Bushveld Tours South Africa

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"Wildlife and Leisure" Tour (8 day)


No of People: - Min 2

Dates - On Demand

Duration: - 7 Nights / 8 Days

Recommended add-on Tour: - 4 Nights - Cape Town

Meals: - (B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner)

Various standards of accommodation are available on a tour to South Africa

* Accommodation is subject to availability, if the under mentioned accommodation is not available we shall endeavor to supply comparable facilities.


Day 1:

Your guide will meet you on arrival at Johannesburg's O R Tambo International Airport . Travel via Middelburg, Lydenburg and Sabie (Long Tom Pass) to Hazyview situated in the province of Mpumalanga.Visit the old gold rush town of Pilgrim's Rest a museum in its entirety. Depending on availability - 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: Hippo Hollow Country Lodge (D) Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Three Star

Giraffe

Day 2:

Travel the Panorama Route of the majestic Drakensberg Mountains, admire the natural beauty of God's Window, Bourke`s Luck Potholes and the Blyde River Canyon, which is the third deepest canyon in the world. Lunch along the way, then it is off to the world-renowned Kruger National Park (KNP), enter the park through Orpen Gate. Enjoy the rest of the day in the KNP. Overnight in the KNP.

Accommodation: Satara Camp (B & D) Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Three Star

Optional activities: Evening game drive.


Day 3:

Enjoy a full day travelling south in the KNP in search of the "Big 5" and a host of other animals. Overnight in the KNP.

Accommodation: Lower Sabie Camp (B & D) Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Three Star


Day 4:

Travel to Maputo where we catch our 10 minute charter flight to the tropical Inhaca Island.

Accommodation: Inhaca Lodge (B & D) Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Four Star


Maputo Airport

Day 5 and 6:

Spend these two days relaxing on the island, there are plenty of activities to keep ones self busy. Overnight on the island.

Accommodation: Inhaca Lodge (B & D) Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Four Star



Day 7:

After a leisurely breakfast we make our way back to the mainland. Travel back to South Africa via Komatipoort border post and again through the KNP to White River. Overnight near White River.

Accommodation: Kirby Country Lodge (B & D) Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Four Star


Day 8:

Return to Johannesburg via Nelspruit, Waterfal-Boven, Machadodorp and Middelburg. Enjoy a Soweto township tour and there will still be time for last minute shopping before your departure.

Accommodation: (B)

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Recommended - Cape Town Add-on Tour:

Travel to Johannesburg, catch your flight to Cape Town. Your guide will meet you on arrival in Cape Town. City tour of South Africa's beautiful Mother City, this tour includes 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 travelers as" the noblest and most beautiful curiosity in Africa". Dinner at a restaurant at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.

Accommodation: : (D)
V & A City Lodge Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Three Star or
President Hotel Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Four Star or
Commodore Hotel Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Five Star


Day 9:

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. Optional and weather permitting - we take the cableway up Table Mountain. Evening at leisure. Overnight in Cape Town.

Accommodation: : (B & L)
V & A City Lodge Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Three Star or
President Hotel Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Four Star or
Commodore Hotel Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Five Star



Day 10:

A day at leisure, where you can do the following optional activities - a city orientation tour of South Africa's beautiful Mother City on the "hop-on hop-off bus" or visit a local township or visit Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 17 years or visit to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens or visit one of the numerous beautiful beaches around the Cape or for the energetic - take a hike up Table Mountain or for the brave - shark cage diving. Evening at leisure. Overnight in Cape Town.

Accommodation: : (B)
V & A City Lodge Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Three Star or
President Hotel Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Four Star or
Commodore Hotel Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Five Star


Day 11:

Wine tasting and cellar tour at one of the wine estates along the Cape's world-renowned Stellenbosch Wine Route, also spend some time in the historical towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Enjoy sundowners on Signal Hill before your farewell dinner at Vijff Vlieghen (Five Flies) Restaurant. Overnight in Cape Town.

Accommodation: : (B & D)
V & A City Lodge Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Three Star or
President Hotel Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Four Star or
Commodore Hotel Tour South Africa - Accommodation Rating Five Star



Day 12:

Morning at leisure. Lunch at the V & A Waterfront, time for last minute shopping and weather permitting an optional helicopter flip over the Cape Peninsula. Transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your flight home.

Accommodation: (B)



Included:

Accommodation, transport, guide, porterage, meals as indicated, conservation and entrance fees to places of interest.

Excluded:

Air tickets, passport and visa fees, airport tax, insurance, phone calls, facsimiles, beverages, gratuities, items of a personal nature, excess baggage and optional excursions not included in the tour.



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