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Garden Route, Safari in Kruger National Park & Winelands

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11 days / 9 nights
Availability : January - December 2020
London
Johannesburg

Tour Details

In South Africa you have the opportunity of discovering a unique nation, the famous “rainbow nation”, a mix of cultures, races, traditions and experiences. In this guided tour you will enjoy a breathtaking experience in the wonderful Kruger National Park, experience the beauty of the Garden Route, South Africa’s most scenic coastal region, admire the the most spectacular views in the world of the Cape Peninsula, discover iconic sights like the Cango Caves and a working ostrich farm, before heading down to Knysna. Enjoy a lagoon cruise to the Featherbed Nature Reserve and visit some of the prime wildlife santuaries in the area. Spend some time in Hermanus, well known for some of the best land-based whale watching in the world, before making your way through the scenic Cape Winelands and back to Cape Town.

Departure & Return Location

London

Price Includes

  • International flight tickets: London - Johannesburg; Cape Town - London
  • Domestic flight tickets: Johannesburg - Cape Town
  • Airport fees for domestic and international flights
  • 9 nights accommodation at the mentioned hotels, in the specified type of rooms
  • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
  • All the transfers and tours as described above
  • Transportation in sharing basis
  • Entrance fees
  • English speaking local guide for the included tours and visits
  • Travel tips
  • Medical & Travel insurance
  • Service fees
  • 24/7 emergency phone number

Price Excludes

  • Excess baggage charge
  • Tips for local guides and drivers
  • Early check-in, late check-out
  • Optional tours
  • Non-included meals (lunch and dinner do not include drinks)
  • Personal expenses (minibar items, phone, internet, safe lock, cleaning services, babysitting, etc.)

Top Attractions

 

Johannesburg

Kruger National Park

Cape Town

Oudtshoorn

Knysna

Albertinia

Hermanus

Off the Beaten Track Experience

 

Enjoy game drive in Kruger National Park and Albertinia

Visit the Penguin colony at Boulders Beach, Cape Peninsula

Visit a local farm school in Barrydale

Admire the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves

Enjoy a lagoon cruise to the Featherbed Nature Reserve

Enjoy open vehicle game drive at a private game reserve in Albertinia

Check for the best land-based whale watching in Hermanus

Itinerary

Day 1Departure London

Day 2Johannesburg - Kruger National Park

Transfer Johannesburg – Kruger National Park (SIC)
Upon collection from the airport (unescorted, driver only), head east to the Mpumalanga region.
Distance travelled: 430 kms

Game drive Kruger National Park (SIC)
After freshening up at your lodge enter the world-famous Kruger National Park and spend the afternoon game viewing in your open safari vehicle. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Dinner
Enjoy dinner at lodge’s restaurant.

Day 3Kruger National Park

Breakfast
Enjoy pre-packed breakfast in Kruger National Park.

Game drive Kruger National Park (SIC)
The day begins with early morning coffee or tea, followed by a thrilling open vehicle safari (with English speaking game ranger) through Kruger National Park. Your guide will endeavour to spoil you with sightings of the “Big Five”, general game and prolific bird life. Stop at one of the rest camps for lunch (own account). Spend the remainder of the afternoon game viewing. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Distance travelled today: 250 kms

Dinner
Enjoy dinner at lodge’s restaurant.

Day 4Kruger National Park - Cape Town

Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast at lodge’s restaurant.

Transfer hotel – airport (SIC)
You will be transferred from the lodge to the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, for your flight to Cape Town.

Internal flight Kruger – Cape Town

Transfer airport – hotel in Cape Town
On arrival in Cape Town, you will be transferred to the hotel.

Day 5Cape Peninsula

Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast at hotel’s restaurant.

Cape Peninsula full day tour (SIC)
Enjoy a full day tour of the Cape Peninsula, offering some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the world. Drive through Sea Point, the seaside village of Hout Bay (where you can enjoy an optional and for own account seal island boat cruise) and then on to Cape Point where (by tradition) it is said that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. We’ll return to Cape Town by way of Simon’s Town, where we visit the Penguin colony at Boulders Beach (entrance fee for own account), Fish Hoek fishing village and Muizenberg.

