Day No | Time | Day Title | Itinerary | Meal Plan | Night Halt |
1 | 00:00 Hrs | Arrival in Cape Town | Welcome to your Southern Travels Serene South Africa tour. On arrival you will be welcomed by our representative and transferred to your Hotel, Arrival to Cape Town international airport. Transfer to your hotel [normal check in @ 14:00).
Overnight in Capetown.
| | Cape Town |
2 | 00:00 Hrs | Cape Town | Breakfast at your hotel. Enjoy a morning or afternoon guided tour of the Mother City - venture through the streets crowded with history. This tour includes a visit to Table Mountain (cableway tickets included).
HIGHLIGHTS: South African Museum, Company Gardens, Malay Quarter/ Bo-Kaap, Green Market Square, Table Mountain including cableway, Short Diamond factory tour – optional
Overnight in Cape Town.
| | Cape Town |
3 | 00:00 Hrs | Cape Town | After breakfast you will be met by your guide and embark on a full day touring of the ruggedly beautiful Cape Peninsula. See all the top sights along South Africa’s Cape Peninsula on this full-day tour from Cape Town. Drive along the Atlantic Sea Board passing the beautiful beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay. Stop at Hout Bay Harbour, take an optional boat ride to Duiker Island to see the Cape Fur Seals. Chapman’s Peak Drive – known as one of the World’s most beautiful drives. Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and Cape Point – most South Western point of Africa and the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula, spectacular scenery. False Bay Coastal Road – look out for whales between June and November. African Penguins at Boulders Beach. Simon’s Town – home to South Africa’s Naval Base. Picturesque drive past Kalk Bay and Muizenberg
Overnight in Cape Town .
| | Cape Town |
4 | 00:00 Hrs | Cape Town - Oudtshoorn | Travel along the famous Route 62 from the Cape Winelands en-route to Oudtshoorn. This route has previously been named "World's Best Road Trip Destination" by CNN! There are lots of intersting stops and places to discover along the way. On arrival in Oudtshoorn you will visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch for a guided tour. Check-in at your accommodation and enjoy the peaceful and picturesque setting on a working ostrich farm.
Overnight in Oudtshoorn.
| | Oudtshoorn |
5 | 00:00 Hrs | Oudtshoorn - Knysna | Enjoy guided tours of the fascinating Cango Caves and of Safari Ostrich Farm - an ostrich showfarm.
You will then cross over the spectacular Outeniqua Pass today and onto the Garden Route and your hotel in the heart of Knysna.
Overnight in Knysna.
| | Knysna |
6 | 00:00 Hrs | Knysna | Breakfast at the hotel. Day free at leisure to explore the city on your own.
Overnight in Knysna.
| | Knysna |
7 | 00:00 Hrs | Knysna – Sun City | Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to George Airport for your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival you will be met and transferred privately by road (approximately 2.5 hours drive) to the Sun City Resort where you will spend the next 2 days enjoying some rest and relaxation as well as the many opportunities for fun and excitement with all of the activities and entertainment on offer at the resort.
Overnight in Suncity.
| | Sun City |
8 | 00:00 Hrs | Sun City | Enjoy a morning or afternoon game drive in the Pilanesberg Five Five Game Reserve.
The rest of the day is at leisure to enjoy the wide variety of entertainment, activities and dining options at Sun City.
Overnight in Suncity.
| | Sun City |
9 | 00:00 Hrs | Suncity – The Waterberg Biosphere | This morning after breakfast you will be transferred by road (approximately 2.5 hours) to the Mabula Private Game Reserve, where you will spend the next 2 days on safari.
Enjoy your first afternoon game drive, enjoy a sundowner while the sun sets over the magnificent Waterbergg Mountains. The game drive will be followed by dinner at the lodge.
Overnight in The Waterberg Biosphere.
| | The Waterberg Biosphere. |
10 | 00:00 Hrs | The Waterberg Biosphere | The varied habitats on Mabula Private Game Reserve provide ideal conditions for an astounding selection of large mammals including the Big Five, other predators such as Hyena and Jackal, and a variety of antelope from Red Hartebeest to Eland, Gemsbok to Blesbok. That’s not to mention the elusive cheetah, cheeky honey badger and the omnipresent crèches of warthogs that flit across one’s path during your safari at Mabula Game Lodge.
Safaris are offered to lodge guests twice a day – once early morning and again in time for sundowners in the late afternoon, and depending on the time of year you visit, each experience can be unique. Watch the vivid change of the seasons as the green thickets and grasslands give way to the bushveld greys and yellows of autumn. Feel the chilly winter air on your cheeks before sunrise and witness the rebirth of the bush as the first summer rains fall and with it the exciting arrival of lambing season.
Daily Summer Safari Schedule
05h30 Wake up and morning tea
06h00 Moring safari Departs
09h00 Return for breakfast
Optional Activities - discuss time with ranger
13h30 Lunch
16h00 Afternoon tea
16h30 Afternoon safari departs
19h30 Return from safari
20h00 Dinner
| | The Waterberg Biosphere. |
11 | 00:00 Hrs | Final Departure | Today you will be transferred to Airport for your flight back home. We trust that you enjoyed your Vacation. Please do give us your valuable suggestions on feedback@southerntravels.in. | | Tour Concludes here... |