Day 1
04th July
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Cape Town
Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport, you will
be met by your English speaking guide who will assist
with your transfer to your hotel.
14h00: Earliest check-in at your hotel. An
early check-in could be arranged for the group, but this
cannot be guaranteed and is subject to availability.
Balance of the day at leisure.
Overnight St George's Hotel (standard room) or similar
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Day 2
05th July
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Cape Town
Breakfast at the hotel before ascending Table Mountain
by aerial cable car (weather permitting). The journey
by cable car is approximately 3 - 5 minutes one way. View
the panorama of the city, Table Bay, Robben Island, the
Atlantic seaboard and most of the Cape Peninsula. Continue
on to the charming Malay Quarter, walk to the National
Gallery and SA Museum. View the Houses of Parliament and
City Hall and visit the Castle of Good Hope before ending
your excursion at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront or
at your hotel where the rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight St George's Hotel (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 3
06th July |
Cape Town
Breakfast at the hotel. Fixture against local opposition
followed by after-match function.
Overnight St George's Hotel (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 4
07th July |
Cape Town
Breakfast at the hotel. Today, discover the Cape Peninsula.
Drive via the exclusive beach facing suburbs to scenic
Hout Bay. Cruise to Duiker Island (weather permitting)
to view the seals and cormorants. Continue to Cape Point
Nature Reserve, the perfect vantage point to view the
meeting of the Indian and Atlantic oceans. After lunch
(for own account), continue to Boulders Penguin Colony
and the Naval hamlet of Simon's Town. The African Penguin
has found a safe haven at Boulders Penguin Colony. Visitors
have access to wooden walkways, allowing guests the opportunity
to view the penguins in their natural habitat. In the
afternoon, visit the beautiful Kirstenbosch Botanical
Gardens at the base of Skeleton Gorge. Arrive back at
your hotel in the early evening.
Overnight St George's Hotel (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 5
08th July |
Cape Town
Breakfast at the hotel. Fixture against local opposition
followed by after-match function.
Overnight St George's Hotel (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 6
09th July |
Cape Town - Durban
Breakfast and check-out of hotel. Transfer to Cape Town
International Airport for flight to Durban. Flight: CPT
/ DUR (not included in costing) Arriving at Durban Airport,
you will be met by your local English speaking guide who
will assist you to your awaiting transfer vehicle. Transfer
to your hotel
14h00: Earliest check-in at your hotel. An early
check-in could be arranged for the group, but this cannot
be guaranteed and is subject to availability.
Balance of the day at leisure.
Overnight Beach Hotel (standard room) or similar |
(B) |
Day 7
10th July |
Durban
After breakfast, enjoy a full day city tour of Durban
and U-Shaka Marine World. Drive along the Marine Parade;
see the rickshaw pullers and the harbor. We pass through
the Vasco Da Gama clock, the sugar terminal, University
of Natal and the botanical gardens. Spend some time at
the Indian Market. Continue to U-Shaka Marine World (entrance
to Sea World included) for an afternoon of fun. U-Shaka
Marine World incorporates fresh and sea water, natural
materials. It is the 5th largest aquarium in the world
by volume of water, coupled with indigenous African imagery,
lush vegetation plus a water slides amusement park. The
park is tastefully themed with a focus on entertainment.
Return to your hotel in the late afternoon.
Overnight Beach Hotel (standard room) or similar |
(B) |
Day 8
11th July |
Durban
Breakfast at the hotel. Fixture against local opposition
followed by after-match function.
Overnight Beach Hotel (standard room) or similar |
(B) |
Day 9
12th July |
Durban - Hluhluwe
After breakfast travel in a northerly direction along
the Dolphin Coast to Hluhluwe. Arrive at your hotel in
the afternoon and proceed with an afternoon open-vehicle
game drive into the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve. Hluhluwe-Umfolozi
Game Reserve is a large and incredibly scenic park and
contains an immense diversity of fauna and flora and is
particularly famous for its conservation of black and
white rhino. It contains hundreds of endangered black
rhino and the largest population of white rhino in the
world. Return to your hotel in the evening.
Overnight Hluhluwe Inn (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 10
13th July |
Hluhluwe - Swaziland
Today you will continue your journey in a northerly direction
into the Royal Kingdom of Swaziland. Visit the Ngwenya
Glass Factory and craft market.
Overnight Piggs Peak Hotel (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 11
14th July |
Swaziland - Mpumalanga
After breakfast, check-out of hotel and re-enter South
Africa via the northern border of Swaziland. Visit the
Matsamo Cultural Village for show before arriving in the
afternoon at your hotel in White River outside the Kruger
National Park.
Overnight Pine Lake Inn (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 12
15th July |
Mpumalanga
Enjoy a full day excursion of the Panorama Route. Gold-rush
fever attracted swarms of prospectors to the town of Pilgrim's
Rest in 1873. The whole village is now a living museum.
The Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve is set in the Drakensberg
Mountains of Mpumalanga and contains some of the most
dramatic scenery in South Africa. Here you will see Bourke's
Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and God's Window before
return in the evening to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight Pine Lake Inn (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 13
16th July |
Mpumalanga
Breakfast at hotel. Fixture against local opposition followed
by after-match function.
Overnight Pine Lake Inn (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 14
17th July |
Mpumalanga - Johannesburg
After breakfast and check-out of the hotel and drive to
Johannesburg via Sabie and over the scenic Long Tom Pass
to Lydenburg. Continue via Dullstroom to Johannesburg,
arriving in the early evening. Check in at your hotel
for balance of the evening at leisure.
Overnight Park Plaza Sandton (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 15
18th July |
Johannesburg
Breakfast at hotel. Fixture against local opposition followed
by after-match function.
Overnight Park Plaza Sandton (standard room) or similar
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(B) |
Day 16
19th July |
Johannesburg
Breakfast and check-out of hotel. Transfer from the hotel
to Johannesburg International Airport for your onward
flight. |
(B) |
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