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A variety of guided tours are offered, many of them taking you to places far from the city lights. You can either join us on one of our scheduled tours, or if you approach us as a group, you can make up a tour to suit your taste. We’ll do the necessary bookings for accommodation, transport and a driver/guide to accompany you.
Scheduled tours currently running
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| Cape
Town Guided Tours |
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| Tour |
Days |
Reference |
Per person |
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Valid to |
| Early
bird to Table Mountain |
mini |
E/Sc Mini 01 |
R80.00 + |
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31/10/2001 |
| Waterfront
cruises |
mini |
E/Sc Mini 02 |
R15.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| Cape Town & ostriches |
½ |
E/Sc ½ 01 |
R180.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| Table Mountain & Cape Town |
½ |
E/Sc ½ 03 |
R180.00 + |
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31/10/2001 |
| Cape Point |
½ |
E/Sc ½ 04 |
R200.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| Cape
Point |
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E/Sc full 01 |
R300.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| Winelands |
full |
E/Sc full 02 |
R270.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| Sunday
Winelands |
full |
E/Sc full 03 |
R300.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| Whale Coast |
full |
E/Sc full 04 |
R300.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| West Coast |
full |
E/Sc full 05 |
R300.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| Tulbagh |
full |
E/Sc full 06 |
R300.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| Agulhas |
full |
E/Sc full 07 |
R480.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| Kap-Halbinsel* | full | E/Sc Ger 01 |
R290.00 | 31/10/2001 | ||
| Stellenbosch* | full | E/Sc Ger 02 |
R290.00 | 31/10/2001 | ||
| Stadtrundfahrt* | full | E/Sc Ger 03 |
R200.00 | 31/10/2001 | ||
* German tours
Western
Cape Guided Tours |
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| Tour |
Days |
Reference |
Sharing |
Single |
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Valid to |
| Garden Route |
4 |
E/Sc OL 01 |
R3600.00 |
R4050.00 |
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31/10/2001 |
| National Guided Tours |
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| Tour |
Days |
Reference |
Rates available on request |
| Johannesburg- Cape Town |
11 |
E/Sc OL 03 |
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| Cape Town- Johannesburg |
12 |
E/Sc OL 06 |
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| Mpumalanga | 3 |
E/Sc OL 04 |
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| Mpumalanga, Swaziland & KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
E/Sc/ OL 05 |
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| Africa Guided Tours |
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| Tour |
Days |
Reference |
Rates available on request |
| Botswana & Victoria Falls |
11 |
E/Sc A 01 |
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| Victoria Falls |
3 |
E/Sc A 02 |
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| The following adventures are aditional to the Victoria Falls Tours. Guests can either pre-book with Ekslpôr SA for these activities or they can do their bookings while visiting the falls itself. | |||
| Elephant back safari |
half day |
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Rates available on request |
| Guided tour of the Falls | approximately two hours | ||
| White water rafting |
½ day (low water) morning and afternoon |
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| White water rafting | full day (low water) | ||
| White water rafting |
full day (high water) |
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| Sundowner cruise on Zambezi |
sundowner |
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| Traditional dancing show |
evening |
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| Namibia |
9 |
E/Sc A 03 |
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| Mini tours "Earlybird" Table Mountain specialEksplôr SA reference: E/Sc Mini 01 This is a experience of a lifetime. Make use of this Cableway Earlybird service to the top of Table Mountain. Beat the crowds and saves you hours of queuing later in the day. Enjoy the crisp air and clear visibility as you reach the summit. Our guide will point out the highlights of one of the world’s most famous views. After the descent you can return to your hotel. Operates daily, weather permitting. Collection time: 07:45 from all Cape Town & Sea Point hotels. Price R80,00 plus fee for the cable car. (Cable car prices are subject to change) Please note: This tour will only operate to a minimum of 4 passengers
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| Waterfront
cruises Code: E/Sc/Mini 02 Our cruises start from the Victoria and Alfred waterfront which has become the most visited tourism attraction in the Cape. These cruises brings one within arms length of the seals which abound in the harbour Runs from 9:30 -21:00 daily Price: 30 min cruise: R15,00 per person 60 min special evening cruise for group bookings: R50,00 per person including Sparkling Wine.
