South African Highlights Tour
11 Days

Day One
Depart in the evening from your home destination.

Day Two
Arrive at Johannesburg International Airport. After customs arrangements, meet the representative of Touring South Africa in the arrivals terminal. We will leave in an air-conditioned vehicle, travelling North-East, towards Mpumalanga Province via Lydenburg. Visit the Lone Creek waterfall and the Mac Mac falls. We will pass Graskop on the way to "God's Window" (weather permitting). Overnight in the Graskop area in a country inn on a bed and breakfast basis.



Day Three
After breakfast, visit more of the scenic sights of the Blyde River Canyon including the Potholes, and Three Rondavels. Travel towards the Kruger National Park. This great nature reserve (24 000 square km's) allows you to explore the wild life in its natural habitat. Discover the "Big Five" (Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Buffalo, Elephant). Enjoy the beauty of the scenery, landscape and waterholes. At sunset, we will arrive at one of the parks camps. Overnight on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis.





Day Four
Very early wake up for a safari in the park before breakfast. Continue searching for animals for the rest of the morning. Depart for Johannesburg via the fertile farming area of the Elands River Valley. Afternoon arrival in Johannesburg for a flight to Cape Town. Overnight in Cape Town on a Bed and Breakfast basis.





Day Five
Full day tour to the famous Wine Route of South Africa, including wine tasting, and visits to Paarl, Franschoek and Stellenbosch. Return to the hotel in the evening. Overnight on a bed and breakfast basis.

Day Six
Full day tour on the "Hop On - Hop Off" open bus. Visit sights of Cape Town, including the Waterfront, City Center, South Africa Museum, Table Mountain (entrance to the mountain is excluded), Camps Bay and Sea Point. Overnight on a bed and breakfast basis.



Day Seven
Full day Cape Peninsula tour beginning with Hout Bay. Enjoy a boat cruise to Seal Island. Visit Cape Point Nature Reserve, the meeting place of two currents of the Indian and Atlantic ocean. Visit the Cape of Good Hope and the Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach. Continue via Simonstown to the famous Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Overnight on a bed and breakfast basis.





Day Eight
Depart from the hotel for the scenic Garden Route. Leave Cape Town through the Drakenstein mountains towards Worchester. Visit the Open Museum, portraying the lifestyle of the first settlers of the Cape area. Continue to Oudshoorn to an Ostrich farm and learn about this unique bird. Overnight in a local Guest house on a bed and breakfast basis.




Day Nine
After breakfast, visit the Cango Caves. Continue to the coast through the beautiful Outeniqua Mountain Pass. In the town of George, visit the Local Railway museum. Continue to Knysna with its evergreen forests. Boat Cruise on the Knysna lagoon (weather permitting). Overnight in Knysna on a bed and breakfast basis.





Day Ten
In the morning, depart along the coast to Plettenburg Bay, a historic whaling station from there, travel through the mountain passes, surrounded by ancient trees to the coastal Tsitsikamma National Park, combining the unique beauty of the coast with a variety of vegetation. Afternoon arrival in Port Elizabeth for a flight to Johannesburg. Overnight in a hotel near the airport on a bed and breakfast basis.



Day Eleven
Transfer to the airport for your return trip home.

PRICE PER PERSON SHARING (minimum 2 pax) : R 13 995.00 pp SHARING

Includes:


• Guided tours according to the itinerary, with registered local English speaking guides.
• Overnight in Guest House, Country Inn and Hotels
• Daily breakfast plus one dinner.
• Entrance Fees per Itinerary (excluding Table Mountain, Cruise to Seal Island and the Penguin Colony.
• The tours are based on SEAT-ON-COACH

Excludes:


• International and Domestic Flights and airport tax.
• Single room supplement R 2530.00
• Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
• Gratuity (for local hotel staff, porters and lodge staff)
• Any kind of personal expenses

Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in this package or if you would like us to tailer make a package for you.

VERY IMPORTANT - KRUGER NATIONAL PARK IS IN A MALARIA AREA - PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR.