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12 Day itinerary in South Africa, Africa

South Africa Family Itinerary Guided

Experience South Africa and all it´s wonderful nature & wildlife together with your family! Immerse yourself in an adventure of a life time & be sure that even your smallest family members will enjoy their time abroad!

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Overview

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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Cape Town

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Cycling

Kayaking

Hiking

Rafting

Snorkeling/Diving

Skiing/Snowboarding

Outdoors & Nature

Adventure

Classic Sights

Start

Night

End

Highlights

1

Meet Boulders Penguin Colony

2

Guided tour of Monkeyland

3

Relax on St Francis Bay

4

Enjoy a day in Madikwe Game Reserve

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Arrival Day

Upon arrival at Cape Town international Airport, you will be met by a Terra Nova Representative who will hand over your travel documents and assist you to your transferring vehicle.

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Waterfront Village
Day 2

place Cape Town City tour

This morning, your guide will collect you for a Private Half day City and Table Mountain Tour. Travel by cable car to top of Table Mountain (excludes cableway ticket fee & weather permitting) then descend and pass through Malay Quarter, city centre and Company Gardens. Visit the Castle of Good Hope (time permitting)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Waterfront Village
Day 3

place Explore Cape Town

Embark on a spectacular journey around the Cape Peninsula taking in all the highlights and breathtaking beauty of this world-renowned region. Travel through historic suburbs, charming fishing villages and awesome viewpoints on your way to Cape Point, where the mighty Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet in harmony. Todays visits include: Cape of Goodhope, Boulders Penquin Colony, Kirstenbosch Gardens

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Waterfront Village
Day 4

place On the way to Oudtshoorn

Depart after breakfast to the "feather capital" of the world - Oudtshoorn. Enjoy a morning tour of the Cango Caves, one of the natural wonders of the world and visit a working ostrich farm for a guided tour. Check into your accommodation in the late afternoon. Oudtshoorn is famous for its ostriches and the magnificent Cango Caves. Located along the renowned Route 62, which takes motorists past one awe-inspiring sight after another, Oudtshoorn is known as the Ostrich Capital of the World: these huge birds are almost as common as people in this charming town. Other than ostriches and the wonderful feathers and meat they provide, the Oudtshoorn area also boasts the spectacular Cango Caves; the largest show cave system in Africa, permeated with sparkling stalactites and stalagmites and captivating rock formations.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: La Plume Boutique Guest House & Spa
Day 5

place Departure to Knysna

Check out after breakfas transfer Knysna. Enjoy a leisurely morning out in Knysna before departing on an unforgettable Eco experience. The tour includes: - Return ferry trip on the Knysna Lagoon to the Western Head. - 4x4 vehicle & trailer drive up the headland onto the Reserve, stopping at spectacular viewpoints. - Specialist guide giving information on history, fauna & flora. - Optional guided 2.2km walk through coastal forest and fynbos into ancient sea caves. - World renowned buffet lunch at an outdoor restaurant setting under a canopy of Milkwood trees. (not included) - Optional

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Belvidere Manor
Day 6

place Visit Monkeyland

Today will be spent getting a little closer to nature, with a visit to Birds of Eden - the world's largest free flight aviary and bird sanctuary followed by a guided tour of Monkeyland. Monkeyland is the world’s first free-roaming multi-species primate sanctuary. Over the course of our tours – which we call “monkey safaris” – you’ll be able to see over 550 primates of various species – Capuchin Monkeys, Ring-tailed and Black-and-white Ruffed Lemurs, Gibbons and Howler Monkeys, to name a few. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure either at the beach or strolling through the town of Plettenberg. Monkeyland opened its doors to the public on the 6th of April 1998. Our unique primate sanctuary is currently the top eco-tourism attraction on the Garden Route and for very sound and sunny reasons. Monkeyland has captured the hearts of visitors in its efforts to rehabilitate and free previously caged primates. The sanctuary is exceptional as it caters for several species of primateswho are not caged. They are free to move about the forest and this they do most harmoniously. At Monkeyland, the emphasis on searching for the primates, and the reward is to see the various species as they are meant to be: free and in a natural habitat.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Belvidere Manor
Day 7

