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This relaxing family tour is similar in scope
to Relaxing Rascals but uses Comfortable to Premier accommodation and
also includes more time in the Little Karoo as well as Cape Town, the
Garden Route and the game-rich Eastern Cape. As the area is malaria-free,
this holiday is ideal for babies upwards.
Meals As text
Accommodation Mix of Comfortable to Premier
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 under 12, years sharing with parents), Group B car
rental
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 below is a SAMPLE price based on a family of 4 with 2 adults
and 2 children under 12 years.
Notes Please note that children over 12 years are usually treated
as adults by South African hotels and have their own room.
Days 1 to 3 - Arrive in Cape Town, 3 nights
V&A Waterfront
On arrival in Cape Town , you collect your Group O rental car and drive
to the Waterfront Village in the vibrant V&A Waterfront. Spend 4 nights
enjoying the sights of Cape Town. Child-friendly
pursuits include heading up Table Mountain by cable car, enjoying the
Waterfront, visiting Cape Peninsula include a visit to the African Penguin
colony, enjoying a boat cruise out into Table Bay harbour amongst other
activities. Please click here for more on Cape Town
The Waterfront Village has an unrivalled collection of
60 stylish and serviced apartments in the V&A Waterfront yacht marina
offering the comfort of a luxury hotel with all the space, freedom and
flexibility of home. Choose between one, two and three bedroom apartments
to suit your familys size. Room Only. Accommodation:
Waterfront Village, Cape Town
Days 4 & 5 - Stellenbosch, 2 nights
Today you leave the city and drive only a short distance to the Spier
Estate close to Stellenbosch to stay for 2 nights.
The Spier Hotel on the historic Spier Estate offers plenty
for you to do without needing to venture off the estate. The gracious
Cape Dutch buildings of the Spier Estate, built in 1692, have been restored
to their former glory to create the Spier Hotel. 32 Cape-style cottages
are clustered around six courtyards each with its own swimming pool and
garden.
The surrounding estate offer horse riding through the vineyards, tennis
at one of the three courts (one of which is floodlit), hiking and mountain
biking on the estate, swimming, golf at the De Zalze estate, or children
love visiting the Cheetah Outreach project and Bird of Prey rehabilitation
centre. The Cheetah Outreach and Eagle Encounter projects are both part
of South Africa's conservation effort to assist with reintroducing wild
animals and birds to their natural habitat. Accommodation:
The Spier Hotel, Stellenbosch
Days 6 & 7 - Travel to Hermanus, 2 nights
Today you leave the city and drive to Hermanus (approx 1½ hours)
to stay for 2 nights at Blue Gum Country House near Hermanus. The
Hermanus area is a bountiful area of gentle rolling green pastures, vineyards,
forests and unspoilt coastline. It boasts some of the finest land-based
whale-watching in the world between July and early December, when the
Southern Right Whales come right into the bays to give birth.
Blue Gum Country House lies in a picturesque valley close
to Hermanus. Here you can relax amid the tranquillity of the 130-acre
estate, explore the private mountain reserve or stroll through the vineyards.
A game of tennis or a refreshing swim in the pool are attractive alternatives.
Two family suites offer a second small room for children. Ideal for families
with active children.
Bed & Breakfast. Accommodation: Blue Gum Country
House, near Hermanus
Day 8 to 10 - Continue to Plettenberg Bay on the Garden
Route, 3 nights
Today you have a fairly longish journey to Plettenberg Bay on the Garden
Route. 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. There is simply loads for families to do in this area. Please
click here for more on the Garden Route
Periwinkle Lodge is a stylish guesthouse overlooking Robberg
Beach, a long sandy beach in Pletternberg Bay. Its decorated in
a relaxed and comfortable way as would typify your own beach house, if
you had one, with lots of beach references, and a provencal style with
colourful fabrics. Accommodation: Periwinkle Lodge
Day 11 to 13 - Head to Addo Elephant National Park,
3 nights
Continue to the Eastern Cape for 3 nights in the Addo area staying at
Woodall Country House. Addo is a notable success
story. The elephants were being shot in the early 20th century as they
were destroying the crops of local farmers. Only 11 remained when a national
outcry stopped the hunt. The elephants' survival was assured when a National
Park was proclaimed and now Addo has the densest concentration of elephant
in Africa. Alongside the thrill of close-up elephant encounters, Addo
is now home to black rhino, lion, hippo, unique Cape buffalo, many species
of antelope. Other activities in the Greater Addo Park include hiking
trails, horse-riding and also elephant-back safaris in the Zuurberg Mountains.
Please click here for more on Addo
Woodall Country House is an idyllic escape, offering you
peace and tranquillity. The four Cape-style luxury cottages and seven
suites all have private patios as well as air-conditioning, ceiling fan,
separate bath and shower, outside shower, minibar, telephone, bathrobes
and tea/coffee facilities. Indeed this five star country house lodge has
recently added a wide range of health and beauty treatments, as well as
daily game drives in Woodall's luxury open top game-viewing vehicle. Accommodation:
Woodall Country House
Day 14 - Depart from Port Elizabeth
Drive to Port Elizabeth to drop off your rental car prior to your onward
flight.
.Price Per family of 4 (children aged
12 years or younger)
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16 Dec 2008 -
30 Apr 2009
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01 May 2009 -
31 Aug 2009
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01 Sep 2009 -
30 Sep 2009
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US$5262
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US$4681
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US$5514
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