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DISCOVERING SOUTH AFRICA including South Africa's prime game-viewing area, Makalali Conservancy and Sabi Sands Game Reserve, and a wonderful tour of the Cape, Winelands and Garden Route

	Fly overnight from London via Johannesburg to Hoedspruit. By road to Garonga for 3 nights. Road transfer to Notten's Bush Camp for 3 nights. Fly from Mpumalanga to Cape Town for 3 nights at Constantia Uitsig. Drive to Roggelands Country House for 2 nights. Drive to The Hideaway for 1 night. Drive on to Kurland for 3 nights. Drive to Port Elizabeth to drop off the hire car. Fly via Johannesburg overnight to London. From £3,399 per person sharing for 15 nights
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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, synonymous in many people’s minds with game viewing in southern Africa, now has an infrastructure that is too well developed for us to describe it as a true wilderness. Thus we have selected two privately owned lodges in huge blocks of bushveld with prolific wild life shared by a limited number of visitors!

First to Garonga in the greater MAKALALI CONSERVANCY situated west of the Kruger National Park. Bernie, the charming host, welcomes guests to his delightful lodge and provides an unrivalled holistic wildlife experience. Activities include game drives, wilderness walks, sleep-outs, outdoor bush-baths and aromatherapy and reflexology sessions.

The light and airy tented rooms are situated overlooking a dry riverbed frequented by game, each with a wooden deck complete with hammock.

Nottens Bush Camp, in the SABI SANDS GAME RESERVE to the south, is run by the Notten family and has been a firm favourite of ours for many years. It has accommodation in elegantly styled suites and offers a warm welcome combined with very professional guiding. Animals are attracted year round to the water of the Sabi river making game viewing, in traditional safari vehicles by day and after dark and also on foot, very rewarding.

The camp has a magical rustic atmosphere which is enhanced by the use of candle light and lanterns. Gilly’s fine cuisine, the inviting pool, a wonderful massage at Nature’s Spa and starry nights around the log fire all add to the pleasure of your stay.

After a thrilling time in the bush, you will fly to CAPE TOWN where you can unwind at Constantia Uitsig, a charming hotel in the heart of a working vineyard. The delightful rooms face onto an immaculate garden and the three restaurants are world renowned.
From here you can explore the Cape Peninsula and the city, or stay closer to base and enjoy the gentle scenery and outstanding food and wine. A hire car will be delivered to you.

No itinerary for South Africa is complete without a visit to the Wine Region to admire the charming Cape Dutch architecture of the vineyards and, perhaps, to enjoy the product of the vines!

Built in this distinctive style, Roggeland Country House, family-owned and run, is within a short distance of both FRANSCHHOEK and STELLENBOSCH. Gordon Mincke and his two daughters offer accommodation in the beautifully converted farm buildings with high ceilings, thick stone walls, every comfort and a homely atmosphere.

Dinner in the evening is a sumptuous four course affair with excellent regional wines chosen to compliment each dish.

By spending the night in SWELLENDAM at The Hideaway while travelling along the Garden Route, you can take the scenic back road via Oudtshoorn rather than tearing along the busy N2.

Stop for a leisurely lunch - we will have plenty of suggestions for you – and then drive on to Kurland, a beautiful polo estate and a real sanctuary just outside PLETTENBERG BAY.

With the activities in and around Knysna and the Tsitsikamma Reserve all within easy reach, this is a good location in which to complete a holiday to remember. There are beautiful forest and coastal walks to be taken, you can picnic in spectacular spots and fish in the lagoons, laze on the beach and even enjoy some adrenaline pumping activites including bungy jumping and sea kayaking. Golfers will bowled over by the quality and number of courses open to them and dolphins surfing the waves off the beautiful beaches of Plettenberg and Natures Valley will be just one of many delightful images to take home.

and what about?
	Other ways to travel: you can ride a Harley Davidson while your luggage is transferred for you between lodges; take Rovos Rail or The Blue Train to Cape Town for a truly luxurious journey; and drift in a hot air balloon over amazing African landscapes - close to the Kruger, the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, Pilanesberg Game Reserve, the Winelands and Klein Karoo and Swartberg Mountains near Oudtshoorn.

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