Distance travelled today: 200kms

Day 6Cape Town - Oudtshoorn

Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast at hotel’s restaurant.

Transfer Cape Town – Oudtshoorn (SIC)
Depart Cape Town and travel through the ‘Little Karoo’ and Montagu, a picturesque and historic spa town. En route, stop off in the town of Barrydale, where we will have the opportunity to visit a local farm school, interact with the children and teachers, spending time with them in the classroom learning more about the local farming community, before continuing to Oudtshoorn, the “ostrich feather capital” and centre of the world’s Ostrich farming industry. (The school visit is subject to the school being open).
Distance Cape Town – Oudtshoorn: 418 kms

Dinner
Enjoy dinner at hotel’s restaurant.

Day 7Oudtshoorn - Knysna

Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast at hotel’s restaurant.

Visit Cango Caves (SIC)
After breakfast take a tour of the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves, one of the world’s great natural wonders, sculpted by nature through the ages.

Lunch
Return to Oudtshoorn for a tour and light lunch at an Ostrich Farm.

Transfer Oudtshoorn – Knysna (SIC)
Our journey continues over the scenic Outeniqua Pass to George, the administrative hub of the Garden Route area and then onto Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Garden Route.
Distance Oudtshoorn – Knysna: 204 kms

Day 8Knysna

Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast at hotel’s restaurant.

Cruise to Featherbed Nature Reserve (SIC)
Enjoy a lagoon cruise to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, where we can take a trailer ride to the top of the Western Head to enjoy panoramic views of the town and lagoon.

Lunch at local restaurant
Enjoy lunch in Knysna at a local restaurant.

Free afternoon
The afternoon is at leisure to further explore this charming town set around a natural harbour lagoon.

Day 9Knysna - Albertinia

Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast at hotel’s restaurant.

Transfer Knysna – Albertinia (SIC)
After a leisurely breakfast, travel via George and Mossel Bay to Albertinia, a town set against the backdrop of the majestic Langeberg Mountain Range.
Distance travelled: 150 kms

Game Drive (SIC)
Enjoy an afternoon open vehicle game drive, at a malaria free private game reserve, that is home to an abundance of animal and birdlife, including the Big Five.

Dinner
Enjoy dinner at lodge’s restaurant.

Day 10Albertinia - Hermanus

Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast at lodge’s restaurant.

Game drive (SIC)
Your safari adventure continues with an early morning open vehicle game drive. Our expert guide will endeavour to spoil us with sightings of the “Big Five”, general game and prolific bird life.

Transfer Albertinia – Hermanus (SIC)
Leaving the bush behind, your journey will take you to the picturesque Cape Dutch town of Swellendam. This charming town was founded in 1745 and is famous for its youngberries, eclectic architecture and National Parks, as well as outdoor activities. Your journey further continues to the seaside resort of Hermanus, known as the heart of the whale route, offering the best land-based whale watching (Aug-Nov) in the world.
Distance travelled: 370 kms

Dinner
Enjoy dinner at hotel’s restaurant.

Day 11Hermanus - Cape Town (departure)

Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast at hotel’s restaurant.

Transfer Hermanus – Cape Town (SIC)
After a leisurely breakfast depart Hermanus and travel to Franschhoek, a picturesque village surrounded by spectacular vineyards, where French Huguenots settled more than 300 years ago, bringing with them their age-old French wine and food culture. Our story telling guide will take us on a tour through Franschhoek village, sharing with us the fascinating history of the French Huguenots. Then finally onto Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa, spectacularly set at the foot of Table Mountain where the tour ends on arrival at the airport.
Distance travelled today: 180 kms

International flight Cape Town – London

Meals included: 9 breakfast, 2 lunch, 5 dinner

Accommodation options

Comfort
Availability Rates

May – July 2020

£3,580 per person

September – December 2020, January – April 2020

£3,620 per person

 

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