SOUTHERN AFRICA Guide Avi Feldman Tour Start Date Feb 9 / June 22 / November 16, 2015 Tour End Date Feb 19 / July 2 / November 26, 2015 Price for Land only $4,600 Single Supplement $620 Pre/Post night Arrival/departure transfers $90 per person, per night BB $40 per person, per way The new Regulation requires anyone travelling to or from South Africa with children under the age of 18, whether arriving, departing or transiting South Africa must be in possession of a fully unabridged birth certificate in addition to a passport. All passengers need a Yellow Fever exception certificate. Kindly contact our office for this document without this document you will not be able to travel to South Africa. Day 1: Monday, Johannesburg Graskop On arrival in Johannesburg, proceed through immigration, please note: as per the South African Immigration Authorities you are required to have at least 2 full blank pages in your passport, collecting your luggage, proceed through customs where you will be met by your guide. Depart for Mpumalanga. We will travel to the Numbi Gate where you will enter the Kruger Park for your evening game drive. Continue to White River. Overnight Winkler Hotel or similar www.proteahotels.com
Day 2: Tuesday, Kruger Park - Blyde Canyon Expect an early wakeup call from your guide. Travel to the Numbi Gate where you will enter the Kruger Park for your morning game drive which will be in open safari vehicles. The world-renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa. Established in 1898 to protect the wildlife of the South African Lowveld, this national park of nearly 2 million hectares, SANParks - Kruger National Park is unrivalled in the diversity of its life forms and a world leader in advanced environmental management techniques and policies. If you are lucky, the big cats will still be around after their night of hunting. This is Big 5 country (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo) all of which are possible to see during your visit at Kruger. There are also many other species to be seen, large and small, as well as fascinating plants and colourful birds. Stop halfway through the morning game drive for breakfast at one of the picnic spots. After lunch depart from the park to Blyde Canyon Panorama Route Visit the Three Rondawels, Bourke s Luck Potholes, Lisbon & Berlin Falls and God s Window (weather permitting)... Overnight Winkler Hotel or similar www.proteahotels.com Day 3: Wednesday, White River Sabie - Johannesburg Cape Town After breakfast we travel to Sabie. Passing through the town of Sabie we continue on to a magnificent waterfall called the Lone Creek Falls. Further along we will stop at the Mac Mac Falls, two falls with beautiful views. We will return to Johannesburg airport via Long Tom s Pass, a very scenic road. Arrival at Johannesburg Airport for your flight to Cape Town. On arrival you will be met by your local guide to transfer you to the hotel. Overnight Cape Manor Hotel or similar www.premierhotels.co.za
Day 4: Thursday, Cape Peninsula Today we do the Cape Peninsula Tour. Travel through Clifton and Camps Bay to Hout Bay take a short boat trip to Seal Island to view the Seals in their natural environment (weather permitting). Continue via Chapman s Peak to the nature reserve of Cape of Good Hope. This is where the famous Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope can be viewed as well as the legendary meeting of the cold Atlantic and warm Indian currents. Return to Cape Town driving along the coastline through small towns such Simonstown, Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay and Muizenburg. En-route visit Boulders the Penguin Colony. If time allows, continue onto the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens before returning to your hotel. Overnight Cape Manor Hotel Day 5: Friday, Cape Town Start the day with a visit to Table Mountain. Continue on a scenic city tour passing the houses of Parliament, City Hall and the Castle of Good Hope. Visit the South African Museum, Jewish Museum, The Bo-Kaap traditional Malay Quarters and Green Market Square. Spend the afternoon exploring the V & A Waterfront. The wide variety of leisure activities and attractions on offer at the V&A Waterfront makes this unique destination the first choice for both local and foreign visitors. Return to the hotel before Shabbat. Overnight Cape Manor Hotel
