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Cape Town, Botswana Safaris,Namibia |
| 21:35 | On arrival at Cape Town International Airport, you will be met by a Safaris representative, who will hand over your travel documents and transfer you by private road transfer to The Portswood. |
| | | Accommodation has been reserved for you for 3 nights. | | Accommodation | The Portswood Hotel | | Room : | 2 Twin & 1 Single Standard Rooms | | Dates : | Check in : 06 August 2007 | | | Check out: 09 August 2007 | | Included : | Breakfast | | Supplier Ref # | 318789, 318916 & 318810 |
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Situated in the heart of the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town’s premier entertainment and tourist attraction, The Portswood offers a calm retreat in this vibrant, colourful area. A nautical theme was chosen for the hotel and has been carried throughout the private and public areas of the hotel. The Portswood offers you a choice of 59 twin rooms, 35 double rooms or 9 suites. All rooms have a view of Table Mountain or Table Bay harbour and each room has air-conditioning, television, tea/coffee making facilities, en suite bathroom, direct dial phones, Internet, electric razor plugs, international adaptors, fully stocked mini bars, hair dryers, TV with DSTV and 24-hour room service. The Quarterdeck Restaurant offers relaxed dining and is uniquely housed in the beautifully restored Old Convict Station building. A selection of fine wines provides the ideal complement to your meal. Light meals are served on the terrace, and the cocktail bar offers refreshments from noon on which can be enjoyed next to the outdoor pool. Guests are also welcome to use the neighbouring facilities of the Commodore Hotel, which include a well-equipped gymnasium with sauna, steam room and personal trainers. Tuesday 07 August 2007 | 05:00 | You will be collected from The Portswood and taken on your shark cage diving at Gansbaai in the morning followed by whale watching at Dyer Island in the afternoon. |
Hosting and welcoming facilities: The Great White House located in Kleinbaai will be your welcoming host for the duration of your excursion, with secure parking, accommodation, restaurant, coffee shop, gift shop, conference and education centre, relaxing garden, luxury bathrooms with hot showers, free internet access, free digital camera download facilities available for our guests. This centre offers truly unparalleled services in the area, and you will feel comfortable from the moment you step through our doors.
Boat: Shark Fever is a 10.6 metre or 32 ft long catamaran vessel built specifically for the purpose of viewing and cage diving with Great White Sharks. A large cabin will protect you and your belongings from the weather. A spacious toilet is also available on board. All diving equipment is provided with the excursions. Lunch (sandwiches, fruits, chips) and drinks (soft drinks and water) are offered on board and included in our packages. The galvanised steel Shark cage is large enough to accommodate up to four people comfortably. The top deck offers a great viewing and photographic platform to observe the Sharks from the surface above the action. Dyer Island is a must for bird enthusiasts as it is home to some 8 000 African penguins and 120 000 Cape cormorants, as well as many other coastal species such as terns, African black oystercatchers, skuas and petrels. Just off Dyer Island is Geyser Rock, with its colony of 60 000 Cape fur seals. From the boat, watch these intelligent,curious animals fish and play - ever watchful however of Great White sharks, prolific in a channel off Geyser Rock, aptly named Shark Alley. On the return cruise to Hermanus there may well be abundant sightings of Southern Right Whales. From June to November, these giants make this town one of the world’s top whale-watching destinations, with whales approaching very close to the shore to mate and calve. There are excellent whale-watching vantage points from cliff-side paths in the town itself, where we lunch, then browse local craft markets, before heading homewards to Cape Town via the spectacular Marine Drive, which follows the rocky coastline past the villages of Betty’s Bay, Rooiels and Pringle Bay. Wednesday 08 August 2007 | 09:00 | You will be collected from The Portswood and taken on a private City Tour excluding Table Mountain. |
Drive through the city via Bo-Kaap, or Cape Malay Quarter (so named for those peoples exiled to the Cape from Dutch colonies in the East). Leave our vehicles for a historical walk through the Company Gardens, the original fresh produce garden for visiting ships and locals from the mid 17th Century and today, home to the SA Museum, Cultural History Museum, Houses of Parliament, National Gallery and St George’s Cathedral. Stroll through the city to Greenmarket Square to browse African mementos at its bustling market stalls. Drive to the Castle, the oldest building in South Africa with its collection of Old Cape paintings and take in the Grand Parade where Nelson Mandela addressed the nation on his release in 1990. Move on to the District Six Museum to view a moving collection of stories, pictures and memorabilia highlighting the colourful life of this suburb which now stands empty, thanks to the destruction of homes and forced removal of residents during the height of the Apartheid era. | | Following the City Tour, you will be stopping for lunch enroute. Guests to settle lunch direct as this is not included in the tour. Thereafter you will be taken on your private Winelands Tour including cheese and chocolate tasting. |
