We will be celebrating our 10th year anniversary in 2015 and have created a trip for our fans and friends to South Africa, our other home. Our travel company is one of the best in South Africa (the company is known for its biking tours but rest assured we are NOT biking across Africa!). You are invited - and we hope you will consider going with us as we are only taking 15 people on this personally guided small tour. The details about the trip are below. Ask questions and let us know your interest. Regina and Pat Grannies on Safaris presents: South Africa: Through the National Parks of the East Coast and the Garden Route to Cape Town Travel date: October 2015 Itinerary: Day 1 & 2: Arrival in Johannesburg. After being greeted by your tour guide you will change flights to Richards Bay on the North Coast of Zululand. Here you will be fetched and brought to our lodge in the beautiful Ubizane Wildlife Reserve where you will spend the next 2 nights. You will do 2 game drives per day with your private ranger in open vehicles searching for the Big Five and the wonderful bird life of the coastal forest. (1 x D & 1 x FB) Accommodation: ubizane.co.za/html/mainmenu-lodge-2/mainmenu-zululand-tree-lodge.html ; Day 3: Today you will first visit the World Heritage site iSimangaliso Wetland Park with its wonderful beaches, lagoon and coastal forest. Hippos sometimes even walk through the streets of the town St. Lucia! You then leave for one the most beautiful National Parks of South Africa, the Hluhluwe Nationlapark, famous for its black and white Rhino population. You will overnight in chalets of the beautifully situated Hilltop Camp with sweeping view over the park. (FB) Accommodation: hluhluwe.info/index.php/Hluhluwe/hilltop-camp-2-bed-chalets.html Day 4: After an early morning game drive in open vehicles you will leave the park for the coastal metropole of Durban. You will visit the Phoenix settlement, founded by Ghandi, and the BAT craft & cultural Centre. Accommodation is in the luxurious Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga on the North Coast just outside Durban. (FB) Accommodation: oysterboxhotel Day 5 & 6: After breakfast you can still enjoy the hotel and beautiful beaches of Umhlanga before a short shuttle brings you to the nearby King Shaka Airport from where you will depart to Port Elizabeth, the gateway to the famous Garden Route. After a 1 hr. flight we drive on the coastal plateau through the beautiful Tsitsikamma Forest to our uniquely situated Lodge right in the indigenous forest where you are accommodated for the next 2 nights. You will be exploring the Tsitsikamma National Park with its spectalcular coast line and some of the most beautiful beaches in South Africa. (2 x FB) Accommodation: hog-hollow/ Day 7: After breakfast you continue to the famous coastal town Knysna situated on the shores of the beautiful Knysna lagoon. Fresh oysters are a specialty at the waterfront. Through the Lake District and over the Outeniqua Pass you reach the semi-desert Little Karoo, what a change of landscape! You will visit the world famous Cango Caves and also an ostrich farm before overnight in Oudsthoorn, the ostrich capital. (FB) Accommodation: adleyhouse.co.za/ Day 8: Today you cross the wide expanses of the Little Karoo, before stopping in the beautiful historic town of Swellendam for lunch and visiting the historic Drostdy museum. We reach Cape Town over a breath taking pass in the late afternoon. You are accommodated in the heart of the famous Waterfront with shops, bars and restaurants at your door step. (FB) Accommodation: legacyhotels.co.za/en/hotels/portswood Day 9: Today you first explore the beautiful, Mother City with its museums like District 6 and slave museum as well as a boat trip to the infamous Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for over 20 years. Weather permitting; you will also take the cable car up to the landmark of Cape Town, Table Mountain, one of the wonders of the world. From here you have the most beautiful views over Cape Town and the Cape peninsula. (FB) Accommodation: legacyhotels.co.za/en/hotels/portswood Day 10: After breakfast you go on a day trip around the beautiful Cape peninsula visiting the famous Cape of Good Hope, the Botanical Gardens in Kirstenbosch, the Penguin colony in Boulders and the breath taking coastal route over Chapmans Peak. Dinner will be served today in a Malay restaurant above the City, a culinary glimpse into the variety of Cape cuisine! (FB) Accommodation: legacyhotels.co.za/en/hotels/portswood Day 11: Today you will visit the famous wine lands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek and you will taste some of the finest South African wines in this beautiful setting. You will also visit the township Khayelitsha and our Kindergarden Project Noluthando, where a local guide will give you much insight of the daily lives of the people living here, a unique experience! (FB) Accommodation: legacyhotels.co.za/en/hotels/portswood Day 12: After breakfast you will shuttle to Cape Town International Airport and take a 2 hrs. flight back to Johannesburg. Here you will do a tour of the biggest township of South Africa, Soweto and also visit the famous Apartheid museum which will leave you with deep historic insight into the Apartheid system and post-Apartheid South Africa. In the evening you will board your flight back to the US. (B) Rates October 2015: P.person sharing: USD 4990,00 Single supplement: USD 585,00 Minimum: 10 guests Inclusive of: Flights Johannesburg-Richards Bay, Durban-Port Elizabeth, Cape Town-Johannesburg Tour guide throughout All accommodation in 4-5 star lodges & hotels All excursions and entrance fees All travel in air-conditioned luxury bus (28-seater) All meals (full board) except day 1 dinner only and day 12 breakfast only. Not included: Drinks Tips All expenses of personal nature Health recommendations: No special vaccinations are needed for the areas visited in above itinerary. Regarding a possible Malaria prophylaxis please consult your doctor. Visa: No visa fees are required for US citizens in South Africa. 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