South Africa Tour (May 2018)

Day 01

Take Kenya Airways flight from Mumbai to Nairobi. On arrival, pick up and transfer to Eka Hotel for stay on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 02

Transfer airport for your flight to Livingstone. On reaching Livingstone at 0935, pickup and transfer to Avani Victoria Falls Resort (previously Zambezi Sun) where you stay on bed and breakfast basis. Proceed for Walking tour of the falls from Zambia side. Back to the lodge. Rest of the day at leisure. Lunch and Dinner on your own.

(B)

Day 03

After breakfast proceed for helicopter ride. Afternoon at leisure for optional activities like, bungee jump, zip line. Evening you have sunset cruise on the Zambezi.

Overnight:  Avani Victoria Falls Resort (previously Zambezi Sun) on bed and breakfast basis.

(B)

Day 04

After breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Johannesburg. After immigration, transfer to domestic terminal for your flight to Cape Town. On arrival, transfer to hotel, with detour via Long Street. Overnight : The Commodore, on Bed & breakfast basis

(B)

Day 05

After breakfast start for full day tour visiting the beautiful city of Cape Town. Visit Hout bay – once a fishing community, now a popular residential area with spectacular ocean view. From here board onto a cruise to Seal Island and stroll along mariners wharf.

Then proceed to visit the enchanting African (Jackass) penguin colony at Boulders Beach. Drive along the Cape Peninsula to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, which extends along 40km of coastline and leads to Cape Point. According to Sir Francis Drake “the fairest cape that we saw in the whole circumference of the globe”. Ascend to the point by funicular. Finish with a visit to the famous Botanical Garden at Kirstenbosch. Overnight: The Commodore on bed and breakfast basis. Lunch and dinner on your own.

Day 06

After breakfast visit to Table Mountain and then proceed to Stellenbosch. It is one of the most beautiful towns of South Africa and is also very famous for its award winning wines. It is the second-oldest and undoubtedly the most scenically attractive and historically preserved town in southern Africa. You will tour through the winelands and visit one of the wine estates to see the process of wine making and tasting a few of them. Visit the Taal Monument in Paarl. Overnight: Basse Provence on Bed & Breakfast Basis. Lunch and dinner on your own

Day 07

Take early breakfast & start for Oudtshoorn via the scenic town of Worcester. The towns of Oudtshoorn and De Rust are in the Klein Karoo between the Swartberg and Outeniqua mountains. Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capital of the world. You will visit the ostrich farm where you learn everything of the world’s biggest bird. You can also ride on an ostrich, shop from the curios and even taste its meat. If it is a clear night, star-gazing can be arranged (optional). Overnight:  De Denne Guest House on Bed, Breakfast & Dinner basis.

Day 08

After breakfast visit the famous Cango Caves, a series of magnificent, glittering limestone caverns fashioned over millennia beneath the foothills of the Swartberg Range. Proceed to Swarberg Pass from Oudtshoorn; which is a scenic drive through the Cango Valley. Visit Prince Albert; “The nothingness, the wide open spaces and the deafening stillness… balm for the soul at sunset.” … this is the magic of Prince Albert at the gateway to the Great Cango.

Later travel to Meiringspoort. The poort bears a tough history of floods and landslides amongst incredible hardships, yet engineers and road builders mastered the art of building a magnificent road through this awe-inspiring port.

Overnight:  De Denne Guest House on Bed, Breakfast & Dinner basis

Day 09

Travel via Robinson Pass to Mossel Bay, where the Portuguese navigator, Bartholomew Diaz first set foot on the southern tip of South Africa. Visit the famous Post Office Tree Museum. This is the first post office in the world. Continue on to Knysna, a charming holiday town surrounded by forest, lakes, mountains and sea. Take ferry for a sunset cruise on the Knysna lagoon and meet the famous Knysna heads.

Overnight:  Knysna Log Inn on Bed & Breakfast Basis

Day 10

After breakfast transfer to George airport for your flight MN 904 leaving George at 0900 flight reaches Johannesburg at 1100. After reaching Johannesburg visit to Gold reef city mine tour & then visit the Nelson Mandela Square. Overnight: Hilton Sandton on Bed & Breakfast Basis

Day 11

Early morning transfer to Greater Kruger. Afternoon/evening open vehicle game drive safari. Overnight:  Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge    Full board and game activities

Day 12

Full board and game safari activities

Overnight:  Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge

Day 13

Early Morning game drive safari – check out and drive to Johannesburg – Dinner and then transfer to airport for your flight back to India.