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Southern Cape in Style - Your Itinerary
13 days
From: £2645
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What's included:
- Scheduled flights, including all U.K. and overseas airport taxes and applicable fuel surcharges
- The services of an experienced local English-speaking driver/guide in South Africa, exclusive to the Bales passengers, for all included sightseeing
- Transportation Private air-conditioned transportation exclusive to the Bales group
- Sightseeing As detailed, including entrance fees
- Accommodation and meals Deluxe accommodation.
- 10 breakfasts and 2 lunches
- Minimum participation 4 passengers (maximum 7 passengers)
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Day 1
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 Day 1
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Depart London Heathrow this evening on British Airways to Cape Town (11 hours 30 minutes).
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Day 2
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 Day 2
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On arrival in Cape Town you will be met by your guide and transferred, via a short orientation tour of the city, to the Cape Grace Hotel. This afternoon is free to relax and enjoy at your leisure, before an evening briefing to discuss the days ahead.
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Day 3
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 Day 3
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Today you will enjoy a guided tour of the Cape Peninsula. Travel along the coast via Camps Bay and onto Hout Bay where you may have an opportunity (weather permitting) to partake of an optional boat cruise to the nearby seal island. Continue by road over Chapman’s Peak to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. The return journey back to Cape Town continues via the remarkable penguin colony at Boulder Beach, Simon’s Town, Fish Hoek, Muizenberg and the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, before a late afternoon arrival back at the hotel. This evening is at leisure.
Meals: B
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Day 4
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 Day 4
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Today has been left free for you to enjoy Cape Town at your own pace, perhaps taking in some of the highlights of the bustling Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, or enjoying a local tour.
Meals: B
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Day 5
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 Day 5
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Checking out after breakfast, you will be collected by your driver/guide to begin a full day’s tour of South Africa’s stunning Winelands (80 KM/full day with stops). This will include two tastings at well known wine estates, as well as a cellar tour, before finishing in Franschhoek, for your stay at Mont Rochelle. This evening is at leisure.
Meals: B
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Day 6
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 Day 6
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A day of leisure to explore something of Franschhoek at your own pace.
Meals: B
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Day 7
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 Day 7
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Depart Franschhoek this morning and travel along Route 62 via Robertson to the town of Oudtshoorn (425 KM/full day with stops), the traditional heartland of ostrich farming in South Africa, for an overnight stay at the Rosenhof Country House.
Meals: B
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Day 8
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 Day 8
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A leisurely morning is followed by a visit to the magnificent limestone caverns of the Cango Caves, a local ostrich farm for a Safari Ostrich tour and a 3-course lunch. This afternoon you continue onto Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, for your stay at Hunter’s Country House (170 KM/full day with stops). Your guide will be with you for the duration of your time along the Garden Route, so that you can discuss any journeys out in the evening.
Meals: B & L
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Day 9
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 Day 9
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Depart for Knysna this morning where your time is free to enjoy as you wish, maybe shopping in the small boutiques or taking a journey to the beach, before the journey back to the hotel. This evening is at leisure.
Meals: B
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Day 10
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Day 10
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Another leisurely morning is followed by a return to Knysna and a boat cruise on picturesque Knysna Lagoon to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, to enjoy a walk from the top of Western Head through the Milkwood trees. This afternoon is free.
Meals: B & L
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Day 11
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 Day 11
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Continuing via the spectacular landscapes of Tsitskamma National Park today, you have an opportunity to explore something of its rich natural diversity, before an afternoon drive to Port Elizabeth and journey’s end (225 KM/full day with stops). On arrival you will check into the Shamwari Townhouse for an overnight stay. This evening is at leisure. Please note, your time in Port Elizabeth will be unescorted.
Meals: B
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Day 12
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 Day 12
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Today you will be collected and transferred to Port Elizabeth airport for the flight to Johannesburg (1 hour 40 minutes). On arrival in Johannesburg, connect with your British Airways flight to London (11 hours).
Meals: B
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Day 13
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 Day 13
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Arrive back in London Heathrow early this morning.
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