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Contrasts of South Africa
17 Days - 7% Discount

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Sightseeing Highlights
• Pretoria: Orientation tour • Pilgrim’s Rest: Explore this historic town and view the spectacular Blyde River Canyon and God’s Window. • Kruger National Park: Seek out the ‘Big Five’ in open safari vehicles. • Swaziland: Visit a traditional African craft market and enjoy a Swazi cultural experience. • St Lucia: Enjoy a boat cruise on Lake St Lucia - a World Heritage Site. • Tsitsikamma National Park: Stroll through the park, renowned for its age-old trees. • Knysna: Journey by ferry to Featherbed Nature Reserve • Oudtshoorn: Discover the Cango Caves with magnificent dripstone formations of stalactites and stalagmites. Enjoy and ostrich farm experience. • Hermanus: Experience the best land-based whale watching in the world (seasonal July to November only). • Cape Town: Explore the coastline of Cape Peninsula. Enjoy wine tasting as some of the Cape’s most famous wine estates.
Dinning Highlights
• 14 buffet breakfasts • 3 lunches. • 4 dinners.
Low Cost Travel Highlights
• Stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities. • All hotel service charges, tips and local taxes are included. • Tour in air-conditioned micro-buses or 18-seater mini-buses. • The services of two of Trafalgar's professional Tour Directors on tour. • Intra-tour flight between Port Elizabeth and Durban. • Complimentary transfers between airports and hotels. • Kruger National Park Conservation levy. • A stylish travel wallet with your tour documents.
Holiday Itinerary
DAY 1: UK – JOHANNESBURG DAY 2: JOHANNESBURG Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel near the stylish suburb of Sandton. Spend the rest of the day at leisure, exploring the magnificent suburban shopping malls or take an optional tour of Soweto or Johannesburg City. Hotel: Protea Hotel Wanderers		DAY 9: DURBAN – PORT ELIZABETH – KNYSNA (2) A morning at leisure until your transfer to the airport for your mid morning flight to Port Elizabeth. There you will be met by a new guide who will, upon everyone arriving, take you through the glorious, indigenous Tsitsikamma Forest, before reaching Knysna, perhaps South Africa’s most visually stunning resort, in the heart of the famous Garden Route. (BB D) Hotel: Knysna Hollow Hotel (2 nights)
DAY 3: JOHANNESBURG – PRETORIA – MPUMALANGA This morning we head for Pretoria, South Africa’s capital city, for a short orientation tour, before continuing to Mpumalanga, dropping several hundred feet into the lush subtropical region of the Lowveld. We travel via the historic towns of Witbank, Dullstroom and Lydenburg, passing over the famous Long Tom Pass onto the small town of Sabie. This afternoon explore living history in the form of Pilgrim’s Rest, the old mining village where gold was first discovered. (BB D) Hotel: The Royal Hotel		DAY 10: KNYSNA Today we cruise on the vast Knysna Lagoon and visit the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Enjoy an amazing view of the imposing sandstone ‘Heads’ which guard the sea entrance to Knysna’s huge tidal lagoon, and the forests, marshes and pristine beaches beyond. After lunch the remainder of the day is at leisure to enjoy this enchanting town. (BB L)
DAY 4: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK (2) This morning gasp at the glory that is God’s Window, a boundless view of forested mountains and fertile plains, and visit the spectacular Blyde River Canyon, one of the natural wonders of Africa. We explore the quaint village of Graskop before arriving mid afternoon at our overnight hotel. (BB D) Hotel: Perry’s Bridge Hollow Boutique Hotel (2 nights)		DAY 11: KNYSNA - OUDTSHOORN This morning we enjoy wonderful views of the spectacular Outeniqua Pass en route to Oudtshoorn, the centre of South Africa’s ostrich industry. After lunch, we learn more about these hardy, enigmatic creatures during a tour of an ostrich farm. We then head underground for a fascinating tour of the Cango Caves, one of South Africa’s most incredible natural wonders. (BB L) Hotel: Oudtshoorn Inn
DAY 5: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK Set off before breakfast in an open safari vehicle in search of lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard, and all manner of wondrous wildlife, birds and plant species. Savour the magic of this enormous wilderness. (BB)		DAY 12: OUDTSHOORN – CAPE TOWN (4) Enjoy the ever-changing vistas as we travel to Cape Town. During the whale season we will travel via the seaside village of Hermanus in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the southern right whales which frolic offshore (July to November only). Out of season we will return to Cape Town along ‘Route 62’, South Africa’s version of America’s ‘Route 66’. (BB) Hotel: Protea Hotel President (4 nights)
DAY 6: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK – THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND Enjoy an enchanting drive to the tiny Kingdom of Swaziland, a former British Protection Territory now ruled by King MsWati III. Witness a Swazi cultural experience before visiting the famous Ngwenya Glass Factory to see master craftsmen fashion collectable figures and functional art out of molten glass. We continue through the capital city, Mbabane, known for its vibrant markets packed with woven baskets, beadwork and carvings. Spend the night in the beautiful Ezulwini Valley. (BB L D) Hotel: Lugogo Sun		DAY 13: CAPE TOWN (CAPE PENINSULA) A full day touring of the ruggedly beautiful Cape Peninsula via the Atlantic seaboard. We stop at the fishing village of Hout Bay, where you can take an optional cruise to Seal Island to watch the antics of these natural performers. Then we continue to the Cape Point Nature Reserve, before stopping off to see the lovable penguins at Boulders Beach. We drive through the quaint naval village of Simon’s Town on our way back to Cape Town. (BB)
DAY 7: SWAZILAND – ST LUCIA Visit the Swazi Candle Factory, teeming with exquisite wax artworks in every shape and colour imaginable. Then on into Zululand, passing traditional round huts and endless vistas. Arrive mid afternoon at the town of St Lucia, a World Heritage Site and home to hippo, crocodile and no less than 367 bird species. (BB) Hotel: Elephant Lake Hotel		DAY 14: CAPE TOWN (WINELANDS) Journey into the beautiful and tranquil Cape Winelands, visiting both Paarl and Stellenbosch before stopping for wine tasting at two well known estates. A visit to the Huguenot Memorial Museum and the Afrikaans Language Monument provides a historical perspective. (BB)
DAY 8: ST LUCIA – DURBAN This morning enjoy a cruise on Lake St Lucia before departing for Durban. Hug the lush KwaZulu-Natal coastline en route to Durban, watching the sugar cane fields do their own version of the Mexican wave at the urging of the wind. Check into your hotel and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at leisure. (BB) Hotel: Royal Palm Hotel		DAY 15: CAPE TOWN A day at leisure to enjoy this diverse and vibrant city. Perhaps ascend Table Mountain by cable car for spectacular views of the city. (BB) DAY 16: DEPART CAPE TOWN There is a complimentary transfer this evening to Cape Town International Airport for your flight home. (BB) DAY 17: ARRIVE UK

Contrasts of South Africa Ref:DBWCT - 2010/2011 Departures
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