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Desert and Delta Safari

Day 1

Arrive Cape Town International Airport under your own arrangements. You will be met at the airport by a representative of our local partners and transferred by private vehicle to Welgelegen Guest House.

Days 1-5

Spend four nights at Welgelegen Guest House in a Superior Room, with breakfast included.

Day 3

Today you will be collected from your hotel for a half day scheduled tour of Cape Town and Table Mountain, with entrance fees included .

Your registered guide will collect you from your hotel for and transfer you by minibus to a cable car, which will take you up Table Mountain. From the top of the mountain, you will enjoy spectacular views over the city of Cape Town, Table Bay, and the Cape Peninsula. If weather prevents the cable car from operating, your guide will take drive you up Signal Hill, from where you will also enjoy breath-taking views. Please note that Table Mountain tickets are not included (and are for your own account) as the excursion is weather dependent.

Once back at the base of Table Mountain, your guide will take you on a scenic drive through the city of Cape Town. Your guide will provide information on the history and development of the city, pointing out some of the landmark buildings. You will visit highlights such as Government Avenue, the South African Museum, Greenmarket Square, and the Castle.

After the tour you will be returned to your hotel.

Day 4

This morning you will be collected from Welgelegen Guest House for a full day scheduled tour of the Cape Peninsula, with entrance fees included.

Your registered guide will collect you from your hotel, and you will head off along the Atlantic Seaboard coast passing the seaside suburbs of Sea Point, Bantry Bay and Clifton. You will stop along the way to enjoy magnificent views of the Twelve Apostles along the Atlantic coast side of Table Mountain, and the beach of Camps Bay. Another stop is made at Hout Bay harbour where (as an optional extra) you can take a half-hour cruise to see the seals; or, you can stroll around the harbour and visit the fish markets and shops.

Departing Hout Bay, the drive continues along one of the finest scenic coastal drives the in world. Between June and November there is the chance that guests may sight whales along the coastline. These are mainly Southern Right Whales that come into South African waters to mate and calve.

The tour continues around the peninsula, driving southwards to the Cape of Good Hope Nature reserve. The tour goes through part of this beautiful reserve to the spectacular Cape Point, meeting point of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. At the Point, guests may walk up to the old lighthouse, or take an optional funicular ride, for spectacular views of False Bay and the tumultuous meeting of the oceans.

The next stop is Boulders beach, home to the African Jackass Penguins, the only penguin species found on the continent of Africa. Then, the tour winds through Simonstown, the headquarters of the South African Navy, and continues up the False Bay coast. The last stop of the day is at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens where guests have some time to walk through the magnificent display of flora indigenous to the Cape.

After the tour you will be returned to your hotel.

Day 4

Today you will be collected from Welgelegen Guest House for a full day scheduled tour of the Cape Winelands, with entrance fees included.

Your registered guide will collect you at your hotel and you will head off into South Africa's famous wine region (about fifty minutes away). You will enjoy the tour in a luxury minibus, with a maximum of seven guests. Your first stop will be one of the private wine estates for a cellar tour, where you will learn about winemaking methods. There will be an opportunity to taste some of the magnificent wines the area has to offer.

Then, you will visit Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in South Africa, with its oak-lined streets and classic Cape Dutch architecture. There will be a short stop in this university town.

The next stop is the Boschendal wine estate, with its beautifully restored manor house. The tour continues on to Franschhoek, where the Huguenots first settled in 1688. The area still retains some of its French Heritage and you will have the opportunity to explore this quaint town with its many shops and galleries.

Finally, the tour returns to Cape Town, via Paarl (home of the Afrikaans Language), and you will be returned to your hotel.

Day 5

Today you will be collected from Welgelegen Guest House and transferred by private vehicle to Cape Town International Airport. Check in for your scheduled flight to Windhoek. You will be met and taken on a tour of Windhoek.

This tour provides a varied overview of Windhoek's most interesting sites. The tour begins with a drive past the National herbarium to a vantage point overlooking the Windhoek valley, Auas Mountains and Khomas Hochland. Here you will learn about the geography, geology and history of the area.

After this overview you will continue your drive through the city to Titenplast, a testament to the German Colonial Government's mining industry and an example of "verandah style" colonial architecture. Statues of three prominent Namibians will be viewed and explained. The next stop is Christukirche, a German Lutheran Church consecrated in 1910, built mainly of local material except the marble pillared entrance and the stained glass windows from Hamburg. The Alte Feste fort built circa 1891 is next - an imposing building that served as the headquarters for the German army until 1915. The Old State House, the official residence and office of the president of the Republic of Namibia, is visited subsequently.

The tour continues past the railway station, Kudu memorial, and Zoo Park where 5,000 year old elephant bones and stone tools have been found. The next stop is Erkrath, with a façade that represents the last reminder of colonial architecture in Independence Avenue.

Finally the tour ends at the Post Street mall, where you can view a display of meteorites that are part of a "meteorite shower" which fell to earth in the Gibeon area about 600 million years ago.

After the tour you will be returned to Eros Airport, from where you will connect with your light charter aircraft flight to Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp.

Day 5-8

Spend three nights at Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp in a Chalet, on a fully inclusive basis (including accommodation, all meals, high tea and hors d'oeuvres, all activities (except ballooning), all non-premium brand alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, laundry, and the services of a professional guide).

Day 8

Today you will be collected from Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp and transferred by light charter aircraft to Windhoek Airport. Check in for your scheduled flight to Maun. You will be met and transferred by light charter aircraft to Xigera Camp.

Days 8-10

Spend two nights at Xigera Camp in a Tented Room, on a fully inclusive basis (including accommodation, all meals, high tea and hors d'oeuvres, all activities, refreshments while on activity, all non-premium brand beverages, laundry, and the services of a professional guide).

Day 10

Today you will be collected from Xigera Camp and transferred by light charter aircraft to Chitabe Camp.

Days 10-12

Spend three nights at Chitabe Camp in a Tented Room, on a fully inclusive basis (including accommodation, all meals, high tea and hors d'oeuvres, all activities, refreshments while on activity, all non-premium brand beverages, laundry, and the services of a professional guide).

Day 12

Today you will be collected from Chitabe Camp and transferred by light charter aircraft to Maun Airport. Check in for your scheduled flight to Johannesburg. From this point you will depart under your own arrangements.

Rough Cost - 2010

From around $7,770 to around $10,070 per person sharing.

Rate Includes

Accommodation as specified, Meals as specified, Ground transportation and excursions as noted, Park and entrance fees for lodges/camps inside national parks, Intra-Africa flights as specified, All government and airline taxes.

Rate Excludes

International flights to and from southern Africa; Drinks (unless otherwise specified), Items of a personal nature, Gratuities, Laundry (unless otherwise specified), Meals other than specified, Excursions other than specified, Flights other than specified, Medical, cancellation and baggage insurance, Visa fees and departure taxes (where applicable).

** PLEASE NOTE: These rates are given as guidelines, and will differ depending on factors such as the time of the year that guests travel, the number of guests travelling, and the class of airline seats available. All rates are subject to change at the discretion of the properties/operators, and due to currency fluctuations, unforeseen increases in fuel prices, increased airline prices, or any future government imposed taxes.

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