

7-8 persons R 25,750.00 per person

9-13 persons R 22,750.00 per person

Single Supplement R 5,780.00