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South Africa Tour
Duration: 13 Days
Destinations: Johannesburg - Kruger National Park- Knysna - Oudtshoorn - Hermanus - Cape Town
Sample Itinerary
1st Day: Depart From The USA
Highlights of the day: Depart from the USA
Depart from the USA for Johannesburg
Overnight on board.
2nd Day: Arrive Johannesburg (Dinner Subject To Arrival At Hotel Before 9:30 PM)
Highlights of the day: Arrive Johannesburg.
Arrive O. R. Tambo International Airport
Immigration and custom formalities.
Meet our representative and transfer to hotel.
Check in at the hotel.
Evening free for leisure.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Johannesburg: The largest city in South Africa and one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. While Johannesburg is not one of South Africa's three capital cities, it is the seat of the Constitutional Court. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the center of large-scale gold and diamond trade.
3rd Day: Johannesburg - Kruger National Park (406 KM) (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Kruger National Park
Breakfast at hotel.
Check out hotel.
Transfer to Kruger National Park.
Lunch at restaurant.
Evening free for leisure.
Check in at the hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Kruger National Park: Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 7,523 square miles in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa and extends 220 miles from north to south and 40 miles from east to west. The administrative headquarters are in Skukuza. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa's first national park in 1926.
4th Day: Kruger National Park (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Kruger National Park Game Drive.
Packed breakfast.
Proceed for a game drive.
Packed lunch.
Evening back to the hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Kruger National Park Game Drive: Game drives conducted in 4×4 open vehicles are specially equipped for game drives with canvas roofs to protect you from the beating sun. The game starts to start early morning, many of the wild animals have just started their search for food and water for the day. In general, animals are more active in the cool early mornings and prefer to wait out the midday heat under shady trees or in their burrows. Lions scattered throughout the Park, most commonly found in the grasslands, where their favorite prey of Zebra and Wildebeest found. Leopards are shy animals that hunt at night. Spotting the tawny-yellow body with black rosette spots, as it blends in perfectly into its surrounds is a definite highlight of any nocturnal safari. Also, you can see many more animals before backing to the hotel.
5th Day: Kruger National Park – Johannesburg (406 KM) (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Johannesburg orientation tour.
Breakfast at hotel.
Check out the hotel.
Transfer back to Johannesburg.
Lunch at restaurant.
Johannesburg orientation tour.
Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Johannesburg orientation tour: Proceed to Soweto. Pass one of the World Cup stadiums along the way, and then arrive in the Diepkloof area full of vendors selling all kinds of things. Travel along Vilakazi Street, a street on which the homes of two Nobel Peace Prize winners are – Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Also see the places Johannesburg University, Apartheid Museum, Telkom Tower, Constitution Hill, where Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi once imprisoned, Nelson Mandela Bridge, and visit the area called Newtown to stroll along the Jazz Walk of Fame in Mary Fitzgerald Square.
6th Day: Johannesburg – George (Flight) - Knysna (63 KM) (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Fly to George, Garden Route, Knysna Lagoon Boat Cruise Ride.
Breakfast at hotel.
Check out hotel.
Transfer to O. R. Tambo International Airport.
Fly to George Airport.
Arrive, George.
Lunch at restaurant.
Transfer to Knysna.
Enjoy the Garden Route.
Enjoy Knysna Lagoon Boat Cruise Ride.
Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
George: A city in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The city is a popular holiday and conference center and the administrative, commercial hub and the capital city of the Garden Route.
Knysna: A town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden Route. It lies 34 degrees south of the equator, and is 55 kilometers east from the city of George on the N2 highway, and 33 kilometers west of the town of Plettenberg Bay on the same road.
The Garden Route: A 190 Mile stretch of the south-western coast of South Africa which extends from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to the Storms River in the Eastern Cape. The name comes from the verdant and ecologically diverse vegetation encountered here and the numerous lagoons and lakes dotted along the coast. It includes towns such as Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Mossel Bay, Little Brak River and Nature's Valley; with George, the Garden Route's largest city, and main administrative center.
The Knysna Lagoon Boat Crusie: One of the most stunning natural wonders along South Africa’s Garden Route—a glittering lagoon framed by the soaring cliffs of Knysna Heads. Set sail across the lagoon, explore the Knysna estuary and head out into the ocean to Brenton-on-Sea and Buffalo Bay. Along the way, look out for wildlife, including whales, dolphins, Cape fur seals, and seabirds.
7th Day: Knysna - Oudtshoorn Day Trip (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Excursion to Oudtshoorn, Cango Caves, and Little Karoo.
Breakfast at hotel.
Excursion to Oudtshoorn, Cango Caves, and Little Karoo.
