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Cape Town to Cairo (27 days)27 days duration
On arrival in Cape Town you are met and taken to your hotel in the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront for a two-night stay.
This morning you enjoy a scenic drive along the Atlantic, with views of the Twelve Apostles, part of Cape Point in the Cape of Good Hope Reserve. Following the coast, you return via Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens for a visit. Finally, you see Cape Town University and the Groote Schuur Hospital where the world's first successful heart transplant occurred in 1967. (B)
Today's city tour takes in the highlights of Cape Town, which include seeing the Castle of Good Hope from 1666, the Malay Quarter and magnificent Table Mountain. Here you ascend (weather permitting) by revolving cable car, for a birds-eye view of the city and its beaches far below.
After descending the mountain you are taken to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival you catch the hotel shuttle to your airport hotel. (B)
This morning you catch the airport shuttle back to the airport to board your flight to the Victoria Falls. On arrival you are taken to your hotel or lodge for two nights. (B)
Following breakfast you are taken on a tour of Victoria Falls during which you see them from the Zimbabwe side. The views from Zimbabwe are than from Zambia. This afternoon you undertake a cruise on the Upper Zambezi River during which you may see elephant, crocodiles and hippos. (B)
You have the morning at leisure before being taken to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival you catch the hotel shuttle bus to your airport hotel. (B)
After breakfast you catch the shuttle back to the airport for your flight to Nairobi, Kenya's capital. On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport, you are met by your guide and taken to your city hotel for the night. (B)
Following breakfast you are driven to Lake Nakuru National Park. After lunch you have a leisurely game drive taking you through the park, famous for pink flamingos. (BLD)
After breakfast you depart from your lodge and are driven to Masai Mara. Here you undertake the first of many safaris. (BLD)
You undertake morning and afternoon game drives in this spectacular reserve. Masai Mara has a permanent population of plains' game including some of the "Big 5": Elephant, Buffalo, Lion & Leopard. (BLD)
After breakfast you depart for Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, where you have two nights. The landscape with its low vegetation and plains, is ideal for game viewing. Famed for its annual migrations of Wildebeest, Zebra and Gazelle and tracked by an array of predators such as Lion, Leopard, Cheetah and Hyena, you are in for a thrilling few days. (BLD)
You spend the day game viewing in one of the world's largest nature reserves. (BLD)
You say farewell to Serengeti National Park as you drive to Ngorongoro Crater, one of the Wonders of the World and designated World Heritage Site. Your lodge here has probably the most breathtaking views in East Africa. (BLD)
This morning you leave early in your game viewing vehicles and descend the 670 metres to the Crater floor below for a fantastic day among Africa's "Big 5" - Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo. Following this you drive down the side of the crater to Lake Manyara for a two-night stay. (BLD)
Today you undertake a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. The national park is located between the wall of the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara. (BLD)
After breakfast you are driven to Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Situated at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli is famous for its herds of elephant and view of Kilimanjaro. After lunch you have another game drive in search of elephant, lion, giraffe and buffalo. (BLD)
Today you further explore the park. (BLD)
This morning you have a safari drive in Amboseli National Park before making your way back to Nairobi. On arrival you are taken to the airport where you board your flight to Cairo. On arrival you are met and taken to your hotel for three nights. (B)
You have the day at leisure to relax. (B)
After breakfast you are taken to the Giza Plateau to visit the Great Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), arguably the most recognisable landmarks known to man and the only one of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" still standing. Later you visit the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. (BL)
This morning you fly to Luxor, called the "world's greatest open air museum". Here you visit Karnak Temple, the world's largest temple complex, built over 1,300 years. You are then taken to your Nile Cruise boat. Later you visit the West Bank, known in ancient times as "The Place of the Dead". Here you see the Valley of the Kings. (BLD)
You depart Luxor and sail to Esna. While travelling up the Nile River you see locals farming the fertile banks as their ancestors have done for thousands of years. (BLD)
Today you visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Edfu was also known as the "Greek City of Apollinopolis Magna" and was a religious and commercial centre. The Temple of Horus, located on its outskirts, was dedicated to the Falcon Headed God and dates back to 237BC. After visiting the temple you rejoin your cruise boat and sail to Kom Ombo, "City of Gold". (BLD)
This morning you visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, after which you continue to Aswan where you visit the Philae complex, on a small island in the Nile and the unfinished Obelisk, located where it has remained for centuries following a crack that formed during construction. Later you sail to the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener's Island. (BLD)
This morning you are taken to Aswan Airport to fly to Abu Simbel, home to the Temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, Egypt's most impressive temples! On arrival you have a tour to appreciate their enormity. You then fly to Cairo and are taken to your hotel for two nights. (BLD)
Firstly you visit the Museum of Antiquities, renowned for its Tutankhamun Gold Collection and the mummies of eleven Pharaohs. You then visit Khan el-Khalili Market, founded in 1382 to control the movement of goods. Tonight you attend a Giza Pyramids Sound & Light Show. (BLD)
Today you are taken to the airport. (B)
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