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South Africa.
Gqeberha.
Welcome to beautiful South Africa! We organize a private transfer for you upon your arrival at Port Elizabeth International Airport. There will be a driver holding a sign with your name and will transfer you to your beautiful lodge in Addo Elephant Park. If time permits, enjoy your first game drive in the afternoon. Otherwise, relax and indulge in personal service and the lovely dinner which will be served at the lodge in the evening. Overnight in lodge in Addo Elephant Park.
Addo.
Enjoy an energizing breakfast at the hotel and get ready for your elephant experience in Addo Elephant National Park. Addo Elephant National Park stretches over 12,000 hectares between the Zuurberg Mountains and the Sunday River in the Eastern Cape. It was established in 1931 to save the last Cape elephants from extinction. Today it is home to more than 400 elephants as well as buffalo, kudu, black rhino, various antelope and lions. Visitors can also see the dung beetle which has become a rare sight. Animals can be viewed along circular routes in their natural surroundings and at various water holes. Search for the Big Five together with your ranger guide from open safari vehicles in the morning and afternoon. Between these safari drives you will come back to the lodge for time at leisure and lunch. In the afternoon, spend time at leisure before dinner is served. Overnight in lodge in Addo Elephant Park.
De Kelders.
In the morning, after your tasty breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred back to Port Elizabeth’s Airport for your flight to Cape Town (flight is not included). Upon the arrival, you will be awaited by your driver who will be holding a board with your name, and who will drive you to Grootbos Private Nature Reserve. Relax after check-in or take a self-guided walk before enjoying your five-course dinner served at Grootbos restaurant. Overnight in lodge in Grootbos.
De Kelders.
Have a beautiful morning breakfast at your hotel and jump right to enjoy one of our pastimes. You have a wide variety of activities, you could choose from nature walks, horseback riding, all included in your room rate. If you have a taste for adventure, check out shark cage diving which is offered as an optional excursion. From June to November, SA’s coastline in and around Hermanus turns into a playground and nursery for southern right whales. See them during land-based whale watching or book a boat tour to make this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Plan this day following your own taste and feelings and fill your experience with the missing adventure. Dinner is served at the lodge. Overnight in lodge in Grootbos.
Cape Town.
In the morning after breakfast, your driver-guide collects you from Grootbos at 10:00 am and transfers you to Cape Town to enjoy a private half-day Cape Town City discovery. Experience highlights like Company’s Garden, the former vegetable garden for the Dutch East India Company and the reason why Cape Town actually exists. A leisurely walk through the Bo-Kaap, aka Cape Malay quarters, is a must with its narrow cobbled streets and candy-colored houses. The cherry on top must be of course Table Mountain. The rotating ascending cable car provides you with the most breath-taking view of the mother city. Please note that this part of the excursion is weather-permitting. The official tour part is now over and you will have the opportunity to discover famous V&A Waterfront on your own after being dropped off in your hotel by your guide. Overnight in Cape Town.
Cape Town.
Today we combine a full-day Cape Peninsula tour on our privately guided excursion with famous Cape of Good Hope and visits to two prestigious and well-known wine estates. Your guide collects you at 08h00 from your hotel, leaving Cape Town behind, heading for Hout Bay and the panoramic coastal road Chapman’s Peak. Arrive at Cape Point and take the funicular or steps to Cape Point Lighthouse. A truly marvelous view awaits us! Lunch is not included but will be served in Kalk Bay, a former fishing community with its still interesting harbor. Thereafter we reach Constantia, not only a very affluent suburb but also home to the oldest wine estates of the Western Cape. Buitenverwachting was founded by Simon van der Steel, producing wines of complex and unique character up until today. Enjoy a wine tasting before we continue to Klein Constantia Wine Estate for another wine experience. Founded in 1685, Klein Constantia is indeed the oldest wine estate. It gained fame and fortune in the 18th century for its muscatels and dessert wines, producing quality instead of quantity. Return to the hotel and get ready for tonight’s special dinner treat (included): a culinary journey through Africa with live entertainment, including an interactive drumming session. Overnight in Cape Town on a bed-and-breakfast basis. Dinner include
Cape Town.
Enjoy the last delicious breakfast at the lodge surrounded by this sincere scene of natural belle and get ready for your departure transfer back to O.R. Tambo International Airport, from where you will take your return flight home or to your ongoing travel destination. Breakfast included.
Operated with English or German-speaking driver guide on private basis
Local guides during safari and lodge activities on day 1 2 3 4
4 nights on an all-inclusive basis
2 nights at Thonga Beach Lodge (or similar) on a full-board basis
6 Breakfast (day 2-7)
4 lunches (day 1-4)
5 dinners (1 2 3 4 6)
Arrival transfer from Port Elizabeth International Airport to Addo Elephant Park
Departure transfer from Hotel in Cape Town to Port Elizabeth International Airport
All visits as indicated: two game drives and a kiddie mini ranger experience at River Bend Lodge on day 2; lodge activities on day 2 (as stated in itinerary) privately guided half-day Cape Town city tour with Table Mountain cable car (weather-permitting) on day 5 privately guided full-day Cape Peninsula with wine-tasting on day 6
Wi-Fi at The Marly
added tax and Tomsa levy
Open safari vehicle for game drives
Expenses of a personal nature drinks and meals if not stated explicitly in the programme
Beverages during included meals during bed-and-breakfast basis
Gratuity for driver and guide
Personal travel baggage and medical insurance
Telephone bill laundry and any items of a personal nature
Optional tours
International or domestic flight tickets and airport taxes or visa fees
20% of total price from 90 days to 45 days before departure.
30% of total price from 44 days to 30 days before departure.
40% of total price from 29 days to 15 days before departure.
60% of total price from 14 days to 8 days before departure.
100% of total price from 7 days to 0 days before departure.