AFR 04: The Best of South Africa, Victoria Falls Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya
Day 1: Cape Town
Our South Africa representative will receive you at Cape Town Airport and transfer you to elegant Four Rosmead Guest House. Stay for two nights in a luxury Room on a bed & breakfast basis.
Meals: Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation: Four Rosmead Guest House
Day 2: Cape Town Tour
Breakfast at the guest house. After breakfast you will be met by our representative for a full day tour of the Cape Highlights (lunch & dinner excluded and for own cost)! Overnight at Four Rosmead Guest House.
FULL DAY CAPE HIGHLIGHTS TOUR – Duration 9 hours
Entrance included : Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve & Boulders Penguin Colony and
1 Cellar Tour & 1 Wine tasting
Comments : The drive via Chapman’s peak is subject to the road being open;
Alternatively we will drive via Ou Kaapse Weg.
This tour encapsulates the best that the Cape has to offer, an awe- inspiring tour of the headland known as Cape Point. Magnificent beaches, breathtaking views, historic and picturesque coastal villages are to be seen along the way. The Cape Peninsula is one of the world’s most scenic areas and stretches from the City centre to Cape Point. Enjoy a delightful drive which winds its way to the heart of the Cape Winelands, through superb mountain ranges, vineyards and Cape Dutch homesteads.
We travel along the Atlantic Seaboard via Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay, stopping at a Llandudno look-out point before continuing to Hout Bay, a quaint village and fishing harbour with magnificent mountain views and beach. Optional: Seal Island boat trip (seasonal, weather permitting) (not included in cost). On through Chapman`s Peak , one of the world’s most breathtaking coastal drives, to Cape Point and the Good Hope Nature Reserve, which has magnificent fynbos vegetation, birdlife, endemic antelope species and zebra, historic lighthouses and shipwrecks. Cape Point is perceived to be the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. We go on to historic Simon’s Town, a village with charming Victorian architecture, a naval base and a large penguin colony at the beautiful Boulders Beach. Enjoy a light lunch at a nearby restaurant (not included in cost).
Our next stop is Stellenbosch, the heart of the South African wine Industry, boasting great beauty and culture that is steeped in South African history. Walk down the canal-lined avenues, in the shade of giant oak trees and beautifully preserved historic buildings. Coffee shops, galleries, antique shops and wine bars spill onto the sidewalks. An air of quiet intellectualism and wine-making history abounds in this university town. With the sheer vastness of wine estates on offer, we are truly spoilt for choice when we enjoy a cellar tour and wine tasting in Stellenbosch.
We return to the bustle of city life after an enthralling day in the countryside, arriving back at the hotels at approximately 1730hrs.
Meals: Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation: Four Rosmead Guest House
Day 3: Cape Town-Kruger National Park
Early morning departure from your guest house. You will be met by our representative for a road transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your South African Airways flight ( SA302) departing at 0600hrs to O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) arriving at 0800hrs.
Upon arrival at O.R Tambo International Airport you will make your way to the Federal Air Charters Lounge for your scheduled charter flight to Exeter Dulini Lodge. Stay 02 nights on Fully Inclusive basis ( luxury accommodation, all meals, all local beverages (soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits & beer), teas & coffee, refreshments on game drives, laundry, scheduled safari activities, nature walk (1 hour) accompanied by experienced armed tracker, emergency evacuation insurance, VAT & lodge transfers.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Exeter Dulini Lodge
Day 4: Singita Game Reserve
Full day at Dulini lodge. Your typical day:
At Dulini Lodge, the days are designed to thrill you with intimate wildlife encounters and the nights to delight you with the indulgence and romance of the African night.
Morning Game Drive – As dawn breaks over the African bush, a gentle tap on your door will wake you to the delights of a new day. Your ranger will discuss what you hope to see that day over fragrant tea or coffee and morning biscuits or rusks. Set out in an open 4×4 safari vehicle in the company of a ranger and tracker team, who will attempt to track your favorite animals. Sabi Sand is well known for its leopard sightings, and you may well spot one of these elusive cats resting after a successful night hunt. You will stop for refreshments at a scenic spot during your drive.
Breakfast – Return to the Lodge for a delicious breakfast, with platters of fruit and cheese followed by a selection of hot breakfast dishes. Choose from eggs, oats, waffles or a number of other options.
