Cape Town and highlights basic tour

6 Days/5 Nights - SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Town, South Africa’s Mother City
Cape Town: is situated near the southern tip of South Africa, sandwiched between Table Mountain and the ocean. Affectionately known as the “Mother City”, it was the first established town in South Africa.

Population: 2 984 100
Languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Setswana, South Sotho, North Sotho, Tsonga, SiSwati, Venda, Ndebele Time: GMT +2 Hours

Day 1 - Cape Town City Tour
City Tour : Full Day Tour : Experience the rainbow nation of the Mother City (Cape Town). 

Highlights Include:
• Table Mountain or Signal Hill (weather permitting)
• Bo-Kaap, Cape Malay Quarter and Museum
• Parliament Buildings • Greenmarket Square
• Company Gardens • The Castle of Good Hope
• Robben Island – Visit Nelson Mandela’s Prison Cell.
• Slave Lodge
• Return transfer to your accommodation
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel/Similar ( 4 Star Category )
• Meals – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 2 – Township / Cultural Tours 
Full Day Tour: Discover the many facets of Cape Town’s culturally diverse communities.
Hear stories of the Struggle first-hand from the locals: from District Six, where forced removals changed the lives of many, to the informal, settlements where sangomas (traditional healers) and shebeens (taverns) add to the rich culture of township life

Highlights Include:
• District Six Museum
• Guguletu and Surrounds
• Lange:
• S’Thebe Art and Culture Centre
• Visit a sangoma (traditional healer)
• Homemade beer tasting at a shebeen (tavern)
• A township B&B
• Nyanga and Surrounds
• Sivuyile Technical College
• The Moslem and Indian communities of Athlone and Cape Flats
• Cape Malay food tasting
• Purchase arts and crafts manufactured by the local community
• Should your tour take place on a Sunday, attendance of a Church Service can be included by prior arrangement
• Return transfer to your accommodation
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel /similar ( 4 Star Category )
 • Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3 Cape Point Tour 

Full Day Tour: A scienic drive along the Peninsula’s magnificent coastline.
Enjoy the breathtaking Chapman’s Peak Drive and stop off the viewing point.

Highlights Include:
• Clifton and Camps Bay
• Hout Bay Harbour (Boat Trip to see the Cape fur Seals – optional)
• Chapman’s Peak (if open)
• Noordhoek
• Ostrich Farm
• False Bay
• Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
• Cape Point
• Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach
• Simon’s Town
• Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens / Constantia Valley
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel/Similar ( 4 Star Category )
• Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4 Cape Wine Route

Full Day Tour: A visit to the heart of Southern Africa’s food and wine industry. Stroke a cheetah at the outreach program on Spiers Wine Estate.

Highlights Include:
• Historic tour of Stellenbosch and surroundings
• Cellar tours and wine tasting
• Spier Wine Estate
• Helshoogte Pass
• Historical tour of Franshoek and surroundings
• Huguenot Memorial
• Cheese tasting
• Lunch on a historical wine estate
• Nelson Mandela’s former prison (not open to the public)
• Purchase wine directly from the wine estate
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel/Similiar ( 4 Star Category )
• Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5 Safari Tour 

One hour’s drive to one of Cape Town’s well known RESERVES to see the BIG 5

Highlights Include:
• Scienic Route
• Game drive to spot the BIG 5
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel/Similiar ( 4 Star Category )
• Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6:  DEPART FOR AIRPORT 
After breakfast, depart for Cape Town International Airport for your flight home.
Meals – Breakfast

South Africa Tour 1: Citrusdal to Kgalgadi

6 Day Citrusdal to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Private Safari

Day 1:
Citrusdal – Orange River / Fish River Canyon Region (D) Lodge

Day 2: Ais – Ais / Fish river Canyon (B.L.D) Lodge

Day 3, 4: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (B.L.D) Lodge/Chalets

Day 5: Augrabies (B.L*) Chalets/Hotel

Day 6: Upington (B) Tour ends on arrival

B-Breakfast
L – Lunch
D – Dinner
* - own meals

What is included?