place Arrive to Saint Francis Bay

DISTANCE (nonstop): ca. 180 km (ca. 2 hours, 19 minutes) The St Francis Bay coastline is home to two of South Africa's most renown beach resorts. The world famous surf spot of Jeffery's Bay and picturesque St Francis Bay with its uniform architecture and its canal system. Program Enjoy a leisurely morning at the hotel, check out and continue your journey to St Francis Bay where you will spend the next 2 days at leisure or enjoying the activities on offer at the hotel. En route to the hotel, make a relaxing stop at peaceful and relatively "undiscovered" Nature's Valley. Arrive in St Francis bay in the early afternoon.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Oyster Bay Lodge
Day 8

place Free day

Enjoy a relaxing day on the beach!

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Oyster Bay Lodge
Day 9

place On your way to Madikwe Game Reserve

Depart the hotel very early with your packed breakfast, and transfer to Port Elizabeth airport in time for your flight to Johannesburg. (Recommended flight: SA Airlink departing PLZ at 09:30 and arriving JNB at 11:15 - Cost for flight note included). Upon arrival at OR Tambo International Airport, make your way to the Federal Air Shuttle for the scheduled 13:00 departure. Discover South Africa's wildlife during the next three days with 2 activities on a full day stay. Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge offers a number of activities that allow guests to take advantage of the tremendous diversity of fauna and flora in Madikwe. These activities include open vehicle game drives, stargazing, bush dining, and birding. On game drives, well-trained and informative rangers, who gladly share their extensive knowledge with you whilst on safari,

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge
Day 10

place Activities in Game Reserve

The Madikwe Game Reserve is the newest of South Africa's prime safari destinations. A public-private partnership resulted in the creation of this Big Five game reserve on almost worthless cattle farms and today it is home to 66 mammal species. Madikwe is a haven of amazing diversities. The landscape has mountainous areas, plateaux, rocky hills, a perennial river, seasonal wetlands, a variety of sandy and clay areas, bushveld, Kalahari veld and savanna areas. The rich diversity of vegetation ensures a wide range of game and the topography offers ideal game viewing opportunities in a malaria-free environment. There is a good chance of seeing the Magnificent Seven which comprises the Big Five as well as the rare and endangered wild dog and cheetah. The reserve is home to the largest elephant population outside the Kruger National Park, black and white rhino, and the biggest disease free herd of buffalo in the country. In addition to these, one may see brown and spotted hyena and all other South African predators. A multitude of plains game includes giraffe, zebra, springbok and sable. There are also large populations of wildebeest, impala and warthogs. For bird watchers Madikwe is an unmissable destination with the latest official bird list boasting an incredible 340 species.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge
Day 11

place Free day in Madikwe Game Reserve

This lodge is set on the Tweedepoort Ridge with expansive views across the Northern plains and the Inselbergs which are situated in the west of the reserve. The main lodge is spectacularly located on two tiers of the ridge, accessed by a wooden bridge that crosses the ravine surrounded by rock figs. It has been designed to blend in with the beauty of the natural surroundings. With only 16 beds and 8 uniquely decorated suites, each with their own deck, Buffalo Ridge offers a private experience. Decorated in natural hues of colour and texture, the thatched suites have sliding doors which reveal the bush and allow the concept of complete integration with the bushveld. The inception of this exclusive lodge has a uniquely inspiring story too in terms of community upliftment and support.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Family Room: Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge
Day 12

place Departure day

After breakfast and your last game activity, check out and transfer by road to OR Tambo International Airport and check in for your flight home (cost for flight not included)

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

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  • La Plume Boutique Guest House & Spa
  • Belvidere Manor
  • Oyster Bay Lodge
  • Waterfront Village
  • Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (10)
  • Lunch (3)
  • Dinner (3)

Transport expand_less

  • Air-conditioned touring vehicle
  • Domestic Flight
  • Airport transfers

Activities expand_less

  • As per itinerary

Extras expand_less

  • Entrance fees as indicated
  • All local taxes for all services included
  • 24h-Emergency Contact
  • Conservation Levies

Not Included expand_less

  • Fuel & toll fees
  • Tips
  • Private Expenses
  • Visa Expenses
  • Travel Insurance
  • Additional meals not specified in quote
  • Excursions and activities marked as „Our Recommendation “and /or „Optional “

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