Travelpack

Highlights: Cape Town - Karoo - Garden Route - Safari - Hermanus & Winelands.

Other Departure: Man from £2519pp

Itinerary:
Day 1: Flight - Other Departures Available on Request.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast.

Day 2: Arrival Cape Town.
Upon arrival Silver Welcome Meet & Greet on arrival at Cape Town International Airport
Private Hotel transfer.
3 Nights at President Hotel, Standard Sea-Facing Room.
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 3: Complimentary Scheduled Peninsula Tour - Full Day.
Departs at 07h45 and 08h45. Returns at approximately 18h00.
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 ending your day at the penguin colony at Boulders Beach where you get to watch these entertaining, waddling characters.
We see Hout Bay and the Sentinel with an optional visit to Seal Island (own account) or shop for souvenirs at the craft market at the harbor.
Drive along Chapman’s Peak (if open).
Visit Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, home to ‘fynbos’, wild animals (like Cape Mountain Zebra, baboons and several species of buck and birds).
We’ll stop for lunch along the way (own account).
Optional funicular to the lighthouse (Funicular for its own account).
Stop at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (own account) before returning to your hotel.

Option includes:
Cape Point gate entrance, Chapman`s peak entrance and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens entrance.
Option excludes: Seal Island cruise ticket, Cape Point funicular ticket, lunch and Boulders beach entrance.
President Hotel, Standard Sea-Facing Room.
Meals: Breakfast.
Day 4: Optional - (Extra Cost) Hop on Hop off Cape Town Red Bus -Tickets Only.
South Africa's capital combines cosmopolitanism, culture, architecture, and the best of nature.
With the hop-on and hop-off ticket, you will be able to make over 30 stops to enjoy some of the most remarkable attractions of the 'Mother City'.
Take the Cableway and go up to Table Mountain where you can enjoy one of the most breathtaking views of Africa's landscapes.

Bus Ticket Only.
Table Mountain Cable car Ticket Only.
Included Robben Island Ferry ticket Only.
President Hotel, Standard Sea-Facing Room.
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 5: Fully Guided Tour - Oudtshoorn - Knysna - Albertinia - Hermanus - Cape Town.
South Africa is well known for its attractions that entice, and the Garden Route, a safari experience and the Cape Winelands are some of the most sought after.
The Wildlife, Wine & Garden Route package combines the best elements for a journey beyond expectation.
The journey concludes with a trip to Hermanus, a whale-watching mecca (in season) and ending in Franschhoek,
South Africa’s French corner, where wine and art create the ambience of a distinguished experience.

Journey Highlights:
Explore the small towns along the famous Route 62 between Cape Town and Oudtshoorn.
Enjoy tea & scones at the Montagu Country Hotel, the only original Art Deco Hotel in South Africa.Visit a rural farm school in the Barrydale area with the opportunity to interact with the children.
This visit supports our Barrydale Farm School Development Fund that encourages local education of underprivileged children in rural communities.
Sample top quality Port style wines in Calitzdorp, a town well known for its fortified wines.
Guided tour of the Cango Caves and a guided tour of a working ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn.Visit the ‘Map of Africa’ viewpoint in Wilderness, a unique sight that is quite literally a Map of Africa.
Immersive journey into the mythical Knysna Forests, discovering the legends built around woodcutters, elephants, steam trains and gold miners.
Enjoy a leisurely walk or swim at Victoria Bay, one of the smallest and most beautiful bays along the Garden Route.
Open vehicle game safaris in a malaria-free Big Five private game reserve.Visit to Hermanus, famous for shore-based whale watching during the whale season (August – November)
Visit to Franschhoek, a picturesque village in the Cape Winelands.Drive past the Victor Verster prison where Nelson Mandela was released from in 1990.
Enjoy carefully chosen experiences that positively impact our travellers and the communities we visit.

Cape Town - Oudtshoorn.
This morning you will be met at your hotel by your representative and depart for the ‘Little Karoo.
travelling via Montagu, a picturesque spa town. Enjoy tea and scones at the only original Art Deco Hotel in South Africa. 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, spend time with them in the classroom, and learn more about this rural community.
A portion of the trip monies go towards our Barrydale Farm School Development Fund, that supports local education of underprivileged children in rural communities.
(The school visit is subject to the school being open).
Sample top quality port style wines in Calitzdorp, before continuing to Oudtshoorn, the ‘ostrich feather capital’ and centre of the world’s Ostrich farming industry.
Overnight in Oudtshoorn. Enjoy dinner at an Ostrich Farm, dining on local specialities.
Overnight: La Plume Guest House.[Dinner]
Distance travelled today: 418 kms

