11
Day Garden Route Tours / Safaris Itinerary
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Luxury 11 Day Itinerary Package
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Tour
operator’s comments: "This is a very good introductory
tour to
Africa and South Africa. It will offer you all the major attractions
of the Cape Town
Area as well as giving you great Big 5 safaris, and also
focus on the very popular Garden Route of South Africa. These tours
also
visit Hermanus, known for being the best whalewatching spot in the
world. Great care has been taken to incorporate the opportunity for
Eastern Food on certain evenings .We have only hand picked top class
luxury accommodation for this tour."
CAPE TOWN ATTRACTIONS; THE PARKS OF THE EASTERN CAPE AND
GARDEN ROUTE
Spend 3 days in the beautiful Cape, experiencing
all the wonders this
city has to offer – from the “world famous” Table
Mountain and the
evenly well known Robben Island and Cape Point to the lush green valley
of the Winelands.
We will also visit Hermanus, well-known for its wonderful Whale
Watching opportunities on our return journey from the Garden Route.
Once we have explored the Cape Town attractions we head out to the
scenically beautiful Garden Route, just as popular amongst locals
as
it is amongst tourists. Here you will enjoy the many attractions to
the area, and enjoy some of the top class luxury hotels we have
chosen. Our Eastern Cape Big 5 Safaris will be a combination of 2
Top
Five Star Safari Game Reserves including Addo Elephant Park and
Shamwari Game Reserve in Malaria Free areas. There is no better place
to get up close and personal to Africa’s greatest animals. We
return
towards Cape Town to the very popular coastal part of the Garden Route
of South Africa. This includes areas such as Knysna and Plettenberg
Bay. We end a perfect tour in Cape Town after some great Whalewatching
in Hermanus. See you in Africa!
Day 01: CAPE TOWN – V & A WATERFRONT
DAY AT LEISURE TO REST OR ENJOY WATERFRONT
Upon arrival at Cape Town’s International
Airport, you will be met by
a representative of CAPE TEAM TOURS. This will be an English-speaking,
registered tour guide that will welcome you into South Africa’s
popular “Mother City”-Cape Town. Your guide will transfer
you to your
hotel, situated within the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront complex.
After check-in, there will be some time to relax and freshen up after
your long flights. Rest or go and explore the Waterfront. Dinner will
be served at your hotel, or at the Sea Palace-Chinese Restaurant.
Overnight 4 star Hotel in Waterfront-VICTORIA &ALFRED- Full board
basis.
Day 02: CAPE TOWN –TABLE MOUNTAIN and ROBBEN ISLAND
We depart from the Victoria and Alfred
Waterfront for our short city
tour with today’s highlights being visiting Table Mountain and
the
evenly well renowned Robben Island. Once we get to the Lower Cable
Station we will board the revolving cable car with a capacity of 65
people. The ride to the Table Top will take about 5 minutes only.
The
mountain offers staggering birds – eye views of the city, the
Peninsula
and the Waterfront. Enjoy about 2 hours on the mountain before we
get
to our Ferry for our Robben Island tour. Robben Island is one of South
Africa’s best known World Heritage Sites. The Ferry trip is
about 25
minutes to the island. The island was a prison for many years and
also
was a prison for those punished that resisted the white oppressive
rule during the Apartheid years. One such a person was our previous
Presedent-Mr NELSON MANDELA.
Overnight
4 star Hotel in Waterfront-VICTORIA & ALFRED- Half board
basis. B&B only.
Day
03: CAPE TOWN – CAPE OF GOOD HOPE and CAPE POINT
Highlights: Cape of Good Hope and Penguins
This
exiting tour takes in all the important sights of the Peninsula
in one full day. We collect customers at 09h00 from their Hotel. We
firstly travel from the city via Bantry Bay, Clifton, and Camps Bay
to
Hout Bay Harbour where a short boat cruise to Seal Island to see our
large Cape Fur Seal colony can be enjoyed.
Our journey takes us along two coastal passes:
Chapman’s Peak and Victoria Road which are renowned for their
magnificent scenery. We drive through the quaint seaside villages
of
Noordhoek and Kommetjie.
Our journey continues towards the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
and
Cape Point. At Cape Point one can walk and/or take the funicular to
the look out point for a panoramic view of the dramatic Southwestern
edge of Africa. Lunch can be enjoyed at a restaurant on the way, on
the client’s own account.
We travel from Cape Point to Boulder’s Beach, a cluster of beaches
situated among huge granite boulders, forming a protected shoreline,
which is home to one of only two penguin colonies on the False Bay
coast. Leaving Simon’s town, we travel via Muizenberg back to
Cape
Town.
