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Cape Town - Garden Route - Johannesburg - Mpumalanga - Sun City - Johannesburg 12N/13D

Salient Features
Western Cape	Gauteng
Mpumalanga	Sun City

Tour Code: JU12N13D

Day 01:
Arrival at Capetown Airport at 1215 where our representatives will meet and assist you at the Airport for your transfer to your Hotel. Depart on Robbean Island Tour( R150 not included) approximately 3 ½ hours.
Overnight: Hotel in Capetown – (D)
Overnight: At Hotel in Capetown – (D)

Day 02:
After Breakfast, depart for a morning city and Table Mountain Tour. This City Tour features – Table Mountain(weather permitting, cable car fees not included), Scenic Coastal Drive through Clifton & Sea Point, Green Market Square, District Six, Walk through the Company Gardens, passing the House of Parliament. Spend the afternoon at leisure or shopping at the Canal Walk and window shopping at the V&A Waterfront.
Overnight: At Hotel in Capetown – (D/B/B)

Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve

Day 03:
Depart on your Seal Island Cruise (weather permitting) to view several thousand Cape Fur Seal’s who inhabit this island, during the summer months, along with the rare Black Commorant Birds that lollop among the Kelp Forests.

Continue on to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve to see examples of indigenous Flora and Fauna that exists in this priceless wilderness area.

Enjoy a return trip by Funicular to the top of Cape Point where one of the highest sea cliffs in the world juts into a stormy sea of two mighty Oceans Colliding. One of the most breathtaking views in the world lit up by the ‘Most Powerful Lighthouse In The World’, that beams an electric light of 19 million candle power across the ocean.

Then on to Boulder’s Beach that is home to a growing colony of the vulnerable African Jackass Penguin and can be viewed at close quarters.

Your last stop is at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, a world famous garden of indigenous plants and regarded as one of the top 7 botanical gardens in the world (time permitting). Return to your hotel in Cape town.
Overnight: At Hotel – (D/B/B)

DAY 04:
After Breakfast, travel along the famous garden route visit Swellendam and will stop at Mossel Bay to visit the Post Office Tree and Bartholomeus Dias Museum. We drive through the desert area that is the Little Karoo to get to the Ostrich Capital-Oudtshoorn and the Ostrich Farm.

Cango Caves

Thereafter, visit the Cango Caves, international renowned as one of the world’s great natural wonders sculpted by nature through the ages, their fascinating limestone formation occurs in a variety of ways. Continue to your hotel where you can check in upon arrival.
Overnight: At Hotel – (D/B/B)

Knysna

DAY 05:
After Breakfast continue to the Garden Route's premier conservation destination where you can meet a host of endangered animals - the Cango Wildlife Ranch. They are one of the leading breeders of Cheetah in Africa, and one of the largest in the world.

Enjoy some leisure time in Knysna to explore the local shops. Knysna is also known as the leading manufacturer of authentic cottage-style furniture, using indigenous timber with superb designs in stinkwood, yellowwood and blackwood.

Board the John Benn for your afternoon cruise on the Knysna Lagoon. One of the highlights of any visit to South Africa's Garden Route is a ferry ride on the Knysna Lagoon with a visit to the famous Heads. This spectacular entrance, feared and respected by sailors past and present, has become a famous landmark and a popular tourist attraction.
Overnight: At Hotel – (D/B/B)

DAY 06:
After breakfast, we visit the Knysna Oyster Factory. From there we depart for George and explore the town (time permitting). Check in for flight to Johannesburg (not included). Upon arrival in Johannesburg you will be met by your guide and be transferred to their hotel in Johannesburg. Rest of the day at leisure
Overnight: At Hotel – (D/B/B)

DAY 07:
After breakfast Depart the hotel and travel to Gold Reef City where you can enjoy a 3hr guided tour, including a ride on a sightseeing train, small crafts village and a trip down the Gold Mine, to Level 5 (220m/785 ft below the surface). See a 12.5kg gold pour, be entertained by Siyagida African Dancers. Gold Reef City is built around an old gold mine - this theme park is a reconstruction of Johannesburg during The Gold rush Era. Included in this tour is a descent down an old gold mineshaft to learn how gold was extracted in the past, witness molten gold poured and watch an exciting display of tribal dancing.

