Pick up travelers at 8am to start the tour. Visit Mandela House in Soweto & travel to Kruger National Park
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Mandela House
After pick up, we first visit the Mandela House in Soweto for a brief guided tour
Duration: 60 minutes
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Kruger National Park
From Mandela House we travel to Kruger National Park. This is a 4 hour drive from Johannesburg. Relax at the hotel in the afternoon and taking walking trails around the area
Duration: 5 hours
After breakfast, we depart from the hotel and go for a game drive at Kruger National Park
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Game drives at Phalaborwa Gate in Kruger National Park
After breakfast proceed to do a game drive. Opportunity to see all of Africa's Big 5 - Elephant, lion, buffalo, cheetah, rhinoceros and much much more. Enjoy the real African bush. The Kruger National Park - Where nearly 2 million hectares of unrivaled diversity of life forms fuses with historical and archaeological sights - this is real Africa. The world-renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa.
Duration: 6 hours
After breakfast depart from Kruger National Park, travel to Isimangaliso Wetlands Park, a World Heritage Site
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park
On arrival in Isimangaliso Wetlands Park, in late afternoon, check in to your 3 or 4 star hotel or lodge. This is followed by a 2 hour Hippo & Croc Boat Cruise at the St Lucia Estuary. Enjoy a relaxing 2 x hour cruise on the St Lucia Estuary to see countless hippopotami, crocodiles and prolific birds. This cruise is ideal for children of all ages and also wheel chair accessible. We give you an authentic African adventure experience to ensure you make life-long memories for you and your loved ones.
Duration: 2 hours
We begin day 4 with a game drive in one of Isimangaliso Wetlands Park Game Reserves.
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park
On day 4 after breakfast we go for a game drive at one of Isimangaliso Wetlands Park's game reserves. We are likely to see a large number of different types of animals such as the elephant, the rhino, buffalo, eland, kudu, zebra, wilderbeast, monkeys, baboons, and plenty more.
Duration: 5 hours
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Durban
After the game drive, we travel to Durban for the night. Durban, a coastal city in eastern South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, is known for its African, Indian and colonial influences. Refurbished for soccer’s 2010 World Cup, the seafront promenade runs from uShaka Marine World, a huge theme park with an aquarium, to the futuristic Moses Mabhida Stadium. The Durban Botanical Gardens showcases a wide range of African plant species
Duration: 10 hours
Day 5 will be spent touring Durban
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Victoria Street Market
The Victoria Street Market currently has in excess of 200 vendors and stall holders. The market stocks products including traditional African artwork, Indian spices, seafood, bags, brassware, traditional clothes and much more. A “must-see destination in Durban”!
Duration: 2 hours
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Durban Botanic Gardens
The Durban Botanic Gardens is situated in the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is Durban's oldest public institution and Africa's oldest surviving botanical gardens. The gardens cover an area of 15 hectares in a subtropical climate. The Botanical Gardens is home to some of the oldest tree species in the world
Duration: 1.5 hours
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Durban
We also take a walk along the Durban Promenade. The beachfront promenade was extended by nearly 8km, making it the longest promenade in Africa. The expansion forms a continuous walk from the North at the Umgeni River.
The afternoon is spent relaxing at the beaches or hotel in Durban.
Duration: 1.5 hours
After breakfast, depart from Durban and head to the Drakensberg Mountains
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Howick Falls
Our first stop is at Howick falls, a 95m waterfall. See this beautiful falls. get photos. Leave a key with your name inscribed in case you will visit the same spot years later.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Nelson Mandela Capture Site
From Howick Falls we head off to Nelson Mandela Capture Site. Here we visit the Museum which has some of the best information available on South Africa's struggle for independence. We also visit the world renowned Nelson Mandela Monument.
Duration: 2 hours
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Maloti Drakensberg Park
From Nelson Mandela Capture Site we proceed to the Drakensberg Mountains. The Drakensberg mountain range, stretching along the eastern side of South Africa, is a place of rugged beauty made up of plateaus, peaks, cliffs and deep valleys.
