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Duration:
9 Nights / 10 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, Lydenburg , Robbers Pass and Pilgrim`s Rest to Hazyview situated in the
province of Mpumalanga, meaning "the land of the rising sun". Spend a couple of hours in the
old gold rush town of Pilgrim's Rest, a museum in its entirety. Overnight in Hazyview.
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Day 3:
Travel the Panorama Route of the majestic Drakensberg Mountains, admire the natural beauty of
the Bourke's Luck Potholes, God's Window and the Blyde River Canyon, which is the third deepest
canyon in the world, lunch along the way. Depending on availability - you can enjoy some African
culture with singing, dancing and dinner at Shangana, a traditional Shangaan village, meet the
chief with his 3 wives and 36 children. Overnight in Hazyview.
Accommodation:
(Recommend the same as day 2)
Day 4:
Visit Kapama Cheetah Breeding & Research Centre before travelling to the world-renowned Kruger
National Park (KNP), enter the park at Orpen Gate. Enjoy the rest of the day in the KNP. Overnight in the park.
Other / optional activities: Open vehicle night drive - with game ranger.
Accommodation:
Day 5:
Enjoy a full day in the KNP in search of the "Big 5" and a host of other animals. Travel to
the northern part of the KNP. Overnight in the KNP.
Accommodation:
Day 6:
Still in the far northern reaches of the KNP, visit Crook's Corner on the border between SA,
Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Afternoon at leisure.
Optional activities:
- Morning - guided tour on foot with the parks rangers to the Thulamela Ruins, former seat
of wicked King Ingwe and beautiful Queen Losha.
- Open vehicle night drive - with game ranger.
Accommodation:
(Recommend the same as day 5)
Day 7:
Depart from the KNP via Punda Maria Gate. Travel to Tzaneen, visit Modjadji Cycad Forest Reserve
and Sapeco Tea Estate, lunch on the estate at the Pekoe View restaurant. Overnight in or near Tzaneen.
Accommodation:
Day 8:
Travel to Warmbaths (Bela Bela) via Pietersburg (Polokwane). Places to visit along the way - Debengeni
Waterfalls, Bakone Malapa, a Northern Sotho living museum and Makapan`s Valley, an archaeological
site where hominids lived 3 million years ago. Overnight in or near Warmbaths.
Accommodation:
Day 9:
Travel to Sun City via the Pilanesberg National Park another "Big Five" game reserve, what animals
you might have missed in the KNP you have a good chance of seeing here. Early afternoon arrival at
Sun City, the "place where the sun never sets". Spend the afternoon at leisure.
Accommodation:
Day 10:
Spend the morning relaxing and enjoying Sun City. Back to Johannesburg, the commercial hub of South
Africa, drop-off 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 JIA, 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 11:
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 10)
Day 12:
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 10+11)
Day 13:
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 the airport. Catch your flight home.
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