• All accommodation, park fees, entrance fees, conservation fees
• 4 x 4 vehicle & guide, all game drives in parks , all scenic drives 
• All meals indicated, mineral water
• Orange river day trip
• Visit to Fish River Canyon
• Game drives in Kgalagadi What is not included?
• Night Game drives in Kgalagadi
• Drinks (other than mineral water)
• Own visa fees ( if needed)
• Own transfer fees to airport on departure day.

Highlights!
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
• Fish river Canyon
• Augrabies National Park

Price per person sharing: 1500 Euro / single supplement: 150 Euro Nett rate
Clients also have a camping option if they would like to downgrade acc on request.

Trip Notes: Have decided to use Norotshama lodge at Orange River – breaks the long journey / great setting and makes it possible to visit Ais – Ais and a quiver tree forest on the way to the fish river canyon.

Day 1: Citrusdal / fish River Canyon / Grunau region (D) Lodge
We collect your clients at Bushmanskloof and transfer the journey on the N7 passing springbok and entering southern Namibia. Our suggestions in the south not further that 80 – 100 km from fish river canyon along the Orange River. We explore the Northern Cape and Namaqua region and have a great chance to view some wild flowers along the way. +/- 500km

Day 2: Ais-Ais / Fish river Canyon (B.L.D) Lodge
Ais – Ais Hot springs will be our first visit of the day. The Fish River canyon hike ends at the hot springs and i quick swim in the hot water will just be what we need before visit the 550 m deep canyon overlooking the fascinating plateau above the canyon. A great place t is the lookout point to have lunch overlooking the spectacular views of the canyon. Our overnight will be 1 hour from the canyon on a working guest farm 220km

Day 3,4: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park(B.L.D) Lodge/chalets
The southern part of Namibia will slowly change towards Kalahari vegetation as we near the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. An early morning departure will lead us to the Transfrontier Park at lunch time and we will be able to enjoy our first afternoon game drive in the park. Our second day is a full day in the park , exploring the endless streets of red sand dunes, home to the divers wildlife of the Kalahari .350km

Day 5: Kgalagadi/ Augrabies National Park/ Kakamas ( B.L*) Lodge
Our destination Augrabies is south of the Kalahari and we will depart after a 2 hour early game drive in the morning towards the wine yards and water fall at Augrabies. 400km

Day 6: Upington (B) – tour ends on arrival 80 km

Properties chosen – depending on availability

Norotshama Lodge
Savannah Guest farm

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park / Molopo lodge – depending on availability
Augrabies national park / Kakamas Hotel - depending on availability

Sri Lanka Tour, February 5-11, 2013

Sri Lanka Tour, Feb 5-11, 2013

I still remember the exact moment when the inspiration for a trip to Sri Lanka came about.

Sometime in the middle of last year, H.E. Nawalage Bennett-Cooray, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Philippines, invited us to his residence to discuss our most recent trip to Sri Lanka over dinner.

I liked Sri Lanka so much that I went twice in a matter of 12 months.

Sri Lanka Tour, Feb 5-11, 2013

On the first visit, we’d visited Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle and the fortress town of Galle, and shot three television episodes.

On the second visit, we’d climbed Sigiriya Rock and the Dambulla Caves and photographed Sigiriya for our cover.

Sri Lanka Tour, Feb 5-11, 2013

“Why don’t we organize a tour for Travelife readers?” We all thought suddenly said aloud, almost in unison.

Sri Lanka Tour, Feb 5-11, 2013

It was the perfect time to visit Sri Lanka since the country had just opened up after a terrible period of war and unrest, and it was still at its most peaceful and pristine.

Already, many major hotel chains are breaking ground for new properties all over the island, and especially in Colombo. When the crowds and tourist buses start coming, it will probably be unrecognizable in a few years.

Sri Lanka Tour, Feb 5-11, 2013

Last month, this idea became a reality. An adventurous and extremely fun-loving group accepted our invitation to join us on a week-long discovery of Sri Lanka that included its most famous UNESCO World Heritage sites at Dambulla, Sigiriya, and Polonnaruwa.

The trip was organized in cooperation with the Embassy of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka-Philippine Friendship Association, and in partnership with Thai Airways.

Sri Lanka Tour, Feb 5-11, 2013

A second tour to Sri Lanka is being planned for July 7 – 13, 2013.

For more information, please call Meg Caligner at tel. 8138400/ 8922620.

Sri Lanka Tour, Feb 5-11, 2013