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Small Group Travel: South African Odyssey
Tour Name : South African Odyssey
Days/Nights : 14 Days / 11 Nights
Region : Africa & Middle East
US Gateway New York
Arrival Airport Johannesburg
Departure Airport Cape Town
BONUS OFFERING $600

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Day Activity/Description
Day 1
Depart US
 

Depart the U.S. on your overnight flight to London.

 
Day 2
ARRIVE LONDON - EVENING FLIGHT TO JOHANNESBURG
 

Arrive in the morning, arrange for a day room at a hotel if you like, and depart this evening for Johannesburg, South Africa.

 
Day 3
ARRIVE JOHANNESBURG - SOWETO - MUSEUM AFRIKA
 

You will be met at the Johannesburg airport. Tour nearby Soweto, the largest black urban center in South Africa, and visit Museum Afrika. Arrive at your hotel, and have dinner on your own. L

 
Day 4
PRETORIA
 

Tour spacious and attractive Pretoria, city of jacaranda trees. Have the afternoon at leisure for touring or shopping. B/D 

 
Day 5
HOEDSPRUIT - KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
 

Fly to Hoedspruit and drive to your lodge in Greater Kruger National Park. Enjoy afternoon tea and a game-viewing drive with your ranger and trekker, followed by dinner at the lodge. B/Tea/D

 
Day 6
GAME VIEWING DRIVES - GUIDED WALK
 

Rise early for a game-viewing drive. After breakfast, if you like, take a walk in the Reserve with your ranger and trekker. Enjoy another game-viewing drive in the late afternoon. B/L/Tea/D

 
Day 7
MORNING GAME DRIVE - FLY TO GEORGE - KNYSNA
 
Take one more game-viewing drive before your flight to George, on the southern coast. Drive to your hotel in nearby Knysna and enjoy dinner at the Dry Dock Restaurant. B/D
 
Day 8
TSITSIKAMMA NATIONAL PARK - GARDEN ROUTE
 

With your guide, visit the Tsitsikamma National Park and the Storms River Mouth. Have lunch overlooking one of the most beautiful beaches on the Garden Route.* Time at leisure in Knysna in the afternoon. B/L

 
Day 9
OUDTSHOORN · CANGO CAVES · CROCODILE, CHEETAH & OSTRICH
 

Travel to Oudsthoorn via the scenic Outeniqua Mountain Pass. Tour the Cango Caves and the Cango Crocodile and Cheetah Farm, have a barbecue lunch and a tour at the Ostrich Farm, and check in at your country inn in Montagu. B/L

 
Day 10
CAPE TOWN VIA SCENIC ROUTE 62
 

Follow scenic Route 62 through the mountains to Cape Town, with stops for viewing. Check in and enjoy dinner at the hotel restaurant. B/D

 
Day 11
TABLE MOUNTAIN · SEAL ISLAND · CAPE POINT
 

Take the cableway up Table Mountain (weather permitting). Then follow the Atlantic to charming Hout Bay and cruise to nearby Seal Island. Enjoy a seafood lunch, see the Jackass penguin colony near Simonstown, and continue to the fabled meeting place of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at Cape Point. B/L

 
Day 12
CAPE WINE REGION - STELLENBOSCH
 

Tour the Cape wine region, visiting Paarl and Franschhoek and stopping for wine-tasting. Visit to the former frontier town of Stellenbosch, and return to Cape Town in the afternoon for your farewell dinner. B/D

 
Day 13
DEPARTURE
 

Have most of the day at leisure, with late checkout an option. You will be accompanied to the airport for your flight to London. B

 
Day 14
ARRIVE U.S.
 

Arrive in the U.S.