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Half day tours Historic Mother City tour, ostrich farm and Blaauwberg Eksplor SA reference: E/Sc ½ 01 |
 Blaauberg beach with Table Mountain in the background. |
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a tour of the Mother City itself. We pass through the historic Malay Quarters to the South African Museum and past the Castle of Good Hope on our way to the West Coast Ostrich Farm, situated some 20 km from Cape Town. Here you will be treated to a tour and discussion on these fascinating birds. On the return journey we’ll drive along the coast to Blaauwbergstrand for a magnificent view of Table Mountain from across the bay. |
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Daily From Sea Point Hotels 13:45 City Hotels 14:30 Returns approximately 17:30 Price: R180,00 Please note: This tour will only operate to a minimum of 4 passengers.  |
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| Table Mountain and Scenic Cape Town Eksplôr SA
reference: E/Sc ½ 03 This tour starts with an overview of the port's history, from 1652 when the first Dutch Governor set foot on a beach nearby. After a visit to the top of Table Mountain by cable car, we follow the beautiful coastal drive passing Camps Bay, Clifton, and Sea Point. Our city drive takes us past the Houses of Parliament before continuing to the Waterfront where you can enjoy a 30 minute boat cruise. The coach will then take you back to your hotel or you can stay at the Waterfront where the tour will end. Operates daily (weather permitting) From City and Sea Point hotels Time: 07:45 onwards Price: ZAR 180.00 / person plus Cable Car fee. Returns: Approximately 13:00 Cape of Good Hope afternoon tour Eksplôr SA
reference: E/Sc ½ 04 A tour to the south-westernmost tip of Africa. Drive over Boyes Drive with its spectacular vista over False Bay; then past Simon's Town Naval Base on our way to Cape Point. Return via Clifton with a view on the "bikini beaches" far below. Operates daily From Sea Point hotels 13:30 From City hotels 13:45 Price: ZAR 200.00 Returns: Approximately 18:00
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| Full day toursCape
Point and the Peninsula
Eksplôr SA reference: E/Sc Full 01 Highlights of the tour are: Hout Bay with an optional 30 minute cruise to Seal Island. Good Hope Nature Reserve near Cape Point. Penguin Colony, their miraculous return to "The Boulders". Fish Hoek, our optional lunch stop. Kirstenbosch, the world famous Botanical Gardens. |
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 The world renowned Kistenbosch Botanical Gardens sports a huge range of indigenous and foreign plants. |
Join us on this tour
to the south-westernmost point of the African continent. The explorer, Sir Francis Drake
once called it "the fairest Cape that we saw in the whole circumference of the
Globe." This tour includes all the important sights such as Table Mountain, Hout Bay,
Cape Point, Boulders Beach’s penguin colony and the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Operates daily From City Hotels 08:45 Sea Point Hotels 09:30 Returns approximately 17:30 Price: R270,00 excluding lunch
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| The Cape’s Winelands and Stellenbosch Eksplôr SA reference: E/Sc Full 02 This tour is one of the few that combine most of the special attractions that make these wineland areas unique. Our first stop is at the "Taal Monument" (Language Monument). Not only does this give the group a cultural background to some of the languages of this country, but being situated on the slopes of Paarl Mountain, it offers the most fantastic view of the surrounding area. There will also be a opportunity to taste and buy some of the wines of the Paarl region. An optional lunch stop is taken in the French Huguenot village of Franschhoek. After lunch the tour continues to the famous Boschendal estate for an afternoon tasting of their wines The next stop is at Stellenbosch, the most picturesque town in this region, from were we return to the start of your journey, at your hotel. |
