Stella Africana

Elephant
Elephant
Waterfront - Cape Town
Waterfront - Cape Town
Apartheid Museum
Apartheid Museum
Panorama Route
Panorama Route
Bourke's Luck Pothole
Bourke's Luck Pothole
Karongwe Game Reserve
Karongwe Game Reserve
Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Cape Town
Safari
Safari
Table Mountain
Table Mountain
  

General information

DurationDestinationDeparture
8 days and 7 nights
South Africa (Cape Town, Mpumalanga, Karongwe Game Reserve, Pretoria, Johannesburg)
South Africa (Cape Town)

Description

Scheduled group tour departing on Tuesday with Spanish or Italian speaking guide with a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 14 people (18 for August departures)

Scheduled group tour departing on Tuesday with Italian-speaking guide with a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 14 people (18 for August departures)

This tour can be combined as follows:
Stellar South Africa + Victoria Falls or Victoria Falls & Botswana

PLEASE NOTE on arrival time and internal flight:
Day 1 : Book if possible a flight arriving no later than 12.30 - 13.00.
This will allow clients to take the city orientation tour of Cape Town.

Day 4 : Suggested flights CPT - JNB (Flight number and schedule are subject to change)
Suggested Flights:
1) SA306 CPT- JNB 07:00 - 08:55
2) BA6424 CPT- JNB 06:45 - 08:45

Category

 
Classic - Italian Speaking guide (Scheduled Tour)
Meals as per program
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Classic - Spanish Speaking guide (Scheduled Tour)
Meals as per program
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Upgrade option - Italian Speaking guide (Scheduled Tour)
Meals as per program
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Upgrade option - Spanish Speaking guide (Scheduled Tour)
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Program

Day 1:
Tuesday: WESTERN CAPE - CAPE TOWN
Upon arrival into Cape Town International Airport, you will be met by your Cape Town based tour guide, and transfer with your guide to your city-based hotel, via a City Orientation tour.
Remainder of today at leisure for relaxing or why not take a trip to the V & A Waterfront and explore at leisure. The Waterfront offers an array of shops, boutiques, restaurants and so much more! Dinner is included at a local restaurant this evening.
Meals Included: Dinner in a restaurant. (Lunch for own account on early arrivals)

Day 2:
Wednesday: CAPE PENINSULA TOUR
Enjoy a full day Cape Peninsula tour with your guide. Some of the sights you will see today include Chapman’s Peak (subject to being open), Hout Bay (where there is an included boat trip out to Duiker Island – weather permitting), Cape Point, the Penguin colony at Boulders Beach, and a lovely lunch in a restaurant in the area called False Bay. Enjoy an included dinner at the hotel this evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the hotel

Day 3:
Thursday: CAPE TOWN (LEISURE DAY)
Today you will enjoy a full day at leisure exploring the surrounding area or enjoy one of the MANY optional excursions on offer (see below a few suggestions!) ...
Meals Included: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner for own account)

Day 4:
Friday: CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - O.R TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - MPUMALANGA
After breakfast, transfer with guide to Cape Town International Airport for your onward journey*.
Upon arrival to O.R Tambo International Airport you will be met by your guide and depart for the lush Mpumalanga province via a brief Pretoria tour and lunch stop en-route ending in White River. Visit the Voortrekker Monument & Nature Reserve. The huge granite Voortrekker Monument stands proud on a hill top in the south of Pretoria. This National Heritage Site was built to commemorate and honor the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854.
Overnight within close proximity to the very well-known Panorama Route at Casa do Sol or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

*All airfares, air reservations and airport taxes not included. Suggested Flight from Cape Town International to O.R Tambo International Airport:
- 4Z 892 CPT-JNB 06:50 - 08:55
- GE 130 CPT-JNB 07:00 - 09:00 or similar flight as close to 07:00am as possible.

Day 5:
Saturday: MPUMALANGA - LIMPOPO PROVINCE
After an early breakfast at the hotel, we continue along the beautiful Panorama Route. Visits include the Bourke’s Luck Potholes, The Three Rondavels and Gods Window. (Weather permitting – stunning views). After the tour we continue the journey to the very scenic Limpopo Province until Karongwe Private Game Reserve, situated on the banks of the Makhutswi River. We arrive in time for lunch and an included late afternoon game drive. Enjoy the next 2 nights at the lodge with included exciting Open Vehicle Big 5 Game Drives.
NOTE: GUIDE IS NOT GUARANTEED DURING THE SAFARI (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6:
Sunday: LIMPOPO PROVINCE - KARONGWE GAME RESERVE
Experience the sights, sounds and smells of unadulterated nature, search for the Big 5 with an early morning start.... don’t forget to get a snap shot of the African Sunrise. Enjoy included activities at the lodge.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7:
Monday: LIMPOPO PROVINCE - PRETORIA - JOHANNESBURG
After an early morning game drive and breakfast, we depart on our journey back to Johannesburg with lunch en-route.
After the journey the Spanish Guide departs after check in at Peermont Mondior (or similar). The Peermont Mondior Hotel is one of the magnificent hotels that can be found at Emperors Palace, affectionately known as the Palace of Dreams, a casino and entertainment centre of grand proportions.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch (Dinner for own account)

