15 Day Vic Falls, Blue Train & South Africa Tour
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For a first rate experience of quality travel in and around the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, look no further than Wydah Tours.
Day 1
On arrival in Johannesburg airport you are met, receive your documents and transferred to the Michelangelo Hotel where you stay overnight.
Michelangelo Hotel
This hotel was built as a tribute to the days when high society, culture, music and art were the order of the day. Ideally placed in the Sandton Square Shopping Centre, the Stocks Hotels and Resorts flagship affords the level of quality service that one can only expect to find amongst the top hotels of the world. The Michaelangelo's beautifully appointed suites cater to five-star levels of luxury. Every room has a spacious lounge and en-suite bathroom resplendent in Rojo Alicante salmon and terra cotta marble. Televisions showing CNN and movie channels, dedicated fax-modem telephone lines, mini bars and individually controlled air-conditioning are just some of the standard fitments provided in every room.
Basis: Breakfast
Day 2
This morning you are collected from your hotel for your transfer to Johannesburg airport where you check in for your flight to Victoria Falls. On arrival in Victoria Falls you are greeted and transported to the Kingdom Hotel where you stay for the next two nights.
The Kingdom Hotel
This Victoria Falls hotel is the closest to the Falls themselves. It re-opened in the second quarter of 1999 and the distinguishing Zimbabwean architecture has its inspiration from the Great Zimbabwe monument in Masvingo.
Basis: Breakfast
Day 4
Day four sees you picked up at your hotel as you travel to Victoria Falls airport where you check in for your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival in Johannesburg airport you are met and transferred to the Michelangelo Hotel where you stay overnight.
Basis: Breakfast
Day 5
On day five we arrange your collection from the hotel and transport to Johannesburg airport where you check in for your flight to Hoedspruit. On arrival in Hoedspruit you are met and transferred to Thornybush Game Reserve and Shumbalala Lodge where you stay for the next four nights.
Thornybush Game Lodge
Within the centre of Big Five country and adjacent to the greater Kruger National park, lies 11 500 hectares of pristine African Bushveld. This bush lodge is the Thornybush Game Reserve, which supports a large variety of mammals and bird species. It is here that a superlative safari destination, the elegant and exclusive Thornybush Main Lodge, awaits discovery by the discerning traveller. Unrivalled big game viewing is complemented by exquisite accommodation and sublime cuisine. Thornybush now boasts a New Main Lodge with stylish air-conditioned suites and extensive living areas overlooking the seasonal Monwana River. All luxurious suites, each with full en suite facilities, have outdoor showers and private decks, as well as sweeping views over the savannah and ever active water hole. Superb attention to detail and highly personalised service make for a memorable stay. Enjoy exciting dawn and dusk safaris in open Land Rovers and on foot, take a moment to browse the intimate library or simply relax at the pool with your favourite cocktail as you bask in Africa's glorious sunshine.
Basis: Full Board and Game Drives
Day 9
This morning you are collected from the bush lodge and transferred back to Hoedspruit airport where you check in for your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival in Johannesburg you are met and transferred to the Michelangelo Hotel where you stay overnight.
Basis: Breakfast
Day 10
This morning you are collected from your hotel for your transfer to Pretoria Station where you board the Blue Train to Cape Town.
The Blue Train
The Blue train is unique - not just of the world's finest hotels, but one which moves from destination to destination. Considerate attention is paid to practical needs. There is a writing desk next to the window and individual air-conditioning controls as well as a telephone and television. An onboard laundry service and the discreet presence and courtesy of your own professional butler ensure you'll want for nothing. Take a bath, or shower in your en-suite bathroom with floors resplendent in gold, Italian marble. Plush white towels, soft cotton kimonos and an array of luxury bath oils and soaps make bathing an indulgent pleasure. Single or double beds folded down or draped in soft eiderdown duvets ensure that you'll fall asleep in complete comfort to the gentle motion of the world's most luxurious train slipping through the velvet darkness.
Basis: Fully Inclusive
Day 11
On arrival in Cape Town Station you are met and transferred to the Commodore Hotel where you stay for the next four nights.
The rest of the day is at leisure.
The Commodore Hotel
The Commodore Hotel is situated right next to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and only 5 km from the Table Mountain, it is one of the closest hotels to the waterfront in Cape Town. It is ideally situated for shopping, sightseeing, swimming or just relaxing at and enjoying one of it's many amenities and services, like: Swimming pool, gymnasium, sauna or make use of the nearby city shuttle service. All the rooms have and suites have private bathrooms with shower and toilet, hair dryers, radios, colour TV, air conditioning, direct dialling phones, tea and coffee making facilities and electric razor plug.
Basis: Breakfast
Day 12
This morning you are collected from your hotel for your scheduled full day tour of the Cape Peninsula.
Peninsula Tour:
Depart for the Cape of Good Hope along one of South Africa' most scenic routes. We will drive through Sea Point, visit Hout Bay. Continue through Constantia Nek to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Kirstenbosch was established as a centre for the preservation and study of the indigenous flora of Southern Africa. All year round one can enjoy glorious living displays of wild flowers and the magnificent collection of Cycads, silver trees and other shrubs, plants and bushes. Enjoy lunch in Kalk Bay (at your own account). Then travel through the historic naval based town of Simon's Town, continuing on to Cape Point where two marine ecosystems and oceans are said to meet. Return to Cape Town via Ou Kaapse Weg.
Basis: Breakfast
Day 13
Today is at leisure.
Basis: Breakfast
Day 14
This morning you are collected from your hotel for your scheduled full day Winelands tour.
Winelands Tour
In 1679, Stellenbosch was founded. Home to many fine examples of Cape Dutch architecture, the town is famous for its university and the oak trees that line its quaint streets. Our Wine tour takes us to a winery in this area for a cellar tour and wine tasting before taking an orientation sightseeing trip of the town. The tour continues to the beautiful Franschhoek valley to visit Boschendal manor house, a celebrated historical estate. Lunch at own expense is enjoyed at one of the many good restaurants of the area. After lunch the wine tour takes in Paarl, "the pearl of the cape" and another spot of wine tasting before returning to Cape Town.
Basis: Breakfast
Day 15
This morning you are collected from your hotel for your transfer back to Cape Town airport where you check in for your flight home.
THE ABOVE INCLUDES:
Flights: Johannesburg to Victoria Falls return, Johannesburg to Hoedspruit return, Airport taxes, Transfers, Tours, Entrance Fees, Accommodation, Activities and Meals as specified above.
THE ABOVE EXCLUDES
All other flights, other airport taxes (US$30 departure tax from Vic Falls), other African tours, other entrance fees, other activities, park fees, travel insurance, visas if required, drinks, tips and anything of a personal nature.
Cost:
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