WILDERNESS SAFARIS - Luxury Cape Town and Fly-in Safari

Truly an exciting combination of camps, providing guests with some of the best game viewing available in Southern Africa!
(Departures daily, with a minimum of 2 persons)

Day 1

Private road transfer from Cape Town International Airport to Radisson Hotel.
Accommodation based on 4 nights.

Accommodation Radisson Hotel
Room : Standard Mountain Facing Room
Dates : Check in : Day 1
Check out: Day 5
Included : Breakfast

The Radisson Hotel is situated in the heart of Cape Town’s main tourist attractions close to the famous V&A Waterfront, the beaches and the business district. The 181 rooms and suites are air-conditioned and include satellite TV, safes and mini-bars. Non-smoking rooms are available. A swimming pool, in-house beauty salon and day membership of the adjacent golf course and gymnasium are available to guests. Tobago’s Restaurant offers an a la carte menu for all meals, and an additional buffet is offered at breakfast and lunch.

Day 2

You will be collected from Radisson Hotel and taken on a private full day Peninsula tour including Table Mountain, inclusive of entrance fees and lunch.

Depart the city for the Lower Cableway Station to board the revolving cable car, for a 5-minute ride to the top of Table Mountain. 1036 meters above sea level, it affords bird’s-eye views of both city and Peninsula as you explore its summit (weather permitting).
Descend and head along the Atlantic Seaboard past Camps Bay and Llandudno, to the fishing village of Hout Bay, then climb over Chapman’s Peak Drive, one of the world’s most awe-inspiring passes, 600m above the ocean.

In the Noordhoek Valley, take in Long Beach and the coastal villages of Kommetjie and Scarborough, with the chance to see Southern Right Whales (found in our waters between June and November). After lunch at a popular coastal restaurant, enter the Cape of Good Hope National Park for an off-road drive to untouched Olifants Bay and a chance to see a herd of Bontebok antelope, one of the Park’s many endemic animal species, as well as Cape Mountain Zebra, Ostrich and Baboon. Then continue to the tip of the Cape Peninsula and Africa’s south westernmost point for a walk (or funicular ride) to the Cape Point Lighthouse with its panoramic views of False Bay. Return along the False Bay coast to Boulders Beach, for a close-up with a colony of African Penguins, before heading home through the naval village of Simonstown and over Boyes Drive, taking in views of the fishing harbour at Kalk Bay and the seaside havens of St James and Muizenberg en route.

Day 3

You will be collected from Radisson Hotel and taken on a private full day Winelands tour including entrance fees and lunch.Depart the city to the Winelands region in the nearby Boland Mountains, for a leisurely exploration of historic Wine Route towns, their liquid delights and famed hospitality. Estates visited will vary according to client preferences, but the tour generally includes the region’s major wine producing areas, and there are chances aplenty en route for tastings of high quality reds and whites as well as Cap Classiques (South African “Champagnes”) in areas including Stellenbosch, Simonsberg, Paarl and Franschhoek. Lunch at one of the many classic restaurants in the area.

Natural and historic heritage abounds in this area and your tour may take in sights like the Afrikaans Language Monument with its panoramic Boland views, the historic estate of Boschendal with its beautifully preserved Cape Dutch buildings and priceless period furniture, while idyllic Franschhoek, nestled in the valley where the French Huguenots settled in 1688, is a delight for antique lovers and gastronomes (the town boasts some world-famous eateries).
Stellenbosch, South Africa’s second-oldest town provides another glimpse of classic 17/18th Century Cape style with a chance to browse quaint Dorp Street, visit the museum or explore the many galleries and shops of this university town.

Day 4 - At leisure

Day 5

Private road transfer from Radisson Hotel to Cape Town International Airport.

Scheduled Flight: Cape Town (CPT) - Mpumalanga (MQP) – Not included

Light aircraft transfer from Kruger Mpumalanga Airport to Pafuri Camp. Accommodation based on 3 nights.

