DAY 2: Today you will have a full day tour introducing you to the rich cultures of the Western Cape. Starting with a look at the picturesque "Malay Quarter" and its dynamic museum, discover the unique culture of the Cape Muslim community and their contribution to South Africa's development. We move on to District Six, a once vibrant ghetto area. Visit the museum which attempts to represent and recapture District Six in various ways.

You will also visit Langa, Cape Town's oldest formal black township. Experience first hand the day-to-day activities of ordinary people, visiting the Chris Hani Literacy School, a community based radio station, a carpet weaving project, a traditional healer, meeting the workers and entrepreneurs. Enjoy a refreshment and lunch at a small township shop "spaza" or a tavern "shebeen".

After lunch (own account) transfer to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront where you will board the boat to Robben Island.

Commodore Hotel (BL)

DAY 3:
This morning you depart for the Cape of Good Hope along one of Africa's most scenic routes, on to Cape Point. After lunch (own account), drive through historic naval town of Simon's Town, continuing through Muizenberg to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Return to Cape Town in the late afternoon.

Tonight you will be taken out on the town with your own chauffeur driver. Your evening will start enjoying a drink watching the sunset. After sunset, a short drive through District Six and the Bo-Kaap where Cape jazz was born. During the evening we will be stopping at a local restaurant for dinner (included).

DAY 4:
Full day wineland tour of Paarl and Stellenbosch. A visit to one of South Africa's most famous wine farms for wine tasting. Lunch is enjoyed in Franschhoek. Franschhoek, the original settlement of the French Huguenots in South Africa, retains a Gaelic charm with its boutiques, pavement cafes and fine restaurants. After lunch, (own account) we visit Nelson's Creek an empowerment wine estate. The owner of the estate donated land to long standing employees so they could start their own production of wine, aptly named "Freedom".

From the wine region, you will be taken to the Cape Town airport for your late afternoon flight to Durban. On arrival in Durban you will be met and transferred to Quarters. 

Quarters (BL) DAY 5: This morning you will be picked up from the Quarters and taken a tour of Durban City, including a visit to the B.A.T. Centre, the Africa Art Centre and the Killie Campbell Collections. After your tour, you will travel to Lythwood Lodge situated in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains for your two night stay. Lythwood Lodge (B)

DAY 6:
The Drakensberg mountain range, now a World Heritage Site, is a mere 1¼ hours drive away and had not only a natural beauty and abundant wildlife but the largest outdoor gallery of "prehistoric rock art in the world"!

A picnic lunch will be enjoyed in the mountain, before setting off to visit the hut of a highly respected Sangoma from whom you will learn about the age old secrets in the medicinal uses of indigenous plants and herbs. You will also begin to understand about today's Zulus - how they think and what their beliefs are; the mystery of Africa will unfold.

DAY 7:
After breakfast transfer from Lythwood Lodge to Isandlwana Lodge  situated on one of the most remarkable historic sites in Southern Africa overlooking the Isandlwana battlefield for your 2 night stay.

Isandlwana Lodge (BD)

DAY 8:
Today you will enjoy Rob Gerrard's dramatic interpretation of the Anglo-Zulu War. A picnic lunch will be provided for the tour.

Isandlwana Lodge (BLD)

DAY 9:
This morning you transfer to Durban Airport to connect with your flight to Kruger International airport. On arrival you are met and transferred to Rissington Inn for your 2 night stay.

Rissington Inn (B)

DAY 10:
Full day panorama tour. Climb up from 300 - 1700 meters through breathtaking scenery, stopping at historical and scenic places including God's Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes, The Three Rondavels, the Blyde River Canyon, and the old gold rush town of Pilgrims Rest. A scrumptious picnic lunch with wine and refreshments will be served along the way.

Rissington Inn (BLD)

DAY 11:
This morning you will be transferred via light aircraft to Vuyetela Lodge  in the Northern Sabi Sand Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park for your 3 day/2 night safari.

Vuyetela offers excellent game viewing encounters on twice daily game drives in open Land Rovers, both off-road and night game drives offering prime sightings of big five game as well as numerous other species. On exciting night drives you will see nocturnal animals, adding a dramatic dimension to your safari.

Knowledgeable guides and trackers will lead you on guided nature walks through the heart of the bush, revealing some of nature's most closely guarded secrets. You will have a chance to experience the African bushveld close-up as you tread past intriguing plants and spy more elusive, smaller creatures such as birds, reptiles, insects and tiny mammals.

Vuyatella Lodge (BLD)
Inclusive of all game activities.

DAY 12:
Vuyatella Lodge (BLD)
Inclusive of all game activities

 Day 13:

This morning you will transfer via light aircraft to Kruger International to connect with your flight to Johannesburg.

On arrival you will be met and transferred 
to The Peech Hotel, a boutique hotel centrally located in the Melrose area of Johannesburg.

Peech Hotel (B)

DAY 14:
The tour is designed to give the visitor to Johannesburg an overall impression of 'Egoli' - the City of Gold, South Africa's commercial and financial capital. We take a look around the suburbs of Houghton, Parktown and Hillbrow, then on to the hustle and bustle of the downtown area - the New York City of Africa. Continuing to Soweto (South Western Townships), the largest black residential area in South Africa ending your day with a visit to the Apartheid Museum.

Peech Hotel (BL)

DAY 15: This morning, you have a choice of a visit to the Cradle of Humankind, or a Pretoria city tour. After lunch in Soweto continue onto Lesedi, a multi-cultural African village, set amongst the pristine Bushveld and rocky hills. Less than an hour's drive from the city of Johannesburg, this village consists of a number of different homesteads or traditional villages: the Xhosa, with their beautiful thatched homes and red blankets; the Zulu with their fighting sticks and cozy beehive huts; the Pedi with their courtyards and rhythmic drums; and the conical straw hats and sturdy mountain ponies of the Basotho. Guests experience a traditional welcome upon arrival, guided cultural walkabout through two of the four homesteads, traditional song and dance and traditional dinner (included).

Peech Hotel (BLD)

DAY 16:
A day at leisure to relax or do some last minute shopping fore your transfer to the airport for your evening flight.

International Airfare Add Ons

Reservations Africa as a full service tour operator, has special fares with South African Airways in economy, business and first class, from all major cities in the world. We will gladly provide you an airfare quote from your home city.

Tour Validity: Oct 01/06-Nov 30/07

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