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South Africa and Victoria Falls 2007
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
QYE7 |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
18 |
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Starting Price |
$4168 (Select Dates) * |
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Countries Visited |
South Africa
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City Highlights |
Durban, Cape Town, Kruger, Knysna, Johannesburg |
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CAPE PENINSULA Visit Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve & Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
PAARL Orientation
FRANSCHHOEK Visit the Huguenot Memorial Museum
STELLENBOSCH Orientation including a visit to the oldest wine cellars for wine tasting; visit cheetah enclosure
MOSSEL BAY Visit the Maritime Museum
OUDTSHOORN Visit an ostrich farm
KNYSNA Ferry ride across the lagoon and trailer-train ride in the Featherbed Nature Reserve, excursion on the "Outeniqua Choo Tjoe" steam train, Tsitsikamma National Park
PORT ELIZABETH-DURBAN By air, Note: airport transfers are included if Globus-designated flights are booked *
DURBAN Orientation tour of the city, including the Indian market
ZULULAND Home-brewed beer and Zulu fare tasting
SWAZILAND Visit Mbabane, capital of the tiny kingdom
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK Game drive in open four-wheel-drive vehicle, Bourke's Luck Potholes
PILGRIMS REST Orientation
PRETORIA Orientation including visit to Melrose House
JOHANNESBURG Orientation drive
LIVINGSTONE Sundowner Cruise on the Zambezi, walk through the Victoria Falls rain forest, visit Mukuni Tribal Village
INSIDE VISITS
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable.
MEALS
Welcome drink, 13 full English breakfasts (FB); 2 special lunches (L); 10 dinners (D), including special welcome and farewell dinners Livingstone extension: FB daily and one dinner
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included when you make your flight arrangements.
2008 departures are subject to itinerary and price modifications.
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Day 1 (Sat.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Arrival in Cape Town, South Africa. (Sun.)
Welcome to a land so vast and diverse that its inhabitants proudly call it 'A
World in One Country.' Check into your hotel, and tonight meet your tour
director and traveling companions at 6 p.m. for a welcome drink followed by
dinner. (D)
Day 3 Cape Town. (Mon.)
Sightseeing on the Cape Peninsula starts with a drive through the country’s
'Mother City,' the historic gateway for European settlers. Via the fishing port
of Fish Hoek proceed south to the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE NATURE RESERVE. The
panoramic view from Cape Point is simply breathtaking! Backtrack to the naval
port of Simon’s Town for lunch at a waterfront restaurant. This afternoon visit
the glorious KIRSTENBOSCH BOTANICAL GARDENS. The rest of the day is free. Your
tour director will have suggestions for things to do. (FB, L)
Day 4 Cape Town. Excursion to
Wineland Area. (Tue.)
Discover the spectacular wineland area. See the city center of Paarl,
founded by Dutch settlers in the late 17th century, and admire the surrounding
countryside, mountains and vineyards. Continue to the tiny village of
Franschhoek for a visit of the HUGUENOT MEMORIAL MUSEUM, where you learn how
French refugees brought the art of wine-making to South Africa. Lunch in the
ancient university town of Stellenbosch, where you can stroll along oak-lined
streets and admire gracious mansions built in the distinctive Cape-Dutch style.
In the afternoon visit the OLDEST SOUTH AFRICAN WINE CELLARS at Spier Winery,
where you will have the opportunity for a WINE TASTING. Then time to visit a
cheetah enclosure, established to save the great cats from extinction. A chance
here to have your photo taken with a cheetah. Back to Cape Town. (FB)
Day 5 Cape Town-Arniston. (Wed.)
This morning is free to either relax, do some shopping, visit museums,
or join your tour director for an optional excursion to Robben Island, where
Nelson Mandela spent over twenty years in prison. This afternoon drive through
panoramic Sir Lowry’s Pass. Continue to the city of Caledon, known for its seven
springs (six hot, one cold). Finally reach the southernmost tip of Africa, Cape
Agulhas, where the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans meet. Overnight in Arniston.
(FB, D)
Day 6 Arniston-Knysna. (Thu.)
First leg of the beautiful Garden Route. At Mossel Bay’s MARITIME MUSEUM see a
replica of the frail vessel used by the Portuguese explorer Bartolomew Dias on
his first trip around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. Also noteworthy: the Post
Office Tree, St. Blaize lighthouse, and the rocky tidal pools. Via Robinson Pass
to the green valley of Oudtshoorn. Visit an OSTRICH FARM to learn about its
breeding program. The more adventurous have a chance to test their riding skills
on the back of one of these giant birds. Then via the Outeniqua Pass continue
through deep Kaaimans River Gorge to your hotel in the unspoiled coastal area of
Knysna. (FB, D)
Day 7 Knysna. (Fri.)
Cross the Knysna Lagoon by ferry, the mouth of which is guarded by two huge
sandstone cliffs known as 'The Heads.' Land at the FEATHERBED NATURE RESERVE,
where you take a trailer-train to the lookout point on the Western Head. After
lunch under milkwood trees, time at leisure in pretty Knysna before boarding the
famous 'Outeniqua Choo Tjoe' STEAM TRAIN for a thrilling ride along the dramatic
coastline to Sedgefield. Back to your hotel in time to enjoy the tranquillity
and scenic splendor of its surroundings. (FB, L)
Day 8 Knysna-Durban. (Sat.)
