HIGHLIGHTS: SOUTH AFRICAN WONDERS 09 NIGHTS / 10 DAYS CAPE TOWN: Visit Table Mountain one of the Natural Wonders of the World (weather permitting). Enjoy a guided city tour of Cape Town, where we see the Houses of Parliament, District Six, City Hall etc. Visit the famous Victoria and Alfred Waterfront - Cape Town s biggest tourist attraction. Enjoy Two Ocean s Aquarium. Enjoy a helicopter ride in Cape Town (weather permitting). Enjoy a ride on the Cape Wheel. Visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Exciting full day tour to the Cape of Good Hope - south western tip of the continent of Africa. Enjoy Funicular Ride at the Cape Point. Enjoy a cruise at Hout Bay witness Cape Fur Seals in their natural habitat. View the African penguins at Boulders beach. Drive past Simon s Town. KNYSNA: Visit Bartolomeu Dias Museum and Post Office Tree driving via Mossel Bay. Enjoy a scenic sunset cruise in Knysna. Drive down the beautiful Garden Route visiting Oudtshoorn, the Ostrich farm, Cango caves, Cheetah Ranch and visit Crocodile enclosure. KWANTU: Enjoy Game Drives at Kwantu. SUN CITY: The day is free for you to relax and enjoy this wonderful city on your own at leisure JOHANNESBURG: Enjoy Gold Reef Tour and an orientation city tour of Johannesburg. SUGGESTED ITINERARY: DAY 01 Welcome aboard Thomas Cook s exciting and comprehensive tour to South Africa (flight cost is not included). Today, embark on your exciting tour of South Africa. On arrival at Cape Town (flight cost is not included) you will be greeted by your friendly Thomas Cook tour manager / local representative outside the baggage hall and transferred to your conveniently located hotel (Standard Check-in time is 1400hrs). Tonight enjoy a delicious dinner at a local Indian restaurant. Overnight at Pepper Club Hotel (5*) or similar in Cape Town (D) DAY 02 Enjoy the city sights of Cape Town along with a scenic view of Table Mountain. Also enjoy a helicopter ride, and a ride on the Cape Wheel.
After an American breakfast at the hotel, we proceed on an exciting sightseeing tour of this beautiful city with its majestic Table Mountain backdrop. First, you will proceed for a thrilling helicopter ride, after which you will enjoy a scenic view at the top of Table Mountain via a 360 Degree Cable Car (weather permitting) for a panoramic view of the city and coastline. Visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Enjoy a delicious Indian lunch. Later visit the famous Victoria and the Alfred waterfront, one of Cape Town s biggest tourist attractions where you will also enjoy at the Two Ocean s Aquarium. Also drive past Green Market square, District Six, Company Gardens, and Houses of the Parliament, the City Hall, the Castle and Slave Lodge. Also enjoy a ride on the Cape Wheel. Today enjoy an Indian dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at Pepper Club Hotel(5*) or similar in Cape Town DAY 03 Visit the famous Cape of Good Hope and enjoy a cruise to Hout Bay. Enjoy Funicular Ride at the Cape of Good Hope.View the African penguins and drive pass the Simon s Town. After American breakfast at the hotel, proceed on an exciting full-day tour to the Cape of Good Hope. We drive via the Ou Kaapse Weg and the Atlantic Coast to Cape Point. Marvel at the view from the southwestern tip of Africa. Enjoy Funicular Ride at the Cape Point. Today enjoy a sumptuous lunch. Enjoy a cruise to Hout Bay to the Seal Colony (weather permitting). We drive along the False Bay Coast visiting the African penguins at Boulders Beach. Drive past Simon s Town. This scenic town is also an important Naval base. Enjoy dinner at a local Indian restaurant. Overnight at Pepper Club Hotel(5*) or similar in Cape Town DAY 04 Today proceed to scenic Knysna. Visit the Bartolomeu Dias Museum and Post Office Tree - National Heritage site. Enjoy Sunset Cruise. After an American breakfast checkout and start your journey to Knysna via Mosselbay. Mossel Bay is a harbour town where you visit the Bartolomeu Dias Museum complex which is the largest of the museums in Mossel Bay. Later visit Post Office Tree - A post box in the shape of an old boot has now been erected under the tree, and the tree declared a national heritage site. After enjoying a hot lunch continue your scenic journey to Knysna,. Depart for your scenic Sunset Cruise. Tonight