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South Africa AFRICA Victoria Falls Zimbabwe Chobe National Park Botswana Kruger National SOUTH AFRICA Mount Sheba Park DullstroomOhrigstad PretoriaDullstooom Pretoria Eswatini & Victoria Falls Tour Johannesburg Hluhluwe Durban 2020 March 5 — March 24 South Africa 2020 April 1 — April 20 2020 September 23 — October 12 Stellenbosch Cape Town 2021 March 4 — March 23 Port Elizabeth Knysna 2021 March 31 — April 19 Cape of Good 2021 September 22 — October 11 Hope 2021 October 20 — November 8 DAYS 1 & 2 OFF TO CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA DAY 6 THE DUTCH, THE FRENCH AND THE CAPE’S WINE Enjoy a private car ride to the airport. Travellers departing from the Toronto REGION (45 KM) airport are assisted with their check-in. Meet your dedicated Group Guru Experience a touch of colonial influence with a tour of Stellenbosch, and fellow travellers and fly to Cape Town. It’s a long way to Cape Town, located in the appropriately named Cape Winelands. Stellenbosch, but don’t worry, in-flight entertainment (and Group Guru entertainment) renowned for its beautiful oak-lined Dutch and Victorian houses, as helps time fly by! Upon your late evening arrival, our luxury coach will well as its award-winning wines, is the very first wine town in South bring you to your hotel. Settle in, take a nice long shower, and enjoy a Africa. Learn about the local history while cleansing your palate with restful night’s sleep. Overnight in Cape Town. wine tasting at a two-century old local winery estate. In the afternoon, discover Franschhoek (the “French Corner” of the Cape), one of the most DAY 3 R&R AND ROBBEN ISLAND beautiful wine valleys in the world, during an orientation tour. Overnight Morning at your leisure. Your adventure begins with an afternoon boat in Somerset West. (B,L,D) ride to Robben Island where you will experience a cross-section of amazing views and important South African history. Trace the footsteps DAY 7 LITTLE KAROO, OUDTSHOORN AND OSTRICH RACING of Nelson Mandela with a guided tour of the Robben Island Museum, (440 KM) which once housed the country’s most famous political prisoner and Drive through Little Karoo, a fertile valley and one of the Western Cape’s freedom fighter. Animal lovers, don’t forget to bring your camera, as most diverse regions – an area of magnificent landscapes and towering Robben Island also plays host to a colony of penguins! Overnight in cliffs, crystal clear streams and an abundance of trees and indigenous Cape Town. (B,L,D) flora. Enjoy an afternoon visit to an ostrich farm in the Oudtshoorn area, the ostrich capital of the world, where you will learn all about these large DAY 4 TABLE MOUNTAIN & CAPTIVATING CAPE TOWN flightless birds and even have front row seats at an ostrich derby. Road Today is dedicated to beautiful Cape Town: tour of the city, where to Knysna for an overnight stay. (B,L,D) you will discover City Hall and the colourful Bo-Kaap area (pre- viously, the Malay Quarter). Weather permitting, you will board the DAY 8 TSITSIKAMMA NATIONAL PARK & PORT ELIZABETH cable car and climb 302 meters above sea level for a sweeping (261 KM) panoramic view of Cape Town and its surroundings atop iconic Discover Plettenberg’s beautiful beaches along the Garden Route, before Table Mountain. Enjoy an evening walk on the Victoria and Alfred arriving at Tsitsikamma National Park. Covering 80 kilometers of pristine Waterfront before dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in Cape coastline, the park is known for its biodiversity, including the famous protea Town. (B,L,D) wildflower. You will be drawn in by the prolific fauna, including bird-life such as the African black oyster catcher and Knysna loerie, as well as DAY 5 CAPE PENINSULA, SEA LIONS, PENGUINS native mammals like the Cape clawless otter and African wild cat. The AND THE KIRSTENBOSCH GARDEN (220 KM) park’s expanse stretches five kilometers out to sea, protecting a magnificent Tread along the beautiful coastlines of Clifton, Camp Bay and Hout wonderland of inter-tidal sea life and reef fish. Keen observers can also Bay, from where you will cruise to Duiker Island to see the local sea lion spot dolphins and porpoises. Overnight in Port Elizabeth. (B,L,D) community (originating from the Antarctic!) as well as a variety of bird species. Enjoy the scenery at Chapman’s Peak on your way to the Cape DAY 9 PORT ELIZABETH AND HLUHLUWE (FLIGHT) (271 KM) of Good Hope National Park where you will admire an endless coastline Marked by the massive arrival of British settlers in 1820, Port Elizabeth’s of cliff-crashing waves and beachfronts. Marvel at the spectacular sight history is a rich one you will discover on a guided tour along the Donkin of hundreds of African penguins stomping sand and treading water at Heritage Trail. The 5 kilometer trail visits 