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South Africa
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% | | Unadvertised sale, huge discounts, call for details! |
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CAPE PENINSULA Visit Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens & Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve,
PAARL Orientation,
FRANSCHHOEK Visit the Huguenot Memorial Museum
STELLENBOSCH Orientation including a visit to the oldest wine cellars for wine tasting
MOSSEL BAY Visit the Maritime Museum
OUDTSHOORN Visit an ostrich farm
KNYSNA Ferry ride across the lagoon and trailer-train ride in the Featherbed Nature Reserve, excursion on the 'Outeniqua Choo Tjoe' steam train
PORT ELIZABETH-DURBAN By air, airport transfers included when Globus-designated flights are booked *
DURBAN Orientation tour of the city, including the Indian market
ZULULAND Home-brewed beer and Zulu fare tasting
SWAZILAND Visit Mbabane, the capital of the tiny Kingdom
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK Game drive in open four-wheel drive vehicle,
PILGRIMS REST Orientation
PRETORIA Orientation including visit to Melrose House
JOHANNESBURG Orientation drive
LIVINGSTONE Sundowner Cruise on the Zambezi, visit the Craft Village, walk through the Rain Forest
*Land only clients must ensure that they book the Globus-designated flight between Port Elizabeth and Durban
SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS
Cape Point, Sir Lowry's Pass, Cape Agulhas, The Garden Route, Outeniqua Pass, Kaaimans River Gorge, Tsitsikamma National Park, sugar cane fields and thornveld of Natal, Drakensberg region, Blyde River Canyon
MEALS
Welcome drink, 13 full English breakfasts (FB); 2 special lunches (L); 10 dinners (D), including special welcome and farewell dinners
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements with Globus. Flights are from Atlanta (ATL) and not JFK. For add-on airfare and additional information, please call us!
INSIDE VISITS
are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable
NOTE:
- Check with your travel agent for the latest passport, visa, and health requirements for South Africa, Swaziland, and Zambia. It is prudent to consult your physician regarding taking anti-malaria pills. All arrangements in South Africa and Zambia are under the management of United Touring Company.
- Extra post-tour nights in Johannesburg are available; transfers to/from the hotel are at your expense.
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Day 1 (Sat.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Arrival in Cape Town, South Africa. (Sun.)
Welcome to a land so vast and diverse that its inhabitants proudly call it "A World in One Country." Check into your hotel, and tonight meet your tour director and traveling companions at 6 p.m. for a welcome drink followed by dinner. (D)
Day 3 Cape Town. (Mon.)
Sightseeing on the Cape Peninsula starts with a drive through the country’s "Mother City," the historic gateway for European settlers. Via the fishing port of Fish Hoek proceed south to the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE NATURE RESERVE. The panoramic view from Cape Point is simply breathtaking! Backtrack to the naval port of Simon’s Town for lunch at a waterfront restaurant. This afternoon visit the glorious KIRSTENBOSCH BOTANICAL GARDENS. The rest of the day is free. Your tour director will have suggestions for things to do. (FB,L)
Day 4 Cape Town. Excursion to Wineland Area. (Tue.)
Discover the spectacular wineland area. See the city center of Paarl, founded by Dutch settlers in the late 17th century, and admire the surrounding countryside, mountains and vineyards. Continue to the tiny village of Franschhoek for a visit of the HUGUENOT MEMORIAL MUSEUM, where you learn how French refugees brought the art of wine-making to South Africa. Lunch in the ancient university town of Stellenbosch, where you can stroll along oak-lined streets and admire gracious mansions built in the distinctive Cape-Dutch style. In the afternoon visit the OLDEST SOUTH AFRICAN WINE CELLARS at Spier Winery, where you will have the opportunity for a WINE TASTING. Then time to visit a cheetah enclosure, established to save the great cats from extinction. A chance here to have your photo taken with a cheetah. Back to Cape Town. (FB)
Day 5 Cape Town-Arniston. (Wed.)
This morning is free to either relax, do some shopping, visit museums, or join your tour director for an optional excursion to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent over twenty years in prison. This afternoon drive through panoramic Sir Lowry’s Pass. Continue to the city of Caledon, known for its seven springs (six hot, one cold). Finally reach the southernmost tip of Africa, Cape Agulhas, where the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans meet. Overnight in Arniston. (FB,D)
Day 6 Arniston-Knysna. (Thu.)
First leg of the beautiful Garden Route. At Mossel Bay’s MARITIME MUSEUM see a replica of the frail vessel used by the Portuguese explorer Bartolomew Dias on his first trip around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. Also noteworthy: the Post Office Tree, St. Blaize lighthouse, and the rocky tidal pools. Via Robinson Pass to the green valley of Oudtshoorn. Visit an OSTRICH FARM to learn about its breeding program. The more adventurous have a chance to test their riding skills on the back of one of these giant birds. Then via the Outeniqua Pass continue through deep Kaaimans River Gorge to your hotel in the unspoiled coastal area of Knysna. (FB,D)
Day 7 Knysna. (Fri.)
