2017 - TM Africa

42 Day 1. Arrive Cape Town (South Africa) On arrival in Cape Town, be met and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy a Welcome Reception tonight. Three Nights: Cape Town, Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel. Day 2. Cape Town Your first full day in Cape Town begins with a cableway ride to the top of Table Mountain, followed by a city tour. With a free afternoon, perhaps choose from one of our select experiences. Take a ferry ride to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned; enjoy an African Heritage Tour; browse handicrafts on a Cape Town shopping tour; or enjoy the floral displays at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden (see page 51 for further details). We've left this evening free so you can check out what's on the menu along the busy V&A Waterfront, which is lined with restaurants, cafes and shops. B Day 3. Cape Town, Cape Peninsula Discover the breathtaking Cape Peninsula during a full-day tour. This scenic journey takes you along Chapman's Peak Drive to Cape Point, where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. The most south-westerly tip of Africa, Cape Point is covered in endemic fynbos and home to bays, beaches and rolling green hills and valleys. Stop for a delicious seafood lunch then watch the penguins totter along the shoreline at Boulders Beach. Continue to historic Simon's Town for some time to wander at your leisure. Named after Simon Van Der Stel, an early governor of the Dutch settlement, who arrived in the Cape in 1679, Simon's Town is South Africa's third oldest settlement. Van Der Stel chose it as a safe alternative to the stormy Cape coast during winter. Tonight, back in Cape Town, partake in the art of African drumming before enjoying a delicious Welcome Dinner of Cape Malay cuisine. BLD Day 4. Cape Town, Garden Route, Oudtshoorn Straddling the southern coast of South Africa, the 300-kilometre- long Garden Route takes its name from the stunning and ecologically diverse vegetation that typifies GRAND AFRICAN JOURNEY Cape Town to Nairobi Cape Town n Garden Route Kruger National Park n Johannesburg Victoria Falls n Chobe National Park Nairobi n Amboseli National Park Lake Naivasha n Masai Mara n Arusha Serengeti National Park Ngorongoro Crater n Lake Manyara 30 Days YOUR HOLIDAY PRICE INCLUDES ✓ All flights within Africa ✓ Services of a Travelmarvel Tour Director ✓ Additional services of local guides and expert game trackers ✓ A private game park experience in Kruger National Park ✓ Tipping, game park fees and transfers ✓ 29 nights in premium accommodation ✓ 65 meals – 29 breakfasts (B), 17 lunches (L) and 19 dinners (D) INSIDER EXPERIENCES Discover the idyllic Cape Peninsula during a full-day tour Enjoy a Welcome Dinner of Cape Malay cuisine in Cape Town Tour a working ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn Soak in the coastal scenery of Featherbed Nature Reserve See monkeys roam free at Monkeyland Primate Reserve Stay at Shishangeni Private Lodge in Kruger National Park Experience an outdoor boma dinner in Kruger National Park Visit a traditional Maasai village in Amboseli National Park and learn about the local culture Enjoy a bush dinner in the Masai Mara under the African sky Sleep in the heart of Tanzania's untamed landscapes at Kati Kati Tented Camp At the village of Mto wa Mbu, meet the children at a school BLUE TRAIN JOURNEY Begin your Africa holiday with a memorable overnight rail journey aboard the Blue Train from Pretoria to Cape Town. Please see page 30 for further details.

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