Day 6: Shabbat, Cape Town Shabbat Day at leisure Overnight Cape Manor Hotel Day 7: Sunday, Cape Town Mossel Bay Knysna Depart from Cape Town and travel to Mossel Bay. Visit the Old Post Office Tree, a 500 year old milkwood tree used by 15th century Portuguese sailors as a mail box. Visit the Bartholomew Diaz Museum and the replica of the boat used by Diaz to sail to South Africa. Continue to Knysna passing through George, Wilderness and Sedgefield. Enjoy a sunset cruise on the lagoon. Overnight Knysna Log Inn or similar www.kli.co.za Day 8: Monday, Knysna Oudtshoorn Knysna Travel to Oudtshoorn, a town renowned for the Ostrich feather industry. Oudtshoorn is also a town renowned for the Ostrich feather industry. Visit the Cango Caves. Take a standard guided tour which is takes about an hour. View the beautiful chambers of stalactite and stalagmite formations created many thousands of years ago. Continue to the Wildlife Ranch, an endangered species breeding facility. The oldest and biggest cheetah contact centre worldwide offers visitors the rare opportunity of interacting with our hand reared cheetahs and getting actively involved in saving this species and others from extinction. Oudtshoorn, is also known as little Jerusalem due to the large Jewish Community living there the turn of the 20 th century. Visit the C.P. Nel Museum, with the only Synagogue to be situated in a museum; it has an Ark that is one of the tallest. What makes the Synagogue and various ceremonial objects so amazing is the fact that they are still being used. Visit the Safari Ostrich Farm owned by the Lipshitz Family. The guided tour explains every aspect of ostrich farming, from breeding to rearing. Visitors will get the opportunity to test the strength of the eggs by standing on them - a great photo opportunity. Visitors get to sit on an ostrich and those who are brave enough can even try their hand at riding one. Every tour ends with an "Ostrich Derby" where local jockeys display their riding skills. A highly entertaining and educational tour is guaranteed. Return to Knysna over the spectacular Outeniqua Mountain Pass. Overnight Knysna Log Inn
Day 9: Tuesday, Knysna Tsitsikamma Port Elizabeth Johannesburg After breakfast travel to Plettenberg Bay for a short visit. Continue to Tsitsikamma National Park via Blaukranz viewpoint. The Tsitsikamma National Park, famous for the mountains, vegetation and Storm`s River Mouth. Here you can take the walking trail till you reach the river mouth. Continue to Storms River Bridge where you can take a walk along the bridge. Continue to Port Elizabeth and if time allows for a short city tour. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival you will be met by your local English speaking guide. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight Peermont Mondiorv or similar www.mondior.com Day 10: Wednesday, Johannesburg Victoria Falls After breakfast transfer to Johannesburg Airport for your flight to Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls, described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the 1800's as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya' - 'the Smoke that Thunders' and in more modern terms as 'the greatest known curtain of falling water'. Victoria Falls are a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe. On arrival you will be met by your guide to transfer you to your hotel.
In the late afternoon you will be collected for the Zambezi Sunset Cruise, a superb way to relax and enjoy the beauty of the River. As you drift leisurely along the Zambezi River, keep an eye out for animals making the way to the riverbank to quench their thirst or bathing hippos, hungry crocodiles lying in wait for their meal. Nothing can prepare you for the tranquility that this immense river offers you only a few kilometers from the Falls. Soft drinks, beers, spirits and snacks are served while viewing the beautiful sun set on the horizon of the river. The sunset cruises last approximately 2 hours. (Please note: Victoria Falls is a Malaria Area. Please consult your doctor) Overnight A Zambezi River Lodge or similar www.azambeziriverlodge.com Day 11: Thursday, Victoria Falls Johannesburg Flight back home After breakfast a guided tour of Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Walk through the magnificent rain forest where you are able to view the largest falling sheet of water on earth, Livingstone s statue and a wide variety of birds and plants. Return to the hotel and transfer to the airport for return flight to Johannesburg. On arrival in Johannesburg, proceed through immigration, collect your bags and proceed to the international check-in counters for your return flight back home
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