Day 01 Aug 18 |
DEPART MANILA – CAPETOWN Depart Manila, enjoy in-flight entertainment. |
Day 02 Aug 19 |
Arriva CAPETOWN (Dinner) You'll be met at the airport by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Own leisure to explore the city and famous waterfront. The rest of the day is free, dinner and check in. |
Day 03 Aug 20 |
CAPETOWN – WINELANDS Journey into the beauty and tranquility that is the Cape Winelands. Sip some of South Africa's finest wines at two well-known estates in Paarl and Stellenbosch. A visit to the Huguenot Memorial also provides a historicalperspective. |
Day 04 Aug 21 |
CAPETOWN – PENINSULA (Breakfast, Dinner) A full day's touring of the ruggedly beautiful Cape Peninsula. We stop at the fishing village of Hout Bay, where you can opt to take a cruise to Seal Island. Continue along the Indian Ocean coastline to Boulders Beach for close encounters with the penguins. We drive through the quaint village of Simon's Town on our way back. |
Day 05 Aug 22 |
CAPETOWN – OUDTSHOORN We travel via 'Route 62' (South Africa's version of 'Route 66') to Oudtshoorn, known as the 'Feather Capital of the World'. After a fascinating tour of an ostrich farm, we continue to our Oudtshoorn.Dinner |
Day 06 Aug 23 |
OUDTSHOORN – KNYSNA (Breakfast, Dinner) This morning we go underground to marvel at the icy formations in the Cango Caves, one of South Africa's most spectacular natural wonders. We then drive via the spectacular Outeniqua Pass to George, then onto Knysna in the heart of the famous Garden Route. Spend the rest of the day at leisure in Knysna to explore art galleries, craft shops and coffee bars. |
Day 07 Aug 24 |
KNYSNA (Breakfast, Dinner) Cruise on the vast Knysna Lagoon, and visit the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Enjoy an amazing view of the imposing sandstone 'Heads' which guard the sea entrance to Knysna's huge tidal lagoon, and the forests, marshes and pristine beaches surrounding it. After lunch spend the rest of the day. |
Day 08 Aug 25 |
KNYSNA – PORT ELIZABETH – UMHLANGA (Durban) (Breakfast, Dinner) We get to Port Elizabeth via the glorious indigenous Tsitsikamma Forest. Board a mid afternoon flight to Durban. There you'll be met and transferred to Umhlanga. |
Day 09 Aug 26 |
DURBAN – ST.LUCIA (Breakfast, Dinner) Afterr breakfast, travel to the Kingdom of the Zulus via the lush north coast of KwaZulu- Natal to visit a vibrant cultural village. Thrill to the sight of Zulu dancers performing to the beat of drums; sample traditional Zulu beer and watch women craft clay pots and intricate beadwork. After a hearty lunch, we proceed to the village of St. Lucia. Dinner & check in.
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Day 10 Aug 27 |
ST.LUCIA – SWAZILAND (Breakfast, Dinner) The day begins with a motor launch cruise amid the breathtaking wilderness of Lake St. Lucia, a World Heritage Site. Back on dry land we drive into the tiny kingdom of Swaziland, where we enjoy a visit to the interesting Swazi Candle Factory. Dinner |
Day 11 Aug 28 |
SWAZILAND – KRUGER NATIONALPARK (Breakfast, Dinner) We enter the vast Kruger National Park through its southern most gate and head north to our hotel in time for a welcome sundowner.The rest of the day is free. |
Day 12 Aug 29 |
KRUGER NATIONALPARK A full day safari experience. We set off before breakfast in open safari vehicles in search of lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard, and all manner of wondrous wildlife, birds and plants. Dinner |
Day 13 Aug 30 |
THELOWVELD AND PANORAMA ROUTE (Breakfast, Dinner) Explore living history in the form of Pilgrim's Rest, the old mining village where gold was first discovered; gasp at the glory that is God's Window, a boundless view of forested mountains, fertile plains, and view the spectacular Blyde River Canyon, one of the natural wonders of Africa. |
Day 14 Aug 31 |
PRETORIA – JOHANESBURG We leave Mpumalanga en route to Pretoria, one of South Africa's capital cities. After lunch, we proceed on a tour, tracing South Africa's extraordinary history with visits to Kruger Museum and the Voortrekker Monument. Arrive in Johannesburg in the lateafternoon. Dinner and Check in. |
Day 15 Sep 01 |
FULL DAYJOHANNESBURG After breakfast, your English speaking guide will meet you in your hotel, take in the highlights tour of Johannesburg including Liliesleaf, Westcliff view, Wits, Nelson Mandela Bridge, Museum Africa, Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, the Carlton Centre and Constitution Hill. Etc. |
Day 16 Sep 02 |
DEPART JOHANNESBURGMANILA (Breakfast) After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight back to Manila
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Day 17 Sep 03 |
ARRIVE MANILA Manila from a very memorable and enjoyable tour. |
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