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“… Life is not about how many breaths you take, it is about how many moments take your breath away…”
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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 type of 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.
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 Budget and First Car.
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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 Budget and First Car office at
Johannesburg's 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 Johannesburg or 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.
Accommodation:
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 Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (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.
- 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 southern part of the KNP. Overnight in the KNP.
- Optional activities: Early morning bush walk - with game ranger.
Accommodation:
Day 6:
After a leisurely morning, you depart from the KNP via Crocodile Bridge Gate.
Enter Mozambique at Komatipoort border post, which is an experience in itself.
Travel to Maputo where you catch a 10 minute charter flight to the tropical
Inhaca Island. The island is set in the Indian Ocean, whose calm, warm
waters are perfect for leisure pursuits. Overnight on the island.
Accommodation:
Day 7 and 8:
Spend these two days relaxing on the island or enjoying a host of optional activities,
such as deep sea charter fishing trips for the opportunity to catch
King / Queen / Mackerel / Tuna and Barracuda, excellent snorkelling
at Santa Maria Bay, 4 x 4 drive / hike to the historical lighthouse
or take a romantic sunset boat cruise to Portuguese Island. Breakfast
and dinner will be served at the hotel or at the one and only Lucas Restaurant,
which serves up superb food. Overnight on the island.
Accommodation:
Day 9:
After a leisurely breakfast, you make your way back to the mainland by boat.
Travel back to South Africa via Komatipoort border post. Overnight near White River.
Accommodation:
Day 10:
Back to Johannesburg, the commercial hub of South Africa, drop-off the hired
car at the Budget or First Car Rentals 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:
Catch a direct or connecting flight to Cape Town from KMIA near White River
. Collect your car at the Budget or First Car Rentals 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 17 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 Budget or First Car Rentals office at the airport. Catch your flight home.
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