SELF-DRIVE HOLIDAYS
Cape Town, Winelands & Garden Route (9 days):
Cape Town – Cape Winelands – Oudtshoorn – Garden Route – Port Elizabeth
Cape Town, Winelands & Garden Route + Safari extension (11 days):
Cape Town – Cape Winelands – Oudtshoorn – Garden Route – Kichaka Private Safari Lodge - Port
Elizabeth
Zululand, iSimangaliso (St. Lucia) Wetland Park & Safari (8 days):
Durban – Zulu Cultural Village – St Lucia – Hluhluwe/Imfolozi National Park – Durban
Zululand, iSimangaliso (St. Lucia) Wetland Park & Safari + Private Safari Lodge extension
(11 days):
Durban – Zulu Cultural Village – St Lucia – Hluhluwe/Imfolozi National Park – Amakhosi Private
Safari Lodge – Durban
A Taste of Kruger Park (4 days):
Kruger Mpumalanga Int. Airport (or Johannesburg) – Kruger Park – Kruger Mpumalanga Int. Airport
(or Johannesburg)
A Taste of Kruger Park with optional Private Safari Lodge extension (7 days):
Kruger Mpumalanga Int. Airport (or Johannesburg) – Kruger Park – Sabi Sand - Kruger Mpumalanga
Int. Airport (or Johannesburg)
Cape Town, Winelands & Garden Route (with optional Safari extension):
Tour code: SDCPTPLZ
Duration:
a) Without private safari lodge extension: 9 days / 8 nights
b) With private safari lodge extension: 11 days / 10 nights
Routing Cape Town – Port Elizabeth
Includes:
Option a) Arrival transfer in Cape Town, accommodation as indicated. Ticket for
“Hop On, Hop Off� sightseeing tour in Cape Town.
Option b) as above plus private safari lodge accommodation, meals, drinks and
safari activities as indicated in itinerary.
Meals as indicated B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner
Excludes:
Car hire – add car hire rate for desired vehicle type:
Option a) 7 days car hire, Option b) 9 days car hire
Rental car delivery fee, contract fee and fuel.
Optional tours and activities.
Notes:
Distances in South Africa are big. This programme (9 or 11 days) can be
extended at your request, e.g. add extra time in Cape Town, Winelands and
Plettenberg Bay/Tsitsikamma. Details on request.
Minimum 2 persons travelling together.
Accommodation:
Choice of 3* or 4* guesthouses & hotels. 5* accommodation – details on
request.
Hotels used – 3* option:
Cape Town: Ritz Hotel or similar
Stellenbosch: Rivierbos Guest House or similar
Oudtshoorn: Oudtshoorn Hotel or similar
Knysna: Idle Monkey B&B or similar
Tsitsikamma: Protea Hotel Tsitsikamma Village
Hotels used – 4* option:
Cape Town: Protea Hotel Vic Junction or similar
Stellenbosch: Kleine Zalze Guest House or similar
Oudtshoorn: La Plume Guesthouse or similar
Knysna: The Rex Hotel or similar
Tsitsikamma: Whalesong Hotel & Hydro, Plettenberg Bay
For Safari lodge options:
Safari Lodge: Kichaka Private Safari Lodge (5*)
Day 1:
You will be met on arrival in Cape Town by our
representative, who will transfer you to your guesthouse
or hotel. Your accommodation is centrally located, close
to attractions, shops and restaurants. We recommend
that you explore the V&A Waterfront area on foot in the
evening.
Overnight: Cape Town.
Day 2:
A full day’s “Hop On, Hop Off� sightseeing tour, starting
at the Two Ocean’s Aquarium in the V&A Waterfront.
Sightsee Cape Town at your leisure.
Overnight: Cape Town. (B)
Day 3:
Your rental car will be delivered to your guesthouse /
hotel in the morning. We recommend that you take a
drive via Hout Bay (optional cruise to Seal Island).
Continue to Cape Point, and return via Simonstown
(suggest stop at the Penguin Colony).
Estimated driving time (excluding stops): 3 hours.
Overnight: Cape Town (B)
Day 4:
Today, drive to the Cape Winelands, you will find yourself
in beautiful wine-producing areas just one hour’s drive
from Cape Town. You should explore the Stellenbosch
and Franschhoek areas. Stellenbosch is an old city with
so much history, traditional architecture and well-known
wine-estates in the area. Franschhoek is a charming,
small village set in the most beautiful scenery,
Franschhoek was first settled by French Huguenots and
the French “flair� is still clearly seen. The wine estates
are clearly marked. Most of the farms offer wine-tasting,
many also produce their own cheese. At Spier estate in
Stellenbosch you can also visit the Cheetah research
project. You may also like to travel further afield. A trip
to the sea-side holiday town of Hermanus is also
recommended, particularly in whale-watching season (July
– November); Hermanus is one of the best land-based
whale-watching sites in the world.
Overnight: Stellenbosch (B) (3* option only includes
continental breakfast)
Day 5:
Today you drive east, to Oudtshoorn. We recommend
you take “Route 60�, via Robertson and Montagu. The
scenery is impressive and you will travel through cosy
villages.
Estimated driving time (excluding stops): 5 hours.
Overnight: Oudtshoorn. (B)
Day 6:
Oudtshoorn was the “feather capital� of the world in the
1920’ies when ostrich boas and ostrich leather shoes
were top fashion items. Spend the day exploring the
amazing Cango Caves, visiting one of the many ostrich
show farms and viewing the incredible animals housed at
the Cango Safari Wildlife Park. Beautiful scenery will
greet you along Outeniqua pass, from Oudtshoorn to
Knysna, where you will spend the next two nights.
Estimated driving time (excluding stops): 1½ hours.
Overnight: Knysna. (B)
Day 7:
A day at leisure, to explore Knysna and its charming
surroundings. You can take a cruise on the Knysna
Lagoon, a trip into the Featherbed Nature Reserve, or
perhaps take the scenic road over the mountains via
Prince Alfred’s Pass, into the “little Karoo� and to the
small village of Uniondale. Overnight: Knysna. (B)
Day 8:
Leave Knysna at your leisure and travel east, along the
Garden Route. Arrive in Plettenberg Bay, you will spend
the next night here. You may like to visit the Elephant
Sanctuary, here you can enjoy an hour or two walking,
touching and interacting with these majestic beasts. Next-door to this sanctuary is Money Land, a
primate rehabilitation centre, and a bird park, these are well worth a visit. You are also not far
from Tsitsikamma National Park. Here, you can take a walking trail, bicycle ride, or the unique
Treetop Canopy Tour, where you glide along cables from tree-top to tree-top. This is also the area
where the world’s highest bungy jump takes place. Plettenberg Bay also offers Dolphin sea-safaris.
Estimated driving time (excluding stops): ½ hour.
Overnight: Plettenberg Bay / Tsitsikamma. (B)
Day 9:
Option a): Spend some time exploring the
Tsitsikamma and Storms River area. The area offers
great hiking routes and scenic beauty. Two well-known
attractions in the area are: