2016 - APT Africa

32 Breathtaking Cape Town landscapes will have you transfixed 13 or 15 Day South Africa Highlights Garden Route | Pumba Private Game Reserve | Kruger National Park | Victoria Falls Day 1. Arrive Cape Town. Be met on arrival in Cape Town and transferred to your hotel. Three Night Stay: Cape Town, Table Bay Hotel at the V&A Waterfront. Day 2. Cape Town, Freedom of Choice. Lying in the shadows of Table Mountain, Cape Town is a city of supreme natural beauty. Ride the aerial cableway to the top of Table Mountain for spectacular views, then stop by the District Six Museum and the Castle of Good Hope. Later, visit Constantia Winelands, take a ferry to Robben Island or set off on a township tour. This evening, join an African drumming session before a meal of Cape Malay cuisine. BD Day 3. Cape Town, Cape Peninsula. On a full-day tour of the Cape Peninsula, travel along Chapman's Peak Drive to Cape Point, where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. Continue on to historic Simon's Town and see penguins up close at Boulders Beach before returning to Cape Town. BL Day 4. Cape Town, Oudtshoorn. Set off through the coastal and forest landscapes of the Garden Route, stopping to explore the Cango Caves. Arrive in Oudtshoorn and enjoy a meal of traditional Karoo cuisine for dinner tonight. Stay: Oudtshoorn, Rosenhof Country House. BD Day 5. Oudtshoorn, Freedom of Choice, Knysna. Spend the morning on a meerkat safari or choose to enjoy an elephant feeding experience. Continue on to Knysna. Two Night Stay: Knysna, Turbine Hotel & Spa. BD Day 6. Knysna, Featherbed Nature Reserve. Take a ferry to Featherbed Nature Reserve and travel by 4WD to Western Head for panoramic views of Knysna Lagoon. You may like to take an optional bushwalk before a buffet lunch amid the lush forest of the reserve. BL Day 7. Knysna, Pumba Private Game Reserve. Continue along the Storms River mouth before travelling inland from Port Elizabeth to Pumba Private Game Reserve on the Eastern Cape. Here, the thick bushland is favoured by an abundance of Africa's famous animals. Two Night Stay: Pumba Private Game Reserve, Msenge Bush Lodge. BLD Day 8. Pumba Private Game Reserve. Experience the thrill of an Eastern Cape safari today, keeping an eye out for Africa's famous Big Five and the reserve's pride of critically endangered white lions. BLD Day 9. Pumba Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park. Transfer to Port Elizabeth and fly via Johannesburg to Kruger National Park, where you enter the private Sabi Sands Game Reserve. This is one of the best parks in which to spot leopard. Arrive at your lodge in time for sundowner drinks at dusk. Two Night Stay: Kruger National Park, Lion Sands River Lodge. BD Day 10. Kruger National Park. Travelling through the lodge's private concession on morning and afternoon game drives, you will share the land with very few others, increasing your chance of animal sightings. Your day ends with an intimate boma dinner under the stars. BLD Day 11. Kruger National Park, Johannesburg. Fly to Johannesburg where you will stay in the renowned Sandton district. Two Night Stay: Johannesburg, The Michelangelo Hotel. BD Freedom of Choice TM Inclusions Signature Invitations www.aptouring.com.au

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