Solo Adventuresfrom Coast to Safari

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 (optional pre-trip)

Cape Town, Winchester Mansions

Includes: Bed and breakfast

Room: Standard

• Arrive all through the day depending on your airline in Cape Town
• Transfer to your hotel
• Night at leisure

Cape Town is one of the world’s most beautiful cities and a top international destination. Large numbers of tourists flock to Cape Town to enjoy this unique city with its fascinating history, interesting culture, natural beauty, award-winning wines and laidback lifestyle.
Our hotel is ideally located on the Sea Point Promenade overlooking the gorgeous Atlantic coastline, this landmark hotel is the picture of elegance and luxury. Guests can unwind in style and comfort in a range of exquisitely decorated and spacious rooms and suites, all of which boast fabulous views of the sea, the mountains or the hotel’s beautiful colonnaded courtyard, built in the style of an Italian piazza. The Winchester Mansions occupies a gorgeous original Cape Dutch home featuring a heated pool, a sundeck, and a renowned onsite restaurant offering excellent South African cuisine with a classic European twist.

Thursday, August 23, 2018 (optional pre-trip)

Cape Peninsular

Includes: Bed, breakfast and dinner

• Ride up the “Flying Dutchman” to the lighthouse
• Visit to the Penguins at Boulders beach
• Dinner

After breakfast, the day is spent enjoying and exploring the Cape Peninsular. Guests enjoy a ride up the “Flying Dutchman” to the lighthouse on Cape Point and then enjoy a short hike to the point. This is where Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet and the most Southern point on the African continent! A must see.
Guests also enjoy a visit to the Penguins at Boulders beach and a few of Cape Town numerous landmarks.
Guests then return to the hotel to freshen up before departing for their dinner (included –venue TBA)

Table Mountain Cableway

A trip up Table Mountain is quite rightly one of the first things a tourist wants to do when arriving in Cape Town. Once on the top, a 1000m above the city below, you are rewarded with spectacular 360 views. Take your time and enjoy this unique environment, go for a walk or have a bit to eat at the restaurant with arguably one of the best views possible.

Saturday August 25, 2018 (end of optional pre-trip/1st day of main tour)

Durban

• Breakfast
• Transfer to Cape Town airport for internal flight to Durban airport
• Meet up with our driver and the rest of the group for transfer to our hotel
• Hotel Protea Umhlanga Ridge or similar
• Night at leisure – Dinner at the hotel or walking distance that evening

With its beautiful beaches, lively wining and dining scene, and rich cultural heritage, Durban is KwaZulu Natal’s tourist hub. The swimming and surfing is rated the best of any major city across the world and because of the sub-tropical climate the water is warm all year round. Known as the Golden Mile, this stretch of beaches and amusement parks is Durban’s major attraction with the recently developed UShaka Marine World at the southern end providing a world-class aquarium and other entertainments.
Just minutes away from the Umhlanga beach, Protea Hotel Umhlanga Ridge is situated in the secure environment of the Umhlanga New Town Centre opposite the Wavehouse and the Gateway Theatre where such facilities as Barnyard Theatre, movies, restaurants, shops, and entertainment are all within very easy walking distance. Overlooking the picturesque Chris Saunders Park, the Protea Hotel

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Full day of sightseeing in Durban

• Breakfast
• Full day of sightseeing in Durban
• UShaka Sea World
• Interactive activities in the Dinner included at the fantastic Moyo on the beach
• Night at hotel

After breakfast, depart for a full day of sightseeing in Durban.
Durban is a multicultural city with plenty of attractions most of which are focused around the beach and the harbor. The Marine Parade now connects the iconic Moses Mabhida 2010 Stadium with the Golden Mile and Ushaka Marine World. While the Sugar Terminal tells a story of the province’s major industry and a trip to the colorful Indian Market highlights shows the impact that Durban’s Indian population has had on its food and culture. UShaka Sea World is based around a shipwreck-themed aquarium (one of the five largest aquariums in the world), a 1 200-seater dolphin stadium, a seal pool and penguin rookery – and interactive activities in the Dinner included at the fantastic Moyo on the beach – Night at hotel.

Monday, August 27, 2018

Lesotho

Includes: Bed, breakfast and dinner

After breakfast, get your passport ready to check 1 more country off your list! Lesotho! The Sani Pass is a mountain pass which cuts through the UNESCO designated Drakensberg mountain range linking South Africa with the mountain kingdom of Lesotho. The pass itself runs through no-man’s lands between the two border posts. As the only road link between southern Lesotho and South Africa it was an important trade route to enable the landlocked Kingdom of Lesotho to trade with South Africa. We will ride in 4×4 vehicles and experience challenging off-road driving and magnificent views of the Drakensburg mountain range while discovering one of Africa’s highest mountain passes and home to the highest pub in Africa where we will enjoy lunch.

Return to Durban later in the day.

Dinner included – Overnight in Durban

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Tau Game Lodge

Includes: Bed, breakfast, lunch en route, and dinner

• Breakfast at your accommodation
• Depart for Madikwe Tau Lodge (4-hour bus drive). Lunch en route
• Arrive at the game reserve for afternoon game drive and dinner

The Madikwe Game Reserve is the newest of South Africa’s prime safari destinations. A public-private partnership resulted in the creation of this Big Five game reserve on almost worthless cattle farms and today it is home to 66 mammal species. Madikwe is a haven of amazing diversities. The landscape has mountainous areas, plateau, rocky hills, a perennial river, seasonal wetlands, a variety of sandy and clay areas, bushveld, Kalahari veld and savanna areas. The rich diversity of vegetation ensures a wide range of game and the topography offers ideal game viewing opportunities in a malaria-free environment.
There is a good chance of seeing the Magnificent Seven which comprises the Big Five as well as the rare and endangered wild dog and cheetah. The reserve is home to the largest elephant population outside the Kruger National Park, black and white rhino, and the biggest disease-free herd of buffalo in the country. In addition to these, one may see brown and spotted hyena and all other South African predators. A multitude of plains game includes giraffe, zebra, springbok, and sable. There are also large populations of wildebeest, impala, and warthogs. For bird watchers, Madikwe is a destination you do not want to miss with the latest official bird list boasting an incredible 340 species.
An outdoor Boma is located on a central island in the river, accessed by a wooden bridge, with early morning breakfasts served under Acacia trees and fine-dining cuisine under sparkling and smiling stars. Madikwe River Lodge is the ideal venue to host intimate wedding ceremonies amid natural elements in an African ambiance, and very popular for conferencing and incentive group packages with team building activities such as bush dinners, big five spotting, treasure hunts, bird watching programs, group game drives, game walks, stargazing and swimming.
Arrive at the game reserve for afternoon game drive and dinner