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Cape Town Safari + Knysna, Garden Route: South Africa Holiday (Whales & Penguins)

South Africa: Cape Town + Knysna + East Cape Safari
Cape Town Safari Knysna Garden Route South Africa Holiday Whales Penguins
10 NIGHTS FROM:
$2,178
Per person sharing
Scheduled flights quoted separately
SRE10C
• Cape Town Safari
• Table Mountain
• Cape Point
• Robben Island
• Stellenboch Winelands
• Knysna, Garden Route South Africa
• Featherbed Nature Reserve
• Knysna Elephants
• Whales & Penguins
• South Africa Holiday & Safari

If you do not wish to self-drive, this Cape Town safari includes transfers to Knysna on the scenic Garden Route in South Africa. Start your holiday by ascending Table Mountain to see one of the world's most famous views, visit Cape Point where you can see penguins & whales in season & Stellenbosch winelands. Then fly to Knysna  & enjoy a thrilling Big Five safari. All transfers & game drives included.

Day 1
You will be met at Cape Town Airport and transferred to your hotel in this beautiful city, within sight of Table Mountain.
 
Check in and relax in your magnificent surroundings.
Day 2
Today enjoy a private tour of the beautiful city of Cape Town.
 
Weather permitting, we start by ascending Table Mountain by cable car to see one of the world's most famous views (alternatively we will drive up Signal Hill). We then drive around the city to see the key sights including the City Hall, Greenmarket Square, Houses of Parliament, Bo Kaap, Castle of Good Hope, District Six and Sea Point.
 
After lunch (own account), enjoy a Harbour Cruise. Then explore the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, with its many shops and restaurants (return taxi for own account).
 
Note: Table Mountain cable car is closed for annual maintenance from late July to early August.
Day 3
At leisure to explore more of the beautiful city of Cape Town.
 
You can visit the Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the City Hall, explore the vibrant Victoria & Alfred Waterfront or take the ferry to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned (advance booking essential in season).
 
From July to November you can take an optional whale watching trip to Hermanus.
 
Alternatively you can take the Hop Off bus (Blue Route) to visit world famous Kirstenbosch Gardens or simply relax on golden Camps Bay Beach.
Days 4 To 5
Today enjoy a full day private tour around the beautiful Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve peninsula.
 
We travel to Hout Bay, where there is the option to take a short boat trip to view Cape Fur seals at Seal Island (pay locally). We then continue along Chapman’s Peak Drive to spectacular Cape Point, where you may see baboons, ostriches and perhaps even dolphins or whales in season (July/November). The funicular up to the Old Lighthouse is included.
 
On the return journey we pass through naval Simons Town and visit the resident penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
 
Note: Lunch is for your own account today.
Days 6 To 7
Transfer to Cape Town Airport for your onward flight.

You will be met at George Airport and transferred 1-hour to the oyster capital of Knysna in the heart of the scenic Garden Route.
  
Enjoy the beaches of Wilderness and the lakes of Sedgefield, before continuing to Knysna and checking in to your hotel in this area of outstanding natural beauty.
 
Note: In season we recommend booking Knysna restaurants online in advance of your visit, to avoid disappointment.
Day 8
Today is free to explore the small town of Knysna with its beautiful lagoon, shops, restaurants and beaches.
 
Optional activities include golf, horse riding, mountain biking, kayaking and an ocean safari from Plettenberg Bay beach to search for dolphins and whales in season. A variety of tours are also available to nearby attractions such as Monkeyland and Birds of Eden.
Day 9
This morning transfer 5-hours along the scenic Garden Route to your malaria-free private game reserve near Addo in the beautiful Eastern Cape.
 
After checking in to your lodge enjoy an afternoon game drive, where game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately. Hopefully see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe - as well as several of the Big Five - before dining in your warm African surroundings.
Day 10
Rise at dawn to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day and enjoy a thrilling shared open-top game viewing safari with your lodge ranger in your Private Game Reserve which is home to all the Big Five - Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino. Hope to see many interesting species before returning to your lodge for breakfast.
   
The rest of the morning is free to relax by the lodge swimming pool, before setting out again in the late afternoon for another game drive. Hope to see giraffe, hippo, kudu, antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons and many other interesting animals. With hundreds of different bird species, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed!
  
After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy the balmy evening and pristine stars of the Milky Way as you have never seen them before – as well as the spectacular Southern Cross.
 
Note: If travelling with a child < 6 please request a family lodge that allows young children on open top game drives.
Day 11
Enjoy some final early morning game viewing, before your 2-hour transfer to Port Elizabeth Airport for your flight home.