African Travel: South African Tapestry
Day 1 Arrive Durban, South Africa
Arrive in Durban and transfer to your prestigious beachfront hotel overlooking the Indian Ocean.
The Oyster Box
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Day 2 Durban
After breakfast, meet your guide for a full-day KwaZulu-Natal Midlands tour. Visit the Nelson Mandela Capture Site memorial, then continue to Ardmore Ceramic Art. Meet local artisans who share their unique interpretations of nature and Zulu folklore, enjoy tea, and create a piece of art together.
The Oyster Box
Meals: (B)
Day 3 Durban / Phinda Private Game Reserve
Journey into Phinda Private Game Reserve, one of South Africa's most diverse wilderness areas. With seven distinct ecosystems, in supports an extraordinary variety of wildlife, including 415 bird species thriving across its landscapes and waterways. Settle in and embrace the tranquility of the African bush.
&beyond Phinda Forest Lodge
Meals: (BLD)
Day 4 Phinda Private Game Reserve
Rise early for a morning game drive when wildlife is most active. Later, guests ay choose to experience Phinda's pioneering conservation work, with opportunities such as rhino research, pangolin tracking, or elephant collaring. In the afternoon, set out on another safari before ending the day with rooftop dining beneath the stars.
&beyond Phinda Forest Lodge
Meals: (BLD)
Day 5 Phinda Private Game Reserve
Discover more of Phinda's remarkable diversity on morning and afternoon game drives, where cheetah ay be spotted across the grasslands, elephants browsing in the woodland, and along the waterways.
&beyond Phinda Forest Lodge
Meals: (BLD)
Day 6 Phinda Private Game Reserve / Cape Town
Greet the dawn on one final game drive. After breakfast transfer to Durban Airport for your flight to Cape Town. Upon arrival, check in to your stylish boutique hotel located in the Kloof Street neighborhood, a vibrant area filled with restaurants and bars to suit any taste.
Cape Cadogan
Meals: (B)
Day 7 Cape Town
Take a cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain and enjoy sweeping 360-degree views of Cape Town, Robben Island, the Twelve Apostles, and the Atlantic coastline. Tonight, explore Cape Town independently and perhaps dine at one of its many fantastic restaurants.
Cape Cadogan
Meals: (B)
Day 8 Cape Town
Spend the day exploring the Cape Peninsula on a privately guided tour. Travel along the rugged coastline, visit the iconic Cape of Good Hope, stop at the lighthouse at Cape Point, and encounter the charming penguin colonies at Boulders Beach.
Cape Cadogan
Meals: (BL)
Day 9 Cape Town / Franschhoek
After breakfast, transfer to the picturesque town of Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands. Explore historic wine estates dating back 300 years, including the expansive Mont Rochelle property with over 100 acres to wander.
Mont Rochelle
Meals: (B)
Day 10 Franschhoek
Enjoy a private tour of Franschhoek and Stellenbosch, visiting renowned boutique wine estates and cellars. Enjoy guided tastings of exceptional local wines, paired with artisanal cheeses, chocolates, and olive oils, all crafted with care and passion.
Mont Rochelle
Meals: (B)
Day 11 Franschhoek / Depart
Bid farewell to the charming Winelands and transfer to Cape Town in time for your international flight home.
Meals: (B)
Cape Town
Cape Town is southern Africa's most beautiful, most romantic and most-visited city. Few urban centers anywhere can match its setting along the Cape Peninsula spine, which slides like the mighty tail of the continent into the Atlantic Ocean. By far the most striking - and famous - of its sights is Table Mountain, frequently mantled by clouds, and rearing up from the middle of the city to provide a constantly changing vista to the suburbs below. Table Mountain is the city's solid core which divides the city into distinct zones with public gardens, wilderness, forests, hiking routes, vineyards and desirable residential areas trailing down it's lower slopes.