enjoy Indian dinner at local restaurant. Proceed to your conveniently located hotel and check in Overnight at Oubaai Hotel (5*) or similar at George. DAY 05 Today visit Oudtshoorn The Feather Capital of the World. Visit the Cango Caves, Ostrich Farm, Cheetah Ranch and Crocodile Enclosure. After an American breakfast in your hotel, you will head to Oudtshoorn, which is set in a semi-arid valley. Drive through the Wine lands along the Breede River, Valley to Oudtshoorn The Feather Capital of the World. Visit the famous Cango Caves, where the stalactite and stalagmite formations are an incredible sight. Later, proceed to the Ostrich Farm where you can enjoy a guided Tour of the farm. Enjoy Lunch. Thereafter, drive to The Cango Wildlife Ranch, where you can marvel at the grace and beauty of the world s fastest animal. Visit Crocodile Enclosure. Then you drive back to George. Later tonight, enjoy dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight at Oubaai Hotel (5*) or similar at George.
DAY 06 Proceed to Kwantu Private Game Reserve. Enjoy magnificent game drives. After an American Breakfast, proceed to the beautiful Kwantu private game reserve. Check in enjoy snack at the Lodge. Later in the afternoon get ready for a thrilling game drive in Kwantu private game reserve and get a chance to spot wild animals, spot a kill etc. Enjoy dinner at the Lodge. Overnight at Kwantu Private Game Reserve or similar in Kwantu. (B,SL,D) DAY 07 Enjoy magnificent game drives. Early morning, (before sunrise) you set out on an exciting game-drive to view the teeming wildlife savoring their morning kill followed by breakfast at the Lodge. Today enjoy a sumptuous Indian Lunch at the Lodge. Later in the afternoon get ready for another thrilling game drive which gives you a chance to spot the animals by the river side. Tonight enjoy dinner at the Lodge. Overnight at Kwantu Private Game Reserve or similar in Kwantu. DAY 08 Today move onto the man-made wonder; Sun City Africa s Kingdom of Pleasure (flight cost is not included). After a packed breakfast, proceed to the airport to take your flight to Johannesburg (flight cost is not included). Proceed to the fantastic man-made wonder of the world - Sun City. It is a city that knows no limits, a city that never sleeps! Each day and every night, from the heart of an ancient volcano, Sun City rocks you like you have never been rocked before. Enjoy Lunch. The rest of the day is free at leisure. There s an exploding kaleidoscope of sights and sounds to enjoy, every minute of the day and night, from disco dancing to great gaming at the tables and slots casino! Later in the evening, enjoy an Indian dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at Sun City Palace Hotel (5*) or similar in Sun City (B,PL,D) DAY 09 Welcome to Johannesburg. Enjoy Gold Reef Tour, and a city orientation Tour. After an American Breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Johannesburg. Today we go for a Tour of the Gold Reef City. Here you have a wonderful opportunity to descend into a vast gold mine, named after the richness upon which the city of Johannesburg was built. Watch gold pouring, see the miners carry out their traditional tribal and gum boot dancing, learn a bit of their specially devised mine language still used today to cover the many and diverse tribes who worked here. Stroll through the theme park reflecting the life of the mining town. Enjoy Lunch at a local restaurant. Also enjoy an orientation tour of this beautiful city and check into your conveniently located hotel. Enjoy a sumptuous dinner at a local Indian restaurant. Overnight at D Oreale Grand Hotel (5*) or similar at Johannesburg DAY 10 Return home with wonderful memories! (flight cost is not included) After an American breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Johannesburg International Airport for your flight back home (flight cost is not included). Take back wonderful memories of your South African Wonders tour. (B)
