Friday, June 17, 2011

Ideal South Africa (Western Cape) itinerary


Day1: Cape town
Full day at Table Mountain. This visit depends completely on weather conditions, so if the 1st morning at Cape Town is sunny ditch everything for Table Mountain tour.
Most probably you would love to spend whole day up there but if you get bored go for the explore Cape city or Visit a vineyard.
Spend evening at Water Front enjoy music and dinner.
Night stay at Camps Bay/Cape Town

Day2: Cape Town
Visit Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, Seal Island (seals), Boulders Beach (penguins).
Before sunset return to Camps Bay/Cliffton beach and stay at beach front resort/hotel.

Day3: Robben Island
Visit the famous Robben Island (Mandela was jailed here).
Cape Town City tour (walk around strand street) Parliament etc and Cape Museum.
Enjoy shark caging and other water activities.

Day4: Cape Town- Ceres mountain region
Leave Cape Town post breakfast taking N1, you pass through Huguenat Tunnel, view of Matroosbrg Peak and reach Ceres mountain region in the Hex River valley. This place has many Private Game reserves like Aqilla Game Reserve on R46 which has excellent night stay provisions. Drive 176kms within 2 hours.
Do the tour (visiting the wildlife up close and personal) by afternoon you would be free.
Head further inward into Ceres which has many snow peak view resorts excellent for winter times.

Day5: Ceres-Oudtshoorn
Drive north on N1 till Laingsburg and take R323 leading to Towerkop Nature Reserve thereafter you hit the famous R62. This is a beautiful drive amidst the mountains.
Reach Oudtshoorn within 3hours (261kms). Check in to a resort like Foster Manor.
After quick lunch by 1pm you can cover Congo Cave and Congo Wildlife Ranch both would take 2 hours each at max.

Day6: Oudtshoorn-Knysna
After heavy breakfast check out and visit Highgate Ostrich farm, tour takes 1.5hrs place opens up morning 7.30am.
Drive on R62 till you pass over beautiful Quteniqa Pass and reach Wilderness on N2.
Reach Knysna within 1.5hrs. There are a lot of water activities including the cruise which takes you to knysna lagoon.
Night halt at Knysna Elephant Park just outside of Knysna after the elephant tour. (Sleep with the African elephants)
One can drive south of Wilderness to Mossel Bay and visit Diaz Museum. (1.5hrs from Knysna)

Day7: Knysna-Tsitsikamma
Take morning elephant tour if you couldn’t the last evening else do the Diaz Museum at Mossel Bay.
Drive on N2 north and reach Bloukrans Bungee worlds highest.
Move to Tsitsikamma National park for night halt. Enjoy breathtaking sea view from your private wooden hut and spend post sunset at cafe.

Day8: Tsitsikamma
Visit up north on N2, Canopy Tour at Storm’s River Mouth. Trekking is another activity.
Visit Monkeyland and Birds of Eden back south on N2 or do it the next day.
Spend evening at Tsitsikamma relax. This place deserves 2 nights.

Day9: Tsitsikamma- Port Elizabeth
182 kms in 2hrs reach Port Elizabeth in a relaxed manner and enjoy the Port city.

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