South Africa in A Nutshell - 10 Day Classic Tour
PACKAGE OVERVIEW
Known to be ‘a whole world in one country’, South Africa offers the diversity of its landscapes and genres… join us and be seduced by its unsurpassed beauty. For those with more time on their hands, this tour can be extended to 12 or 14 nights, with a side trip to the Drakensberg and/or an extension to the Victoria Falls.
Day 1 – Arrival Cape Town
Transfer to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Visit the “Mother City” of Cape Town. Take a panoramic cable car to the top of Table Mountain.
Day 2 – Cape Town – Cape Peninsula
Stop at the small fishing harbour of Hout Bay for a cruise to Duiker Island (Seal island). Drive through the Cape of Good Hope nature reserve to Cape Point. Visit Boulders Beach and observe the Cape penguins. Visit the botanical gardens of Kirstenbosch.
Day 3 – Cape Town – Wine route – Durban
Full-day excursion to Stellenbosch and Paarl. Lunch and wine tasting on a wine estate. Visit Franschhoek. In the late afternoon, take a flight to Durban.
Day 4 – Durban – Hluhluwe
City Tour of Durban. Drive to Hluhluwe through Zululand via St Lucia for a cruise on the estuary.
Day 5 – Hluhluwe – Eswatini
4×4 Safari in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park. Drive to the small Kingdom of Eswatini.
Day 6 – Eswatini – Hazyview
Discover Eswatini – Visit a candle workshop and a local market. Stop at a glass factory. Drive to Mpumalanga via Piggs Peak. Visit the Swazi Cultural Village of Matsamo.
Day 7 – Hazyview – Kruger Park – Hazyview
Spend a full day in the Kruger Park to spot the Big 5 in a bus or open 4×4 vehicles.
Day 8 – Hazyview – Blyde River Canyon – Burgersfort
Visit the principal sites of the Blyde River Canyon : God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the spectacular view of the Three Rondavels. Explore Pilgrim’s Rest, a small gold mining town set back in 1873.
Day 9 – Burgersfort – Pretoria
Early morning safari in 4×4 on the Hannah Ranch. Drive to Cullinan – Visit the Diamond Mine.
Day 10 – Pretoria – Johannesberg – Departure
City sightseeing tour of Pretoria and the Voortrekker Monument. Visit the house of Paul Kruger, former President of South Africa, and the Union Buildings, the Government’s head office.
Depart for Soweto and have lunch in a shebeen (restaurant). Transfer to OR Tambo Airport – take a flight to Europe.
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