Pre-Air Tour Departure Dates 2011:
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12 March 2011
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19 November 2011
Day 1
Arrive Cape Town by own arrangement. Dinner and overnight at the Lanzerac Manor and Winery.
Day 2
09h00: Depart for guided tour of Cape Winelands. Dinner and overnight at Lanzerac. www.lanzerac.co.za
Day 3
09h30: Depart hotel for Cape Town Station.
11h00: Rovos Rail’s Pride of Africa departs for Pretoria with visit to Matjiesfontein Victorian Village.
Day 4
14h30: Arrive in Kimberley for tour of ‘Big Hole’ and diamond museum.
Day 5
12h00: Train arrives at Rovos Rail’s private station in Capital Park, Pretoria.
Price includes accommodation, meals, excursions and taxes. Alcoholic beverages included whilst on board the train.
Please note that a similar 4-night package is simultaneously available between Durban and Pretoria.
Package includes a two night stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel. www.beverlyhillshotel.co.za . Please contact African Welcome Safaris for details.
Air Tour Departure Dates 2011: 16 March, 23 November
Day 1
12h00: Guests meet at Rovos Rail’s Capital Park station for introduction.
12h00: Light lunch is served on the station platform after which guests are transferred to Wonderboom Airport.
13h30: Board aircraft for flight to Phinda Private Game Reserve - www.ccafrica.com/reserve-1-id-2-1
15h30: Transfer to Forest or Mountain Lodge with 16h00 game drive followed by dinner and overnight.
Day 2
06h00: Early morning game drive followed by breakfast and lunch.
16h00: Afternoon game drive followed by dinner at 20h00.
Day 3
09h00: After breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Plettenberg Bay.
12h00: Arrive in Plettenberg Bay and transfer to Hunters Country House - www.hunterhotels.co.za
Lunch and afternoon at leisure. Dinner at Hunters Country House.
Day 4
09h00: Scenic drive and tour of Tsitsikamma National Park & Storms River. Return to Hunters after lunch in order to freshen up and change for a sundowner lagoon cruise in Knysna. Dinner on the boat.
Day 5
09h00: Depart Plettenberg Bay airport for flight to Cape Town.
Arrive Cape Town and transfer to the Cape Grace at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront - www.capegrace.com
Tour of City and Table Mountain Cable Way (weather permitting). Dinner at the hotel.
Day 6
09h00: After breakfast depart for a guided tour of Cape Peninsula/Winelands/Robben Island.
13h00: Lunch in the Constantia Valley or Winelands with late afternoon and hotel dinner at leisure.
Day 7
08h00: After breakfast transfer to the airport for the flight to Lüderitz in Namibia.
11h00: Arrive in Lüderitz and after a tour and lunch take a short drive to visit the mining ghost town of Kolmanskop.
15h00: Depart Lüderitz for the scenic flight over Sossusvlei to Wolwedans. Transfer to Dunes Lodge - www.wolwedans.com
Day 8
08h00: After breakfast, depart for scenic drive in desert or nature walk. Hot air ballooning is available at an extra cost.
16h00: Enjoy sundowners in the desert followed by dinner.
Day 9
08h00: After breakfast fly to Windhoek to clear immigration before proceeding to Maun in Botswana.
12h00: Arrive in Maun and transfer to a light aircraft for a short flight to the camp(s) in the Okavango Delta.
(Khwai, Eagle Island) www.orient-express.com/web/ogam/ogam_c3a_introduction.jsp
After lunch there is time for a siesta before the late afternoon wilderness experience. Dinner at the camp.
Day 10
Enjoy a day at the lodge where guest activities can include a guided walk, game drive or mokoro canoe trip.
Day 11
10h30: After guest activities and brunch board the light aircraft and transfer to Maun airport.
11h30: Rejoin the Rovos aircraft for the flight to Livingstone in Zambia.
13h00: Upon arrival in Livingstone transfer to the Royal Livingstone Hotel at the Victoria Falls - www.suninternational.com
16h00: Sundowner cruise on the Zambezi River. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 12
Day at leisure. An activities desk is provided in the foyer of the hotel. Farewell dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day13
08h00: After breakfast, transfer to Livingstone airport for flight to Lanseria Airport in northern suburbs of Johannesburg.
