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- Customized travel in South Africa
Do you feel a craving for untouched wilderness, oceans, rich and diverse cultures?
All these sensations coloring your dreams… South Africa welcomes you! On this 15-day customized trip you will discover Pretoria, the Panorama Route, a private Reserve in Kruger, Swaziland, Durban, the Garden Route, South African wineries, the Cape of Good Hope, and Cape Town.
South Africa is the perfect country to discover from the comfort of your own vehicle, in complete freedom. The road network is in excellent condition and it is very easy to organize safaris and activities in the parks and reserves.
Uniktour has prepared a customized itinerary through South Africa that combines safari, landscapes, discoveries, a wide range of activities and high-end accommodation…
South Africa: rich history and a promising future. This customized self-drive tour across South Africa focuses on the numerous contrasts offered by this diversified country. While the African savannah draws you into a world of pristine natural wonders, Cape Town’s unique beauty seduces all who behold it. This program is the perfect introduction to Africa: anyone looking for strong emotions and a little change of scenery without having to compromise on comfort will surely come home satisfied.
Feel free to contact our South Africa specialist for further information on this magnificent tailor-made journey!
- Day 1 | International Flight
- Day 2 | Arrival in Johannesburg
Arrive at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Greeting and delivery of travel documents by our francophone representative. Transfer to your hotel. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 3 | Johannesburg and Surrounding Region
Depart with your francophone driver/guide to visit the Soweto area: the Southwestern Township known for its insurgency in 1976 during the Apartheid era. Visit the Apartheid Museum. Lunch at Shebeen. City tour of Pretoria, with a stop at the Voortrekker Monument. Late afternoon return to your hotel. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 4 | Johannesburg - Private Reserve
Transfer to Johannesburg airport and flight to the Kruger Park region. A land transfer will shuttle you to the heart of your private reserve. Settle into your lodge. Embark on your first safari in a 4x4 vehicle with your ranger. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 5 | Private Reserve
Full day safari (2) in the reserve on board a 4X4 vehicle, discovering African wildlife along with your ranger. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
Alternative Program: For avid wildlife seekers, a third night is highly recommended.
- Day 6 | Private Reserve - Johannesburg - Port Elizabeth
Flight to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg. Upon arrival, pick up your rental vehicle. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 7 | Port Elizabeth - Tsitsikama National Park - Knysna (260 kms / 3h15 drive)
Self-driven tour of Xhosa country, making a stop in Tsitsikama National Park. This protected area is undoubtedly the most beautiful portion of the “Garden Route”. For part of the journey, don’t hesitate to opt for Route 102, which offers more pleasing landscapes than the main road through the forest and the Bloukrans Gorge. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 8 | Knysna and Surrounding Region
Self-driven tour to soak up the city and its beautiful lagoon. Lose yourself in an abundance of protruding bays, admire dunes stretching for kilometres and explore vast, virgin beaches and their powerful waves. Accommodation in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 9 | Knysna - Oudtshoorn (125 km / 2hr drive)
Self-driven tour en route to the semi-desert region of “Little Karoo”, which leads you to the ostrich capital of the world via the Outeniqua Pass, offering magnificent views of the mountainous region. Visit an ostrich breeding farm where the curious habits of the animal are explained. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 10 | Oudtshoorn - Swellendam (220 km / 3h15 drive)
Self-driven tour en route to Swellendam through a beautiful valley between the arid Swartberg Mountains to the north, and the Langeberg range to the south. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 11 | Swellendam - Franschhoek (170 km / 2h30 drive)
Self-driven tour en route to Franschhoek, better known in English as “French corner”. You’ll enter a region lined with meticulously maintained vineyards and beautiful white farms lined with umbrella pine hedges. This region, famous for its wine production, is undoubtedly the most European-like region of the country. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 12 | Franschhoek - Stellenbosch - Cape Town (85 km / 1h15 drive)
Self-driven tour en route to Cape Town, a city often referred to as “the end of the world”. But most prefer to think of it as a place of new beginnings, a breeding ground for subtle mixes, “another Africa”, where the New World and Old World collide. Along the route, stop in Stellenbosch, a city whose university has made it one of the most prolific academic centres in the nation. Accommodations in boutique-style hotel.
- Day 13 | The Cape Peninsula
Still with your rental car, drive leisurely along the Cape Peninsula, with its amazing patchwork of untamed discoveries. You’ll drive “Chapman’s Peak”, a road carved into huge sandstone and granite cliffs offering breathtaking views of the coast. At the end of the road, Cape of Good Hope is the meeting point of two oceans: the Indian the Atlantic. On your return, be sure to stop in Simon’s Town, a charming little enclave marked by beautiful Victorian homes along a beach renowned for its impressive penguin colonies. Return to Cape Town. Accommodations in a boutique-style hotel.
- Day 14 | Cape Town
Return your rental car at the hotel in the morning and then enjoy the day visiting the historic heart of the city, visit the Malay neighbourhood, take a stroll along the waterfront, or climb “Table Mountain”, which offers splendid views of the city and its surrounding bay. Accommodations in boutique-style hotel.
- Day 15 | Canadian Departure or Mauritius Extension
Transfer to Cape Town Airport. Flight to Canada or extension to Mauritius.
| Fares (on-site) | |
|---|---|
| Price per person | 4500$CAD |
** Budgets displayed on this website are provided for information purpose only and do not have any contractual value, Uniktour cannot be held responsible for any consequences related to this information (departure dates are not indicated). Fares are led to change on a regular basis, depending on exchange rates and the fluctuation in the hospitality industry. For a precise quotation, you may click here.
** Fares applying to the on-site itinerary are not subject to applicable GST (TPS) & QST (TVQ). The displayed budget does not include 0.1% FICAV contribution (The Compensation fund for customers of travel agents)
| Other fees | |
|---|---|
| International Flight | Contact us |
| Deluxe travel insurance | 345 $ |
| Deposit required for land portion | 1348 $ |
| High season supplement from Oct.1st 2014 to Apr. 30 2015 | 440 $ |
| Domestic flights budget Johannesburg / Hoedspruit / Johannesburg / Port Elizabeth (may vary) | 617 $ |
- The land portion budget for this trip includes (applies for low season, from May 1st 2015 to Sept. 30 2015):
- Greeting by our francophone representative and delivery of travel documents on your day of arrival in Johannesburg;
- Transfer by anglophone driver to your Johannesburg hotel on the day of arrival;
- Day 3: Private tour of Soweto and Pretoria with your guide, including lunch;
- Accommodations between Day 2 and Day 14 in a boutique-style hotel, with breakfast;
- Full board accommodations in the private reserve in accordance with options chosen on Days 4 & 5;
- Days 4 & 5 private reserve safaris with your anglophone ranger;
- D-IDAR class rental car, including automatic transmission, “super cover” insurance and unlimited mileage from Day 6 to Day 13;
- Transfer with your anglophone driver to your Cape Town hotel and to the airport on the day of your departure;
- The land portion budget for this trip does not include:
- Airfare Johannesburg / Hoedspruit / Johannesburg / Port Elizabeth;
- Lunch and dinner, except when hosted at the private reserve on Days 5 & 6;
- Gasoline costs;
- Drinks;
- Tips and personal expenses;
- Travel insurance;
- Anything not indicated in the ‘The budget for this trip includes’ section above;
- Extension to Mauritius (contact us for more details).
Next departure dates for this travel
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