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Accommodation as per itinerary Entrance fees National Park fees All Breakfasts Accolade restaurants with healthy and wholesome food menus are used for other meals. Driver/guide Professional guide at specialist venues Transport by private vehicle

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Breakfasts included Lunch and dinner excluded

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Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles.

Accommodation

Comfortable accommodation between 3 and 4-star is used.

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Professional guides are always available.

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Excess luggage charges (where applicable) Lunch, Dinners Alcoholic drinks Activities indicated as optional Food and drinks, unless specified Gratuities (recommended) Travel insurance; Flights; Airport transfers; Porterage; Visa fees

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Day 1 Cape Town’S Best And Most Famous Attractions.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cape Town’S Best And Most Famous Attractions.

Meet us at your centrally located hotel to start this tour for Cape Town’s most famous icon: Table Mountain by the Aerial Cableway to take in the natural beauty and stunning views. The first botanical garden in the world to be established (in 1913) to protect local flora, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in the UNESCO-listed Cape Floral Kingdom follows. Lunch is at an African cuisine restaurant. Visiting the first winery in the country: Groot Constantia and taste their export quality wines and learn more about wine making on the cellar tour. From here you go to Boulders Beach near Simon’s Town, home to one of the few land-based penguin colonies in the world. We choose one of the numerous restaurants in the vicinity to have dinner, and overnight at Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel (or similar).
Day 2 Wine Route, Cape Point, Hermanus.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Wine Route, Cape Point, Hermanus.

Cape Town to Hermanus. 2,5-hour drive.

First visit is Cape Point where the two oceans meet, and part of the Table Mountain National Park. You ascend the viewpoint with the Flying Dutchman Funicular. Drive along the scenic Chapman’s Peak drive and then picture the colourful houses at Bo-Kaap, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. Head out to Stellenbosch and visit the Spier Wine Farm for chocolate and wine tasting on the banks of the Spier dam. We go to the Vergenoegd wine farm for a duck parade show. You leave for Hermanus, home to the world’s best whale-watching when in season and overnight at the Windsor Hotel (or similar) where you have dinner. Cape Town to Hermanus. 2,5-hour drive
Day 3 Cango Caves, Garden Route
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cango Caves, Garden Route

Hermanus to Wilderness. 6-hour drive

Starting our journey to the Garden Route, we meander to the town of Oudtshoorn with Route 62. This route delivers an unforgettable South African travelling experience. Along the way there are sweet small towns to explore, home-baked farmstall goodies to taste and plenty of wineries, also Ronnie’s Sex Shop, which had visitors from all over the world, judging by the graffiti on its wall.

After visiting the Cango Caves for a Heritage Tour, we head down the scenic Outeniqua Pass and onto the green forests and beaches of the Garden Route. Overnight at the Wilderness on Sea (or similar)
Day 4 Dolphin Encounters, Bloukrans Bridge Bungee Jump (Opional)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Dolphin Encounters, Bloukrans Bridge Bungee Jump (Opional)

Wilderness to Jeffreys Bay. 3-hour drive

A short drive brings us to Knysna where you can choose one of the following activities to do: a boat ride for a “Dolphin Encounters” excursion of 1,5 to 2 hours at Ocean Blue Adventures, jump from the ‘highest recognized bungee from a bridge’ in the world, the Bloukrans Bridge Bungee Jump, or do a Tsitsikama Canopy Tour at Stormsriver Adventures. You can also choose to walk through the "Garden of Eden" and the "Big Tree" as another option.

Our last stop for the day is at Jeffreys Bay, home to the best right hand surf break in the world! Overnight at Surf’s up Accommodation @Supertubes (or similar).
Day 5 Watch Elephants And More Of The Big 5 At Addo Elephant National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Watch Elephants And More Of The Big 5 At Addo Elephant National Park

Jeffreys Bay to the Addo Elephant National Park. 2-hour drive

From here we go to the Addo Elephant National Park while being on the look out for Humpback Whales at Nelson Mandela Bay, (Algoa Bay) between the months of August and December. Addo Elephant National Park conserve a wide range of biodiversity, landscapes, fauna and flora. It is home to all of Africa’s Big 7: lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, rhino, the Southern right whale and the great white shark.

A night game drive follows dinner at their restaurant: "Cattle Baron is famous for its steaks, having won several awards for the Best Steakhouse in South Africa. The signature dish is chateaubriand, a fillet flambéed with brandy and served with mushroom sauce and béarnaise sauce." Overnight is here in a cottage.
Day 6 Sand Boarding, A Wild Coast Horseback Adventure, Etc.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sand Boarding, A Wild Coast Horseback Adventure, Etc.

Leaving the Addo National Park, you can choose to do optional sand boarding on the dunes of the Sunday’s River.

https://sundaze.co.za/sandboarding/

We head North to the spectacular Wild Coast town of Kei Mouth, where you can have an optional cruise on the Great Kei, watch Fish Eagles feed and see cycads growing in the wild. It is a bird watchers paradise! You can have an optional Wild Coast Horseback Adventure or you can just relax on the spectacular Kei Mouth’s sandy beaches. Overnight at Neptunes Cove, Kei Mouth (or similar).
Day 7 Kei Mouth To “The Hole In The Wall”!
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Kei Mouth To “The Hole In The Wall”!

