International partners / contacts	Johannesburg to Cape Town via the Garden Route Via Kruger national park and the Garden Route. (ES10b - 9 Day Tour) "Escape to Africa wilds - a haven in the African Bush. Travel via the unforgettable scenery of the Garden Route". / 12 Day Tour Itinerary)

MAP ROUTE 1. Johannesburg 2. Kruger National Park 3. Johannesburg 4. Bloemfontein 5. Port Elizabeth 6. Knysna / Wilderness 7. Oudtshoorn 8. Mossel bay 9. Hermanus - Cape town More Kruger National Park Tours

Brief Description: This is an excellent 9 day tour that departs every second Saturday of the month throughout the year, except for December. Highlights:  Voortrekker Monument (optional), Hoedspruit Game Park/Lodge, game drive through Wild-game-Sanctuary, "God's Window", Pilgrims Rest, Gold-Reef-City,  Thaba 'Nchu Sun Casino, Addo Elephant Park, Tsitsikamma Rain forrest, Oudtshoorn Ostrich Farm, Cango Caves. Detailed Description: Departure Date Departure Place Time Every 2nd Saturday of the month. Johannesburg. We will drop you off at any place of your choice in Cape Town  08:00am 1. Day We collect you at the Hotel in Johannesburg, continue to Pretoria for a visit to the "Voortrekker Monument" (optional). We continue through our gold and coal producing area of South Africa, via the Erasmus Pass - Strydom Tunnel Hoedspruit, Three Rondavels on Panorama Route, to a private Game Park/Lodge. Check in and freshen up before leaving for the first experience of the bush and its diversity of wild animals, in an open safari vehicle. Return after dark for a traditional dinner (included) and overnight rest, if you are not to hyperactive. 2. Day You are awakened to tee/coffee and snacks before heading out for a bush walk, to corner the elusive big five. Return for a sumptuous breakfast. Continue to the world renown Wild-game-Sanctuary, the Kruger National Park, with all its 20000 square kilometers of diversity of African wild life, filled with excitement and surprises. Check in at your climatised Rondavel before going on a night drive through the park in open landrovers - unforgettable. 3. Day Early morning game drive, with breakfast en route, to check out one of the big five you might have missed. We are now leaving this magnificent park for Hazyview, via the Blyde River Canyon, Bourks Luck Potholes, "Gods Window". Overnight at Hazyview. 4. Day After breakfast we continue to Sabie. Visiting Pilgrims Rest (old gold diggers town), through Robbers pass to Lydenburg - Middelburg, back to Johannesburg for overnight at a wonderful hotel at the airport. 5. Day After breakfast, on our way to Johannesburg, the city of Egoli. After a visit to "Gold-Reef-City", we continue t Bloemfontein, Thaba 'Nchu Sun. A casino / hotel, where you can try your luck with "fortuna". Enjoy the beautiful surrounds of this ex "Homeland" before going to rest, in comfortable accommodation.. 6. Day Continue to Port-Elizabeth - via the Addo Elephant Park for a short visit - for a tour through the town of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. Overnight at the Marine / Beach Hotel with a beautiful view over Algoa Bay. 7. Day Leave Port-Elizabeth via Jeffreys Bay - Cape St. Francis in the background - through the Tsitsikamma Rain forrest - "Natures Valley", to the Pearl of the Garden Route - Plettenberg Bay. Going on through the "Garden of Eden" to Knysna with its picturesque lagoon, for an overnight stay at the Wilderness, at the edge of the Indian Ocean. 8. Day Board the "Outeniqua Choo Tjoe" through the most breathtaking part of the Garden Route - over five lakes five river mouths - two rivers. Continue over the Outeniqua Mountains to the Ostrich Mecca of South Africa Oudtshoorn - for a tour through the Safari Show Ranch - a ride on the fastest bird on two legs. We have lunch specialty-ostrich steaks.Thereafter visit the crocodile / cheatah farm (optional) and continue through to the world famous drip-stone caves-"Cango Caves"-the most beautiful in the world.Via the Robinson Pass back to the Indian Ocean for overnight at the historical "Post Office Tree Manor or Point Hotel at Mossel bay. 9. Day After an historical walk through Mossel bay - board the Caraval, the first explorer used to sail into this bay-anno 1488. Visit the famous "milkwood tree" - where the first post office transaction took place in 1500. Continue to Swellendam - one of the oldest towns in South Africa - further to Hermanus - the place of the rich and famous. Through the apple / pear orchard to Cape Town, the mother city of South Africa.

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