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We invite you to experience the
magnificent Cape Winelands and enjoy wine/fruit tasting in
the Vineyards. Explore the Garden Route, Route 62 and
Oudtshoorn. Visit the Addo Elephant National Park
near Port Elizabeth with its
friendly Elephants and the rest of the Big Five. Join our
awesome private / small group tour with overnight stays in
the Winelands, Knysna, Oudtshoorn and Addo.
Experience the spectacular Cango Caves and the comical
Ostrich. View Whales and Dolphins in Plettenberg Bay. Enjoy a Stroll along pristine
beaches with no other footprints – only the endangered Oystercatcher. Visit
ancient forests where elusive wild elephants and leopards lurk in the shadows.
See Giant Yellowwood trees at Natures Valley. Drive through the Cape Floral
Kingdom of Fynbos and Proteas.
Take a boat cruise to the stunning Knysna Heads and
delight in the shopping and fine culinary delights at the Knysna Waterfront.
Taste oysters and some of the regions finest wines and fresh juices.
The tour is conducted by an experienced chauffeur
driver/ guide / host who will remain with you throughout the tour. Luxury
accommodation is in four star Guest Houses, Lodges or Apartments and includes
daily breakfasts. Also included are some Dinners, Lunches and entry fees to
activities & attractions as per itinerary. A minimum of 2 Adults is required
for this tour to take place.
DAY 1
(WT)
We leave Cape Town early and travel to
the Cape's famed wine-lands region. Stellenbosch, center of the considerable
wine industry, is one of the prettiest of all small towns in South Africa, while
the wines, wild flowers and fruits of the valley are amongst the finest in the
world.
We visit some of the area's most
elegant wine estates and tasting their superb wines and
enjoying leisurely strolls around their magnificent grounds and stately homes.
We overnight in the Cape Winelands.
DAY
2
(Breakfast + Lunch
+ WT)
Leaving the Winelands, we head through
the unique and scenically spectacular Klein Karoo Route 62
to arrive in Calitzdorp. Here we make a stop for lunch and a
tasting of award winning wines. We continue on to
Oudtshoorn, the "ostrich capital" of the world, with great
flocks of ostriches providing a spectacle to be seen nowhere
else in the world. The ostrich is surely one of the world's
most peculiar birds and experience a visit to fascinating
Ostrich Show Farm. Overnight in Oudtshoorn.
DAY 3
(Breakfast + Lunch + WT)
After a
leisurely breakfast, we proceed to one of Africa's great wonders - the
subterranean wonderland of the Cango Caves. The largely unexplored sequence of
vast caverns are filled with amazing formations of glittering dripstone. Lunch
is enjoyed along with a tasting of Karoo Wines.
Crossing the
magnificent Outeniqua Mountains, we descend into the Garden Route. Arriving in
Knysna, we begin to explore this charming village with its myriad attractions
for visitors. Overnight in Knysna at the Knysna Waterfront or a Guest House in
the village.
DAY 4
(Breakfast )
After breakfast we visit the Knysna
Region. Explore the Knysna Heads, Coney Glen Beach, Brenton on Sea and Buffalo
Bay. A forest Hike is also available. The afternoon is free for optional
activities such as Whale Watching, a Lagoon Cruise or the popular Knysna
Township Trail.
Guests will be able to enjoy a typical
South African cuisine or fresh seafood Knysna Waterfront.
DAY 5
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
Today you will explore Plettenberg Bay
and the Tsitsikamma region. Originally named Bahia Formosa (Beautiful Bay) by
the first Portuguese explorers, Plettenberg Bay more than lives up to its name
as you spend time in its environs. We will do some whale and dolphin spotting.
In the winter months there will be plenty of whales to view.
The coastal road we follow wends its
way along steep river gorges, over spectacular mountain passes and through dense
indigenous forests and ferns. We visit the tiny settlement of Nature's Valley,
one of the loveliest havens of tranquility along the Garden Route. Our
exploration of this ancient forest leads through the tangle of trees, ferns and
creepers to the undisputed monarch of the forest - gigantic Outeniqua Yellowwood
trees.
We continue on to Addo. Accommodation
is in the National Park Rest Camp or a nearby Lodge.
Optional Sunset Drive in a
safari 4x4 vehicle with park rangers is available. Dinner is included tonight.
DAY 6
(Breakfast)
Enjoy a full day Game Drive in our own vehicle. We
spend an unforgettable time in the park teeming with wildlife. Addo offers
viewing of some of Africa's most impressive animals, including elephant, lion,
buffalo, black rhino, leopard, kudu, a great variety of other antelope species,
as well as birds.
In the late afternoon we return
to Port Elizabeth for your hotel / airport drop off.
Included in the Price :
Five nights
accommodation in 3/4 star establishments with
breakfasts. All ground transportation &
chauffeur driver. Dinner on Day 5. Lunch on
day 2 , 3 & 5. Entrance fees to the Cango Caves &
Ostrich Ranch. 3 wine tastings.
Tourism levies & Taxes
NOT
Included in the Price:
Airfares,
lunches and dinners not listed in the
itinerary; Addo National Park
Conservation Levy (payable at the gate); Optional
activities such as: Sunset Game Drive at
Addo; Knysna Boat Cruise; Boat Based
Whale Watching; Township Tour. Tips and
gratuities; laundry, alcoholic beverages
and personal items.
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DETAILED MAP
Cape Winelands
Cango Caves
Ostrich Ranch
Knysna
Addo Elephant Park
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