DRAKENSBERG & KAROO
(7 Days / 6 Nights)
TOUR CODE: 7DRK (North)
DIRECTION & SCHEDULE: Port Elizabeth to Durban / 08:00 Daily
HIGHLIGHTS
PORT ELIZABETH * ADDO ELEPHANT PARK * GRAAF REINET * VALLEY OF DESOLATION
GREAT KAROO * GARIEP DAM * BLOEMFONTEIN * KIMBERLEY * BIG HOLE * GOLDEN GATE DRAKENSBERG * NATAL MIDLANDS * HOWICK FALLS * PIETERMARITZBURG
VALLEY OF 1000 HILLS * DURBAN
· 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
Day 1, Port Elizabeth to Graaf Reint
Meals: D
Collect from your hotel or the airport. We travel towards the famous Addo Elephant Park for game viewing. Lunch en-route (not included). From here we continue inlandinto the Great Karoo (semi desert)and arrive in Graaf Reinet late afternoon.
Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Avondrust Guest House – Graaf Reinet
Day 2, 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 3, Graaf Reinet to Bloemforntein
Meals: BD
Depart after breakfast and continue north via Middelburg towards to the Gariep Dam – largest man-made dam in South Africa. From here we continue into the Free State Province to arrive in Bloemfontein late afternoon.
Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at 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 at local guesthouse - Bloemfontein
Day 5, Bloemfontein to Drakensberg
Meals: BD
Depart after breakfast. Travel along the Lesotho border to Golden Gate. We continue down the Drakensberg Escarpment via Oliviershoek Pass our hotel in the Northern Berg region, where we arrive late afternoon.
Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Cavern Berg Resort - Drakensberg
Day 6, 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 7, Drakensberg to Durban
Meals: B
Depart after breakfast. Travel via Natal midlands to Howick Falls and Pietermaritzburg. From here we continue via valley of 1000 Hills to Durban where the tour ends at your hotel or the aiport.