ACCESSIBLE AFRICA

10 Day Cape Town & Garden Route (3 star)

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Day 01:	Cape Town Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport, you will be met by a local English-speaking tour guide and welcomed into South Africa’s popular "Mother City". You will be transferred to your hotel for check-in. Afterwards we will transfer to Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront – Cape Town’s premier shopping and entertainment complex – to enjoy lunch at one of our many local restaurants. After lunch, we embark on an afternoon excursion to Cape Town’s most famous landmark - Table Mountain. No visit to Cape Town would be complete without a cable car ride to the top of the mountain. Sunset from the top of this massif provides one with unequalled panoramic views of Cape Town. Late afternoon return to your hotel with time to relax and freshen up before dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at City Lodge, Waterfront – B/L/D.
Day 02:	Cape Town Today will be a full day’s excursion where we will take a scenic drive along the Cape Peninsula. Included in todays’ excursion will be a short boat cruise to Seal Island to view our large Cape Fur Seal Colony. At the tip of the Cape Peninsula you will find Cape Point situated within the Cape Peninsula National Park where we will transfer to the Lighthouse lookout by funicular or on foot for spectacular views over the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Lunch will be served en route at a local seafood restaurant. After lunch we will visit Boulders Beach to view our resident African Penguin colony. Enjoy a traditional dinner at the "Africa Café" and overnight at City Lodge, Waterfront – B/L/D.
Day 03:	Cape Town Today we will depart for the beautiful Cape Winelands areas of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek – situated within the heart of South Africa’s wine industry. Here you will have the opportunity to enjoy wine-tastings at some of our local award-winning wine estates. A sumptuous lunch will be served at one of the many wine estates along the way. During the late afternoon we return to Cape Town where we will have dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at City Lodge, Waterfront.
Day 04:	Cape Town This morning is for you to enjoy some leisure time or shopping at the Waterfront. Today we will enjoy an ethnic lunch experience at Lelapa Restaurant – situated in the midst of Langa, one of Cape Town’s local townships, while traditional Marimba dancers entertain us. During the late afternoon we will depart from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront for a sundowner cruise on board a boat called 'Alice'. Travelling via Moulle Point and Seapoint, we will arrive in Clifton beach where we will enjoy a barbeque on board whilst taking in one of Cape Town’s stunning sunsets. Kayaking is also available from the boat. We shall return to the Waterfront after sunset and overnight at City Lodge, Waterfront.
Day 05:	Knysna After breakfast, we depart Cape Town for the start of our journey along the scenically beautiful Garden Route. Your route will take you via Mossel Bay and George to the coastal holiday village of Knysna – this quaint town has been voted South Africa’s favourite town. It is the place of adventure, with everything from adrenaline-thumping extreme sports to the more relaxing pleasures of arts, crafts and culture. The Waterfront at the Knysna Quays is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike, and offers unusual restaurants, bookshops, clothes, gifts and jewellery stores. Lunch will be enjoyed at Knysna’s popular Waterfront. This afternoon we will enjoy a sunset cruise on the Knysna Lagoon on board the ‘John Benn’ ferry, taking in the spectacular scenery of the Knysna Heads. There are plenty of local restaurants to choose from as dinner venues. Overnight at Protea Hotel Knysna Quays - B/L/D.
Day 06:	Knysna / Oudtshoorn After breakfast, we will make our way inland, towards the Karoo town of Oudtshoorn, where we will enjoy an excursion to the famous Cango Caves, followed by a visit to one of the many local Ostrich Farms in the area and of course one cannot miss out on Oudtshoorn’s most popular tourist attraction – the Cango Wildlife Ranch, where one can observe cheetahs, lions, jaguars, pumas and white Bengal tigers. The Cango Wildlife Ranch and its breeding centre is carefully designed so that its more than 47 species of animals and reptiles can roam peacefully in comfortable natural enclosures, giving visitors the opportunity to closely observe, and in some cases, interact with a wide variety of unusual and endangered animals. Here you will also have the unique opportunity to stroke a live cheetah! We will return to Knysna during the late afternoon where we will have dinner and overnight at Protea Hotel Knysna Quays – B/L/D.
Day 07:	Addo Elephant National Park Today we travel further along the Garden Route via the Tsitsikamma, Plettenberg Bay and Port Elizabeth. 72kms from Port Elizabeth in the Sundays River Valley and Zuurberg Mountain range, we will arrive at the Addo Elephant National Park – the best place in the world to get up close and personal with the biggest land mammal. This park is sanctuary to over 420 elephants, 450 Cape buffalo, black rhino, and a variety of antelope species. Accommodation in the park will be in standard bungalows. Overnight at Addo Elephant National Park – B/L/D.
Day 08-09:	Addo Elephant National Park Enjoy a full day at leisure in the Addo Elephant National Park. There are various optional activities available including breathtaking horse-riding trails – experience the thrill of riding on horseback between herds of elephant, 4x4 adventure rides, nature and walking trails through pristine bush and of course game-viewing which guarantees one of close encounters with the parks’ main inhabitants. One can also enjoy guided night drives where you will join rhino, buffalo and a host of other nocturnal hunters in the lush Addo bush. Overnight at Addo Elephant National Park – B/L/D.
Day 10:	Today we will transfer to Port Elizabeth Airport in time to connect with your flight to Johannesburg.