Activities included: Seal island cruise, Park entry fee to Cape Point
Nature Reserve, Funicular and Boulders Beach Entry to Penguins.
Day 04: GARDEN ROUTE –CAPE TOWN to OUDTSHOORN
Highlights/Routing: Cape Town-Worcester-Montagu-to
Oudtshoorn.
Winelands of Paarl-Breede River Valley-Route 62-Klein Karoo- Capital
of the Ostrich World
We
depart from your Cape Town Hotel at 09H00. and travel past the
Winelands of Stellenbosch, Paarl to the Huguenots Tunnel (4.9 km).We
arrive in Worcester which is part of the Breede River Valley Wine
Region. We will do a winetasting at one of the Breede Rivers many
wineries on route to Montagu. Enjoy the wonderful scenery which
changes from lush orchards to dramatic mountain views as we get closer
to the Little Karoo as we travel along Route 62 , formerly known as
the” Fruit Route”. We will be passing through Barrydale
for our lunch
stop at the Country Pumpkin. Time permitting we will make a brief
stop
in Calitzdorp, famous for their quality Port before we get to
Oudtshoorn, the centre of the Ostrich Feather boom about 100 years
ago
and known as the “Feather and Ostrich Capitol of The World.
Overnight at a 4-star hotel/ guest house on a dinner, bed and
breakfast basis in Oudtshoorn: MOOIPLAAS GUEST FARM or similar.
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Day 05: GARDEN ROUTE – OUDTSHOORN
• Highlights
• Premier Ostrich Show Farm
• World famous Cango Caves
• Cango Wildlife Ranch with Crocs and Cats of the world.
We enjoy our early morning breakfast at this top class Guest Lodge
before we depart to a Premier Ostrich Show Farm for some unforgettable
experiences. Riding an ostrich is certainly not for the fainthearted.
We continue to the world famous Cango Caves after our exiting
encounters with Ostriches. The Cango CAVES IS THE SECOND MOST VISITED
NATURAL ATTRACTION IN SOUTH AFRICA BEHIND Table Mountain .Enjoy this
wonderland of stalactite and stalagmite formations. We end this
exiting day with a visit to one of Oudtshoorn’s most popular
tourist
attraction – the Cango Wildlife Ranch, where one can observe
cheetahs,
lions, jaguars, pumas and white Bengal tigers. The Cango Wildlife
Ranch and its breeding centre is carefully designed so that its more
than 47 species of animals and reptiles can roam peacefully in
comfortable natural enclosures, giving visitors the opportunity to
closely observe, and in some cases, interact with a wide variety of
unusual and endangered animals such as Tiger Cups and newly born
Cheetahs. You will also have the unique opportunity to stroke a live
cheetah!!
Arrive
back at MOOIPLAAS GUEST FARM ON A FULL BOARD BASIS
Day
06: GARDEN ROUTE – OUDTSHOORN TO ADDO ELEPHANT PARK, NGUNI LODGE.
We depart Oudtshoorn to the town of De
Rust, Uniondale to Addo.
After breakfast, we will make our way inland, towards the Little Karoo
towns of De Rust, Uniondale towards Port Elizabeth .We leave The
Garden Route behind to get to the Eastern Cape Province . Just 70
km
from Port Elizabeth, we will arrive at our five (5) star lodge in
the
afternoon.
Hidden within the Malaria-Free Eastern Cape we arrive at Nguni River
Lodge which lies in Addo Elephant National Park, the third largest
national park in South Africa. Included in your stay are welcome
drinks on arrival, high tea, two game drives (refreshments will be
served on game drives), five-course dinners. Addo Elephant Park has
arguably the best Elephant viewing in South Africa. Addo Park is also
the domain of the Cape Buffalo, Black Rhino, Lion and many other
antelope species and a wealth of Birdlife.
OVERNIGHT at Nguni River Lodge/or Similar on a Full Board Basis.
Alternatively:KUZUKO LODGE
Day
07: GARDEN ROUTE – ADDO PARK to SHAMWARI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE
We start the day with another Safari Trip
in Addo in our search for
the Big Five. Enjoy lunch at Nguni lodge before we depart to Shamwari
Private Game Reserve. Shamwari is the ultimate luxury Big Five African
SAFARI adventure. The reserve has received numerous international
awards for the World’s Leading Conservation Company and Game
Reserve
for many consecutive years .Luxury accommodation is offered in 7
different lodges in the reserve. At Shamwari they would like you to
have a “Safari of a lifetime” and therefore a private,
personal game
ranger is assigned to a specific group. Game viewing is carried out
during the mornings and afternoons in Shamwari.Getting to Shamwari
after lunch we will be able to do a Sundowner trip today to finish
another exiting day in Africa.
