On this trip, you will travel to:
Cape Town, Cape Point, Stellenbosch Wine Region, The Garden Route & Addo Elephant National Park, Bospoort Guest Lodge, Southern Free State Game Drives & Johannesburg.
The trip includes: 12 nights of accommodation, a full-time guide, ground transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle, all safaris, scheduled activities, maid service, and daily hot breakfasts. (All meals are included at Bospoort.)
You will be met by your Dream Travel host and transferred to your accommodation in Camps Bay. Dinner in Clifton-on-Sea in Cape Town.
Sleep in African Dreams Guest House near the V&A Waterfront |
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Take a cable car ride up Table Mountain; visit Nelson Mandela’s jail cell on Robben Island; enjoy the star-studded beaches at Camps Bay; evening on Cape Town’s posh beach side strip -- The Cape’s culinary scene is exquisite, and your guide will point out the nicest restaurants if you’d like. (Alternate activities available: Shop at the V&A Waterfront, visit Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, hike up Table Mountain, etc.)
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Visit the famed penguin colony at Penguin Beach; travel to the stormy meeting of oceans at the tip of the continent, Cape Point. Drive the scenic “Chapman’s Peak Drive” and make your way into the wine country in time for dinner in the old Dutch town of Stellenbosch.
Sleep at Protea Hotel in Green Point |
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Harley Davidson motorcycle tour through the wine region. We will pick up our motorcycles at Green Point Harley in Cape Town and drive towards Stellenbosch via the area’s world famous wine route. We’ll visit some of the most popular wine estates along the way, and drive the “Helshoogte Pass” all the way to the old French town of Franschoek. (More details closer to departure date.) Return to Cape Town for an evening on the town.
Sleep at Protea Hotel in Green Point |
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Enjoy a day of wine, cheese and brandy tastings and cellar tours along the Western Cape’s acclaimed wine route and visit the mountain town of Stellenbosch, home to the stunning Afrikaans campus of Stellenbosch University. Option for half-day at beach. (Lunch included: ‘lamb on the spit’ in the garden of the Backsberg wine & brandy estate)
Sleep at Rosenview Wine Farm |
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Drive to the Storms River National Park in the heart of the beautiful Garden Route. Travel via the town of Wilderness and experience a tandem paragliding flight at “Map of Africa” - a world famous hang-gliding location. Continue over to Bloukrans Bridge to leap from the world‘s highest bungy jump (if you dare), and on to your private log cabin right on the ocean at Storms River Mouth.
Sleep inside the park (amazing spot - one of our favorites) |
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Spend the morning exploring the stunning coastline with short hiking trails, take a boat ride up the river mouth, and scuba the waters of the Indian ocean. Continue to J-Bay, the world famous surfing spot and holiday town for a great seafood dinner and some beautiful beach action. If there is time we will take a very exciting off-road (4x4) trip over the dunes near Oyster Bay.
Sleep in J-Bay or Storms River. |
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Full-day safari at Addo Elephant National Park, home to one of the world’s largest populations of African Elephants, as well as free-roaming lions, Cape buffalo, rhinos, leopards and a number of other wild species. Take an elephant-back safari in the park and enjoy a private “sundowner” boat ride up the Brede River.
Sleep at a Private Lodge just outside the Addo Park |
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Drive (about 6 hours…local fight available at extra cost) from the Eastern Cape to Bospoort Guest Lodge, your private 2,500 acres of land in the Southern Free State; sip fine wines and brandies and relax as the local staff prepare your dinner over the open fire. We will be met here by my wife Erin. (3 meals/day included at Bospoort)
Sleep in Bospoort’s thatched roof stone chalets |
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Spend the day exploring the wilds of Bospoort: This is truly a place where you will feel the wild openness of Africa and get a taste for the adventures of “boer” life. A wide range of activities are available including Game Drives, River Tubing, Horseback Riding, 4x4 routes, and naps on our open-air couches. Relax the true South African way, and then enjoy another dinner over the open fire.
Sleep at Bospoort |
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Hop on the 4x4 for a wild day of safari at a nearby private reserve (lunch in the field); see buffalo, giraffes, wildebeest, kudu, eland, springbok, blesbok, zebra, and many other species. Continue on to Tsukuddu Game Reserve near Jagersfontein for another night in the beautiful veld. Spend the night at Hobbit House, the childhood home of JRR Tolkien, the author of Lord Of the Rings. .
Sleep in Bloemfontein (The capital of the Free State) |
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Enjoy brunch at the Oliewenhuis Gardens before departing to Stone Reserve for a quad bike safari. The reserve has a large variety of animals including Rhinos, Giraffes, Buffalo, Wildebeest, and more. There is also have a lion-breeding facility, where you can experience unforgettable interactions with the Reserve’s smallest lion cubs.
Sleep in Stone Safari Reserve |
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After breakfast you will depart towards Johannesburg for your flight home. Depending on your departure time, you may visit the Cradle of Humankind or the SOWETO township before you are transferred to the airport.
