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Fly-Drive Cape, Garden Route & Kruger

From £4,915 per person
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This excellent two week fly-drive tour takes in some of South Africa's very best highlights  - Cape Town, Hermanus, the Garden Route and a safari in the renowned game-rich Timbavati Wildlife Reserve, bordering Kruger Park. This trip takes you to award-winning properties that have an impressive and long standing history of conservation and community development.

 

Itinerary

On this trip you will visit:
  • Camps Bay
  • Cape Peninsula
  • Cape Town
  • Knysna
  • Kruger Park Area
  • Out of Town
  • The Garden Route
  • The Whale Route
  • Timbavati & Beyond
  • Townships
  • Waterfront to Bantry Bay
  • Whales & Winelands
Day 1
Depart from London on direct overnight flight to Cape Town
Days 2 - 5
Cape Town
Arrive in Cape Town early morning and collect your hire car. It’s an easy 30-minute drive to Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa in the lively Camps Bay area for a 4 night stay, breakfast included. By midday you could be looking at Cape Town from the top of Table Mountain.

In this time, you could tour the Cape Peninsula, visit the city, Table Mountain, the penguin colony, Robben Island and the townships. Tours can be done either as self-drive or as escorted tours. For the more adventurous, we also offer an overnight stay at one of the township B&Bs.
Accommodation: 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa
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Days 6 - 7
Hermanus
Depart for the coastal town of Hermanus which offers shore based whale watching in season (June – November) for a 2 night stay at the Grootbos Reserve which has onsite guides to make the most of the flora and fauna kingdom, all meals and scheduled lodge activities included.
Accommodation: Grootbos Nature Reserve
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Days 8 - 10
Garden Route
A scenic drive along the Garden Route. Stay 3 nights at Fancourt Manor House with breakfast included. This is a great base to explore the Garden Route, or simply explore the 613 hectare Fancourt Estate.
Accommodation: The Manor House Fancourt
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Days 11 - 13
Greater Kruger National Park - Timbavati Game Reserve
Today you return your hire car at George Airport and fly up to Kruger Park via Johannesburg. On arrival you will be met and transferred by road into the Timbavati for a 3 night stay at &Beyond Ngala Tented Camp, all meals, local drinks,scheduled safari activities, nature walks, transfers to and from the lodge airstrip and laundry included. The drive takes about three hours and the roads takes you through the rural villages before entering the reserve.
Accommodation: &Beyond Ngala Private Game Reserve
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Day 14
After the morning game drive leave &Beyond Ngala Tented Camp and drive to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, return you hire car and fly back to Johannesburg to connect with an overnight flight to London.
Day 15
Arrive London Heathrow early morning.

Price guides 2013/2014

From £4,935 per person, 1 Jan – 30 Jun
From £4,915 per person, 1 Jul - 30 Sep
From £5,355 per person, 1 Oct - 15 Dec

The price includes flights from London Heathrow, three domestic flights,  nine days car hire with unlimited mileage, return road transfers from Kruger Mpumalanga Airport to Ngala Tented Camp , 12 nights accommodation with breakfast throughout and all meals and game activities while on safari.

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Rainbow specialists provide a high-quality, personal service and respected, impartial advice so you can make informed decisions about your individual holiday. To talk through your holiday ideas and plans, ring us on 020 7666 1250, or make an enquiry by email.

Accommodation

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&Beyond Ngala Private Game Reserve
Timbavati & Beyond, South Africa
&Beyond Ngala Private Game Reserve provides excellent game-viewing in the Timbavati Reserve which is part of the world-famous Greater Kruger National Park. The reserve is unfenced, allowing for the free movement of game, but...
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12 Apostles Hotel & Spa
Camps Bay, South Africa
12 Apostles Hotel & Spa  Heading out of Camps Bay towards Hout Bay and the Cape Peninsula National Park, set in the lee of the 12 Apostles cliffs and overlooking the Atlantic, this traditional 5-star hotel is surrounded by native...
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Grootbos Nature Reserve
The Whale Route, South Africa
Grootbos Nature Reserve   Just 160 km east of Cape Town, the 2000-hectare Grootbos Nature Reserve nestles in fynbos-clad hills above Walker Bay — where the Southern Right Whale breeds each year. The views of the...
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The Manor House Fancourt
Knysna, South Africa
The Manor House Fancourt   This small luxurious boutique hotel, with excellent green credentials and staff development programme, is located in the 613-hectare Fancourt estate, just outside George. The meticulously restored...
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