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South Africa & Tanzania Safari (22 days)22 days duration Tanzania is legendary for its safari experience as millions of plains animals undertake their annual migration through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro conservation areas.
You are met on arrival at Cape Town Airport and transferred to your hotel for three nights' accommodation.
Today is at leisure. We recommend the following tours which are optional and at extra cost. (B)
1st Option: This morning you enjoy a city tour taking in all the highlights of Cape Town, which include the Castle of Good Hope from 1666, the Malay Quarter and the magnificent Table Mountain. Here you ascend to the top (weather permitting) by revolving cable car, where you are able to marvel at the birds-eye view of the city and its beaches far below. After descending from the mountain you return to your hotel.
2nd Option: You may wish to proceed to the harbour where you can board a ferry to Robben Island, formerly a political prison and now a museum and a National Monument. Here you view what was once Nelson Mandela's maximum-security prison cell during his 18 years of incarceration.
Today is at leisure. We recommend the following tour which is optional and at extra cost. (B)
Tour Option: Today's pleasant tour begins with a scenic drive along the Atlantic Coast, with its glorious views of the Twelve Apostles, part of the Table Mountain Range; the fishing village of Hout Bay, one of Cape Town's best-kept secrets; and then on to Cape Point in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. You then continue along the False Bay Coastline and returning to Cape Town by way of Simon's Town where you visit the Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach, Fishoek fishing village and the Muizenberg Mountain. Before your return, you stop at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens for a short walking tour of these beautiful gardens. The final leg of the tour takes you part the University of Cape Town, Rhodes Memorial and the Groote Schuur Hospital where the world's first successful human heart transplant was performed in 1967.
After breakfast, travel through the 'Little Karoo' and Montagu, a picturesque and historic spa town. En route, stop off inthe town of Barrydale, where you have the opportunity to visit a local farm school, interact with the children and teachers, spending time with them in the classroom learning more about the local farming community, before continuing to Oudtshoorn, the "ostrich feather capital" and centre of the world's Ostrich farming industry. (BD)
This morning you visit an Ostrich Farm for a guided tour, before visiting the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves, one of the world's great natural wonders, sculpted by nature through the ages. In the afternoon you continue to Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Garden Route. (B)
After a leisurely breakfast you enjoy a lagoon cruise to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, where you can take a trailer ride to the top of the Western Head to enjoy panoramic views of the town and lagoon, returning for lunch under the milkwood trees. The afternoon is at leisure to further explore this charming town set around a natural harbour lagoon. (BL)
Head eastwards along the Garden Route, which follows the Indian Ocean coastline and is bordered inland by soaring mountain ranges and indigenous forests, to Port Elizabeth, known as the "friendly city". Arrive at your hotel in the late afternoon. (BD)
After breakfast, transfer to Port Elizabeth airport for the short northward flight to Durban, where you will be met by your representative and transferred to your hotel (flight not included in tour cost). Durban offers a long golden beach and a fascinating mix of cultures, from the downtown Zulu rickshaws, temples, mosques and the oriental bazaar to modern shopping malls. The remainder of the day is yours to explore the city or relax at your hotel. (B)
Today is at leisure. We recommend the following tour which is optional and at extra cost. (B)
Tour Option: This morning you undertake a City Sightseeing Tour which is a good introduction to the city.
After breakfast, travel past sugar cane fields, Eucalyptus plantations and Zulu Kraals to Zululand. Visit a traditional Zulu village to experience to local culture, dancing and enjoy a delicious ethnic lunch. Overnight in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi region. (BL)
Travel to the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, which contains an immense diversity of fauna and flora and is particularly famous for its conservation of black and white rhino. Enjoy a morning game drive in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve before continuing to Swaziland, an independent Kingdom within the borders of South Africa, known for its lovely scenery, crafts and colourful indigenous culture.
In the afternoon the opportunity exists to visit a Swazi candle factory, where you can watch Swazi wax artists make beautiful candles. (B)
After breakfast travel to the Ngwenya glass factory, where visitors can watch talented glass blowers create a range of enchanting Africa animals, birds and fish, as well as tableware made from 100% recycled glass that is collected by the children of Swaziland. Continue north through Swaziland, before re-entering South Africa. Travel to your hotel situated outside the Kruger National Park, one of the world's greatest national parks, home to a stunning array of wildlife.
In the afternoon we depart on our Community visit to the Amazing Grace Children's Centre for a tour and a brief look into the lives of the children that are living there. This visit offers you the opportunity to understand more about the rural communities and their lifestyles and to interact with them in a secure and optimistic environment. Return to your hotel where night open-vehicle game drives are available (optional and at own expense). (B)
The day begins with early morning coffee or tea, followed by an open-vehicle game drive through the Kruger National Park with pre-packed breakfast. The park offers some good game viewing and wildlife opportunities and the visitor will soon appreciate the challenges of managing this unique reserve. Search for the "Big Five" - Rhino, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard and Elephant - as well as prolific birdlife and numerous other game. Return to the hotel to relax for the afternoon. Later afternoon or night open-vehicle game drives are available (optional and at own expense). (B)
This morning continue your journey through Mpumalanga Province, known as "Paradise Country". You drive along the spectacular "Panorama Route", offering views of amazing scenery including the 26 kilometre-long Blyde River Canyon and historic God's Window, a breathtaking view (weather permitting) of the edge of the escarpment taking in the Kruger National Park. Continue to your hotel for overnight. (B)
After a leisurely breakfast depart wild and scenic Mpumalanga and travel to Johannesburg, the largest and most populous city in South Africa. It is also the source of a large-scale gold and diamond trade, due to its location on the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills. The trendy northern suburb Sandton, with its shopping malls, bars and restaurants and colourful African markets is where your hotel is situated. (B)
Today you catch the shuttle back to the airport where you connect with your flight to Nairobi. In Nairobi you remain in transit before boarding your flight to Kilimanjaro Airport where you are met and taken to your lodge for the night. (BD)
Today you are driven to your lodge overlooking the Rift Valley at Lake Manyara. Here you undertake a game drive in the Lake Manyara National Park. This park is located between the wall of the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara and is famous for its tree climbing lions, herds of elephants and hot spring waters (Maji moto). (BLD)
After breakfast you depart from your lodge with a picnic lunch for the drive to Serengeti. The landscape of the park, with its low vegetation and vast seas of open plain, is ideal for game viewing.
Famed for its annual migrations of Wildebeest, Zebras and Gazelles, which are tracked by an impressive array of predators sunch as Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs and Hyenas, you are in for a thrilling few days of game viewing. (BLD)
You spend the day game viewing in this wildlife paradise which is Tanzania's largest national park and one of the largest nature reserves in the world. (BLD)
You say farewell to the Serengeti as you drive to Ngorongoro Crater - one of the Wonders of the World and a designated World Heritage Site. Your luxurious lodge, with its excellent cuisine, has commanding views, probably the most breathtaking 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 and other wildlife.
Following the visit you drive down the side of the crater to Lake Manyara where you spend the last night. (BLD)
Following breakfast you are driven to Arusha where you have the option of being dropped off at Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport. (B)
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