Tour Details - An African Adventure 2012

Welcome to Cape Town or “The Mother City of Africa”. From your luxurious hotel room in beautiful Bantry Bay, enjoy views over the Atlantic Ocean or majestic Lion's Head. This afternoon explore Cape Town. Perhaps take a walk along Sea Point promenade – popular amongst locals for romantic strolls, jogging and surfing off its white-sand beaches. There’s also a park, a mini-golf course and mini blue train for the children.

This morning, take the Aerial Cableway to the top of iconic Table Mountain, weather permitting, for incredible views over Cape Town and Table Bay. In the afternoon, it’s about seals, penguins and the natural beauty of the Cape. Enjoy a fascinating tour of Seal Island, where you’ll be just meters from these joyful creatures and get to understand both their habitat and behaviour patterns. Next, a scenic drive to the famed Cape Of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Then it’s off to Boulders Beach, a superb view site to watch a colony of penguins in their natural habitat.(Full Breakfast)

Get ready for even more adventures as the day begins at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront with its world-renowned Two Oceans Aquarium, a diverse underwater nature reserve featuring over 3,000 sea creatures. The afternoon is yours to explore the picturesque V&A Waterfront, wander past vibrant cafés and beaches or take in some of this incredible city’s history and culture.(Full Breakfast)

Stellenbosch is the heart of the Cape Winelands, home to some of the most breathtaking wine estates. Explore and learn about the history and architecture of this historical town before visiting the Cheetah Outreach facility at the renowned Spier wine estate. Here, you’ll have the rare privilege of interacting closely with hand-raised ambassador cheetahs. Then relax with a gourmet picnic on the tranquil lawns of Spier. After lunch, you’ll be introduced to two owls and an eagle! Experienced bird handlers ensure that Wally, the Wahlberg’s Eagle, Fagan, the Barn Owl, and Sykes, the Spotted Eagle Owl meet you under perfect conditions.(Full Breakfast / Lunch)

Today is yours to explore and discover. It’s the perfect opportunity to embark on a tour of Robben Island and learn about the harshness of the lives led by the inmates of this notorious prison, including South Africa’s famous President, Nelson Mandela.(Full Breakfast)

This morning, set off for the fabulous feather capital of the world – Oudtshoorn and its ostriches! The journey there reveals scenic beauty unique to this corner of South Africa. On the way, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a traditional South African lunch. Then back on the road again, you’ll soon notice the landscape dotted with large flightless birds. The question is – who’ll be riding one tomorrow?(Full Breakfast)

You have an action-packed day ahead! From the intriguing facts and fiction of crocodiles, to the extreme beauty of the cheetahs at the Cango Wildlife Ranch, we top that by an exploration of the famous Cango Caves. The majesty of these dripstone caverns opening into vast halls of towering stalagmite and stalactite formations will simply take your breath away. By now you’ve earned a hearty Be My Guest lunch of authentic South African fare on a working Ostrich Farm.. If you’ve been longing to ride that ostrich, here’s your chance. At Safari Ostrich Farm, you’ll not only learn about the lives of these hardy, enigmatic creatures, but the brave can sit on one, and the adventurous can attempt to ride one!(Full Breakfast / Be My Guest lunch)

Now for a day of extreme beauty, a wealth of wildlife and a little decadence! It all begins as you traverse the breathtaking Outeniqua Pass and travel via the charming town of George to one of South Africa’s most beautiful resorts, Knysna. This is the heart of the beautiful Garden Route and renowned for its glorious oysters, which of course, we need to taste! Next is a visit to the Elephant Sanctuary where you can get up close to these gentle giants. From land to air, we tour the Birds of Eden, an internationally acclaimed free-flight bird sanctuary with a massive 2-hectare dome, the largest in the world. Now get ready for some cheeky monkey business at Monkeyland, a free roaming multi-species primate sanctuary. Here, you can wander around marvelling at the antics of the many different species of monkeys and lemurs.(Full Breakfast)

A day of leisure and pleasure awaits you! Your Travel Director will recommend a number of optional extra activities, such as a cruise on the Knysna Lagoon, enjoying the sight of the gigantic cliffs that form the Knysna Heads and an organised excursion to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, a National Heritage Site accessed only by ferry, and home to the endangered blue duiker antelope. Enjoy!(Full Breakfast)

You’re off on safari! Your journey continues eastwards through the wonderfully wild Tsitsikamma Forest to Lalibela Private Game Reserve in the eastern cape. This private reserve is home to the Big Five – elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard – and your hosts at Lalibela will try to make sure you see as many of them as possible! This fully inclusive experience includes game drives with the professional game rangers.(Full Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

You won’t want to sleep in! It’s an exciting day in Africa filled with safari activities – and to kick things off, we’re on the trail of elephant! This day promises everything you ever wanted from your African experience – from breakfast amongst the local wildlife to your Farewell Dinner with your newfound friends. Unforgettable!(Full Breakfast / Lunch / Farewell Dinner)

It’s the last day of your South African family adventure, but there’s time to dig into a good breakfast and enjoy your last hours here. Later this morning, you’ll be transferred to Port Elizabeth airport for your flight homewards, carrying a few souvenirs, great photos and a whole lot of fantastic stories to share with those back home.(Full Breakfast)