DRAKENSBERG & KAROO
(7 Days / 6 Nights)
TOUR CODE: 7DRK (South)
DIRECTION & SCHEDULE: Durban to Port Elizabeth / 08:00 Daily
HIGHLIGHTS
VALLEY OF 1000 HILLS * PIETERMARITZBURG * HOWICK FALLS * NATAL MIDLANDS * DRAKENSBERG * GOLDEN GATE * BLOEMFONTEIN * KIMBERLEY * BIG HOLE * GARIEP DAM * GREAT KAROO * GRAAF REINET * VALLEY OF DESOLATION * ADDO ELEPHANT PARK * PE
· Accommodation with en-suite facilities on twn/dbl sharing basis
· Mealplan: 6 x Breakfasts and 6 x Dinners
· Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles
· Service of professional tourist guide
· All sightseeing and entrance fees specified
EXCLUDES:
- Personal Expenses, Travel insurance & All Airfare
- All travel related documents i.e. passports, visas & all medical requirements
(Please enquire should you require more information on any of the above)
Day 1, Durban to Drakensberg
Meals: D
Collection from your hotel. Travel via valley of 1000 Hills to Pietermaritzburg and Howick Falls. Continue to Natal Drakensberg – Northern Berg region.
Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Cavern Berg Resort – Drakensberg
Day 2, Drakensberg
Meals: BD
Full day at leisure to explore the surrounding area. Activities include hiking, golfing, and horse riding.
Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Cavern Berg Resort - Drakensberg
Day 3, Drakensberg to Bloemfontein
Meals: BD
Depart after breakfast. Travel along the escarpment via Oliviershoek Pass to Golden Gate. Continue to Bloemfontein along Lesotho border. Arrive late afternoon.
Dinner. Overnight and Breakfast local guesthouse - Bloemfontein
Day 4, Kimberley
Meals: BD
Morning excursion to Kimberley “City of Diamonds” for guided tour and visit to “Big Hole” open air museum. Return to Bloemfontein after lunch (not included) for city tour and visit to Woman’s Memorial - commemorating the thousands of woman and children who lost their lives in concentration camps during the Anglo-Boer War at the turn of the century.
Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast local guesthouse - Bloemfontein
Day 5, Bloemfontein to Graaf Reint
Meals: BD
Depart after breakfast and continue southwards towards to the Gariep Dam – largest man-made dam in South Africa. From here we travel into the Great Karoo (semi desert) via Middelburg to Graaf Reinet.
Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast Avondrust Guest House – Graaf Reinet
Day 6, Graaf Reint
Meals: BD
Full day to explore the many interesting and historical attractions this town (4th oldest town in South Africa) has to offer including Graaf Reinet Club, Dutch Reformed Church, Galleries, Museums and Reinet House. We depart to the “Valley of Desolation” for sunset.
Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast Avondrust Guest House – Graaf Reinet
Day 7, Graaf Reinet to Port Elizabeth
Meals: B
After breakfast we travel towards the coast to the famous Addo Elephant Park near Port Elizabeth. Lunch en-route (not included). Arrive in Port Elizabeth late afternoon.