Day 1 : Arrive Cape Town, 4 nights Silvermist Mountain Lodge. Bed & Breakfast
Collect rental car and drive to Silvermist, Cape Town for 4 nights. Silvermist Mountain Lodge is a 60-acre mountainside estate of well-designed self-contained cottages in the beautiful Constantia Nek area.

The estate has a swimming pool, mountain trails and a coffee shop serving breakfasts.

One of the Cape's mountain walking trails starts in the reserve, and access to beaches and Constantia wine estates is easy.

Each of the one, two or three bedroom cottages has a large fireplace and either its own 'deck' or terrace.

 All are fully serviced daily. Bed and Breakfast in a Superior Chalet.

Day 5 : 4 nights, Lake Pleasant Hotel, Garden Route, Bed & Breakfast
Fly or drive to Garden Route for 4 nights at Lake Pleasant Hotel, a luxurious boutique hotel situated on Groenvlei Lake close to Knysna.

 It lies within the bird sanctuary of the Goukamma Nature and Marine Reserve.

The 5 star hotel offers a rimflow pool, a health spa, sunset cruises on the lake, walking trails in the reserve and the beach is only 6km away.

The 36 air-conditioned rooms and suites are stylishly decorated and open onto landscaped gardens running down to the lake.

The duplex suites are ideal for families with a sleeper couch in the sitting room. Each has a TV, telephone, sitting area, minibar and terrance or balcony. Bed & Breakfast (5 hours, 490km).

Day 9 : 3 nights, Woodall Farm, Near Addo Elephant Park, Bed & Breakfast
Continue to Eastern Cape to stay 3 nights at Woodall Farm near Addo Elephant Park.

The guest lodge is on a Citrus farm which produces export lemons and oranges.

The Cape-style cottages and luxury suites all have private entrances and their excellent restaurant overlooks a small lake stocked with waterbirds.

Woodall is an idyllic escape, offering you peace and tranquillity with game-viewing at Addo Elephant Park, Kariega and Shamwari Game Reserves all close by. (3 hours, 330km).