Cape Town (3), Oudtshoorn(2), Oudtshoorn(2), Knysna(2), Bela Bela(2), Johannesburg(1)
DAY 1 Arrive at Cape Town (CPT) International Airport, where you will be met by a TRAVELLERS ESCAPE representative who will hand over all necessary travel documentation and assist you to your vehicle/coach where you will be met by your driver & guide.
Upon arrival at the hotel, check in.
Spend the balance of the day at leisure.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver guide for your private dinner transfer.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant
DAY 2
Breakfast at your hotel.
You will be met at your hotel by your driver & guide for a Private Half Day Cape Town City Tour.
Ascend Table Mountain for unforgettable sweeping views (weather permitting).
Return to the city and pass through the Malay Quarter.
Drive past the Castle of Good Hope, Houses of Parliament and the Company Gardens.
Travel to Sea Point and Camp’s Bay for scenic ocean vistas.
Visit the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.
Lunch will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
Enjoy some shopping in Cape Town.
Cape Town is a shopper’s dream with a wide range of shopping expeditions to undertake – from luxury boutiques and shopping malls to private shopping tours and markets, the Mother City has it all.
The V & A Waterfront, with over 450 retail outlets selling everything from fashion, homeware and curios to jewellery and tech, is South Africa’s most popular shopping destination and offers far more than just shopping.
Canal Walk caters to the Northern Suburbs with the Southern Suburbs well served by malls like Cavendish Square and Blue Route Mall.
Market shopping is also HUGE in Cape Town with indoor and outdoor markets waiting for you to take advantage of their massive assortment of wares.
The best part of market shopping is that many of them are proudly South African or African with Green Market Square arguably the most famous of the ‘fixed’ markets.
Transfer back to your hotel to freshen up.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver guide for your private dinner transfer.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
DAY 3
Breakfast at the hotel.
You will be collected at your hotel by your driver-guide for a Private Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour.
Travel at a pace that allows you to explore the beauty of the Cape Peninsula.
Depart for the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve along one of South Africa’s most scenic routes, passing Hout Bay.
Enjoy a cruise to Seal Island, to view seals and sea birds at Duiker Island (weather permitting). Tours depart at 08h45, 09h45, 11h00, 12h45, 14h45 or 15h45.
During summer, several thousand Cape Fur Seals – along with the rare Black Cormorant – lollop leisurely among the kelp beds.
Travel along Chapman’s Peak Drive (conditions permitting).
Lunch at a local seafood restaurant. (Indian menu)
Visit the penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
Continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve.
The scenery en route to Cape Point, at the South Western tip of the reserve, is particularly lovely in spring when wildflowers carpet the landscape.
The new lighthouse – the most powerful in the world – beams an electric light of 19 million candle power across the ocean.
Ascend to the top of by Funicular.
Visit Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (time permitting / optional cost). The Treetop Canopy Walkway gives visitors the opportunity to experience the forest from high above the ground. The galvanised steel structure meanders through trees and branches, with sections that crown above the forest.
Return to your hotel.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver guide for your private dinner transfer.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
DAY 4
Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver & guide who will assist you to your vehicle/coach for your private transfer to Oudtshoorn. (Duration of road transfer is approximately 5-6 hours)
Pass the town of Mossel Bay, first discovered by Bartolomeu Dias more than 500 years ago.
Visit the world-wide known Post Office Tree at the Dias Museum Complex, under which, in 1501, a letter was left by a ship’s commander, to be discovered by the commander of the third East India fleet en route to India.
Thus, South Africa’s first post office came into being. It has been declared a National Monument.
Lunch will be served at a local Indian restaurant located in Mossel Bay.
Continue to Oudtshoorn.
Upon arrival at the hotel, check in.
Spend the balance of the day at leisure.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver guide for your private dinner transfer.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
DAY 5
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel.
Your driver & guide will collect you at your hotel for a Private Full Day Oudtshoorn Tour.
Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capital of the world. Nowhere else are ostriches found in such great number and nowhere else do they produce feathers of such fine quality – but the world’s biggest bird is just one attraction in an area of enormous contrasts.
Visit the Cango Caves, internationally renowned as one of the world’s great natural wonders, sculpted by nature through the ages. Their fascinating limestone formation occurs in a variety of ways.
Proceed to Safari Ostrich Ranch and come face to face with the biggest bird in the world.
Lunch will be served at the Safari Ostrich Ranch.(Indian menu)
Proceed to the Cango Wildlife Ranch for a guided tour. Over 300 crocodiles, ranging from 50 cm to four meters in length, inhabit the ranch.
Return to your hotel in the late afternoon.
Spend the balance of the day at leisure.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver guide for your private dinner transfer.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
DAY 6
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel and check out.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver & guide who will assist you to your vehicle/coach for your private transfer to Knysna. (Duration of road transfer is approximately 2 hours).
Explore the quaint town of Knysna known for its art & craft shops. “The place of the people, beauty and mystery.”
This ever-popular charming town of legend, history, arts and crafts catering to visitor’s every need or fancy.