Depart the city and head towards the Boland area – home to the celebrated Cape Winelands, with a first stop at the Zevenwacht Wine Estate to enjoy a cheese and wine tasting. Continue on along the picturesque Polkadraai road, with its many farms and estates set amidst breathtaking views of the Simonsberg, Stellenboschberg and Helderberg Mountains. The area is rightly famous for high quality dry white and red wines from noble grape varieties. Award winning wines are produced at many historic estates in the area, some of which have homesteads dating back to the 17/18th centuries. We visit some of these farms to taste their wines. There’s also a visit to oak-lined Stellenbosch, South Africa’s second oldest town, with a chance to explore the town’s beautiful examples of Cape Dutch architecture, its university, shops and galleries. Thursday 09 August 2007 | | Private transfer from The Portswood to Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Johannesburg. 06:20 Suggested check in time for flight CE707.07:20 Estimated departure time from Cape Town.09:20 Estimated arrival time in Johannesburg. On arrival in Johannesburg, please check in for your flight to Livingstone. 09:20 Suggested check in time for flight CE202.11:20 Estimated departure time from Johannesburg.12:55 Estimated arrival time in Livingstone. |
| | Scheduled transfer from Livingstone Airport to Kasane River Border Post. At about 230pm, you will be at the border post by the Ichobezi representative…. Ichobezi House boat in 2 doubles and a single.. |
Saturday 11 August 2007 | | Scheduled transfer from Ichobezi to Kasane Airport. |
| | Light aircraft transfer from Kasane Airport to Nxabega Camp. |
| | | Accommodation has been reserved for you for 3 nights. | | Accommodation | Nxabega Camp | | Room : | 2 Twin & 1 Single Standard Rooms | | Dates : | Check in : 11 August 2007 | | | Check out: 14 August 2007 | | Included : | All meals, local drinks and daily game activities | | Supplier Ref # | 157696 |
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Nxabega Okavango Safari Camp is situated on the edge of the permanent Okavango in 7000 hectares of wildlife concession on the western border of Moremi Game Reserve. Nxabega combines a water experience with the excitement of big game sightings normally associated with land camps. Game viewing opportunities include Zebra, Wildebeest, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Buffalo, Elephant and Giraffe. Nxabega accommodates 18 guests in 9 East African style safari tents on raised wooden platforms with their own private verandas and en suite facilities. The main building is constructed in local timber, reed and thatch overlooking a flood plain. The camp comprises a dining room, lounge and large sundecks. There is also an outside dining and campfire area, swimming pool and curio shop. Activities include mokoro excursions, boating, birding, nature walks and game drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles. Tuesday 14 August 2007 | | Light aircraft transfer from Nxabega Camp to Maun Airport. Fly Maun to Johannesburg |
| | | Accommodation has been reserved for you for 1 night. Use the hotel shuttle to get to the airport | | Accommodation | Mondior Concorde | | Room : | 2 Twin & 1 Single Standard Rooms | | Dates : | Check in : 14 August 2007 | | | Check out: 15 August 2007 | | Included : | Breakfast | | Supplier Ref # | 172118/20121 |
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The Mondior Concorde hotel at Emperors Palace is an elegant contemporary hotel. Conveniently located alongside the Convention Centre with secure parking and a covered walkway through to the Emporium retail concourse, the Mondior Concorde ensures ease of access to the myriad of facilities at Emperors Palace. The Mondior Concorde offers 146 rooms and 4 suites. Each room has tea and coffee making facilities as well as a mini fridge. All rooms have a walk-in shower and separate bath. All rooms have 20 inch flat screen remote controlled television showing selected D-STV (satellite) channels as well as wired (cable) high-speed Internet connections. Full laundry and valet services are also available. Oriana, the breakfast restaurant, overlooks the gardens and the Convention Centre. The contemporary cocktail bar, The Silver Moon offers a variety of cocktails as well as traditional bar service. There is a convenient business centre offering a variety of business services and there is high speed wireless internet access in all public areas. Wednesday 15 August 2007 | 08:45 | Use the hotel shuttle to get to the airport. Fly Air Namibia On arrival in Windhoek, you will be transferred by scheduled road transfer from Windhoek Airport to Omaruru. Please continue under your own arrangements until 19 August. Ryan & Bridget Please continue under your own arrangements until 29 August. Patricia, Richelle & Charles. |
Sunday 19 August 2007 | | Scheduled transfer from Omaruru to Windhoek Airport for your flight to Johannesburg. . 15:45 Suggested check in time for flight SW712.17:45 Estimated departure time from Windhoek.20:30 Estimated arrival time in Johannesburg. On arrival in Johannesburg, please continue under your own arrangements. |
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