Tour: South African Surprise

Fully Escorted Tour: 14 nights – 15 days

This tour departs from Johannesburg and finishes in Cape Town. Please call for departure dates.

- See the spectacular Blyde River Canyon and God’s Window
- Spend a day with the lions and elephants in the Kruger National Park (in a closed vehicle)
- Visit a traditional African craft market in the Kingdom of Swaziland
- Explore and soak up the atmosphere in the tourist town of St Lucia, situated within a World Heritage Site
- Tour the city of Durban, the cultural ‘melting pot’ of South Africa
- Relax or hike in the majestic Drakensburg Mountains, part of a World Heritage Site
- Travel through the Eastern Cape wehre the British settled in 1820
- Get close to mother nature at her best by walking amongst the ancient trees in the Tsitsikamma National Park
- Walk (the more adventurous may crawl !) around the famous Cango Caves with their magnificent dripstone formations of stalactites and stalagmites
- Ride an ostrich or just enjoy an ostrich farm experience in Oudtshoorn – ‘feather capital of the world’
- Spend quality time enjoying Cape Town in all its splendour

Itinerary

1 night: Protea Hotel Waterfront, Centurion (or similar) B

2 nights: Hippo Hollow Country Estate, Hazyview (or similar) B, 1xD

1 night: Lugogo Sun, Swaziland (or similar) B

1 night: Protea Hotel St Lucia, St Lucia (or similar) B

1 night: Tropicana Hotel (or similar) B, D

2 nights: Drakensburg Garden Hotel, Southern Drakensburg (or similar) B, D

1 night: The Kennaway Hotel, East London (or similar) B

1 night: The Paxton Hotel, Port Elizabeth (or similar) B

2 nights: Knysna Hollow Country Estate, Knysna (or similar) B, 1xD

2 nights: Hollow on the Square, Cape Town (or similar) B

*Please Note:
Tour vehicle size depends on passenger numbers. Visa conditions apply for Swaziland and passports are required.

Optional Extras

- Open 4x4 safaris in the Kruger National Park
- Open 4x4 safaris in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
- Game viewing boat cruise in St Lucia
- Zulu cultural experience in St Lucia
- 4x4 adventure tour up Sani Pass and into Lesotho (passport required)
- Full day tour to the Cape Winelands
- Scenic full day Cape Peninsula Tour

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