OVERNIGHT: SHAMWARI ON A FULL BOARD BASIS.
Day 08: GARDEN ROUTE-PORT ELIZABETH TO KNYSNA
We stand up for some more game viewing
this morning .A three to four
hour Safari drive is on our program up to about lunch time. Leave
Shamwari after lunch to the city of Port Elizabeth. We will do a very
short City tour of Port Elizabeth and relax for the rest of the
afternoon. Catch up on some lost Eastern Food this evening in this
friendly city. We overnight at the lovely Admiralty Beach House which
offers unique, luxury units that is comfortable and private.
Day 09: GARDEN ROUTE-PORT ELIZABETH TO KNYSNA
HIGHLIGHTS:
STORMSRIVER BRIDGE
THE BIG TREE -800 YEAR OLD YELLOWWOOD
TSITSIKAMMA NATIONAL PARK
STORMSRIVER MOUTH IN THE PARK
The Beautiful Bay –PLETTENBERG BAY
LAGOONSIDE TOWN of KNYSNA
Today
we travel further along the Garden Route. Spectacular scenery
includes the Indian Ocean breakers, pounding rocky shores beneath
up
to 216 m high cliffs and ever-green forests. This part of the
coastline has very rocky ravines and we will stop at two of
these-Stormsriver and Bloukrans Bridges. Bloukrans is also known to
be
the highest commercial Bungee Jump in the world. We will arrive in
the
late morning at the Tsitsikamma National Park after our visit to one
of the bigger giants of the Forrest – an 800 year old yellowwood
tree.
We explore Plettenberg before arriving in the holiday village of
Knysna – this quaint town has been voted South Africa’s
favorite town
for a few years. It is the place of adventure, with everything from
extreme sports, golfing to the more relaxing pleasures of arts, crafts
and culture.
The Waterfront at the Knysna Quays is a popular destination for
tourists and locals alike, and offers unusual restaurants, bookshops,
clothes, gifts and jeweler stores and therefore we will make some
time
for shopping. Knysna is also noted for its superb oysters, which is
cultivated within the Knysna Estuary.
Tonight we stay at the five star SIMOLA Hotel and Spa-set high up
in
the hills above Knysna. Simola commands an awesome view of the entire
surroundings, taking in rolling green hills and valleys and a great
view of the lagoon and the famous Knysna Heads. Full Board.
Day
10: GARDEN ROUTE –SIMOLA TO HERMANUS
HIGHLIGHTS:
Wilderness-dolphin Point
Drive past City of George
Portuguese history of Mossel Bay
Oldest Post Office in Africa
Albertinia with its Aloe Skin Products Factories
Historical Swellendam
HERMANUS-whalewatching capitol of the world
Today
we travel further along the Garden Route via WILDERNESS to
Mossel Bay. Learn more of the Portuguese History in their search for
the sea route to India .We also gets the opportunity to see a 500
year
old Milkwood Tree known as the Post office Tree in witch a letter
was
found centuries ago. The ladies will be given the opportunity to visit
an Aloe Factory/Shop in the area of Albertinia. This area is very
popular for this huge export product of South Africa. We get to
historical Swellendam for lunch. Arrive late afternoon in Hermanus
for
our first sightings of Southern Right Whales.
Overnight
at Marine Protea Hotel.The Marine is perched on top of the
cliffs at Hermanus; this hotel has one of the southern hemisphere's
most spectacular seascapes. The Marine has 42 individually decorated
bedrooms and suites, each with its own private facilities. Commanding
views extend across Walker Bay or over the beautiful internal
courtyard, finely manicured gardens and the Overberg Mountains.
DAY
11: GARDEN ROUTE –HERMANUS TO CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL
Our last day of touring will be very relaxed as we
wake up with the
beautiful views over Walker Bay in Hermanus .This will be our last
opportunity to see a Southern Right Whale breaching. We make our way
back to Cape Town to be in time for your flight back home.
R20
999 per person sharing (R8000 single supplement)
Bed & Breakfast, all entrance fees at above mentioned venues
Lunch, Dinner & Drinks
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From
our experience, we have compiled the above Garden Route tours and
safaris. These are merely suggestions. Please feel free to talk to
us about adjusting, changing or personalising any of the tours for
you. We're
VERY flexible - JUST ASK!