47 historical sites and architectu- Boulders Beach – a unique inlet that this penguin colony calls home. End ral delights in the Old Hill area of central Port Elizabeth. Rest during our the afternoon with a tour of the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Overnight afternoon flight to Durban, before our luxury coach escorts you to your in Cape Town. (B,L,D) lodge in Hluhluwe for an overnight stay. (B,L,D) 68 FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT APPROACHTOURS.COM B: BREAKFAST L: LUNCH D: DINNER CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA DAY 10 SAINT LUCIA ESTUARY, DUMAZULU & HLUHLUWE DAY 12 SWAZILAND AND KRUGER NATIONAL PARK SAFARI GAME RESERVE SAFARI (250 KM) Enjoy a morning boat cruise on the Saint Lucia Estuary, a network of Ascend towards Piggs Peak, a mountainous landscape filled with sparkling coastal lakes, dunes, subtropical forests, swamps and wetland that is waterfalls that earned it the nickname ‘Switzerland of Africa’. Enjoy a tour of home to 800 hippos, over 1,000 Nile crocodiles and over 500 resident Matsamo Cultural Park, a village showcasing the Swazi way of life through cultural celebration and live interactions. Leave convention behind as you bird species. Marvel at the colourful butterflies that drink on the nectar partake in rhythmic dancing performances, age-old folk songs and music of fynbos flowers on a leisurely cruise along the estuary. Spend the early with authentic African instruments, as well as traditional Swazi cuisine. End afternoon in DumaZulu Cultural Village, feeling the beat of the Zulu the day with an afternoon 4x4 game drive in breathtaking Kruger National drums and learning the rich significance of the tribe’s famous beadwork, Park. This massive park covers 20,000 square kilometers and is home to weaving and pottery. End the afternoon with a 4x4 game drive in the over 137 species of mammals, including the “Big Five”: elephants, lions, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, known for its black and white rhino conser- leopards, Cape buffalos and rhinos, as well as numerous bird species. vation efforts and home to some 1,500 white rhinos, 360 black rhinos, Overnight near Kruger National Park. (B,L,D) and a variety of antelope species. Return to our lodge in Hluhuwe for an overnight stay. (B,L,D) DAY 13 KARONGWE PRIVATE GAME RESERVE SAFARI (213 KM) Short drive to Karongwe where you will discover the African wild as portrayed DAY 11 DISCOVERING SWAZILAND (253 KM) in postcards. This is the land of combretum and acacia thornveld, a land On to Swaziland, a small landlocked country that is a true kaleidoscope where bushveld reigns supreme and the city skyline is a thing only of the imagination; where sightings of major mammals such as giraffe, wildebeest, of colours. Mingle with locals in a traditional market, eclectic spaces filled rhino and zebra are regular, and night visits by aardvark, bush babies, with a daily buzz of activity and colourful stalls selling everything from fruits genets and porcupines are a reality. The night skies are dark, peppered by and vegetables, to traditional medicines and contemporary artefacts. In a myriad stars, the Milky Way, and the calls of nocturnal birds. Enjoy an the afternoon, meet Swazi candlemakers at the Swazi Candle Factory, afternoon 4x4 game drive where you can look forward to an encounter with which now exports its products all over the world . Overnight stay in the over twenty different game species and a much-anticipated encounter with at area. (B,L,D) least one of the Big Five. Overnight in a lodge on a private reserve. (B,L,D) CALL US TODAY! 1-866-351-9545 69 DAY 14 KARONGWE SAFARI PART 2, BLYDE RIVER CANYON DAY 17 VICTORIA FALLS VILLAGE (FLIGHT) AND OHRIGSTAD (150 KM) Morning transfer to Johannesburg airport for our flight to Victoria Falls, in Wake for a special sunrise 4x4 game drive, a special time to observe ani- Zimbabwe. Upon arrival, your visa and entrance formalities are handled mals (for those who are keeping count, this is safari number 4!). Following by your Group Guru. Victoria Falls is a small, quiet tourism village dotted a late breakfast, visit Blyde River Canyon and Bourke’s Luck Potholes. This with many craft markets, where wildlife lovers can spot the occasional awe-inspiring stretch of landscape is filled with some of the most beau- elephant crossing. After you settle into your hotel room, head out for a tifully scenic vistas in South Africa where one breathtaking view follows sunset cruise on the Zambezi River, the longest eastern flowing river in the next. The canyon itself is one of the largest in the world, covered in Africa, connecting the borders of Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and lush sub-tropical vegetation with an average depth of 750 meters and 25 Namibia.
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