The Drakensberg were once a spiritual home for the San people, whose rock paintings adorn many of the caves and cliff faces. Today a large section of the range has been proclaimed a conservation area and a World Heritage Site under the name Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park.
At the Drakensberg Mountains we do some foot hiking.
Duration: 3 hours
After breakfast we depart from Drakensberg and travel to Mthatha.
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KwaZulu-Natal
We travel through the rural areas of Kwazulu Natal. We pass Ixopo and Umzimkhulu. We also experience many other rural areas. Finally we arrive in Mthatha, a rural town, for the night.
Duration: 10 hours
After breakfast we visit the Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha. Thereafter we travel to East London
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Nelson Mandela Museum
The Meaning of Mandela strips back the layers of his life to reveal him as a comrade, leader, prisoner, negotiator, and finally, statesman. It shows the human values that underpin the man.
Duration: 2 hours
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Eastern Cape
From Mthatha we travel in the Eastern Cape Region. We travel some rural areas including Mvezo where Nelson Mandela was born. We travel until we reach East London for the night.
Duration: 10 hours
We depart from East London after breakfast and head to a big 5 game reserve, the Addo Elephant National Park
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Addo Elephant National Park
Addo Elephant National Park is a diverse wildlife conservation park situated close to Gqeberha in South Africa and is one of the country's 20 national parks. It currently ranks third in size after Kruger National Park and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
We do a game drive at Addo Elephant National Park.
Duration: 5 hours
Depart from Port Elizabeth after breakfast and head to Knysna stopping over for bungy jumping along the way
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Bloukrans Bridge
At Bloukrans Bridge you can do some bungy jumping - the world's highest bungy at 216m. This is optional
Duration: 2 hours
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Robberg Nature Reserve
From Bloukrans Bridge we proceed to Robberg Nature Reserve to do some hiking. This is a beautiful place combining the sea and the hills. Some of the best walking trails.
Duration: 2 hours
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Plettenberg Bay
This seaside town has some of the finest beaches on the garden route. We do a stop over at one of the beaches here.
Duration: 2 hours
After breakfast, visit areas in and around Knysna
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Knysna Heads
Visit Knysna heads, a beautiful spot with some of the best views of Knysna combining the sea and the mountains.
Duration: 2 hours
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The Waterfront Knysna Quays
The Quays has a lot of shops and restaurants. Boats leave from the Quays. Breathtaking views of Knysna, crystal blue waters and and and. There really are no words to describe how stunning the views are. The Waterfront is a chilled out extension of Knysna. A scenic view of the harbor with quite a number of yachts make it a scenery. A good number of restaurants from cafes to great restaurants, one can easily spend 2-3 hours here, you can also book some rides on the lagoon.
Duration: 2 hours
Depart from Knysna after breakfast. Head off to Hermanus
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Hermanus
Hermanus is known as one of the best places in the world for land-based whale watching. Southern right whales visit the town's shores from June to December each year, and visitors can see these majestic creatures from the cliffs and beaches in and around the town.
Duration: 3 hours
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Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate
Benguela Cove Wine Estate is a stunning vineyard located in the Walker Bay region of South Africa. The estate is situated on the banks of the Bot River Lagoon and boasts breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and ocean.
The vineyard is known for its premium wines, which are produced using sustainable and environmentally friendly methods. The estate has a wide range of varietals, including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Shiraz.
In addition to its excellent wines, Benguela Cove also offers a range of activities and experiences for visitors, including wine tastings, vineyard tours, picnics, and even a zip line that runs through the vineyards.
Duration: 2 hours
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Betty's Bay
Betty’s Bay is also known as Stony Point Penguin Colony. There is a huge population of the African Penguin. The penguins can be seen up close as they waddle around, swim in the nearby ocean, and nest in the shelter of the surrounding vegetation.
It is located at the Stony Point Nature Reserve, which is a protected area managed by the CapeNature conservation authority. Visitors can enter the reserve and walk along the boardwalks that lead through the penguin colony.
From Betty's Bay we head off to Cape Town to conclude the tour
Duration: 60 minutes
