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Africa Safaris / Garden Route and Karoo
Safari / Karoo Safari Itinerary
GARDEN ROUTE AND KAROO SAFARI ITINERARY
The Cape of Storms, wild and treacherous, cold and unforgiving,
enticingly beautiful.
Coastal gardens, Whales and Oyster Catchers, Elephant and Zebra.
European Culture.
The plateaus of the Karoo, majestic and silent, rise up into the
red horizon at sunset.
DAY 1
We meet at the Outback Africa Safari Lodge in Cape
Town. Thereafter explore the Cape region; visiting the
Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Cape Point and the penguin colony
near Simon's Town. Lunch will be spent overlooking the ocean whilst
enjoying the local cuisine. We end the sightseeing-filled day
with a visit to Table Mountain. (Cable car own expense)
Tonight we dine with the Outback Africa Management and
enjoy a safari briefing. B
DAY 2
After breakfast we depart on our safari. First stop is
the wine capital of Africa, Stellenbosch. After exploring the
historic town, we visit a wine farm in the area.
After lunch at the wine farm onto De Hoop Nature Reserve , a paradise
for seasonal whale watching.
We enjoy our first camp experience, and get closer to nature.
Big campfire and tall stories tonight. BD
DAY 3
Today, Oudtshoorn and the Cango Caves. En route we will
stop at an Ostrich farm for lunch. Thereafter we will do a tour
of the Cango Caves and travel over the Outeniqua Mountain Pass
towards the coastal region of the Wilderness National Park, where
we enjoy the late afternoon walks into the forests. BLD
DAY 4
A morning to explore the town of Knysna`s flea markets
and many art galleries.
Visit the Heads, two sandstone cliffs that flank the entrance
to the Knysna Lagoon, and thereafter the Tsitsikamma National
Park. Explore the Storms River Mouth
on a short but eventful hike.
The rugged coastline is a photographer's dream. BLD
DAY 5
This morning we visit Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa 's
surfer's paradise. Enjoy the waves of the Indian Ocean. Thereafter
it is onto the Addo Elephant National Park in
search of the elephants found there. Tonight, time can be spent
at the spotlit waterhole, hoping to observe the creatures of the
night. BLD
DAY 6
We visit Colonial towns, admiring century old European
buildings en route. Transverse great mountain ranges and over
dramatic passes, to arrive at the Mountain
Zebra National
Park in time for lunch.
We spend the afternoon out in the wilderness, in search of the
endemic zebra species. BLD
DAY 7
A special destination in the interior. The Greater Karoo,
a baren land, unspoilt and uninhabited.
After setting up camp in the Karoo National Park, we enjoy walks
in this unspoilt natural haven, admiring the multitude of birdlife
endemic to the Karoo region.
Late afternoon we explore the reserve in our Land Rover, seeking
the wildlife found herein. BLD
DAY 8
We rise with the sun and, after breakfast, we cross the
Boland through God`s Vineyards and the Hex River valley making
our way south down to the lodge we started our adventure.
A lodge called The Outback Africa Lodge. The tour ends upon arival
in Cape Town. B
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