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 The KWV in Paarl is a landmark of this wine producing region. |
Operates daily (See
Sunday tours below) From Sea Point Hotels 08:30 City Hotels 09:45 Returns approximately 17:30 Price: R270,00 excluding lunch
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| Sunday Winelands and 4 Mountain PassesEksplôr SA reference: E/Sc Full 03
The Cape has some spectacular mountain scenery and this tour really shows it off. We see Sir Lowry’s pass, Viljoen’s Pass and the Franschhoek Pass. Before lunch we descend again at the foothills of the Hottentots-Holland range where we stop for lunch in a delightful setting. After a lunch, complimented, by some good Cape wine, we take you to Stellenbosch for a drive through the historic oak shaded streets. We have the chance of wine tasting in this area and why not buy your choice to take home with you? Then we make our way back to Cape Town with the familiar sight of Table Mountain leading the way. |
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 These fertile valleys have been choice agricultural land for 300 years. |
Operates Sundays From Sea Point Hotels 08:30 onwards City Hotels 09:00 onwards Returns approximately 17:30 Price: Price: R300,00 excluding lunch Please note: This tour will only operate to a minimum of 4 passengers
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| Hermanus and the Whale RouteEksplôr SA reference: E/ScFull 04
We depart from the hotel at 09:00 and head out over the spectacular Sir Lowry's pass, which offers classic views of the entire Cape Peninsula to Elgin. This is the Cape's apple growing region and if requested, we can stop at one of the farm stalls for morning tea and a chance to buy some of the apples. |
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 Visitors with Hermanus' Whale Crier. |
Then it's on to
Hermanus, where on arrival we drive along Rotary Drive. This drive takes you high above
the mountains of Hermanus and from the vantage point you get a super view of the city
below. Summer homes of many of the country's playwrights, authors, politicians and business millionaires will be seen on our city tour, en route to our lunch stop at a restaurant in town. After lunch a visit to the Old Harbour and perhaps you will be fortunate enough to see some whales frolicking in Walker Bay before we head back. The afternoon includes a visit to the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens at Betty's Bay and thereafter a very scenic drive along False Bay through Rooi Els and Gordons Bay back to Cape Town. |
| Operates
Sundays and Wednesdays From Sea Point Hotels 08:30 onwards City Hotels 09:00 onwards Returns approximately 17:30 Price: R300,00 excluding lunch Please note: This tour will only operate to a minimum of 4 passengers
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 Many of the West Coast villages centres around the fishing industry. |
If you are looking
for something very different join this tour. The morning route takes us to the West Coast
Ostrich Farm. After many decades, the ostrich has been reintroduced to this part of the
Cape. The talk and tour tells us of the habits of this strange bird. We then continue to
the early mission station at Mamre dating back to 1808. Our route then winds through the
Wheatlands to Darling and the fishing village of Saldanha. This natural harbour was a
gathering station for convoys in the last war and now receives giant ore and oil carriers
at the recently constructed jetty. The afternoon route travels through the West Coast
Nature Reserve flanking a beautiful lagoon at Langebaan. The ride back to Cape Town is via
Blaauberg with its world famous view of Table Mountain from across the bay. This tour
operates on Tuesdays and Fridays. This tour is only available on special request. Price: R300,00 excluding lunch Please note: This tour will only operate to a minimum of 4 passengers.
