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DAY 1, Thursday - Depart the
USA
Depart the USA
to South Africa.
Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment
for your journey
DAY 2, Friday - Arrive in Johannesburg
Arrive in Johannesburg
and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight:
Johannesburg
DAY 3, Saturday -
Soweto
Tour
After an early breakfast depart on a half day Soweto Tour.
Experience a fascinating glimpse of the bustling neighborhood
life of Soweto, the most metropolitan township in the
country, setting trends in politics, fashion, music, dance and
language. Drive by the former residence of Bishop Desmond Tutu
and visit Nelson Mandela's former home, before proceeding to
the Hector Peterson memorial, dedicated to one of the first
casualties of the
Soweto
uprising of 1976. Return to the hotel for an afternoon at
leisure. This evening enjoy dinner at the hotel
Overnight:
Johannesburg
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 4, Sunday -
Panorama Route to Hazyview
Depart Johannesburg after breakfast and travel to Mpumalanga Province,
known as "Paradise Country," driving the spectacular "Panorama Route."
Stop to admire the views of amazing scenery along the
16-mile-long Blyde River Canyon, cut deep into red sandstone,
and God's Window (weather and fog permitting), a breathtaking,
Edenic vista at the edge of the escarpment overlooking Kruger
National Park. Visit Bourke's Luck Potholes, a series of
waterfalls and distinctive rock formations created by countless
millennia of water erosion, and continue to the picturesque old
mining town of Pilgrim's Rest. Finally,
proceed to Hazyview and enjoy dinner at your hotel this evening
Overnight: Hazyview
Meals: Breakfast,
Dinner
DAY 5, Monday -
Kruger
National Park Game Reserve
The day begins at dawn with coffee, tea, and rusks, a South
African dry biscuit. Then, depart for
Kruger
National Park to join a
thrilling open-vehicle game drive. Larger than the state of Connecticut, the park offers some of the best
game and wildlife viewing opportunities in the world, and early
morning is an optimal time of day. You may have a chance to see
lion, elephant, giraffe, or zebra in their natural habitat.
After stopping at a rest camp for pre-packed breakfast, the
game safari continues. With any luck, you may even see cheetah
and leopard. Return to the hotel to relax. After the day's
excitement, enjoy dinner at the hotel this evening
Optional: Afternoon
Game Drive in Kruger Park
Overnight: Hazyview
Meals: Breakfast,
Dinner
DAY 6, Tuesday - Swaziland Sightseeing
After breakfast travel to Swaziland, an independent Kingdom
within the borders of South Africa, known for its lovely
scenery, fine handicrafts and vibrant indigenous culture. Visit
the Ngwenya glass factory, where visitors can watch talented
glass blowers create a range of enchanting African animals,
birds and fish, as well as tableware, made from recycled glass
that is collected by the children of
Swaziland. In the afternoon,
visitors may opt for an excursion to a Swazi candle factory,
where Swazi wax artists make beautiful candles
Optional:
Early Morning Game Drive in Kruger
Park
Overnight:
Swaziland
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7, Wednesday - Hluhluwe - Umfolozi Game Reserve, Travel
to St. Lucia
After breakfast, continue south through
Swaziland, before re-entering
South Africa. Travel to the
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, situated in northern KwaZulu
Natal, which contains an immense diversity of fauna and flora
and is particularly famous for its conservation of black and
white rhinos. Home to Africa's
"Big Five," you may have a chance to see elephant, Cape
buffalo, lion and leopard, in addition to rhino during your
afternoon game drive through the reserve. The park also boasts
warthog, crocodile, and antelope. Following the safari,
continue to your hotel in St. Lucia
Overnight:
St. Lucia
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8, Thursday - St. Lucia Estuary Cruise, Flight to Cape Town
This morning, enjoy a cruise on the St. Lucia Estuary. This
tidal estuary is home to Nile
crocodiles, hippopotami, sea turtles, and even sharks, making
it a fascinating and uniquely diverse ecosystem. Later,
transfer to the airport for your evening flight to Cape Town. Upon arrival,
transfer to your hotel
Overnight:
Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 9, Friday - Cape Town
City Tour
After a leisurely breakfast depart on a half day
Cape Town
city and Table Mountain tour. Driving to the city
center, pass famous landmarks such as the Castle of Good Hope
built in 1666 by the Dutch East India Company and City Hall, a
splendid baroque building, and of course the Grand Parade. See
St. George's Cathedral, the Anglican
Diocese of Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Pass
the Company Gardens
and the Malay Quarter. The route then leads to Kloof Nek and
the magnificent Table
Mountain. Ascend to the top
(weather permitting) by means of a cable car. At the summit,
see wild flowers and the famous silver tree, and marvel at a
birds-eye view of the city and its beaches. On a clear day it
is even possible to see Robben
Island, where Nelson Mandela was
imprisoned, on one side, and Cape Point on the other. Descend
from the Upper Cableway Station and proceed to the Milnerton
Lighthouse before returning to your hotel
Optional:
Half Day Private Cape Town Cultural Tour (PM)
Overnight:
Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10, Saturday - Cape Peninsula
Tour
Today, depart on a full day Cape Peninsula Tour with lunch
along the way. Drive to Cape Point at the southwestern tip of
the Cape Peninsula,
passing steep mountains, secluded coves, and sweeping beaches
en route. After a stop at the fishing village of Hout Bay, one
of Cape Town's best-kept secrets, continue to the Cape of Good
Hope Nature Reserve, comprising over 17,300 acres of indigenous
flora and fauna, where you may see baboons by the road-side,
rheboks, Cape Mountain zebras, bonteboks and the elusive eland.
The native plant life, known as fynbos, forms one of only six
floral kingdoms in the world. Then, have the opportunity to see
the majestic coastline, where the Atlantic and
Indian
Oceans meet. Following the
coastline along False Bay, return to
Cape Town after lunch by way of Simon's
Town. Here, visit the penguin colonies at
Boulders Beach, and continue with a scenic drive over Muizenberg Mountain. Lastly, visit the Kirstenbosch
National Botanical Gardens, resting at the foot of Table
Mountain, for a short walking tour of the beautiful gardens
before finally returning to Cape Town
Overnight:
Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 11, Sunday - Full Day in Cape Town
Enjoy the day at leisure in
Cape Town. In the evening, enjoy a
farewell dinner at the hotel
Optional: Full Day
Private Winelands Tour
Overnight:
Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 12, Monday - Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight
Meals:
Breakfast
