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Amazing South Africa
Amazing South Africa
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Bonus offer: Free Table Mountain Excursion & Canal Cruise


Highlights: Cape Town - Oudtshoorn - Knysna - Albertinia - Hermanus - Cape Town


Other departures: London Heathrow - £2395, Glasgow - £2715, Birmingham - £2405, Manchester - £2405, Bristol - £2425, Norwich - £2755, Southampton - £2675, Newcastle - £2689


The tour starts on following dates: 3/10/17/24 Mar 19


Hotels:
Cape Town - Victoria & Alfred Hotel 4*
Oudtshoorn - La Plume Boutique Guest House or similar 4*
Knysna - aha The Rex Hotel or similar 4*
Albertinia - Garden Route Game Lodge or similar 3*
Hermanus - Misty Waves Boutique Hotel or similar 4*


Activities & Excursions during Cape Peninsula Tour:
- Seal Island Cruise (optional and for own account)
- Chapman's Peak Drive
- Cape Point Excursion
- Visit to Simon's Town
- Penguin Colony at Boulder's Beach (own account)
- Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (Summer months)
- Groot Constantia wine tasting and cellar tour (Winter months)


Itinerary:


Day 1: International flight to Cape Town


Day 2: Cape Town
Meet and greet on arrival and transfer to your hotel in Cape Town.


Victoria & Alfred Hotel:
Framed by the ocean and Table Mountain, the elegance and luxury of the Victoria & Alfred Hotel is rivaled only by its relaxed atmosphere and warm personal service. The Victoria & Alfred Hotel is situated in the middle of one of the country's top destinations, Cape Town's beautifully restored Waterfront.


With 94 spacious well-appointed bedrooms on three floors - It's the detail that gives the Victoria & Alfred Hotel its elegance, intimacy, romance and reputation. All the rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, safe, interactive and satellite television, high speed and wireless internet connection. Rooms are either Mountain or Piazza facing. OYO Restaurant and Cocktail Bar offers both a visual and culinary delight specializing in seafood, with each table overlooking a harbour and the majestic Table Mountain.


Overnight: Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Accommodation: Loft Room Double
Board Basis: Bed & Breakfast


Day 3: Peninsula Tour (Full Day)
Cruise along Millionaire's Paradise from Clifton to Camps Bay and on to Llandudno before an up-close-and-personal Seal Island cruise. Wind along Chapman's Peak Drive with lunch (own account) at Cape of Good Hope Section of the Table Mountain National Park before meandering back along the coast, visiting Simon's Town and the penguin colony at Boulder's Beach. End at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Summer or in Winter, Groot Constantia for a wine tasting and cellar tour.


Overnight: Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Accommodation: Loft Room Double
Board Basis: Bed & Breakfast


Day 4: Cape Town
Whole day at leisure.


Overnight: Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Accommodation: Loft Room Double
Board Basis: Bed & Breakfast


Day 5: Cape Town - Oudtshoorn
Depart Cape Town and travel through the 'Little Karoo' and Montagu, a picturesque and historic spa town. En route, stop off in the town of Barrydale, where we will 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. (The school visit is subject to the school being open) Overnight in Oudtshoorn.


Accommodation: La Plume Guest House (luxury room) or similar
Meals: Dinner


Day 6: Oudtshoorn - Knysna
After breakfast take a tour of the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves, one of the world's great natural wonders, sculpted by nature through the ages. Return to Oudtshoorn for a tour and light lunch at an Ostrich Farm. Our journey continues over the scenic Outeniqua Pass to George, the administrative hub of the Garden Route area and then onto Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Garden Route. Overnight in Knysna.


Accommodation: aha The Rex Hotel (standard room) or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch


Day 7: Knysna
Enjoy a lagoon cruise to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, where we 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. Overnight in Knysna.


Accommodation: aha The Rex Hotel (standard room) or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch


Day 8: Knysna - Albertinia
After a leisurely breakfast, travel via George and Mossel Bay to Albertinia, a town set against the backdrop of the majestic Langeberg Mountain Range. Enjoy an afternoon open vehicle game drive, at a malaria free private game reserve, that is home to an abundance of animal and birdlife, including the Big Five. Overnight in the region of Albertinia.

Accommodation: Garden Route Game Lodge (lodge room) or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner


Day 9: Albertinia - Hermanus
Our safari adventure continues with an early morning open vehicle game drive. Our expert guide will endeavour to spoil us with sightings of the Big Five, general game and prolific bird life. Leaving the bush behind, our journey will take us to the picturesque Cape Dutch town of Swellendam. This charming town was founded in 1745 and is famous for its youngberries, eclectic architecture and National Parks, as well as outdoor activities. Our journey further continues to the seaside resort of Hermanus, known as the heart of the whale route, offering the best land based whale watching (Aug - Nov) in the world. Dinner and overnight in Hermanus.

Accommodation: Misty Waves Boutique Hotel (non sea-facing room) or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner


Day 10: Hermanus - Cape Town
After a leisurely breakfast depart Hermanus and travel to Franschhoek, a picturesque village surrounded by spectacular vineyards, where French Huguenots settled more than 300 years ago, bringing with them their age-old French wine and food culture. Our story telling guide will take us on a tour through Franschhoek village, sharing with us the fascinating history of the French Huguenots and the Huguenot Memorial Museum. Then finally onto Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa, spectacularly set at the foot of Table Mountain where the tour ends on arrival at the airport.


Meals: Breakfast



Offer Includes

  • Flights from Edinburgh with Emirates
  • Airport taxes
  • 9 nights accommodation as per itinerary
  • Transportation and sightseeing as per itinerary
  • Full day Cape Peninsula Tour
  • Fully escorted tour by a registered Cape Town guide
  • Open Vehicle Safari
  • Porterage
  • Meals: 8 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 3 Dinners

Meal Plans

  • As per Itinerary