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Duration:
10 Nights / 11 Days
Recommended add-on tour:
3 Nights - Cape Town
Accommodation:
- Click on the star rating ***** (indicating the grading of the various establishments) to view the standard
and the pricing of the accommodation you would prefer to stay in, at each location.
- Accommodation is subject to availability, if the under mentioned accommodation is not
available we shall endeavour to supply comparable facilities.
- The standard of the accommodation is on average a lot better than our grading,
due to the fact that we selected the best accommodation available for each category at each location.
- All accommodation prices given are an accurate guideline. All prices on accommodation are calculated according to the off-peak period.
The displayed prices could therefore change slightly on your final free quotation.
Car Hire:
- Select the type of car you would prefer, click on the icons below to view selections and prices. Self Drive Southern Africa is an approved agent for Avis and Europcar.
Please click on map / image - tour route indicator
Day 1:
Morning arrival in South Africa. Our representative will be at the airport to meet you and
hand over your travel documents (Vouchers). Collect your hired car at the Avis or Europcar office at
O R Tambo International Airport. Depart to Pretoria for a city tour that includes
the Voortrekker Monument, Paul Kruger House, Church Square and Union Buildings. Overnight
in or near the Jacaranda City of Pretoria. Our recommended restaurant - Carnivore Restaurant
at the Misty Hills Hotel.
Accommodation:
Day 2:
Travel via Middelburg and Lydenburg to the province of Mpumalanga and the "Panorama Route" of the
majestic Drakensberg Mountains, admire the natural beauty of the Blyde River Canyon - third deepest
canyon in the world, Bourke's Luck Potholes and God's Window. Overnight near Hazyview.
Accommodation:
Day 3:
Early morning departure for the world-renowned Kruger National Park (KNP). Enter the KNP through Paul Kruger Gate,
spend the day in the park. The KNP is known to be the most diverse park in the world with 140 mammals,
119 reptiles, ± 506 bird, 55 amphibians and ± 1980 plant species. Overnight in the park.
Accommodation:
Day 4:
Another day in the Kruger National Park to relax in the African bush and / or to continue with your search for the “Big 5” and a host of other animals.
Overnight in the KNP.
Accommodation:
(Recommend the same as day 3)
Day 5:
Depart from the KNP via Malelane Gate for the mountain kingdom of Swaziland. We recommend the show and lunch at Matsumo, a Swazi cultural village situated at the border post. Then continue through this small land locked country to Kwazulu Natal.
Overnight near the small town of Hluhluwe.
Accommodation:
Day 6:
A morning at leisure. Visit Ilala Weavers for excellent Zulu "arts & crafts", as well as lunch before
an afternoon in the wild in the Hluhluwe / Umfolozi Game Reserve, which is renowned for its white & black
rhino conservation efforts and in by-gone years this reserve was the hunting grounds of Zulu Kings.
Overnight near the small town of Hluhluwe.
Accommodation:
(Recommend the same as day 5)
Day 7:
Take a cruise on the St Lucia estuary, a lake riddled with crocodiles and hippos in the Greater St Lucia Wetlands.
You will then have the afternoon and evening to enjoy Zulu hospitality at its best with a traditional Zulu festival
at one of the Zulu cultural villages in Zululand. Overnight near Eshowe.
Accommodation:
Day 8:
Travel to the Natal Drakensberg Mountains, also known as the "barrier of spears" via the historical city of
Pietermaritzburg, stop for lunch at Howick Waterfall. Overnight near the Natal Drakensberg Mountains.
Accommodation:
Day 9:
A day at leisure in the beautiful Natal Drakensburg Mountains where Bushmen left their life stories in the form of
paintings and drawings on the rocks and in the caves. Various caves can be explored in the way of guided tours or
you could take a walk along one of the numerous nature trails in the parks. Overnight near the Natal Drakensberg Mountains.
Accommodation:
(Recommend the same as day 8)
Day 10:
Travel the Oliviershoek Pass to the village of Clarens and the Golden Gate Highlands
National Park. Spend the afternoon relaxing or take a walk along one of the numerous
nature trails in the park.
- Optional activities: Horse riding or game drives are available.
Accommodation:
Day 11:
Travel back to Johannesburg the commercial hub of South Africa, drop-off the hired
car at the Avis or Europcar office at O R Tambo International Airport. There will be time
for some last minute shopping before your departure.
- Optional activities: Township tour of Soweto, with an accredited guide.
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Recommended - Cape Town add-on tour:
Travel to Johannesburg, catch your connecting flight to Cape Town (Recommend flight booking: 11h00 - 13h30).
Collect your car at the Avis or Europcar office at Cape Town Airport. Check-in at your accommodation. We recommend
that you do an orientation tour of South Africa's beautiful Mother City. Visit the Castle of
Good Hope, Parade Ground, City Hall, Houses of Parliament, Tuinhuis and the Dutch East India Company Gardens
, these gardens became known to early travellers as "the noblest and most beautiful curiosity in Africa". Overnight in Cape Town.
Our recommended restaurant - Mamma Africa
Accommodation:
Day 12:
Take a scenic drive around the Cape of Good Hope. Visit Hout Bay and the Cape Fur Seal colony on Duiker
Island, Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Cape Point, Boulders - Penguins and Kirstenbosch National
Botanical Gardens. Lunch along the way. Weather permitting - take the cableway up Table Mountain.
Overnight in Cape Town. Our recommended restaurant - Hildebrand on the V & A Waterfront.
Accommodation:
(Recommend the same as day 11)
Day 13:
Visit the Cape's world-renowned Stellenbosch wine route, also spend some time in the historical towns
of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Overnight in Cape Town. Our recommended
restaurant - Five Flies in Cape Town.
Accommodation:
(Recommend the same as day 11+12)
Day 14:
Morning at leisure or you could visit Robben Island, the place where Mr. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned
for 18 years. Lunch at the V & A Waterfront, time for last minute shopping. Return to Cape Town International
Airport and drop-off the hired car at the Avis or Europcar office at airport. Catch your flight home.
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