The town is built on the banks of the Knysna Lagoon, a National Lake Area that falls under the protection of South African National Parks, is a home to more than 200 species of fish – including the rare Knysna seahorse – and is a popular destination for water sports enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.
Lunch will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
Upon arrival at the hotel, check in.
Late afternoon, embark on a ferry trip aboard the pleasure boat, the John Benn (weather permitting).
The John Benn is a double-decker floating restaurant offering daily Lagoon cruises to the Knysna Heads.
A memorable family activity on Knysna Lagoon.
Cruise to the Knysna Heads, on a boat steeped in history, named after a legendary pilot of a bygone era.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
DAY 7
Breakfast at the hotel.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver & guide for your Private Full Day Garden Route Tour.
Enjoy a visit to the Tsitsikamma National Park.
The Tsitsikamma National Park is situated at the heart of the picturesque Garden Route.
Tsitsikamma is a Khoisan word meaning, “place of much water”.
In 1964 when it was proclaimed, it became the first Marine National Park in Africa and today the Park incorporates 80 km (50 miles) of rocky coastline with spectacular sea and landscapes.
The Tsitsikamma’s spectacular scenery includes the Indian Ocean breakers, pounding rocky shores beneath 180 m high cliffs, ever-green forests and fynbos rolling down to the sea.
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. (Indian menu)
Return to the hotel and spend the balance of the day at leisure.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver guide for your private dinner transfer.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
DAY 8
Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver& guide who will assist you to your vehicle/ coach for your private transfer to George (GRJ) Airport.
On arrival at George (GRJ) Airport, proceed to check in for your onward flight to Johannesburg.(Flights not included in costs)
Upon arrival at O.R. Tambo (JNB) International Airport, you will be met by a Travellers Escape Discoveries representative who will assist you to your vehicle / coach where you will be met by your driver & guide.
Transfer to Sun City. (Duration of road transfer is approximately 3 hours)
On the way, lunch will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
Upon arrival at the hotel, check in.
Deep in the heart of the bushveld, at the heart of an ancient volcano, lays sensational Sun City.
Africa’s Kingdom of Pleasure comprises four marvellous hotels, all offering the fantastic facilities of this legendary resort.
Sun City offers an enormous range of things to do – both indoors and out.
Scintillating entertainment; shows in the Sun City theatre, casinos, games and video arcade, a selection of movies in the cinema complex.
Wonderful selection of shops and boutiques stocking souvenirs and mementoes of your visit to one of the greatest resorts of them all!
Spend the balance of the day at leisure.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant located in the Sun City resort.
DAY 9
Breakfast at the hotel.
Spend the day at leisure.
Lunch will be served at a local Indian restaurant located in the Sun City resort.
Spend the balance of the afternoon at leisure.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant located in the Sun City resort.
DAY 10
Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver& guide who will assist you to your vehicle/ coach for your private transfer to the lodge.
On arrival at the lodge, check in.
Lunch is served at the lodge upon arrival (arrival time permitting )
Afternoon game drive which may continue into the early evening in order to view the nocturnal animals as well.
Dinner is served at the lodge.
DAY 11
Early morning wake up call.
After tea, coffee and snacks your ranger will escorts you to his open safari vehicle for your morning game drive.
Return to the lodge and enjoy breakfast.
Spend the day at leisure.
Lunch is served at the lodge.
Afternoon game drive that continues into the evening.
Dinner is served at the lodge.
ØDAY 12
Early morning wake up call.
After tea, coffee and snacks your ranger will escorts you to his open safari vehicle for your morning game drive.
Breakfast is served at the lodge.
After breakfast check out.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver& guide who will assist you to your vehicle/ coach for your private transfer to Johannesburg.
Enjoy a Private Johannesburg City Orientation Tour.
Drive past the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg City and surrounding areas.
Continue through downtown Johannesburg past the Supreme Court and Anglo American’s headquarters.
Lunch will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
Continue to visit Gold Reef City.
Built around an old gold mine, Gold Reef City is a reconstruction of Johannesburg during the Gold rush Era.Enjoy a surface tour that begins with a fascinating introductory movie that tells the story about the earliest days of Jozi and the discovery of gold.
Visit the museum houses and stroll through the passages of time.
Witness molten gold being poured.
After the tour experience a 4D Show, Gold Panning and the rides.
Gold Reef City is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Set times for tours are 09h00, 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 13h00 14h00 & 15h00.
Once completed, transfer to the hotel.
Upon arrival at the hotel, check in.
Spend the balance of the day at leisure.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver guide for your private dinner transfer.
Dinner will be served at a local Indian restaurant.
DAY 13
Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
You will be met in the hotel reception by your driver& guide who will assist you to your vehicle/ coach for your private transfer to O.R. Tambo (JNB) International Airport.
On arrival at O.R. Tambo (JNB) International Airport, you will be met by a Travellers Escape Discoveries representative who will assist you to check in for your onward flight home.(Flights not included in costs)
Depart Johannesburg.