CAPE TOWN AND GARDEN ROUTE
6 days – 5 nights
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21 September
Wednesday
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Arrive at Cape Town International Airport. You will be met and transferred to the hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Cape Town has an endless variety of shopping options. Elegant malls, antique shops, craft markets, flea markets and art galleries abound. Gourmets and lovers of fine wines have a treat in store.
OVERNIGHT: CAPE TOWN (Dinner, bed and breakfast)
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22 September
Thursday
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After breakfast depart for a Cape Town city tour. With its majestic Table Mountain backdrop, Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. A harmonious blend of architectural styles reflects the tastes and dictates of the past. Between the high-rise office blocks, Edwardian and Victorian buildings have been meticulously preserved, and many outstanding examples of Cape Dutch architecture are found. Visit to Table Mountain (cable car optional and for own account – weather permitting).
Afternoon at leisure – you may like to take a boat trip to Robben Island, or a tour to the winelands.
OVERNIGHT: CAPE TOWN (Dinner, bed and breakfast)
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23 September
Friday
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After breakfast depart for a full day excursion to Cape Point
Highlightsof this tour are:
At Hout Bay, take a short boat trip to see the seals before continuing to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, the most south westerly point of the continent of Africa. Drive along the False Bay coast to Boulders Beach where you may visit the breeding colony of Jackass Penguins. Take a short walk through Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens before returning to the hotel in the late afternoon.
With so many restaurant to choose from, this evening you are free to dine where you choose – for your own account.
OVERNIGHT: CAPE TOWN (Bed and breakfast)
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24 September
Saturday
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Leave after breakfast and drive via vineyards, apple orchards and spectacular mountain passes to Oudtshoorn, the ‘feather capital of the world!”. It is also known for its “Feather Baron” style of houses – the more frills and fancy bits the better to show off the wealth of the owner in days gone by. Arrive in the late afternoon.
OVERNIGHT: OUDTSHOORN (Dinner, bed and breakfast)
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25 September
Sunday
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Visit the Cango Caves with their amazing stalactites, stalagmites and flow stone formations. Drive to an ostrich farm for a visit and learn more about these extraordinary, flightless birds. Visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch, famous for its crocodiles and cheetah conservation programme. Drive across the Outeniqua Mountains on your way to Knysna. .
The natural beauty of Knysna, the lagoon, the amphitheatre of mountains that surround the town and the gentle weather all attracted earlier visitors and continue to attract visitors to-day. The Heads are two sandstone sentinels guarding the entrance to the lagoon and have, in the past, watched over many a shipwreck. The Knysna Forests gave birth to an entire timber industry and are still home to the elusive and seldom seen small herd of Knysna elephant.
Enjoy an evening cruise on the lagoon.
OVERNIGHT: KNYSNA (Dinner, bed and breakfast) |
26 September
Monday
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At leisure until your transfer to George Airport and the flight to Johannesburg .
On arrival at Johannesburg International Airport you will be met by a representative from Sakabula Safaris and Tours and transferred to your hotel in Pretoria
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NB The Post Congress tour starts in Knysna and ends in Cape Town from where you may connect to your return flight.
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