Tour Itinerary: Day 1, Sunday Arrival transfer to your hotel. Remainder of day at leisure (optional excursions available). Overnight and Breakfast at Sunnyside Park Hotel – Sandton Day 2, Monday Meals: BD Depart after breakfast for a full day of sightseeing as we travel along the Drakensberg escarpment. The scenic Panorama route takes us to the Blyde River Canyon, Three Rondawels, God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the nostalgic village of Pilgrim’s Rest. We continue on our decent down the mountain into the Lowveld, a sub-tropical paradise of fruit. Indulge in nature’s beauty at the misty Lone Creek waterfall before we continue to our hotel near Hazyview. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at The Winkler Hotel – White River Day 3, Tuesday Meals: BD Early morning at sunrise we make our way into the world famous Kruger Park for a full day game drive in search of the wildlife wonders Africa offers her visitors in this unspoiled land where big game still roam freely. We might even spot the Big Five (Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo and Leopard). At sunset we arrive at our restcamp for dinner and overnight. Option for open vehicle night game drive. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Restcamp - Kruger Park Day 4, Wednesday Meals: BD Depart at sunrise for another full day filled with the search for big game. Breakfast packs on board. Return to restcamp late afternoon for dinner and overnight. Option for open vehicle night game drive. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Restcamp – Kruger Park Day 5, Thursday Meals: BD Depart the Kruger Park and continue to the Kingdom of Swaziland. Visit the Ngwenya Glass Factory and open market near Mbabane. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Piggs Peak Hotel & Casino – Swaziland Day 6, Friday Meals: BD Depart after breakfast and visit the Swazi Candle Factory before continuing south towards Kwa-Zulu Natal. After the border formalities we continue to Hluhluwe. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Bushlands Game Lodge - Hluhluwe Day 7, Saturday Meals: BL After breakfast we travel to a famous traditional Zulu Village for cultural experience and dances and learn more about the lifestyle of this proud nation. Lunch (included) is served here as well. From here continue along the sugarcane fields of the North Coast to Durban where we arrive late afternoon. Overnight and Breakfast at Holiday Inn Garden Court - Durban Day 8, Sunday Meals: BD Depart after breakfast. Travel via valley of 1000 Hills to Pietermaritzburg and Howick Falls. Continue to Natal Drakensberg – Central Berg region. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Drakensberg Gardens Resort – Drakensberg Day 9, Monday Meals: BD Full day at leisure to explore the surrounding area. Activities include hiking, golfing, and horse riding. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Drakensberg Gardens Resort - Drakensberg Day 10, Tuesday Meals: DB Depart after breakfast. Travel along the escarpment via Oliviershoek Pass to Golden Gate. Continue to Bloemfontein along Lesotho border. Arrive late afternoon. Dinner. Overnight and Breakfast at Holiday Inn – Bloemfontein Day 11, Wednesday 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 Holiday Inn – Bloemfontein Day 12, Thursday Meals: BD Depart after breakfast and continue southwards towards to the Gariep Dam – largest man-made dam in South Africa. From here we travel into the Great Karoo (semi desert) via Middelburg to Graaf Reinet. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast Drostdy Hotel – Graaf Reinet Day 13, Friday 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 at Drostdy Hotel – Graaf Reinet Day 14, Saturday Meals: BD After breakfast we travel towards the coast to the famous Addo Elephant Park near Port Elizabeth. Lunch en-route (not included). Arrive in Port Elizabeth late afternoon. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Brooke’s Hill Luxury Suites – Port Elizabeth Day 15, Sunday Meals: B Day at leisure (optional excursions) to explore this city with its strong British influence since the 1820 settlers. Overnight and Breakfast at Brooke’s Hill Luxury Suites – Port Elizabeth Day 16, Monday Meals: BD After a short orientation tour of this city influenced by the 1820 British Settlers, we continue along this spectacular coast known as the garden route along Storms River, Plettenberg Bay, to beautiful Knysna. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Knysna River Club – Knysna Day 17, Tuesday Meals: BD After breakfast we depart to George where we board the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe Steam Train for a scenic trip over the Kaaimans River Bridge and along the spectacular coastline to Knysna. After a cruise on the Knysna Lagoon return to hotel. Remainder of day at leisure. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Knysna River Club - Knysna Day 18, Wednesday Meals: BD We continue via the Outeniqua Pass to Oudtshoorn, known as the feather capital of the world. Visit the famous Cango Caves as well as an Ostrich Show Farm and the Cango Wildlife Ranch and Cheetah Breeding Centre for guided tours. Dinner, Overnight and Breakfast at Adley House – Oudtshoorn Day 19, Thursday Meals: B Depart after breakfast and continue to Mosselbay where we visit the Maritime Museum and old Post Office Tree. From here we continue to Swellendam and on to Cape Town to arrive late afternoon. Overnight and Breakfast at St Georges Hotel – Cape Town Day 20, Friday Meals: B Day at leisure to explore the city and surrounds (optional excursions available). Overnight and Breakfast at St Georges Hotel – Cape Town Day 21, Saturday Meals: B Day at leisure to explore the city and surrounds (optional excursions available). Overnight and Breakfast at St Georges Hotel – Cape Town Day 22, Sunday Meals: B Departure transfer to airport for your onward journey. Notes: Nov - Oct: 
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