Lunch at restaurant.
Back to hotel.
Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Excursion to Oudtshoorn, Cango Caves, and Little Karoo: Proceed to Oudtshoorn, the largest town in the Little Karoo region. First, stop at the incredible Cango Caves. Situated in a limestone ridge parallel to the majestic Swartberg Mountains, the caves consist of more than 2.5 miles of dripstone caverns. Visit a working ostrich farm. Get up close to these huge, flightless birds — the tallest and heaviest in the world — and marvel at the sheer size of their nests and eggs. Learn how their bulky bodies and powerful legs make them capable of carrying humans and, if you’re feeling brave, seize the chance to ride one. Lunch at restaurant and post lunch continue to the Cango Wildlife Ranch on the outskirts of Oudtshoorn. Internationally recognized as the Western Cape’s most prestigious zoological park, it is home to some of the world’s most endangered animals like white tigers, lions, cheetah, crocodiles and more.
8th Day: Knysna - Hermanus (410 KM) (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Whale watching tour.
Breakfast at hotel.
Proceed to Hermanus.
Lunch at restaurant.
Whale watching Tour.
Check in at hotel.
Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Hermanus Whale Watching: A town on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is famous for southern right whale watching during the southern winter and spring and is a popular retirement location. Come as close as 50m to these magnificent mammals. Watch as they approach, dive or carry on with their mating activities. Get a bird's eye view from the top deck, which is ideal for picture taking.
9th Day: Hermanus - Cape Town (121 KM) (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Cape Town Orientation Tour.
Breakfast at hotel.
Check out hotel.
Proceed to Cape Town.
Lunch at restaurant.
Afternoon free for leisure.
Shopping at Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.
Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight stay at the restaurant.
The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront: One of Africa's most visited destinations and attracts 24 million people every year. It's setting, in the oldest working harbor in the southern hemisphere, is simply spectacular: it has Table Mountain as a dramatic backdrop as well as extensive views of the ocean, city bowl and the mountain peaks of the Hottentots-Holland Mountains.
10th Day: Cape Town (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Cape Town Orientation Tour, Table Mountain, Robben Island.
Breakfast at hotel.
Table Mountain Cable Car.
Robben Island Tour.
Lunch at restaurant.
Cape Town Orientation Tour.
Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight stay at the restaurant.
Table Mountain: Ride the cable car to the top of the mountain, and then enjoy some free time on the mountain top to take in the views of the city below, of Robben Island in the distance and of the mountains that extend inland. Descend from Table with the cable car.
Robben Island: An island in Table Bay, 4.3 miles west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Robben Island is roughly oval in shape, 2.1 miles long north-south, and 1.2 miiles wide, with an area of 1.96 square miles. It is flat and only a few meters above sea level, as a result of an ancient erosion event.
Cape Town Orientation Tour: Enjoy the city of Cape Town, visit the colorful Bo-Kaap neighborhood on Signal Hill (also called the Malay Quarter) and hear stories about the Cape Malay slaves of the 16th and 17th centuries, as well as their descendants who built this district. Castle of Good Hope - one of the oldest buildings in the whole country of South Afric. Visit the Milnerton Lighthouse, the light that brings ships safely into Table Bay, and finishes the tour with a stop at Diamond Works to tour the factory and hear about South African jewelry.
11th Day: Cape Town - Cape Peninsula (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Cape Peninsula Tour.
Breakfast at hotel.
Cape Peninsula Tour.
Lunch at restaurant.
Back to the hotel in the evening.
Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Cape Peninsula Tour: Experience the scenic beauty and natural landscapes of South Africa’s Cape Peninsula. Enjoy sightseeing and learn about this dynamic region. You’ll see seals in Hout Bay with Buiker Island boat trip and have time to wander the shops. Explore the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve at your leisure, and check out playful families of African Penguins in Simon’s Town.
12th Day: Cape Town (B, L, D)
Highlights of the day: Wine Tour.
South African Wine Tour: Proceed to the wine regions of Paarl, Franschhoek, and Stellenbosch produce some of the finest wines in the Cape Winelands, surrounded by lush mountains and rolling vineyards. Enjoy a comprehensive introduction to South African wine as we will visit four different wineries; sample a wide variety of red and white wines, including port brandy and sparkling wine; also we will have a chance to taste regional specialties including cheese and chocolates.
13th Day: Cape Town - Departure (Breakfast At Hotel)
Highlights of the day: Late evening Flight back home.
Breakfast at hotel.
Late Check out of hotel.
Transfer to Cape Town International Airport.
Lunch at restaurant.
Board the flight to the USA.
(B, L, D) stands for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.