Continue to Soweto collecting your specialist Soweto guide en route. Soweto is a sprawling metropolis of more than 3.5 million people on the outskirts of Johannesburg that is a multi-cultural composite of South Africa today.

Peek into the Past -Hostels, Freedom Square, the struggle for liberty. Stand on the only road in the world that carries the honour of two recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The tour includes a full view of Soweto from the vicinity of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, visits to African merchants, the Hector Peterson Museum, a typical four-roomed dwelling and an informal settlement and views of Nelson Mandela’s house, a crèche, an old age home, affluent suburbs and a typical shebeen.
Overnight: At Hotel in Johannesburg – (D/B/B)

DAY 08:
We depart Johannesburg early and leave the bustle of the city behind us as we head towards Mpumalanga- the place where the sun rises. With fresh air and open fields around us, we sit back and relax as we head down the escarpment to the ‘Lowveld’. Right in the heart of Mpumalanga, lies the Kruger National Park. The park was established in 1889, is more than 2 million hectares and bigger than the countries Wales and Israel. More than 146 mammal species, 507 bird species and 400 different tree types call this spectacular Bushveld home. Upon arrival at the park we check into our upmarket lodge. With its luxury en suite bungalows. We have time to explore the lodge and enjoy lunch (own expenses) before we embark on our first afternoon Game Drive. Our open 4x4 Game Drive vehicles are perfect vantage point and will prove to make this an unforgettable experience. We will arrive back at the lodge before dark. Dinner is served and we have time enjoy the magical sounds of the African night before retiring to our bungalows.
Overnight: At Hotel – (D/B/B)

DAY 09:
We start at dawn and on this day do a full day game drive to try and spot as many animals as possible. We will stop several times during the day to freshen up and have breakfast at the lodge or at one of the rest camps along the way. We also stop at the rest camp where we take time to have lunch (own expense). We will also visit Skukuza, the main camp in the park where we will have time to visit the fascinating Stevenson Hamilton Library. We embark on an afternoon drive to see if we can spot some more of the magnificent creatures that roam this area. Our Game Drive vehicles are radio linked to other vehicles in the park and therefore we have the advantage of tracking down the elusive ‘Big 5’. We will return to our lodge in the late afternoon and have some time to relax before we enjoy the dinner and talk about everything we experienced on this day.
Overnight: At Hotel – (D/B/B)

DAY 10:
We explore the Mpumalanga Panorama Route, and along the way we visit some breathtaking views and spectacular scenery. Our first stop is God’s Window, an overwhelming beautiful viewpoint with a 1000m drop into the ‘Lowveld’. At the Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Blyde (Happy) and the Treur (sad) rivers meet up and form a magnificient display in the Blyde River Canyon. We stroll back in time, down the historic main street of Pilgrim’s Rest.

Blyde River Canyon

It takes us back to the days when dreamers and desperadoes from around the world converged on this little known valley in a hectic scramble for the riches that lay beneath its grassy hillslides. After a late lunch (own expense) we continue our drive towards Sun City. On arrival at Sun City check into your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: At Hotel – (B/D)

DAY 11:
In an extinct volcano crater lies southern Africa’s most dynamic and exciting entertainment complex: Sun City and the Lost City - where the fun never stops. Visit the Valley of the Waves, the Lost City or try your luck gambling in true Las Vegas style. Restaurants and live shows await you.
Overnight: At Hotel – (B/D)

DAY 12:
After breakfast spend the morning at leisure before departure for Johannesburg Airport for your flight back to Mumbai at 1215.

DAY 13:
Arrival in Mumbai

Highlights

The dinners will be in the hotel

On day 4 you will be staying in Mossel Bay instead of Oudtshoorn as there is an intercity coach only from Cape Town to Mossel Bay

On day 10 you will not do the Panorama Route

There may be slight inconvenience with the connecting transfer to Sun City that night.