Safari Highlights
Outstanding scenery
Interesting rural countryside
Cultural interaction
Plenty of wild-life viewing
Routing: Cape Town - Oudtshoorn - Garden Route - Port Elizabeth - Kruger National Park - Mpumalanga - end in Johannesburg.
Day 1. Cape Town - Hermanus - Mossel Bay
Depart from Cape Town and drive eastwards via the beautiful coastal route between Gordon’s Bay and Hermanus, a seaside holiday town ( Hermanus is the best place in the World to spot Whales from land - July to Dec). After lunch we drive on to Mossel Bay. Here we visit arguably the oldest post office in Africa, the Post Office Tree and the site of the first landfall, made by the Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias in 1488. Overnight Mossel Bay.
Day 2. Mossel Bay - Oudtshoorn
We travel over the Outeniqua Mountains to the Little Karoo to visit an Ostrich Show Farm for some unique experiences including ostrich racing. A ride on a back of an ostrich is not for the fainthearted. We visit the Cango caves, regarded as one of South Africa's foremost natural wonders. The fascinating calcite caves comprises an underground wonderland of stalactites and stalagmites. Visit Oudtshoorn, also called the "Feather capital" of the world, as over ninety percent of the world's ostrich farms are found here. Overnight at La Plume Guest House.
Day 3 Oudtshoorn - Garden Route
After breakfast we visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch and Valley of Ancients, an endangered species breeding facility extraordinaire. Then depart for George and Wilderness National Park. We skirt around the lakes with stops at scenic viewpoints to Knysna. The town is situated on the edge of the Knysna Lagoon with its entrance to the sea guarded by two promontories known as the "Heads". The area also falls within a National Park proclaimed to conserve the extraordinary natural beauty of the lakelands and adjacent indigenous forests. Knysna also offers shopping opportunities of unusual locally made art and craft, etc. We join a sundowner cruise on the lagoon. Overnight in Knysna at the Fish Eagle Lodge.
Day 4 Garden Route - Port Elizabeth
We explore Knysna and travel further via Plettenberg Bay for a short visit. Then we traverse through magnificently scenic river valley passes. We visit the Tsitsikamma National Park (Khoisan for 'The place of much water" stretching over 100 km of wild and rocky coastline characterised by massive cliffs, narrow isolated beaches and shady indigenous forests along the river valleys. Our next stop is Storms River with the impressive Paul Sauer Bridge across the valley towering some 139 m above the river. The final part of our journey takes us past a few coastal holiday villages to Port Elizabeth, also called the 'Friendly City' for a short city tour.
Day 5: Johannesburg - Middelburg - Kruger National Park
We drive eastwards via Witbank and Middelburg to Nelspruit and enter the Kruger National Park in the south. Our encounter with the wild life starts here. Tonight we enter our camp for dinner and overnight - Overnight Skukuza Camp.
Day 6: Day in Kruger National Park
Today is completely devoted to game viewing as we search for the 'Big Five' amongst other animals. We reach our camp at sunset for dinner and overnight. Some may want to do a night drive in an open game viewing vehicle utilising high powered spotlights to find the nocturnal animals (optional). Overnight Satara Camp.
Day 7. Drive Kruger National Park - Blyde River Canyon - God's Window - Sabie
After a final game drive and breakfast, we leave the park and drive via Klaserie and the Abel Erasmus Pass to the Escarpment and visit Blyde River Canyon, Bourke's Luck Potholes, God's Window and the Pinnacle Rock. Travel to Sabie where we overnight.
Overnight Lone Creek River Lodge.
Day 8. Pilgrim’s Rest - Johannesburg
Our first stop is at the Lone Creek falls before we visit the town of Pilgrim’s Rest, the museum. Take a walk through the main street and get carried away to the late nineteenth century when this little village was bustling with activity as a result of the alluvial gold found here.Then we travel to Johannesburg arriving late afternoon.
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| Tour Rates | |||
Season | Period | Adult Rate (per person sharing) | Single Room Supplement |
Low | 1-Apr-2010 to 31-May-2010 | ||
| Mid | 2-Jan-2010 to 31-Mar-2010 | ||
| High | 1-Nov-2010 to 15-Dec-2010 | ||
| Peak | 1-Jun-2010 to 31-Oct-2010 | ||
Above prices are based on a 2 adults traveling exclusively. For more than 2 persons, let us know.
Children Rates
Children under 12 years of age, pay 50% of the price when sharing with 2 adults.
The prices given above include:
- Use of 4x4 safari vehicle for game viewing & photography
- Guaranteed window seats for every participants.
- All Park Entry fees where applicable
- Full board meal plan while on Safari – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Qualified local English - Speaking driver guide (French, Spanish & German on request)
- Game drives as per the program
- All government taxes applicable
- Extras at the lodges –tips, drinks, telephone, laundry or any other personal expenses
- International flight into/out of South Africa - Check out Great Prices for Flights into Africa Here
- Entry Visa to South Africa
- Departure tax