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| Beyond the mountainsEksplôr SA reference: E/Sc Full 06
When looking northeast from Cape Town one sees a line of blue-mauve mountains of the Hottentots Holland range. This is where we are headed. We will pass through some of South Africa's most beautiful mountain scenery of towering peaks, crystal clear mountain streams, Cape Fynbos and Protea species. We first visit Du Toit's Kloof where we see the Huguenot Tunnel, an astounding piece of engineering achievement. Then it's on to Worcester, home of this fruit growing area and the setting for our visit to the unique open-air agricultural museum at Kleinplasie ... one of the day's highlights. This is a living museum with people practicing the old arts and crafts of long gone country living. Travel to historic Tulbagh for Sherry tasting at the old Drostdy (old Magistrates' residence). |
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 Fruit processing in Tulbagh. |
Our lunch stop
(optional) is also taken in this tranquil area. Our return takes us via the Bains' Kloof
Pass with it's spectacular mountain scenery which inspired one of our most famous artists,
Thomas Baines. We visit Wellington and Agter Paarl on our return to the city. This tour is only available on special request. Price: R300,00 excluding lunch Please note: This tour will only operate to a minimum of 4 passengers
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| Africa’s southern-most tip - Cape AgulhasEksplôr SA reference: E/Sc Full 07
For the traveller who wishes to achieve most things, this tour is a must. Taking us far south in a one day drive, we see mountains and wheatlands as we near Bredasdorp, a town which boasts Africa’s southernmost traffic light! The fascinating Shipwreck Museum is a must before we drive down to the coast itself which has claimed so many lives over the centuries. Your tour guide will tell you of heroic tales such as the legend of the wreck of the "Birkenhead". Here we stand at the tip of the giant African continent and open up a bottle of sparkling wine. Leaving the barren coastline behind we visit a Moravian Mission Station dating back many years. Gansbaai, a little fishing village, is a surprise on our homeward route. |
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 The light house at Agulhas, the southern most tip of Africa. |
This
tour is only available on special request. Price: R480,00 excluding lunch Please note: This tour will only operate to a minimum of 4 passengers
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Kap-Halbinsel und Blick auf das Kap der guten Hoffnung Eksplôr SA reference: Diese Tour bringt Sie zur Kapspitze, wo sich der Indische und Atlantische Ozean treffen. Unterwegs fahren wir durch die malerischen Küstenvororte Sea Point, Clifton, Camps Bay und Llundudno. Während wir in Hout Bay anhalten, kann eine Fahrt zur Robbenbesichtigung ermöglicht werden. Nach dem Besuch an das Kap, besichtigen wir die Pinguin-Kolonie bei Simonstown. Anschliessend ist eine Mittagspause in einem Restaurant am Strand von Fisch Hoek geplant. Am Nachmittag fahren wir durch Constantia zum berühmtem botanischen Garten von Kirstenbosch, in dem einige der mehr als 4000 verschiedenen südafrikanischen Pflanzenarten zu sehen sind. (Bootfahrt und Mittagessen gegen Eigenbeteiligung) Fahrttag: Dienstag, Freitag und Sonntag Abfahrt: 09:00 (Kapstadt) 09:30 (Sea Point) Preis: R290.00 pro Person
Stellenbosch und die WeingebieteEksplôr SA reference: Unser Ausflug führt Sie durch das Weinbaugebiet in die historische Stadt Paarl mit anschliessender Führung durch einen Weinkeller. Die Reise geht dann weiter durch das malerische Bergrivertal in das kleine Städtchen Franschhoek mit dem berühmten Hugenottendenkmal, das zu Ehren der französischen Siedler errichtet wurde. Danach bieten wir Ihnen die Gelegenheit in einem erlesenen Restaurant ein Mittagessen gegen Eigenbeteiligung einzunenhmen. Am nachmittag führt die Reise Sie zu einem kapholländischen Weingut mit Museumsbesuch. Später fahren wir durch die Universitätsstadt Stellenbosch, die zweitälteste Stadt Südafrikas. Fahrttag: Mittwoch, Samstag Abfahrt: 08:30 (Sea Point) 09:00 (Kapstadt) Preis: R290.00 pro Person
Stadtrundfahrt und Bloubergstrand Eksplôr SA reference: Unsere Stadtrundfahrt führt Sie durch Kapstadt, zu der Festung und zum südafrikanischen Museum mit der weltberühmten Buschmann-Austellung. Anschliessend fahren wir durch das historische Malaienviertel zu einer Straussenfarm. Den Höhepunkt dieser Tour bietet der Strand von Blouberg, von wo aus Sie einen malerischen Blick auf Kapstadt und den Tafelberg geniessen können. (Kamera nicht vergessen!) Fahrttag: Montag, Donnerstag Abfahrt: ab 14:00 Preis: R200.00 pro Person
