| SELF DRIVE TOUR SOUTH AFRICA |
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| 15 DAY KRUGER PARK, CAPE TOWN AND GARDEN ROUTE SELF DRIVE TOUR |
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TOUR INFORMATION:
>> Johannesburg - Kruger Park Safari - Private Game Lodge - Johannesburg - Pilgrim's Rest - Johannesburg - Cape Town - Hermanus - Knysna - Tsitsikamma Forest - Oudtshoorn - Franschhoek - Cape Town
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Any date of your choice |
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Johannesburg International Airport |
| Tour Price: |
On Request |
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Rental vehicle is dropped off at any location in Cape Town |
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INCLUDES/EXCLUDES:
The tour price includes
- Meet and greet at the Johannesburg International Airport
- Detailed route description under guidance of a Southern Eagle Tours representative
- Assistance with collecting your rental vehicle
- Accommodation as specified (subject to availability)
- Meals as specified
- Rental car of your choice, on Super Cover*
The tour price does not include
- Meals not specified
- Drinks, gratuities, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature
- International and domestic flights
* See below for car rental options
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| DETAILED ITINERARY: |
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| Day 1 - Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province - Kruger National Park |
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Start of tour - Johannesburg |
You will be met at the Johannesburg International Airport by a Southern Eagle Tours representative who will hand you all your travel documentation which includes accommodation vouchers, car rental vouchers and detailed maps. A detailed route description will be done and you will be assisted in collecting your rental vehicle.
Your vehicle is collected and you depart from Johannesburg, traveling east through the Mpumalanga province, descend the eastern escarpment and enter the world famous Kruger National Park. |
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544km / 338mi |
Accommodation: Olifants, Satara, Skukuza, Lower Sabie or Letaba Restcamp
Self-catering basis (There is a well-stocked shop and restaurant in the Restcamp) |
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Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province - Kruger National Park |
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What is a restcamp?
The word "restcamp" is a bit deceiving as it has nothing to do with "camping". The accommodation used in the Kruger National Park are brick or stone cottages or bungalows, usually with a thatched roof. These bungalows or cottages all have private en-suite facilities (WC, shower and wash basin) and air-conditioning. |
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| Day 2 – Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province - Kruger National Park |
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Today's route:
A full day in the Kruger National Park. With a extensive network of well-maintained roads, the Kruger Park is an ideal self-drive destination.
Suggested highlights:
- Full day game viewing in the Kruger National Park
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Accommodation: Olifants, Satara, Skukuza, Lower Sabie or Letaba Restcamp
Self-catering basis (There is a well-stocked shop and restaurant in the Restcamp) |
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| Day 3 - Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province – Private Game Reserve |
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Today's route:
The route continues to a private game reserve adjacent to the Kruger National Park.
Suggested highlights:
- Morning game viewing in the Kruger National Park
Included highlights:
- Evening game drive in open 4x4 vehicles
- Dinner under the stars (weather permitting)
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114km / 71mi |
Accommodation: Private Game Lodge
Fully inclusive of all meals and game-viewing activities |
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Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province - Private Game Reserve |
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| Day 4 - Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province – Private Game Reserve |
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A full day is spent at the private game lodge.
Included highlights:
- Morning and evening game drive in open 4x4 vehicles
- Guided bush walk
- Dinner under the stars (weather permitting)
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Morning and Afternoon Open Vehicle Game Drives |
Accommodation: Private Game Lodge
Fully inclusive of all meals and game-viewing activities |
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| We make use of a number of smaller and more intimate game lodges in one of the private game reserves that lie directly west of the Kruger National Park. The specific game lodge used will depend on availability, but should be one of the following: Serondella Came Lodge, Chapungu Luxury Tented Camp, N’Kaya Camp, Nkorho Bush Lodge, Kapama Buffalo Camp, Kapama River Lodge, Kuname River Lodge, Umlani Bushcamp or Jackalberry Lodge |
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| Day 5 - Mpumalanga Province – Pilgrim’s Rest |
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Today's route:
After an early morning open-vehicle game drive and breakfast you travel via the Drakensberg Escarpment, past numerous indigenous villages, commercial forests, tropical fruit and citrus plantations to the historic town of Pilgrim’s Rest.
Included highlights:
- Morning game drive in open 4x4 vehicles
Suggested highlights:
- Blyde River Canyon
- The Three Rondawels
- Bourke's Luck Potholes
- God's Window
- The historic town of Pilgrim's Rest
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120km / 74mi |
Accommodation: The Royal Hotel
Dinner, bed and breakfast basis |
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Mpumalanga Province – Pilgrim’s Rest |
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| Day 6 - Western Cape Province – Cape Town |
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Today's route:
You travel back to Johannesburg where your rental vehicle is dropped off at the airport in time for a domestic flight to Cape Town. At the Cape Town Airport you collect your new rental vehicle and travel to your hotel, ideally situated at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.