Day 8:
Tuesday: JOHNNESBURG - O.R TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
After check out catch the shuttle service to O.R Tambo International Airport for your onward journey (no guide assistance on the departure transfer day)
Meals Included: Breakfast

Price includes

- Transport in suitably sized vehicle according to passenger numbers
- Local guide or driver/guide as per itinerary (i.e. 1 guide for Southern Section / 1 guide for Northern Section)
- Accommodation as indicated, or of similar standard.
- Meals and sightseeing as specified (Meal totals: 7 Breakfasts / 5 Lunches / 5 Dinners)
- Porterage through-out itinerary

Day by Day Inclusions:
Day 1:
. Cape Town Spanish Meet & Greet Upon arrival and assisted transfer/city orientation tour up to check in at the hotel.
. 3 Nights Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Victoria Junction, Guest Room,
1 night DBB and 2 nights BB
. All Porterage’s
. Dinner in a restaurant.
Day 2:
. Full Day Guide Services (08 hours)
. Full Day Private Touring of the Cape Peninsula (08 hours & 200km)
. Entrance fees included for: Cape Point Nature Reserve, Boulders Penguin Colony, Duiker Island Seal Cruise.
. Lunch en-route
. Dinner at the hotel
Day 3:
. No Services included for this day, at leisure.
. Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Victoria Junction offer complimentary Return Waterfront Shuttles as various times, please enquire at the hotel reception
. Optional Tours on offer (optional tours are not included in tour costing) include Cultural Tours, Winelands Tours,
Hermanus Whale Watching tours in season, and so much more!
Day 4:
. Guide overland assistance from departure O.R Tambo International Airport (day 4) until drop off at Peermont Mondior (day 7) - 04 Days Professional Guide Overland assistance.
. Voortrekker Monument & Nature Reserve entrance fee in Pretoria.
. Lunch en-route
. 1 Night Casa Do Sol or similar, Casa Room, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast basis
. All Porterages
Day 5:
. Entrance fees along the Panorama Route for Gods Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, Three Rondavels;
. Lunch and Dinner at Karongwe Game Reserve
. Late Afternoon Open Vehicle Game Drive in search of Big 5
. 02 Nights at either Karongwe Game Reserve or similar (Shiduli Game Lodge or Chisomo Safari Lodge) in a Standard Room on Full Board Basis (rates include: All meals, teas, coffees and snacks, dawn and dusk safaris in open Land Rovers, conservation fees, WIFI, Drinks on dusk safari’s are limited to one per person with a choice of local beer, wine or soft drink).
. All Porterage’s
Day 6:
. Included Open Vehicle Game Drives at the lodge (morning and late afternoon)
. All Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7:
. Early morning Open Vehicle Game Drive in search of Big 5
. Lunch en-route
. 1 Night Peermont Mondior or similar, Classic Room, Bed & Breakfast basis
. All Porterages
Day 8:
. Complimentary shuttle service to O.R Tambo International Airport

Price does not include

- All accommodation not mentioned
- All meals, transport and guide services not mentioned
- All Optional Excursions/tours (not listed as included), and personal purchases, telephone calls, laundry, gratuities etc.
- All flights, visas and passports, airport taxes etc.
- Any other Services not mentioned

Itinerary

Day Overnight Itinerary highlights
1 Protea Hotel by Marriott Breakwater Lodge Cape Town (guest room) or similarCape Town   Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town - Arrival Terminal
2 Protea Hotel by Marriott Breakwater Lodge Cape Town (guest room) or similarCape Town
3 Protea Hotel by Marriott Breakwater Lodge Cape Town (guest room) or similarCape Town
4 Casa Do Sol (casa room) or similarMpumalanga
5 Karongwe Reserve (standard room) or similarKarongwe Game Reserve
6 Karongwe Reserve (standard room) or similarKarongwe Game Reserve
7 Peemont Mondior (classic room) or similarJohannesburg   Pretoria
8   O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg

Accommodations provided in each place

PlaceClassic - Italian Speaking guideClassic - Spanish Speaking guideUpgrade option - Italian Speaking guideUpgrade option - Spanish Speaking guide
Cape TownProtea Hotel by Marriott Breakwater Lodge Cape Town (guest room) or similarWinchester Mansions Hotel in Classic Room or similar
MpumalangaCasa Do Sol (casa room) or similarCasa do Sol Hotel in Casa room or similar
Karongwe Game ReserveKarongwe Reserve (standard room) or similarKunane River Lodge in Luxury Suite or similar
JohannesburgPeemont Mondior (classic room) or similarD'Oreale Grande in Classic Room or similar