Hermanus Holidays

Sample Itinerary - REF AFRICA 232

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The Smoke that Thunders

Day 1: Victoria Falls

Welcome to Victoria Falls! On arrival at Victoria Falls Airport in Zimbabwe you will be met and transferred to Lodge. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure.

Victoria Falls, ZImbabwe

Day 2: Victoria Falls

Today is free for you to tour the falls or book white water rafting locally.

Tree lion in Victoria Falls

Day 3: Victoria Falls - Johannesburg

Today we will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg from there we transfer you to your hotel. (Set transfer organised by the hotel)

Johannesburg city

Day 4: Johannesburg - Kruger N.P.

This morning you travel on the Lodges shuttle bus to the Timbavati Lodge. Arrival and check in. Sunset Bush Drive included.

Looking for prey in the setting sun

Day 5: Kruger N.P.

Full day Kruger Game Drive included.

Elephant in the afternoon sun

Day 6: Kruger N.P.

Morning or afternoon Bush Walk or Cultural Walk included.

Monkeys in the Kruger

Day 7: Kruger N.P. - Port Elizabeth

Morning shuttle organised by the Lodge to J'Burg Airport from there catch your flight to Port Elizabeth. Arrival and collect your rental car from Avis. Drive to your hotel.

Hairy warthog grazing

Day 8: Port Elizabeth - Plettenberg Bay

Drive to Plettenberg Bay which is one of the world’s best spots for Whale Watching. We highly recommend an Ocean Safari in search of Bottlenose and rare Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphins.

Seals on the rocks at Plettenberg

Day 9: Plettenberg Bay

Enjoy a further day in this wonderful city you can also consider visiting Monkeyland where a monkey safari within a lush indigenous forest is conducted by an experienced game ranger.

Rockpool at Plettenberg

Day 10: Plettenberg Bay - Knysna

Drive to the picturesque town of Knysna - South Africa’s ‘Oyster Capital’, situated between lush forests and a peaceful estuary. It is truly one of the most scenic towns in South Africa, offering many activities and attractions, gourmet restaurants, arts and crafts.

Day 11: Knysna - Oudtshoorn

Make your way to Klein Karoo’s capital - Oudtshoorn. Here you can visit the Safari Ostrich Ranch for a guided tour and visit the Cango Caves, where a guided tour allows you to explore the ancient stalagmites and stalactites and visit endangered animals at the Cango Wildlife Ranch. Klein Karoo is the easternmost wine producing region in the country, situated between spectacular mountain ranges.

Inquisitive ostrich getting up close

Day 12: Oudtshoorn - Hermanus

Drive today to Hermanus it is whale season so around this time of year you can actually go whale watching from the shore line an experience only few places in the world can offer.

Day 13: Hermanus - Stellenbosch

Drive to Stellenbosch and spend the day exploring Stellenbosch and the historic towns of Paarl and Franschhoek. Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in South Africa, offers some of the worlds finest wines so why not visit a winery / vineyard.

One of the churches in Windhoek

Day 14: Stellenbosch - Cape Town

Drive to Cape Town and check into your hotel the Ocean View House. Sit back and relax.

One of the many bays around Cape Town

Day 15: Cape Town

Free day to relax at your hotel. Afternoon drive to your downtown cape town hotel. Car rental will be collected today at 6pm from downtown hotel.

Vineyard in the winelands region

Day 16: Cape Town

We commence with a cable car trip up the legendary Table Mountain for spectacular views of the Mother City. (weather permitting, cable car fee not included) Back in the city, we visit the well preserved Company Gardens, the S.A. Museum, the Castle of Good Hope and the vibrant and arty flea market, Greenmarket Square. We also take a trip through the colourful and picturesque Malay Quarter known as Bo-Kaap.

Cablecar to Table Mountain

Day 17: Cape Town

The day is spent on a guided tour exploring the Cape Peninsula, visiting Hout Bay on the Atlantic coast before heading off to Cape Point for lunch (not included). In the afternoon we head back via the Penguin colony on the Indian Ocean.

Cape Point, South Africa

Day 18: Cape Town

Today we transfer you to the airport for your flight home.

Africa Spotlight
Lone lion relaxing in Kruger National Park

Kruger N.P.

Stretching virtually all the way along the border with Mozambique, it’s said that Kruger has the greatest variety of wildlife ...