South African 6 Day 5 Night Coastal Explorer
Guided Coach Tour
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This
is a responsible tourism local tour guide job creation effort.
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Day 1:
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Departure 07:30 from the Holiday Inn on the Waterfront in Durban. The day takes us from Durban along the South Coast through lush subtropical vegetation and numerous holiday villages dotted along the seaboard.
We visit the scenic Oribi Gorge and some beautiful little beaches. Overnight in Port Edward
(DBB).
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Day 2:
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Departure 08:00 towards Port St Johns. Today we turn inland and enter the Eastern Cape Province, the former homeland of Transkei, and traverse over hilly grasslands dotted with Xhosa homesteads, through valleys and clear streams.
We travel via Port St Johns to Umtata, the capital of the former homeland.
After a visit to the Nelson Mandela museum we travel further south to East London, the only river port in South Africa, and the place where a prehistoric coelacanth was caught in 1938.
Overnight in East London (BB).
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Day 3:
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Departure at 08:30 southwards. Today our journey is along the coast and we enjoy the lush vegetation and rugged coastline. We
will visit Port Alfred, an outstanding holiday village situated on the Kowie river mouth and travel to Grahamstown. The small cathedral city is considered the art capital of South Africa and is steeped in history.
At the Addo National Elephant Park game reserve we have an excellent chance of an encounter with these giants of the bush amongst other animals.
This afternoon we reach Port Elizabeth, the fifth biggest city in the country, set on the shores of the Algoa Bay and also called the “Friendly City”.
Overnight in Port Elizabeth (DBB).
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Day 4:
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We depart from Port Elizabeth, along the N2 national route to the Storms River with the impressive Paul Sauer Bridge across the valley towering some 139 m above the river.
Our next stop is at Tsitsikamma National Park (Khoisan for “The place of much water”) stretching more than one hundred kilometers of wild and rocky coastline characterised by massive cliffs, narrow isolated beaches and shady indigenous forests along the river valleys.
Now, truly in the famous Garden Route of the Cape, we traverse more magnificently scenic river valley passes to Knysna on the edge of the Knysna Lagoon with its entrance to the sea guarded by two promontories known as 'The Heads'.
The area also falls within a National Park proclaimed to conserve the extraordinary natural beauty of the Lakeland and adjacent indigenous forests.
Knysna offers shopping opportunities of unusual, locally made, art and craft, etc.
Overnight in Knysna (BB).
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Day 5:
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We explore the lake areas, the Wilderness National Park and travel via the scenic
Outeniqua Pass to Oudsthoorn also known as the 'Feather Capital' of the world, as by far the largest concentration of ostrich farms in the world are found here.
We visit the Cango Caves, regarded as one of South Africa's foremost natural wonders. The fascinating calcite caves comprise an underground wonderland of stalactites and stalagmites.
Overnight in Oudsthoorn (DBB).
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Day 6:
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After an early start we visit an ostrich show farm for some unique experiences, including ostrich racing. A ride on the back of an ostrich is not for the fainthearted. Our route to Mossel Bay takes us over the Outeniqua Mountains via Robinson's Pass.
Here we visit arguably the oldest post office in Africa, the Post Office Tree, and the site of the first landfall, made by the Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Diaz in 1488. After an early lunch we travel via Swellendam to Cape Town where we arrive late afternoon.
Drop off at the Holiday Inn on the Waterfront in Cape Town at 20:00. (B) End of Tour.
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Coach Tour Price:
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Per person sharing: R 9900,00
Single supplement: R 880,00 valid
until 30/10/2008
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Included:
Luxury 22 Seater Coach Transport, professional tourist guide,
accommodation with breakfast, entrance fees, 3
dinners, south african travel table book and maps.
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Excluded: All cost of a Personal Nature, Lunch, Laundry,
Airport Taxes, Drinks, Porterage.
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Essential sightseeing is always included in your tour price, as are many
meals and taxes. Please see individual tour entries for details as inclusions vary between tours.
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