Kei Mouth to “The Hole in the Wall”. 4,5-hour drive

You drive along the roads of the Transkei, and see how the Xhosa people still live in their traditional rondawel huts, with farm animals grazing by the side of the road against the backdrop of the Drakensberg in the distance! We veer off the N2 to “The Hole in the Wall”, one of South Africa’s most famous tourist attractions. The locals call this "izi Khaleni" which means place of thunder. During certain seasons and water conditions, the waves clap in such a way that the concussion can be heard throughout the valley. If you want to have a real authentic traditional experience, sleep in a rural rondawel (separate sleeping and ablution huts) of a traditional Xhosa village and taste a home-cooked meal. You also have the choice to stay at the 3 star Hole-in-the-Wall Hotel.
Day 8 Coast, Mountains And Oribi Gorge
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Coast, Mountains And Oribi Gorge

“The Hole in the Wall” to Oribi Gorge. 5,5-hour drive

After visiting some of the most beautiful and unspoiled beaches in the world, we drive to the Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve, which lies snugly at the head of a spectacular river gorge lined with dense coastal bush and forests.) The breath-taking scenery along the Umzimkulwana river gorge makes this a photographer’s and nature lover’s paradise. Wildlife in the Oribi Gorge consists of many antelope, although the graceful oribi (after which the gorge is named) is rarely seen. You can do an optional activity at the Wild 5 Adventures, like the wild Gorge Swing to experience the Ultimate Rush! Situated at the top of Lehr’s Waterfall in Oribi Gorge, this is the highest swing of its kind in the world, abseil down a 110m Cliff face, alongside Lehr’s waterfall, walk the suspension bridge (84 Meters) – (A spectacular opportunity to be suspended between heaven and terra firma, as you hover 100m above the Gorge floor enjoying views never before seen of Lehr’s Waterfall and Baboon’s Castle, or just relax on the overhanging rock. See more here: http://www.wild5adventures.co.za/ We stay at the 3-star Oribi Gorge Hotel. (or similar)
Day 9 Scuba Diving At Aliwal Shoal And Ushaka Marine World
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Scuba Diving At Aliwal Shoal And Ushaka Marine World

Oribi Gorge to Durban. 2-hour drive

The Hibiscus coast with its inviting stretch of Indian Ocean which sometimes presents the year-round delights of frolicking dolphins and majestic, cruising whales, provide the spectacular scenery for the drive to Durban. Your tour group now has the opportunity to choose one of the following activities for the rest of the day: optional scuba diving at Aliwal Shoal from Umkomaas, a rocky reef which is the remains of an ancient sand dune approximately 5 km off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The reef is inhabited by many kinds of hard and soft corals and a variety of tropical and subtropical fish species. You can also visit uShaka Marine World in Durban. We overnight at Gooderson Tropicana Hotel in Durban, or similar.
Day 10 Nelson Mandela Capture Site And The Champagne Valley, Drakensberg
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Nelson Mandela Capture Site And The Champagne Valley, Drakensberg

Durban to the central uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Park. 2,5-hour drive

Leaving Durban, we head to Howick to visit the Mandela Monument. From here we take the road North on the Midlands Meander and visit Tsonga shoes and bags, the Wine Cellar and Chocolate Heaven. The Dragon Rock Reptile Center can be visited, and you can do the Drakensberg Canopy Tour. Savor lunch at one of the delightful restaurants on the way. You get the option to do a helicopter flight over the main Drakensberg escarpment, or attend a Drakensberg Boys Choir concert if we are here on a Wednesday. Spend the night at the Monks Cowl Resort (or similar).
Day 11 Apartheid Museum And Gold Reef City
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Apartheid Museum And Gold Reef City

Drakensberg to Johannesburg. 4,5-hour drive.

Breakfast follows the drive back to Johannesburg where you will visit the Apartheid Museum and Gold Reef City, an amusement park located on an old gold mine which closed in 1971. The park is themed around the gold rush that started in 1886 on the Witwatersrand, the buildings on the park are designed to mimic the same period and you can learn how Johannesburg came to be, how gold was discovered on the reef and descend 75 meters underground. You will be dropped off at your hotel or the OR Tambo airport from here.

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Cape Town To Johannesburg Adventure Via The Wild Coast

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Itinerary of your trip Cape Town To Johannesburg Adventure Via The Wild Coast

Cape Town’S Best And Most Famous Attractions.

Wine Route, Cape Point, Hermanus.

Cango Caves, Garden Route

Dolphin Encounters, Bloukrans Bridge Bungee Jump (Opional)

Watch Elephants And More Of The Big 5 At Addo Elephant National Park

Sand Boarding, A Wild Coast Horseback Adventure, Etc.

Kei Mouth To “The Hole In The Wall”!

Coast, Mountains And Oribi Gorge

Scuba Diving At Aliwal Shoal And Ushaka Marine World

Nelson Mandela Capture Site And The Champagne Valley, Drakensberg

Apartheid Museum And Gold Reef City

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