Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Port Elizabeth, Airport Pick-up
Stop At: Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Welcome to South Africa! Your driver guide will pick you up at the airport and escort you to the hotel. The rest time is your free time.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Radisson Blu Hotel, Port Elizabeth (4 stars)
Day 2: Transfer from Port Elizabeth to Addo Elephant National Park
Stop At: Route 67, Donkin Reserve, Port Elizabeth South Africa
After breakfast, you will head to the scenic road Route 67. There are 67 works of art on both sides which have witnessed the 67 years the national father Nelson Mandela had devoted to the people's freedom in South Africa.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Addo Elephant National Park, Addo Elephant National Park, Greater Addo, Eastern Cape
Your driver guide will take the car with you for about 1 hour to Addo Elephant National Park which was established to protect 11 local elephants. Now, there are more than 500 elephants. It is also the country's third largest national park with various animals like the lions, spotted hyaena, rhinos, buffalos and various rare plants. Afterwards, you will have a game drive to find elephants, black rhinos, lions, buffalos and leopards. You may also encounter hyenas, warthogs, zebras, etc.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Dungbeetle River Lodge (4 stars)
Day 3: Transfer from Addo to Knysna, the Oyster Box of South Africa
Stop At: Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary, Monkeyland Road Animal Alley, The Crags, Plettenberg Bay 6600 South Africa
Today, we will tour the amazing Garden Route in the southern coastline. In the midway, we will tour Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary. Here, you can see 11 kinds of primates.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Birds of Eden, Monkeyland Road, The Crags, Plettenberg Bay 6602 South Africa
Birds of Eden is the world's largest single free flight aviary where varieties of birds live like Caribbean Flamingo, Golden Pheasant and Ruppell's Parrot.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Knysna Lagoon, The coast of the city, Knysna 6571 South Africa
Afterwards, drive through Nature's Valley to Knysna Lagoon, the most famous scenic spot in the town. It is popular among fishing and water sports enthusiasts. If time permits, you can enjoy a lagoon cruise at dusk or you can do it tomorrow morning.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Parks Manor Guest House (4 stars)
Day 4: Half Day Knysna Tour
Stop At: Knysna, Knysna, Western Cape
In the morning, continue to explore Knysna Heads, Coney Glen Beach, Brenton and Buffalo Bay in Knysna. In the afternoon, you can enjoy the free time.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Parks Manor Guest House (4 stars)
Day 5: Transfer from Knysna to Oudtshoorn, the Ostrich Capital of the World
Stop At: Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape
We will drive to Oudtshoorn 119 kilometers (74 miles) away in 2 hours. It is well-known for ostrich, thus also called “ostrich capital of the world”.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Cango Caves, 328 Approximately 30km (19 miles) from town on the R 328 Approximately 30km from town on the R, Oudtshoorn 6625 South Africa
You will visit the Cango Caves, the most ancient and spectacular stalactite caves in South Africa.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: De Zeekoe Guest Farm (4 stars)
Day 6: Transfer from Oudtshoorn to Franschoek via Route 62
Stop At: Franschhoek, Franschhoek, Western Cape
Today, we will visit Ostrich Farm first. Then proceed to Franschoek by car for 4 hours via Route 62. It is a wonderful scenic road which links the small towns between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. You will taste the world-class wines when passing by Robertson and Montague midway. At night, we will reach Franschhoek. It is one of the most ancient towns in South Africa.
Duration: 5 hours
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Accommodation included: La Fontaine Guest House (4 stars)
Day 7: Full Day Winelands Tour, Transfer to Cape Town
Stop At: Paarl, Paarl, Western Cape
First, we will go to Paarl for wine tasting. Then visit Taal Monument which was built in 1975 to memorize the centenary of Dutch as the official language.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape
The next stop is Stellenbosch which is known as the City of Oak and Bordeaux in South Africa. You can learn the production and tasting skills of wines and taste the world-class wines. Also, you can go around the special stores and the museum in the town.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape
Finally, move forward to Cape Town, the mother city of South Africa.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town (4 stars)
Day 8: Full day private Cape Peninsula tour
Stop At: Hout Bay, Hout Bay, Western Cape
Today you will go sightseeing the Cape Peninsula. Follow the guide to cross Sea Point boardwalk, Clifton, Camp's Bay and arrive at Hout Bay.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Duiker Island, Hout Bay South Africa
Afterwards, take a boat there to tour Duiker Island in a distance where thousands of seals inhabit.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cape Point Nature Reserve, Cape Town Central South Africa
Then go to the Cape Point Nature Reserve in the southern end. We will also take the funicular to the lighthouse and wonder along the beach.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Simon's Town, Simon's Town, Western Cape
To have a close contact with the wild African penguins, we will drive 30 minutes to the Boulders Beach in Simon's Town which is home to endangered African penguins.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Drive, Newlands 7735 South Africa
Finally, go to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens via Klak Bay and the surfers' paradise Muizenberg. It is the most famous botanical garden in South Africa with about 7,000 kinds of plants.
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town (4 stars)
Day 9: Cape Town City Tour, Table Mountain and Robben Island Tour
Stop At: Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape
To know more about Cape Town, we will pay a visit to Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town City Hall, St. George's Cathedral, Company Gardens and the cultural center Bo-Kaap, also called Cape Malay Quarter.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Table Mountain National Park 8001 South Africa
Followed by is the landmark top of the world - Table Mountain, also called God's Dining Table. If weather permits, we will go to the mountain top by cable car to overlook the whole city.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Robben Island, 7400, South Africa
In the end, we will take the ferry to Robbin Island. The most notorious prison in South Africa is located here. Nelson Mandela, the first black president and the father of South Africa, used to be jailed here for 18 years.
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town (4 stars)
Day 10: Departure from Cape Town, Airport see-off
Stop At: Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape
We will escort you to the airport for the departure flight. Hope you have enjoyed trip.
If you plan to continue to explore Cape Town, we are glad to book the hotel for you.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.