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Relaxing Rascals

This relaxing tour, using Premier accommodation, is ideal for the South African summer, spring and autumn. Addo Elephant Park, Shamwari and Schotia reserve offer plenty of game-viewing in the Eastern Cape. As the area is malaria-free, this holiday is ideal for babies upwards.

Meals Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation Mix of Premier and Luxury
Departure Dates On request
Transport Group B rental car with unlimited kilometres. Upgrades to larger vehicles easily arranged.
Price Includes Meals and accommodation as shown in text (we are assuming 2 children aged 6 and 8 sharing with their parents), Group E car rental with unlimited kilometres and supercover insurance. Upgrades to larger vehicles easily arranged.
Price Excludes International & domestic flights, visas, items of a personal nature, meals not specified
Minimum Number 2
Climate Mediterranean in the Cape (winter rains, hot dry summers), summer showers on Garden Route
Best time to go Suitable all year round, especially October to May
Health Requirements None - sunblock essential
Other Ideas Ideal for all ages of children including the under-sixes. The price given below is based on a family of 4 with 2 adults and 2 children aged 6 and 8 years. Please contact us for a specific quote for your family.
Notes Please note that children over 12 years are usually treated as adults by South African hotels and have their own room.

Day 1- 4 nights Cape Town
On arrival at Cape Town Airport, you collect your Group I rental car (Toyota Avanza or similar) and drive to Constantia Uitsig, Cape Town for four nights. The Constantia Uitsig is a luxurious boutique hotel set on a working wine farm with three widely acclaimed gourmet restaurants. There are 16 inviting and elegant garden cottages, including two family cottages, each with minibar, tea and coffee facilities, underfloor heating and ceiling fans. The spa, with six treatment rooms, offers a variety of indulgent treatments. Other facilities include a pool, guest lounge and bars, horse riding by arrangement, cricket oval, complimentary wine tasting and spectacular walks in the surrounding vineyards.

The charm of Cape Town is partly explained by Table Mountain, which breaks up the city into distinct areas, each with its own character and, indeed, its own weather! The city bowl basks in the dramatic shadow of the 1000m mountain, with its characteristic "tablecloth" of mist rolling over the edge. The fashionable Waterfront and City Bowl areas are ideal for visitors who enjoy city life with plenty of restaurants, cafés and clubs within walking distance of your hotel. The southern suburbs of Newlands and Constantia reflect yet another side of Cape Town, reminiscent of its gracious colonial past. Majestic oak trees and endless swathes of roses and blue agapanthus are set against the forested slopes of Table Mountain.

Cape Town is wonderful for families with many excursions available from beach visits to a cable car ride up Table Mountain. We particularly recommend the Oceanarium in the Waterfront, the Sciencecentre at Canal Walk, a sunset boat cruise from the Waterfront, Kirstenbosch Gardens and, for older children, enjoying some of the many superb hiking trails on Table Mountain and at Cape Point. Our detailed itinerary outlines the nicest beaches for families as well as a range of family-orientated activities.
Bed & Breakfast. Accommodation: Constantia Uitsig

Day 5 - 2 nights Little Karoo
Today you fly (NOT INCLUDED IN TOUR PRICE) or drive to the Little Karoo for two nights at La Plume Country House.. The arid, rugged Little Karoo is reached via the spectacular mountain passes over the Outeniqua Mountains. You can sample the excellent wines of the area over lunch at a working ostrich farm or visit the Cango Caves, a labyrinthine complex of limestone caverns. The intrepid will be captivated by the wild beauty of the Swartberg Pass to Prince Albert, whilst children will adore seeing the big cats at the Cango wildlife ranch, learning about ostriches, and cringing at the crocodile and snake farm.

La Plume is a working ostrich farm with peaceful views over the Olifants River valley to the Swartberg Mountains. The attention to detail really sets La Plume apart: pretty cushions on the outdoor furniture and flowers on your patio table. The attractive Victorian homestead is decorated in period style and all rooms and suites are furnished with Cape antiques, as well as air-conditioning, fan, complimentary port, television and bar fridge. The three-bedroom cottage is ideal for families. Farm tours and Karoo farm-style dinners are available on request, if you don't feel like stirring from this tranquil oasis.(4 hours, 450km) Bed & Breakfast. Accommodation: La Plume

Day 7 - 3 nights Garden Route
Head over the Outeniqua Pass to the Garden Route where you spend three nights at the lovely Hunter's Country House close to Plettenberg Bay. The Garden Route thoroughly deserves its reputation for enchanting beauty. The "garden" refers not to cultivated gardens, but to its captivating Elysian charm. This region, between Mossel Bay and the Storms River, offers a spectacular coastline of dramatic headlands giving way to white sandy beaches. Behind the sand dunes lie placid lagoons and lakes, with a hinterland of soaring mountains, covered by indigenous rainforest, magnificent twisting passes, waterfalls and wooded ravines.

Hunter's is an oasis of tranquillity, a romantic retreat in beautiful gardens and overlooking the indigenous forest. The original homestead is full of character and charm, luxuriously furnished with fine antiques and sumptuous fabrics. Within the beautiful gardens are the thatched suites. The Orchard, Garden, Premier and Family suites have antiques, open fireplaces, delightful bathrooms and private patios. The Classic suites, with private plunge pool, separate lounge-dining room, and indoor-outdoor showers, are a real treat. The Forest Suite is unashamedly indulgent, with a separate sitting room, hifi & DVD, dining room and private plunge pool. Children have their own dedicated games & activity room, shallow pool, sandpit and organised activities on offer. (2 hours, 140km) Bed & Breakfast

Day 10 - 3 nights Eastern Cape safari
Head to the Eastern Cape for three nights on a child-friendly safari at Mark's Camp (in the Lalibela Private Game Reserve). Thousands of hectares in the Eastern Cape have been returned to natural bushveld that supports the Big Five as well as abundant plains species and birdlife. Lalibela comprises three lodges within 7,500ha of Big Five malaria-free bushveld. One of these, Mark's Camp, is a child-friendly game lodge, with an extensive children's safari programme, decorated in a relaxed Pan-African style. Seven chalets include three family chalets. Game drives in open 4x4 vehicles bring you face to face with the game, from mighty elephant, lion, rhino and buffalo to tiny blue duiker and rock hyrax. African wild dogs and spotted hyena have also been reintroduced to Lalibela.

The pattern of activities will depend on the age of your children. Younger children, typically under 6 years, will take part in the lodge's kids safari programme which will introduce them to the bush through various activities. They will have a kid's game drive which is shorter than the standard drive. However they will not be allowed to join the adult game drive in open vehicles for safety reasons. Contact us for other options if you wish to all be on safari together.

Children of 6 to 7 years will be able to go on the main game drive. You generally enjoy a game drive immediately after early morning tea and coffee, as the animals rise early to hunt in the cool of the day. The two to three hour drive finishes in time for a late breakfast, which will be keenly appreciated after your early morning start! A late afternoon game drive will introduce you to some of the nocturnal animals and their predators before enjoying at atmospheric dinner back at the homestead. (3½ hours, 350km)
Full Board & Game Drives. Accommodation: Lalibela Marks Camp

Day 13 Depart from Port Elizabeth
After a final early morning game drive, you drive to Port Elizabeth to return your rental car in time for your onward flight.

Prices:

The price given above is based on a family of 4 with 2 adults and 2 children aged 6 and 8 years. Please contact us for a specific quote for your family.

Prices subject to currency fluctuations