Set off for the scenic second leg of the Garden Route. Proceed past the resort
towns of Plettenberg Bay and Nature’s Valley to TSITSIKAMMA NATIONAL PARK,
famous for its natural beauty. Enjoy the unspoiled forests and rocky shore as
you head for Storms River Mouth, where you see the impressive yellowwood Big
Tree. Continue to Port Elizabeth for the flight to Durban. (FB, D)
Day 9 Durban-Zululand. (Sun.)
Start the day with an orientation tour of Durban, the bustling port
city with a strong oriental accent. View the Da Gama Clock and City Hall, drive
along the Golden Mile, and stop at the colorful Indian market to smell the scent
of exotic herbs and spices. Mid-morning departure for ZULULAND, locale of the TV
series Shaka Zulu. This afternoon learn about the exploits and traditional way
of life of southern Africa’s most warlike tribe. Taste home-brewed beer and
authentic Zulu fare, and witness rousing, athletic dances. Overnight in a
Zulu-style beehive hut, modified to include all modern comforts. (FB, D)
Day 10 Zululand-Swaziland. (Mon.)
Full-day scenic drive through the sugar cane fields and thornveld of Natal, and
the tiny Kingdom of Swaziland. Before visiting the Swazi capital of Mbabane,
take your time to hunt for unique African souvenirs in the Ezulwini Valley
market. Spend the night at Pigg’s Peak, where William Pigg discovered gold in
1884. (FB, D)
Day 11 Swaziland-Kruger National Park. (Tue.)
North across the Swaziland border into the South African province of Mpumalanga.
Now for the highlight, KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, Africa’s oldest and most famous
game reserve covering 8,000 square miles of low country between the Crocodile
River in the south and the Limpopo in the north. Cross the Crocodile River at
Malelane Gate and settle into an exciting game-watching routine as your coach
slowly makes its way to a pleasant lodge on the western fringe of the park.
(FB, D)
Day 12 Kruger National Park. (Wed.)
Dawn and morning outings in an open four-wheel drive vehicle in KRUGER NATIONAL
PARK. Of the hunter’s 'big five,' elephant, buffalo, rhino, and lion are quite
common here, while even the much more elusive leopard may venture into open
ground for you. Spot crocodiles and hippopotamuses in the riverine areas.
Zebras, giraffes, odd-looking wildebeests and dainty gazelles are easy prey for
your camera. Then return to the lodge for an afternoon at leisure. You may want
to join an experienced guide for an optional afternoon game drive. (FB, D)
Day 13 Kruger National Park-Mpumalanga. (Thu.)
Morning dedicated to the scenic wonders of the Drakensberg: sweeping views from
God’s Window; gushing Lisbon Falls; spectacular 16-mile Blyde River Canyon;
finally inspect BOURKE’S LUCK POTHOLES, an amazing system of cylindrical
cavities sculpted by river erosion. Time for lunch and sightseeing at Pilgrim’s
Rest, a perfect replica of a mining town during the late 19th-century gold rush
period. Late afternoon arrival at your overnight hotel. (FB, D)
Day 14 Mpumalanga-Johannesburg. (Fri.)
Head west towards Pretoria, South Africa’s jacaranda-adorned administrative
capital. Your orientation tour features the Union Buildings and the massive
Voortrekker Monument commemorating the Boers’ epic Great Trek; and the Kruger
House, the former residence of nation-building statesman 'Oom Paul' Kruger. Then
a visit to MELROSE HOUSE, venue of the signing of the peace treaty which ended
the bitter Anglo-Boer war. Upon arrival in Johannesburg, the country’s
prosperous industrial and commercial center, enjoy an orientation drive of the
city. Tonight a farewell dinner to celebrate the success of your South African
adventure. (FB, D)
Day 15 Johannesburg-Livingstone,
Zambia. (Sat.)
Mid-morning flight to Livingstone and transfer to your hotel. In the
afternoon join your SUNDOWNER CRUISE on the Zambesi River. Marvel at the
luxuriant vegetation on its banks and experience an unforgettable African
sunset. (FB, D)
Day 16 Livingstone. (Sun.)
This morning head towards the mighty Victoria Falls, “discovered” by David
Livingston in 1855. See the explorer’s statue overlooking Devil’s Cataract and
then walk through the rain forest to the best vantage points. In the afternoon
join an optional helicopter flight “Flight of Angels” for a breathtaking
bird’s-eye view of the falls. (FB)
Day 17 Livingstone. (Mon.)
Start the day with a visit to the Mukuni Tribal Village, which depicts the
traditional way of life of Zambia. Maybe join an optional tour this afternoon or
relax by the pool. Mosi-Oa-Tunya, “the Smoke that Thunders” can be seen above
the treetops—and heard! The Zambesi and the Falls are literally on your
doorsetp. (FB)
Day 18 Livingstone. (Tue.)
Transfer to the airport for your homebound flight via Johannesburg. (FB)
Day 19 (Wed.)
Your homebound flight arrives today. |
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| Oct 06 - Oct 23, 2007 | $6087 | $4168 | Call Us | Call Us | | Oct 13 - Oct 30, 2007 | $5858 | $4168 | Call Us | Call Us | | Oct 20 - Nov 06, 2007 | $5858 | $4168 | Call Us | Call Us | | Oct 27 - Nov 13, 2007 | $5858 | $4168 | Call Us | Call Us | | Nov 03 - Nov 20, 2007 | $5858 | $4168 | Call Us | Call Us | | Nov 17 - Dec 04, 2007 | $5986 | $4296 | Call Us | Call Us | | Dec 01 - Dec 18, 2007 | $6472 | $4782 | Call Us | Call Us | | Dec 15, 2007 - Jan 01, 2008 | $6959 | $4782 | Call Us | Call Us |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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