Excursions
Cape Town City Tour - Half Day
Cape Town City Tour - Half Day
Your guide will discuss the city's abundance of sightseeing possibilities and will tailor make your day's activities according to your individual interests and preferences. This affords you the advantage of total flexibility while still maintaining the expertise of a qualified guide. We first make our way to the to the lower cable car station on the slopes of Table Mountain, where (weather permitting) we make the short and comfortable ascent to the top of the mountain by cable car. The panoramic view of the sea and city from the summit is magnificent. Then begin the tour of historic Cape Town. Whether you are interested in visiting the traditional tourist attractions, indulging in a personal passion, or simply exploring the 'Mother City' as a local, Cape Town has more than enough diversity to cater to your personal preference.
Your half day tour includes two entrance fees as well as the return Table Mountain Aerial Cableway ticket. After your tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel.
Three Hour Cruise
Three Hour Cruise
The Inala Antares proudly awaits you in Cape Town, ready to take you first class on a journey of a lifetime. With its Italian styling, trendy interiors, quality construction techniques and performance it has been specially designed to meet your tastes and requirements.
Your day will start with a luxury transfer from your hotel providing you with a concierge service to help you orchestrate the perfect few hours on board the Inala.
Experience an exquisite Cape Town sunset with Table Mountain and the 12 Apostles as a backdrop as you cruise in pure luxury on board (weather depending on the day) otherwise in Table Bay towards the Bloubergstrand beaches.
The Inala is a 57ft Princess design, luxury motor yacht, moored in front of the Cape Grace Hotel V&A Waterfront. Your three hour cruise includes the famous Clifton beaches, with panoramic views of Table Mountain and the 12 Apostles in elegance and luxury. Clifton bay is on the way to Hout Bay and is the ideal place to spend a few hours at on board, enjoying the sun and a swim in the cool water.
Whale Watching Tour - Full Day
Whale Watching Tour - Full Day
Your Whale watching excursion will either be done in Hermanus or Gansbaai, based on the best sightings & weather conditions over your period of travel.
The whale watching trips can also afford you the possibility to see: Great white sharks, Bryde's whales, Humpback whales, Southern giant petrels, Cape gannets and Dolphins, making these whale watching trips not just magical but rewarding too, and are sure to capture everyone's imagination.
Your return to shore will depend on the sightings for the day, which may result in a late lunch. Your guide will discuss the best restaurant options with you based on your preference and logistics. An A la Carte lunch including soft drinks & non-premium brand drinks and house wines is included in your tour.
Time permitting you may have the opportunity to walk along the coastal paths in Herma-nus where during whale season (mid June to mid November) whales may be seen playing close to the shore. You will be dropped off at your hotel in the late afternoon.
Cape Point Sidecar Tour - Full Day
Cape Point Sidecar Tour - Full Day
Your guide will discuss your individual interests and preferences and tailor make the day's routing and sightings accordingly. All sidecars are decommissioned military bikes used during World War II, which has been restored and fully refurbished.
You will be supplied with retro leather jackets, helmets, goggles as well as a complimentary bandana. Depending on your interests you will be visiting all the iconic attractions such as Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Chapmans Peak Drive, Cape of Good Hope (including the Cape Point Funicular ticket) and the Boulders Penguin Colony.
Stop for lunch at a popular local restaurant including local wine and refreshments. Top off the day with a scenic coastal drive back to your hotel. After your day's touring, you will be dropped off at your hotel for your evening at leisure.
Durban
South Africa's third-largest city, thriving industrial center, and largest port in Africa creates a photogenic place for meandering or eating and drinking dockside. Durban's second-largest population group, Indians, have mosques, bazaars and temples festooned with wildly coloured deities standing juxtaposed to Victorian buildings that mark out the colonial center. The city's main interest lies in reconciling competing Indian, African and English cultures and in keeping rampant vegetation at bay. Admire mosques, explore the Indian area around Grey Street, or pass by Dalton Road Zulu Market. Enjoy the KwaZulu-Natal game parks, the Drakensberg, and the Battlefields.
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