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Cape Town, Winelands & Garden Route
Destination: South Africa
Duration: 12 days
Trip Type: Guided Small Group
Price: From £2,760 / 3,600
Duration: 12 days
Trip Type: Guided Small Group
Price: From £2,760 / 3,600
Trip Highlights
Visit Robben Island and take in the views from the top of Table Mountain
Sample excellent wines and indulge in gastronomic delights in South Africas Winelands
Take a boat trip to see whales, seals and dolphins
Take walks along the beaches and in the forests along the stunning Garden Route
Option to extend with 2 nights at Private Game Reserve for wildlife viewing (See below)
Sample excellent wines and indulge in gastronomic delights in South Africas Winelands
Take a boat trip to see whales, seals and dolphins
Take walks along the beaches and in the forests along the stunning Garden Route
Option to extend with 2 nights at Private Game Reserve for wildlife viewing (See below)
Itinerary
How to Book
To enquire about this trip, call us on 020 8977 7034 or email us.
Dates & Cost of Trip:
Cost is per person and includes International and domestic flights to/ from London.
Cost excludes:
Airport taxes
Visas (if required)
Meals not included in the itinerary
Items of a personal nature, such as tips, beverages, etc.
We do NOT make a local payment charge not operate a group tip kitty.
Cost of 2 night extension to Private Game Reserve:
To end April 2009: £530 / 680 per person (Single Supplement £225 / 290)
From end Apr '09: £430 / 555 per person (Single Supplement £175 / 225)
Cost excludes:
Airport taxes
Visas (if required)
Meals not included in the itinerary
Items of a personal nature, such as tips, beverages, etc.
We do NOT make a local payment charge not operate a group tip kitty.
Cost of 2 night extension to Private Game Reserve:
To end April 2009: £530 / 680 per person (Single Supplement £225 / 290)
From end Apr '09: £430 / 555 per person (Single Supplement £175 / 225)
What This Trip Contributes
This trip is run by a Cape Town based guiding company with a focus on natural and human history, concentrating on unique fauna and flora and on the cultural and historical aspects of their country. Travel is in small groups to minimise the impact on often fragile environments and all excursions are led by experienced and highly knowledgeable guides keen to make a trip educational and informative as well as fun.
The trip includes a visit to Monkeyland, a unique 12 hectare conservation sanctuary which allows visitors a guided walking safari amongst the free-roaming primates. Most of the primates here were previously caged, and the sanctuary provides an opportunity for them to rediscover their natural instinct to forage, chatter and swing between the trees, and to live as they would in the wild.
The trip also visits the Knysna Elephant Park, set up to bring elephants back to the Knysna area after their numbers dwindled from 400 to just 3. The elephants of the Southern Cape were once an important part of the ecology of the area. They roamed and fed on the grasslands and fynbos when water was plentiful, and delved deep into the forests when the dry seasons came.
But, with a great fire of 1869, heavy poaching and uncontrolled logging, these herds have all but died away. Today, only three elephants are known to be living wild in the area, and the have retreated deep into the forest. Many elephants now found here have escaped a culling programme, and visitors have an opportunity to learn about the conservation work and behaviours of these impressive giants.
Fees generated from these visits contribute toward the conservation efforts of these sanctuaries.
The trip includes a visit to Monkeyland, a unique 12 hectare conservation sanctuary which allows visitors a guided walking safari amongst the free-roaming primates. Most of the primates here were previously caged, and the sanctuary provides an opportunity for them to rediscover their natural instinct to forage, chatter and swing between the trees, and to live as they would in the wild.
The trip also visits the Knysna Elephant Park, set up to bring elephants back to the Knysna area after their numbers dwindled from 400 to just 3. The elephants of the Southern Cape were once an important part of the ecology of the area. They roamed and fed on the grasslands and fynbos when water was plentiful, and delved deep into the forests when the dry seasons came.
But, with a great fire of 1869, heavy poaching and uncontrolled logging, these herds have all but died away. Today, only three elephants are known to be living wild in the area, and the have retreated deep into the forest. Many elephants now found here have escaped a culling programme, and visitors have an opportunity to learn about the conservation work and behaviours of these impressive giants.
Fees generated from these visits contribute toward the conservation efforts of these sanctuaries.