GENERAL INFO: Currency Used: Time Difference: South African Rands (ZAR). 03 hours and 30 minutes behind of IST. WHAT YOUR TOUR PRICE INCLUDES: Sightseeing, excursions and accommodation as per above mentioned itinerary ACCOMMODATION: 03 nights accommodation at Pepper Club Hotel (5*) or similar in Cape Town. 02 nights accommodation at Oubaai Hotel (5*) or similar at Knysna. 02 nights accommodation at Kwantu Private Game Reserve or similar in Kwantu. 01 night accommodation at Sun City Palace Hotel (5*) or similar in Sun City. 01 night accommodation at D Oreale Grand Hotel (5*) or similar at Johannesburg. MEALS: Daily American buffet/boxed breakfasts at the hotel. (Except on Day of Arrival). 08 basic lunches. 09 Indian Jain/vegetarian/non-vegetarian dinners. WHAT S MORE: Ice Cream during the Cape Peninsula Tour. Enjoy a Masala Chai on the Garden Route during Lunch. Masala Chai during Outdshoorn Day excursion. Souveniour from Thomas Cook. Visit the CAMBANOS for some exciting shopping Ice Cream at Gold Reef City. 1 Wine glass with dinner during the last dinner in Johannesburg VISA REQUIREMENTS: Single entry South Africa Visa. IMPORTANT: The group tour will operate with a Tour Manager subject to a minimum of 20 full-paying passengers travelling together. NOTES: On days when you are taking internal flights, there is a possibility that we might provide packed meal in case the flight timing does not suit the meal time. As a third person in a Triple room, in some cities no extra bed or cot will be provided. Instead a room with two queen beds will be provided. OR in some cities a king bed with a roll away bed will be provided. Taxes as applicable extra. For certain departures, we may re-route the itinerary. However all sightseeing & inclusions will remain the same. On some occasions you may have to join another group in case the group does not have adequate members Land surcharges due to Local Events applicable on certain departures. All local taxes and services (Presently calculated as prevailing on 1 st July 2017). Optional excursions are subject to minimum 20 paying passengers OR if less than 20 passengers then the optional will operarte on SIC basis.
Optional tours are booked & paid on 100% non refundable & non cancellation policy. A person below 12 years of age on date of return flight will be considered a child. A baby below 24 months of age on date of return flight will be considered an infant. Where parents are travelling with a child, parents must produce an original birth certificate of the child. Where one parent is travelling with a child, parents must produce an original birth certificate of the child and Consent in the form of an affidavit from the other parent registered as a parent on the birth certificate of the child authorising him or her to enter into or depart from the Republic with the child he or she is travelling with. Where a person is travelling with a child who is not his or her biological child, he or she must produce a copy of the unabridged birth certificate of the child that he or she has permission to travel with the child, An affidavit from the parents or legal guardian of the child confirming and Copies of the identity documents or passports of the parents or legal guardian of the child. Functioning of Air cooling/air conditioning in hotels is subject to official declaration of summer by the local authority. Security alerts and random closures might affect the itinerary. All the internal flights will allow one piece of check in bag per person up to 20kg and carryon luggage will be 7kgs only. DEPARTURE DATES: EX-CAPE TOWN October 17 : 13, 27 November 17 : 10, 24 December 17 : 08, 22 January 18 : 05, 19 February 18 : 02, 16 March 18 : 02, 16, 30 ** NOTE: Surcharges will be applicable on certain departure dates. WHAT YOUR TOUR PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Airfare (Main & Internal), Ticket taxes, Visa & Insurance charges. Tips to guides, drivers, hotel waiters, etc. of USD 05 per person per day for the duration of the tour to be paid to the Tour Manager on day 01 of the tour. If you wish to travel on a date other than the group s Ex-India departure date for your tour and/or wish to return on a date other than the day your tour ends and/or wish to fly in/out of a city other then the start/end city of your tour, there will be an additional charge that will be applicable (subject to availability of seats for the given dates and ticket validity), which will be advised to you by your Sales staff/travel agent. Kindly note, the deviation will be actioned only 30 days prior to the tour departure date. Taxes as payable extra The cost of the Passport, POE charges, etc.