Lunch – If you wish, you can walk off your breakfast on a short walk near the lodge, accompanied by your ranger, who will share his insight into the smaller animals and vegetation in the area. Lunch is served on shady decks beneath the jackal berry trees.
Afternoon Tea – Cool off with a refreshing dip in your private plunge pool or indulge in an afternoon siesta. Over a late afternoon tea, your ranger will discuss what you hope to see during the afternoon game drive.
Evening Game Drive – This game drive begins in the late afternoon and lasts until after dark, when spotlights are used for a glimpse into the nocturnal bush life. Track spotted hyena as they call to each other on an evening hunt or spot the beautifully patterned civet cat. Enjoy sundowners in a scenic location as the sun slowly sinks beneath the horizon.
Dinner – Return to the Lodge for a mouthwatering dinner around a blazing fire in the boma with newfound friends or a more intimate meal for two in the well stocked wine cellar.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Exeter Dulini Lodge
Day 5: Kruger – Johanesburg
Morning game drive followed by breakfast at the lodge and departure procedures. You will gather your belongings and transferred by the lodge representative to the airstrip for an afternoon scheduled Federal chartered flight to Johannesburg. On arrival at O.R Tambo International Airport you will be met by an Emperor’s Palace representative for a private road transfer to D’Oreale Grande Hotel, a mere 5km from the airport. Overnight in a Deluxe Room on a bed & breakfast basis.
Meals: Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation: D’Oreale Grande Hotel
Day 6: Johannesburg – Victoria Falls
Breakfast at the hotel followed by departure procedures. You will take the hotel airport shuttle for your South African Airways flights SA048 departing R.R Tambo International Airport at 1040hrs to Livingstone arriving at 1230hrs. A representative of Stanley Safari Lodge will pick you at the airport and transfer you to their hotel.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast
Accommodation: Stanley Safari Lodge
Day 7-8: Victoria Falls
Spend whole day at Victoria Falls. You will have to book and pay directly at the hotels the activities you want to engage in.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast
Accommodation: Stanley Safari Lodge
Day 9: Victoria Falls – Lusaka
After breakfast, a representative of Stanley Safari Lodge will transfer you to Livingstone Airport to catch Proflight Flight 701 departing1300hrs and arriving at Lusaka Airport at 1410hrs. A representative of Cresta Golfview Hotel will pick you from Lusaka Airport on arrival and transfer you to their hotel on Half Board (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast).
Meals: Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation: Cresta Golfview Hotel
Day 10: Lusaka – Nairobi – JRO
After breakfast, a representative of Cresta Golfview Hotel will transfer you to Lusaka Airport to catch your Kenya Airways Flight KQ 724N departing 1005hrs and arriving in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 1625hrs. You will then connect Kenya Airways KQ 6726N departing Nairobi at 1800hrs and arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport at 1900hrs. Our Tanzania representative will receive you and transfer you to Arusha Coffee Lodge.
Meals: Dinner and Breakfast
Accommodation: Arusha Coffee Lodge
Day 11: Arusha – Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Lunch at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge.
Afternoon at leisure.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Day 12: Ngorongoro
After breakfast, descend into the Crater with picnic lunch boxes for a full day Crater Tour.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Day 13: Ngorongoro – Arusha – Amboseli
After breakfast, depart for Arusha. Lunch at Naura Springs Hotel. Drive to Namanga border point where our Kenyan representative will pick you and transfer you to Tortilis Camp in Amboseli National Park. Late evening game drive.
Meals: Dinner and Breakfast
Accommodation: Tortilis Camp
Day 14: Amboseli
A dawn game drive will be the perfect time for photographing the humbling and magnificent Mt. Kilimanjaro the highest peak in Africa. We return to the lodge for breakfast and some R&R “rest and relaxation”, sunbathing, swimming or for those of you reading enthusiasts, you can read the day away in the well-stocked library with a relaxing view of Mt. Kilimanjaro, before heading out for an afternoon game drive.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tortilis Camp
Day 15: Amboseli
Morning game drives. Depart Amboseli after lunch and arrive in Nairobi late afternoon. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to catch your afternoon or evening flight home.