Cross the Knysna Lagoon by ferry, the mouth of which is guarded by two huge sandstone cliffs known as "The Heads." Land at the FEATHERBED NATURE RESERVE, where you take a trailer-train to the lookout point on the Western Head. After lunch under milkwood trees, time at leisure in pretty Knysna before boarding the famous "Outeniqua Choo Tjoe" STEAM TRAIN for a thrilling ride along the dramatic coastline to Sedgefield. Back to your hotel in time to enjoy the tranquillity and scenic splendor of its surroundings. (FB,L)
Day 8 Knysna-Durban. (Sat.)
Set off for the scenic second leg of the Garden Route. Proceed past the resort towns of Plettenberg Bay and Nature’s Valley to TSITSIKAMMA NATIONAL PARK, famous for its natural beauty. Enjoy the unspoiled forests and rocky shore as you head for Storms River Mouth, where you see the impressive yellowwood Big Tree. Continue to Port Elizabeth for the flight to Durban. (FB,D)
Day 9 Durban-Zululand. (Sun.)
Start the day with an orientation tour of Durban, the bustling port city with a strong oriental accent. View the Da Gama Clock and City Hall, drive along the Golden Mile, and stop at the colorful Indian market to smell the scent of exotic herbs and spices. Mid-morning departure for ZULULAND, locale of the TV series Shaka Zulu. This afternoon learn about the exploits and traditional way of life of southern Africa’s most warlike tribe. Taste home-brewed beer and authentic Zulu fare, and witness rousing, athletic dances. Overnight in a Zulu-style beehive hut, modified to include all modern comforts. (FB,D)
Day 10 Zululand-Swaziland. (Mon.)
Full-day scenic drive through the sugar cane fields and thornveld of Natal, and the tiny Kingdom of Swaziland. Before visiting the Swazi capital of Mbabane, take your time to hunt for unique African souvenirs in the Ezulwini Valley market. Spend the night at Pigg’s Peak, where William Pigg discovered gold in 1884. (FB,D)
Day 11 Swaziland-Kruger National Park. (Tue.)
North across the Swaziland border into the South African province of Mpumalanga. Now for the highlight, KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, Africa’s oldest and most famous game reserve covering 8,000 square miles of low country between the Crocodile River in the south and the Limpopo in the north. Cross the Crocodile River at Malelane Gate and settle into an exciting game-watching routine as your coach slowly makes its way to a pleasant lodge on the western fringe of the park. (FB,D)
Day 12 Kruger National Park. (Wed.)
Dawn and morning outings in an open four-wheel drive vehicle in KRUGER NATIONAL PARK. Of the hunter’s "big five," elephant, buffalo, rhino, and lion are quite common here, while even the much more elusive leopard may venture into open ground for you. Spot crocodiles and hippopotamuses in the riverine areas. Zebras, giraffes, odd-looking wildebeests and dainty gazelles are easy prey for your camera. Then return to the lodge for an afternoon at leisure. You may want to join an experienced guide for an optional afternoon game drive. (FB,D)
Day 13 Kruger National Park-Mpumalanga. (Thu.)
Morning dedicated to the scenic wonders of the Drakensberg: sweeping views from God’s Window; gushing Lisbon Falls; spectacular 16-mile Blyde River Canyon; finally inspect BOURKE’S LUCK POTHOLES, an amazing system of cylindrical cavities sculpted by river erosion. Time for lunch and sightseeing at Pilgrim’s Rest, a perfect replica of a mining town during the late 19th-century gold rush period. Late afternoon arrival at your overnight hotel. (FB,D)
Day 14 Mpumalanga-Johannesburg. (Fri.)
Head west towards Pretoria, South Africa’s jacaranda-adorned administrative capital. Your orientation tour features the Union Buildings and the massive Voortrekker Monument commemorating the Boers’ epic Great Trek; and the Kruger House, the former residence of nation-building statesman "Oom Paul" Kruger. Then a visit to MELROSE HOUSE, venue of the signing of the peace treaty which ended the bitter Anglo-Boer war. Upon arrival in Johannesburg, the country’s prosperous industrial and commercial center, enjoy an orientation drive of the city. Tonight a farewell dinner to celebrate the success of your South African adventure. (FB,D)
Day 15 Depart Johannesburg. (Sat.)
If your flight leaves late, your room may be available until 6 p.m. (FB)
Day 16 (Sun.)
Your homebound flight arrives today. |
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