Accommodation Pafuri Camp
Room : Standard Room
Dates : Check in : Day 5
Check out: Day 8

Included : All meals, scheduled daily activities and conversation levy

Situated between the Limpopo and the Luvuvhu Rivers in the northern sector of Kruger National Park is an area of 24,000 hectares called the Pafuri or the Makuleke. In May 2007 the biological significance of the area was recognised in its declaration as a Ramsar site - a wetland of international importance. This area is the ancestral home of the Makuleke people and is the most diverse and scenically attractive area in all of Kruger National Park. This area is certainly the wildest and most remote part of the Park and offers wonderful and varied vegetation, great wildlife viewing, the best birding in all of the Kruger Park and the romance and folklore of early explorers and ancient civilisations. Just about every stage of humankind from 1.5 million years ago till today can be seen on the ground making this one of the longest inhabited places on earth. The area is covered in stone-age tools, rock engravings and rock paintings. There are even unexcavated dinosaur fossils.

Pafuri Camp is situated on the northern bank of the Luvuvhu River within lush riverine forest. The camp consists of twenty luxurious thatched tents that are raised off the ground on wooden walkways. The camp has two plunge pools, a dining room and lounge. There are six family tents, which are able to sleep families of up to four under one roof. The interiors are stylish, with a Makuleke influence. Each tented room has wonderful views onto the Luvuvhu River. The rooms are comfortably furnished and have 220v lighting and an en-suite bathroom with hot and cold running water and an additional “outside” shower for those who want to enjoy being closer to nature. The area is home to all the Kruger animal species, including lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and leopard – although the Pafuri is most famous for its big herds of elephants and for special, rare birds like the Pel’s fishing owl. Animals such as nyala, eland and Sharpe’s grysbok are not commonly seen in the Kruger further south from Pafuri. On our morning and afternoon activities, guests may choose from a range of options, including game and nature drives in open 4x4 vehicles; night drives throughout the concession (north of the Luvuvhu), birding walks and foot safaris all accompanied by an armed guide. Alternatively some guests will enjoy just sitting on one’s verandah watching the wildlife and birdlife wandering through the camp.

The Makuleke people who live on Kruger’s western boundary are the land-lord for this camp and for the area. They earn direct financial benefits from every guests stay at Pafuri. 8% of our gross turnover (or over 40% of our nett profits when we are running at good occupancies) accrues directly to the community.

Access is by vehicle or by air. There is a 1000m airfield close to the camp for easy air access.

Located on 6 500 hectares of land in the southern part of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve is Lion Sands River Lodge. Lion Sands is bordered to the south by Kruger National Park and has 10 kilometres of Sabie River frontage. Accommodation is in 18 river-view thatched bedrooms with en suite bathrooms with indoor and outdoor showers, a wooden viewing deck and access to a mini bar and telephone. The bedroom areas are air conditioned as well as having overhead fans. The main guest area has an indoor private lounge and bar with fireplace, an outdoor safari lounge, wooden viewing deck, 2 swimming pools, health spa & gymnasium, curio shop, indoor dining room as well as a Boma area for outdoor meals. The lodge boasts a secluded bird hide and a newly built River Island Deck, a perfect place for guests to relax right on the river. Activities include early morning and afternoon game drives in open Land Rovers as well as bush

Travel in July or August 2008: USD4912 per person sharing
Travel in September or October 2008: USD5928 per person sharing
Travel in November 2008: USD6233per person sharing

Prices on request for travel from December 2008 onwards
Single supplement on request
Please note lodges can be substituted, and itinerary tailor-made to suite your requirements

INCLUDES:

• Accommodation on a shared basis.
• Meals as specified.
• Excursions and transfers as shown above (usually twice daily game activities at safari lodges and camps unless otherwise indicated in quotation).
• Services of the lodge guides and staff.
• Relevant park fees.
• Meet & Assist service on arrival.
• Drinks as applicable on your itinerary above (most hotels and some camps/lodges do not include drinks at all; others include house wine at dinner and drinks on activities only and yet others include all drinks except premium wines, champagnes, spirits and liqueurs).
• Air transfers within South Africa as specified.
• The current South African Tourism Levies and all relevant Value Added Tax or Government Sales Tax.

EXCLUDES:

• Any scheduled flights and related ticket or airport taxes.
• Items of a personal nature.
• Drinks, entrance fees, porterage, tours/excursions and transfers not specified above.
• Cancellation, baggage or medical insurance.
• Staff gratuities.
• Any new Government taxes, levies, fuel or industry increases which are beyond our control.
• Visa fees where relevant.
• Meals not specified above such as lunch and dinner whilst in the larger towns and cities such as Cape Town.