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Accommodation Entrance fees National Park fees Breakfast and Dinner Driver/guide Transport by private air- conditioned vehicle

Transport

Comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.

Guide

Registered knowledgable Tourist Guide always available.

Accommodation

Accommodation is determined to be luxury, between 3 and 5 star. If there is no restaurant at our accommodation, the food is cooked by our team, or you will receive meal vouchers for the following amounts: breakfast: R 120, dinner: R 200.

Meals

Good food, including local dishes with the best local beers and wines are provided. Excellent restaurants are visited when meals are not provided by lodges. Breakfast and dinner included. Lunch excluded.

Not included:

Others

Excess luggage charges Lunch Alcoholic drinks Gratuities (recommended) Travel insurance; Flights; Airport transfers; Porterage; Visa fees

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Day 1 Johannesburg - Kimberley - 500Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Johannesburg - Kimberley - 500Km

Depart early from Johannesburg / Pretoria in a westerly direction. The road takes us through the plains of the old Western Transvaal, across the Vaal River. We stop several times along the way and view the great hole of Kimberley during which the glory of the social life that followed the discovery of diamonds is experienced. We spend the night in Kimberley with your normal or luxury accommodation options.
Day 2 Kimberley - Upington -410Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Kimberley - Upington -410Km

History lies dotted on the R64 that runs west from Kimberley over places with names such as Schmidtsdrift, Campbell, Griquatown, Boegoeberg to Upington. Already here we can see some of the Kalahari sand dunes along the way and if we are lucky gemsbok and springbok. Dried fruit is bought along the road. A stop at Augrabies is part of the travel program. We spend the night in Upington.
Day 3 Upington – Kamieskroon- 550Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Upington – Kamieskroon- 550Km

We hope that this year’s flower season will be long and the East wind will stay away. We drive to Springbok and enjoy lunch at a restaurant. Then to the Namaqua National Park. Here it’s just splendour of colour where you look. We spend the night in the vicinity of Kamieskroon.
Day 4 Kamieskroon - Lamberts Bay -425Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Kamieskroon - Lamberts Bay -425Km

After breakfast we travel through the Knersvlakte in the direction of the Bokkeveld mountain range where we will drive up the Van Rhyns Pass which offers some incredible views over Namaqualand. Then to the quiver tree nursery in Vanrhynsdorp, a refuge of species from the region. We visit the flower bulb capital of the world, Nieuwoudtville, where the bulb species grow in the ’Boland of the Namaqualand’. We hunt the most beautiful areas for wildflowers, for common flower species, and also visit the Hantam Botanical Garden. After this we drive to Lamberts Bay, with a stop at Clanwilliam to visit the Rooibos tea factory shop and the Ramskop Nature Park.
Day 5 Lambertsbaai – Langebaan - 170Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lambertsbaai – Langebaan - 170Km

Lambertsbaai owes its origins to simple beginnings as a fishing village. From here we travel to the West Coast National Park, against the background of the blue lagoon, white dunes, rare fynbos, green wetlands and boundless waves, there is much to experience, we see the wildlife in the park, and especially enjoy the Postberg part. We spend the night in Langebaan.
Day 6 Langebaan – Matjiesfontein – 300Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Langebaan – Matjiesfontein – 300Km

Start the drive back inland after we say goodbye to the West Coast and experience the open spaces of the Karoo after we cross the Cape fold mountains. The Cape Fold Belt is a late Paleozoic fold and thrust belt, which affected the sequence of sedimentary rock layers of the Cape Supergroup in the southwestern corner of South Africa. Overnight in the Ceres/Matjiesfontein area.

(Optional lunch at "die Strandloper" if group agrees)
Day 7 Matjiesfontein - Gariep Dam - 600Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Matjiesfontein - Gariep Dam - 600Km

After breakfast we leave for Gariep dam. It’s a long road but we often stop to stretch our legs. Overnight at A’damsview which is considered a place with one of the best views over the interior of South Africa, and enjoys the breathtaking views over the largest dam.
Day 8 Gariep Dam - Home -650Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Gariep Dam - Home -650Km

From Gariep we drive to Bloemfontein. There we pay a short visit to the Women’s Monument. After another long day we come home with beautiful memories.

8 days tour

Namaqualand Flower Tour

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Itinerary of your trip Namaqualand Flower Tour

Johannesburg - Kimberley - 500Km

Kimberley - Upington -410Km

Upington – Kamieskroon- 550Km

Kamieskroon - Lamberts Bay -425Km

Lambertsbaai – Langebaan - 170Km

Langebaan – Matjiesfontein – 300Km

Matjiesfontein - Gariep Dam - 600Km

Gariep Dam - Home -650Km

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