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Discover South Africa 8-Days


Day 1 Johannesburg

International flight arrives in Johannesburg where you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel. 

Meal(s) Included: No

Day 2 Johannesburg/Soweto

This morning, take a tour of Soweto. Visit Nelson Mandela's former home and the Hector Petersen Memorial. In the afternoon take a city tour of Johannesburg. Enjoy a panoramic view of the city from the highest building in Africa including: Carlton Centre - Top of Africa.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Day 3 Johannesburg / Kruger National Park

Depart Johannesburg along the N4 Highway towards Mpumalanga Province. Spend the day exploring this beautiful region. Enjoy the magnificent view from ‘God's Window’ across the Blyde River and Lowveld, the natural splendor of Bourke's Luck Potholes and the quaint old mining town of Pilgrims Rest. Enter the world famous Kruger National Park.

Outside Johannesburg

Terrain surrounding Johannesburg

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4 Kruger National Park

Embark on an exciting dawn-to-dusk wildlife viewing drive in the park. Your skilled driver and guide will help you safely seek out lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and rhinoceros. The park is also home to cheetah, giraffe, hippopotamus, several species of antelope and a variety of smaller animals. During the day, you will stop at a rest area within the park to relax and refresh. Afterward, return to the lodge in time for dinner.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 Kruger National Park / Johannesburg / Cape Town

In the morning, continue on a thorough morning drive through the park, taking in as much as possible. By this time hopefully you would have caught a glimpse of the elusive Leopard. After a late breakfast, depart for a scenic drive on the way to Johannesburg. Explore the Mpumalanga Panorama route and breathtaking scenery. Arrive in Johannesburg and fly to Cape Town.

In Cape Town you will be met and transferred to your hotel

Game Drive

Game Drive

 

 

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Day 6 Cape Peninsula and Winelands Tour

Your tour begins with a scenic drive along the Atlantic coast passing through the fishing village of Hout Bay. The tour then heads along Chapman's Peak Drive on to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. From there you travel to False Bay and return to Cape Town by way of the Simon's Town naval base where you can visit the Penguin colony at Boulders Beach. Travel via Fishhoek fishing village and Muizenberg to the town of Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in South Africa and the historic heart of the country's wine region. The wine-tasting will take place at one of the well-known estates in Stellenbosch.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Day 7 Table Mountain City Tour and Robben Island

Experience a comprehensive city tour starting with a trip up Table Mountain by way of cable car. The state-of-the-art cable car rotates 360 degrees on its way to the top, offering a panoramic view.

Descend Table Mountain and visit the colorful Bo-Kaap. Next, you head to Langa, the oldest existing formal township in the Western Cape. You will also visit Gugulethu Township, and Khayelitsha, the largest informal settlement where you will go to a "shebeen" (pub) to meet and interact with the local community.

In the afternoon depart by ferry to Robben Island for a tour of the former prison, now a museum where former president Nelson Mandela spent many years. 

Photo: Table Mountain, Creative Commons

 

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Day 8 Cape Town/ Depart

Today is at your leisure until you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast



Tour Info

TOUR INCLUDES
• Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure
• Roundtrip airport/hotel transfers
• Hotel accommodation in the indicated properties
• Transportation in private vehicle 
• Experienced tour guide
• Admission to listed sites and events
• Meals indicated by  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE
• Cost of visa
• Meals not listed
• Travel Insurance
• Gratuity to driver and guide



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