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 fun filled interactive tour and light lunch at an Ostrich Farm, including local specialities such as Ostrich Steak.
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.
Along the way, visit the ‘Map of Africa’, an extraordinary viewpoint in Wilderness.
Overnight: Aha The Rex hotel.
Overnight in Knysna. [Breakfast & Lunch]
Distance travelled today: 204 kms

Day 7: Knysna Surrounds.
After breakfast, journey into the magical Knysna Forests, the stamping ground of the elusive Knysna elephants.
Discover the stories of the woodcutters who worked the forests, the elephants that were hunted to extinction and the discovery of gold.
Our expedition into the forest starts with a visit to the Forest Legends Museum, that exhibits tools and household items used by the woodcutters, the colourful Old Suzie steam engine, that was used to generate power, and the stately Old Forester’s House, home of forester David Ernest Hutchins, who was the first person to manage the indigenous forest in a sustainable manner.
Enjoy a delicious lunch, in the forest, of traditional cuisine and local treats at Totties Farm Kitchen.
The afternoon concludes with a visit to the Dalene Matthee Big Tree Memorial. The enormous Yellowwood tree of over 880 years was named after Matthee,best known author of four books on the Knysna Forest. [Breakfast & Lunch]
Overnight: Aha The Rex Hotel.
Distance travelled today: 100 kms

Day 8: Knysna - Albertinia Safari.
After a leisurely breakfast, travel via George and Mossel Bay to Albertinia, a town set against the backdrop of the majestic Langeberg Mountain Range.
En route, enjoy a leisurely walk or swim at Victoria Bay, one of the smallest and most beautiful bays along the Garden Route.
Join 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.
Enjoy a relaxed dinner of safari cuisine, discussing the day’s game viewing.
Overnight in the region of Albertinia. [Breakfast & Dinner]
Overnight: The Garden Route Game Lodge.
Distance travelled today: 150 kms

Day 9: Albertinia Safari - 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 (August to November) in the world.
Dinner at the Heritage Restaurant, one of the oldest fisherman’s cottages in Hermanus, where delectable dishes are created using seasonal, local produce.
Overnight: Misty Waves Boutique Hotel. [Breakfast & Dinner]
Distance travelled today: 370 kms

Day 10: Hermanus - Winelands - Franschhoek
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 guide will take us on a tour through Franschhoek village, sharing with us the fascinating history of the French Huguenots.
Finally, onto Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa, spectacularly set at the foot of Table Mountain where the tour ends on arrival. [Breakfast]
Distance travelled today: 180 kms
Guests to be dropped off in Franschhoek after their Tour.
2 Nights at Franschhoek Boutique Hotel, Luxury Room
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 11: Franschhoek - Franschhoek Wine Tram – Hop on Hop off experience.
Ticket Only.
10am Wine Tram Departure.
The hop-on hop-off tour is one of the best ways to discover the true essence of Franschhoek.
A combination of tram and tram-bus transports you around a loop of stops allowing you to hop-off at each stop and experience the activities on offer,
be it wine tasting, a cellar tour, lunch or simply a stroll through the vineyards.
When you're ready, hop-on to continue the tour with a narration focusing on the history of Franschhoek and wine cultivation in the valley,
and unparalleled views of the valley and vineyards.

Tour Experience:
Passengers on board the hop-on hop-off tour will experience a unique and leisurely way to see the Franschhoek Valley as,
They journey through rolling vineyards in an open-side tram and openair tram-bus stopping in some of South Africa’s oldest and most distinguished wine estates.
A combination of tram and tram-bus transports passengers around a loop of stops allowing them to hop-off at each stop and experience the activities on offer, be it wine tasting, a cellar tour, lunch or simply a stroll through the vineyards and when they are ready, hop-on to continue the tour.
The experience takes passengers right into the heart of the Franschhoek Valley, with unparalleled views of the vineyards and a narration focusing on the history of Franschhoek and wine cultivation in the valley.
The tram offers six separate tours to choose from:

The ‘BLUE LINE’ departs on the tram‐bus first and showcases Franschhoek’s breath‐taking mountain views while stopping at the following wine estates:
La Bri, La Bourgogne, Holden Manz, Glenwood, La Couronne, Rickety Bridge and Grande Provence.
The cost of the wine tastings differs at each estate and can range anywhere from R 60.00 – R 200.00 per person depending on the guest’s selections at the various estates.

Inclusions
Tram ticket only.
Commentary Guided tour.

Exclusions
Wine tastings. (Pay direct)
Lunch.
Tips and personal purchases on the day.

Day 12: Departure.
Meals: Breakfast.
Private Transfer, Hotel to Cape Town International Airport.

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