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SELF DRIVE TOUR SOUTH AFRICA    

8 DAY KRUGER PARK AND CAPE TOWN SELF DRIVE TOUR
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TOUR INFORMATION:

>> Johannesburg - Kruger Park Safari - Private Game Lodge - Johannesburg - Cape Town

Departure date: Any date of your choice
Departure location: Johannesburg International Airport
Tour Price: On Request
Tour ends:

Rental vehicle is dropped off at any location in Cape Town
 

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

 

 
DETAILED ITINERARY:      
       
Day 1 - Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province - Kruger National Park Border   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, air tickets and detailed maps. A detailed route description will be done and you will be assisted in collecting your rental vehicle. You depart from Johannesburg, traveling east to the Mpumalanga Province and visit the many attractions along the “Panorama Route”, including God’s Window, the Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and the historic gold mining town of Pilgrim’s Rest. In the late afternoon you descend the eastern escarpment and travel through the warm “lowveld” to the charming town of Hazyview, just minutes away from the world famous Kruger National Park. You overnight at a beautiful country lodge, a short distance outside the town.

Suggested highlights:

  • Interesting towns like Belfast, Dullstroom, Lydenburg and Sabie
  • The spectacular “Long Tom” Pass
  • The historic town of Pilgrim's Rest
  • God's Window
  • Bourke's Luck Potholes
  • Blyde River Canyon
  • The Three Rondawels
 410km / 255mi

Accommodation: Hippo Hollow Country Estate
Bed and breakfast basis

 Mpumalanga Province - Kruger National Park Border
       
       
Day 2 – Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province - Kruger National Park    

Today's route:
After an early breakfast at the lodge you travel the short distance to the nearest entrance gate to the Kruger National Park. Once inside the Park, excitement will mount as you start seeing some of the numerous animals that inhabit this magnificent wildlife sanctuary. You spend most of the day travelling inside the Kruger Park arriving at your “restcamp” in the late afternoon. Accommodation tonight is in comfortable en-suite bungalows or cottages, and dinner can be enjoyed in the camp restaurant.

Suggested highlights:

  • Full day game viewing in the Kruger National Park
 51km / 31mi
Accommodation: Satara, Skukuza, Lower Sabie or Letaba Restcamp
Self-catering basis (There is a well-stocked shop and restaurant in the Restcamp)		 Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province - Kruger National Park
       
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.		      
       
Day 3 – Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province – Private Game Reserve    

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)
 114km / 71mi
Accommodation: Private Game Lodge
Fully inclusive of all meals and game-viewing activities		 Mpumalanga/Limpopo Province - Private Game Reserve
       
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    
       
       
Day 4 - Western Cape Province – Cape Town    

Today's route:
After an early morning open-vehicle game drive and breakfast 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.

Included highlights:

  • Early morning game drive in open 4x4 vehicles
2 Hours
Accommodation: City Lodge, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Bed and breakfast basis 		Western Cape Province - Cape Town
       
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 18:30 on Day 4.		      
       
Day 5 - Western Cape Province – Cape Town    

Today's route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.

Suggested highlights:

  • Famous South African Winelands
  • Huguenot Monument in Franschhoek
  • Wine tasting at working wine farms
  • The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
  
Accommodation: City Lodge Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Bed and breakfast basis 		 
       
       
Day 6 –  Western Cape Province – Cape Town    

Today's route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.

Suggested highlights:

  • Boat cruise to Seal Island at Hout Bay
  • The spectacular Chapman’s Peak drive
  • Cape Peninsula National Park
  • Cape Point where traditionally the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet
  • Boulder's Beach with its penguin colony
  
Accommodation: City Lodge Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Bed and breakfast basis		  
       
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.
     
       
Day 7 –  Western Cape Province – Cape Town    

Today's route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.

Suggested highlights:

  • Robben Island
  • Castle of Good Hope
  • Company Gardens
  • Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
  • Signal Hill with spectacular views of Cape Town
  • Cable Car ride to the top of Table Mountain
  
Accommodation: City Lodge Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Bed and breakfast basis		  
       
       
Day 8 - End of tour    

You travel back to the Cape Town Airport where your rental car is handed back in time for your flight home.

30km / 18mi
 
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.

      

 

CAR RENTAL OPTIONS:

The rental is for a total of 8 days, from early morning on Day 1 to late afternoon on Day 4, and late afternoon on Day 4 to late afternoon on Day 8.

Group B:
(Recommended for 2 people travelling together)
Toyota Corolla or similar, manual, air-conditioner, power-steering
Group D:
(Recommended for 2 passengers travelling together)
Toyota Corolla or similar, automatic, air-conditioner, power-steering
Group V:
(Recommended for 3 to 4 people travelling together)
Volkswagen Sharan or similar, manual, air-conditioner, power-steering
Group E:
(Recommended for 5 to 7 people travelling together)
Volkswagen T5 or similar, manual, air-conditioner, power-steering

 

Important notice:
International travellers wishing to rent and drive a motor vehicle in South Africa are required by law to be in possession of a valid "International Drivers License". Please ensure that such a license is obtained before travelling to South Africa.

 


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