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South Africa - Cape to Windhoek - The Best of the West offered by supplier M17026 (read about supplier) Key Information: Tour Duration: 16 day(s) Group Size: 6 people Destination(s): South Africa   Namibia   Specialty Categories: Birdwatching   Wildlife Viewing   Season: September Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: Yes Minimum Per Person Price: 5110 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 5660 US Dollar (USD)

Southern Africa’s dry west is a unique and fascinating yet under-visited land. A hotbed of faunal and floral diversity, this area harbors two floristic regions found nowhere else on earth, the Cape Floristic Region and the Succulent Karoo. Our ‘Best of the West’ tour showcases these regions and the range of special birds endemic to them; you can expect not only great birds but some of the most dramatic scenery in Africa!

Tour highlights include the stunning fynbos-clad slopes of the Western Cape home to the stunning Cape Rockjumper; a sea-birding trip in the teeming waters off continental Africa; the game rich sands of the Kalahari; and finally the inhospitable, yet breathtaking Fish River Canyon, the second largest canyon on earth. This tour offers what few tours can, decent accommodations and excellent infrastructure in a fascinating yet remote part of Africa, join us on what is sure to be an unbeatable tour! This tour is times to finish at the start of our very popular Namibia, Botswana, Zambia combo tour giving those who have the time the ultimate African experience.

Tour Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Cape Town.

Day 2: Seabird outing.

Day 3: The Cape Peninsula.

Day 4: Cape Town to West Coast National Park and onto Lambert’s Bay.

Day 5: Lambert’s Bay to Brandvlei via Calvinia.

Day 6: Brandvlei.

Day 7: Brandvlei to Springbok.

Day 8: Springbok to Augrabies Falls National Park.

Day 9: Augrabies Falls National Park.

Day 10: Augrabies to Twee Rivieren, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Day 11: Kgalagadi TP: Twee Rivieren to Nossob.

Day 12: Kgalagadi TP: Nossob area.

Day 13: Kgalagadi TP: Nossob to Twee Rivieren.

Day 14: Kgalagadi TP to Fish River Canyon.

Day 15: Fish River Canyon to Windhoek.

Day 16: Windhoek.

Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.

Cape to Windhoek - the Best of the West: 15 - 30 Sep 2012 (16 days):
- US$5,110 * £3,220 * €3,650 * ZAR35,000 per person sharing (see below)
- Single Supplement: US$550.

Note: Tour price fixed in South African Rand (ZAR), other rates subject to exchange rate fluctuations.

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