Scheduled Overland Tours and Safari's, traveling in combi's or coaches Eksplôr SA reference: E/Sc OL 01Day 1: Departing Cape Town at 09:00 we head northwards, climbing over the spectacular Du Toit's Kloof mountain pass en route to Worcester. We visit the fascinating Klein Plasie Open Air Museum, a live and interesting exhibition dedicated to the farming community. A chance to see what life on a farm was like 100 years ago. From Worcester we continue on to Montagu, on the edge of the Boland. Lunch today is at the Montagu Country Inn. In the afternoon we travel through the Little Karoo. Changing scenery from lush farmland to semi-desert areas makes this a day full of surprises. A warm welcome awaits us from the staff of the Riempies Estate Hotel in Oudtshoorn, where we arrive in the late afternoon for our overnight stop. Overnight: Oudtshoorn |
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 Get close to one of these cheetahs... if you have the courage. |
Day 2: Awake to the freshness of the Karoo air. After a good breakfast we
visit the world famous Cango Caves where we take a guided tour lasting over an hour - full
of fascination. Then on to the Crocodile and Cheetah Farm, to learn more about these frightening animals. Hear the awesome stories from our guide as we tour the farm. A chance to get close up and touch a cheetah if requested - bring your camera! A short drive to the other end of Oudtshoorn brings us to ostrich country and lunch at the Highgate Ostrich Farm. Today's lunch - yes, you guessed it, includes ostrich delicacies. Listen to the restaurant staff as they serenade our group during lunch. After all this, the tour of the farm begins. We head down to the fields, where you will have the opportunity to sit and ride on an ostrich. You will also learn more about their breeding habits and of the bygone days, when Oudtshoorn was in the midst's of the ostrich feather boom at the beginning of the 20th century and the heyday of the Ostrich Barons. |
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late afternoon takes us over the Outeniqua mountains to George. Here for the first time
one can now understand why this area is known as the Garden Route. As you drive over the
summit of the pass, lush green vegetation awaits you. Our hotel tonight is the King George
Hotel in George.Overnight: George
Day 3: Up early this morning, to take the group to the George station. We board a real steam train, one that travels along one of the world's most picturesque routes. Enjoy a sea-side window. The two and a half hour journey brings us to Knysna, where we set sail on the lagoon. Lunch is aboard the launch, as we cruise through one of South Africa's most beautiful settings. The afternoon gives us some time to enjoy the Knysna village and for the group to have a little free time. We overnight at the King George Hotel again. Overnight: GeorgeDay 4: After breakfast we depart for Mossel Bay along the scenic coastal route. At Mossel Bay we visit the historic Post Office Tree where early navigators left mail for the homebound ships to Europe. Our route to Swellendam is via rolling hills. Swellendam is full of romantic history and we visit the Drostdy Museum. Our lunch is at a restaurant in Swellendam. In the afternoon our route takes us through charming Hermanus, sea-side retreat of the wealthy and famous. RATES VALID
FOR PERIOD 01/12/2000 - 30/11/2000 Value added
tax at 14% is included Per person
sharing
Single supplement
ZAR 3600.00
ZAR 450.00 DURATION: 4
days/ 3 nights DEPARTS: Every
Tuesday from Cape Town and Sea Point hotels INCLUDES: All
entrances, all accommodation and all meals. EXCLUDES: Services not specified, gratuities, all items of personal nature. This tour can be terminated in Port Elizabeth, or additional nights in Knysna can be arranged. Rates for these on application. Most passengers still prefer to return to Cape Town to be in time for their return flight. |
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| South
Africa in 11 days (Johannesburg - Cape Town) Departs; Tuesdays from Sandton City, Johannesburg Day 1
- Tuesday: Head east to Mpumalanga Province. Drive along the Panorama Route with a majestic view across the Lowveld towards Mozambique. Meals: Dinner Overnight:
Hazyview Day 2
- Wednesday: Full day's game drive in Kruger National Park Meals:
Breakfast & lunch Overnight:
Hazyview Day 3 - Thursday: Morning of leisure and more game viewing in the afternoon. Dinner around a camp fire under the African night sky. Meals:
Breakfast & dinner Overnight:
Hazyview Day 4 - Friday: Cross the South African border into the mountain kingdom of Swaziland. Meals:
Breakfast & dinner Overnight:
Swaziland |