Suggested highlights:
- Castle of Good Hope
- Company Gardens
- Signal Hill with spectacular views of Cape Town
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Accommodation: City Lodge, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Bed and breakfast basis |
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Western Cape Province - Cape Town |
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Please note:
The cost of the domestic flight between Johannesburg and Cape Town on this day is not included in the tour price. Please let us know if you want us to book this flight on your behalf.
If you book the flight yourself the departure time from Johannesburg Airport should not be earlier than 15:00 on Day 6. |
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| Day 7 - Western Cape Province – Cape Town |
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Today's route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.
Suggested highlights:
- Cable Car ride to the top of Table Mountain
- Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
- Robben Island
- The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
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Accommodation: City Lodge, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Bed and breakfast basis |
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| Day 8 - Western Cape Province – Cape Town |
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Today's route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.
Suggested highlights:
- The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
- The picturesque towns of Llandudno and and Hout Bay
- The spectacular Chapman’s Peak drive
- Cape Point and Nature Reserve
- African Penquin colony at Boulder’s Beach
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Accommodation: City Lodge, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Bed and breakfast basis |
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Please note:
The City Lodge Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is an excellent 3-star hotel, well located at the entrance to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. However, there are numerous other hotels in Cape Town, any of which could be used as an alternative to the City Lodge. Should you wish to be accommodated at any other hotel of your choice, please let us know and we will send you an amended quote.
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| Day 9 - Western Cape Province – Hermanus |
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Today's route:
From Cape Town follow the coastal route past the villages of Pringle Bay and Kleinmond to the famous whale watching town of Hermanus.
Suggested highlights:
- Scenic coastal villages of Pringle Bay and Kleinmond
- Spectacular coastal drive past the Kogelberg Biosphere
- Whale watching at Walker Bay in Hermanus (seasonal)
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118km / 74mi |
Accommodation: Whale Rock Lodge
Bed and breakfast basis |
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Western Cape Province – Hermanus |
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| Day 10 - Western Cape Province - Knysna |
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Today's route:
Via the southernmost point of Africa at Cape Agulhas, then inland to Swellendam, Mosselbay and finally the picturesque coastal village of Knysna.
Suggested highlights:
- Cape Agulhas, the "Foot of Africa"
- Swellendam, the 3rd oldest town in South Africa
- The Post Office Tree at Mosselbay
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422km / 262mi |
Accommodation: Bradach Manor (Lagoon facing rooms)
Bed and breakfast basis |
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Western Cape Province - Knysna |
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| Day 11 - Western Cape Province - Knysna |
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Today's route:
A full day in the beautiful "Garden Route" area around Knysna.
Suggested highlights:
- Steamtrain ride on the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe between George and Knysna
- Ferry Boat trip on the Knysna Lagoon
- The Knysna Waterfront
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Accommodation: Bradach Manor (Lagoon facing rooms)
Bed and breakfast basis |
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| Day 12 - Eastern Cape Province - Tsitsikamma Forest |
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Today's route:
Towards Port Elizabeth for a visit to the Tsitsikamma National Park. Accommodation is at a beautiful lodge deep in the lush Tsitsikamma Forest.
Suggested highlights:
- Tsitsikamma National Park
- A walk in the Tsitsikamma Forest to the "Big Tree"
- The dizziyng view from the Paul Sauer Bridge over the Storms River
- Log chalets in a beautiful garden setting
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90km / 56mi |
Accommodation: Tsitsikamma Lodge (Luxury cabin)
Bed and breakfast basis |
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Eastern Cape Province - Tsitsikamma Forest |
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| Day 13 - Western Cape Province - Oudtshoorn |
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Today's route:
A short distance back towards Port Elizabeth in order to follow the alternative, inland route known as "Route 62" to Oudtshoorn, the "Ostrich capital of the world".
Suggested highlights:
- Route 62
- Guided tour on a working ostrich farm
- Guided tour through the subterranean caverns of the Cango Caves
- Spectacular mountain scenery
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213km / 132mi |
Accommodation: La Plume Guest Farm
Bed and breakfast basis |
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Western Cape Province - Oudtshoorn |
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| Day 14 - Western Cape Province - Franschhoek |
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Today's route:
Via Oudtshoorn, Montagu, Villiersdorp and the spectacular Franschhoek Pass to Franschhoek, in the heart of the Western Cape winelands.
Suggested highlights:
- “Route 62”
- Franschhoek Pass
- Hugenot memorial
- Gourmet dining in Franschhoek
- Wine tasting
- Cellar tour in Paarl
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391km / 243mi |
Accommodation: Maison Chablis Guest House
Bed and breakfast basis |
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Western Cape Province - Franschhoek |
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| Day 15 - End of tour |
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You travel back to the Cape Town Airport where your rental car is handed back in time for your flight home. |
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84km / 52mi |
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End of tour - Cape Town |
Please note:
The activities and excursions mentioned under “Suggested highlights” in the itinerary are suggestions only, and the cost thereof is not included in the tour price. Activities mentioned under “Included highlights” are included with the accommodation, at no additional cost. |
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