14 DAY CAPE TOWN AND GARDEN ROUTE (5 star)

Experience South Africa in a luxury way! Come and enjoy the pulsating rhythm of the Cape that makes South Africa's "Mother City" such a popular holiday destination. From sampling some our local cuisine and trying some of our award-winning wines, to taking in the beauty of the Cape Peninsula and Garden Route, this tour combines some of the best attractions that South Africa has to offer.

Spend a couple of days and nights in Cape Town, enjoying various excursions, for example, no visit to Cape Town would be complete without a cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain - Cape Town's most popular landmark. After enjoying a couple of days in Cape Town, we will take you along the scenically beautiful Garden Route - popular with tourists and locals alike.

The Garden Route offers one a kaleidoscope of stunning scenery with plenty to do see and do along the way. One of your highlights will be the unique opportunity to touch a live Cheetah at the Cango Wildlife Ranch in Oudtshoorn.

After our first week, you will find yourself in the Addo Elephant National Park - the best place in the world to get up close and personal with the biggest of the land mammals.

Day 01: CAPE TOWN – V & A WATERFRONT
Overnight in 5 star Hotel in Waterfront- Full board basis

Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport, you will be met by a local English-speaking tour guide and welcomed into South Africa’s popular "Mother City". You will be transferred to your hotel for check-in. After lunch you will be taken to one of Cape Town’s medical clinics for dialysis treatment, followed by a return transfer to your hotel to freshen up before enjoying dinner at a local restaurant
Optional Activities for those who do not require Dialysis Treatment: Visit to the V&A Waterfront

Day 02: CAPE TOWN – CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Overnight in 5 star Hotel in Waterfront- Full board basis

Today will be a full day’s excursion where we will take a scenic drive along the Cape Peninsula stopping in Hout Bay to enjoy a short boat cruise to Seal Island to see our large Cape Fur seal colony. At the tip of the Cape Peninsula you will find Cape Point situated within the Cape Peninsula National Park where we will transfer to the Lighthouse lookout by funicular or on foot for spectacular views over the Atlantic Ocean. Also included in today’s outing will be a visit to Boulders Beach to view our resident African Penguin colony. Seafood lunch will be served en route at a local restaurant. After lunch continue with your Cape Peninsula Tour. In the evening we visit Signal Hill for a sunset view over Cape Town, followed by a transfer to the V&A Waterfront for dinner.

Activities included: Seal island cruise, park entry fees to Cape Point Nature reserve, Funicular and Boulders Beach

Day 03: CAPE TOWN
Overnight in 5 star Hotel in Waterfront- Full board basis

Day at leisure.
After breakfast, depart your hotel for the clinic where you will undergo your dialysis treatment.
Today is for you to enjoy a full day at your leisure, taking in the various sights and sounds of South Africa’s popular “Mother City”. Your guide & vehicle will be at your disposal for the entire day (24hr prior notice is required for services on this day). Lunch and dinner will be arranged.

Day 04: CAPE TOWN – KIRSTENBOSCH BOTANICAL GARDEN AND TABLE MOUNTAIN
Overnight in 5 star Hotel in Waterfront- Full board basis

Before lunch we will depart the hotel for a morning excursion to Cape Town’s most popular garden – Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens – to acquaint ourselves with some of the Cape’s indigenous flora. The beautiful Kirstenbosch gardens cover an area of 528 hectares with 36 hectares of cultivated garden. The gardens are a celebration of South African flora - showcasing only indigenous South African plants. Fynbos, proteas, cycads and rolling lawns are intermingled with streams and ponds and well-laid out pathways for easy walking.
In the afternoon, we will make our way to Cape Town’s most famous landmark - Table Mountain. A visit to Cape Town would not be complete without a cable car ride to the top of this massif (weather permitting). The top of Table Mountain offers spectacular views in all directions and gives a bird’s eye view of the city. The upper cable car station is situated at 1067 metres and the revolving cable car makes sure that your trip up and down gives you a good look in all directions. After our visit to Table Mountain we will return to your hotel. During the evening we will drive through the newly renovated Malay Quarter, where we will stop for dinner at one of the many trendy restaurants in the area.

Activities included: Entry Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cable Car to the top of Table Mountain

Day 05: CAPE TOWN – WEST COAST
Overnight in 5 star Hotel in Waterfront- Full board basis

WEST COAST NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, depart your hotel for the clinic where you will undergo your dialysis treatment.
After the treatment, we start our way along the West Coast of South Africa toward North. Our first daily destination is the famous West Coast National Park. Just inland from the secluded harbour of Saldanha Bay one finds the azure waters of the Langebaan Lagoon, focal point of the West Coast National Park. Thousands of seabirds roost on sheltered islands, pristine golden beaches stretch endlessly into the early morning mist and brooding salt marshes are home to vast concentrations of migrant waders from the northern hemisphere. During the spring the strandveld is embroidered with a tapestry of multi-hued flowers, while in the Postberg section many antelope are to be seen in a setting that is as unique as it is idyllic (open September and October). We will arrive at your Hotel in the late afternoon in time to refresh before dinner.

Activities included: park entry fee to West Coast National Park

Optional Activities for those who do not require Dialysis Treatment: Robben Island Tour, Aquarium,..

Day 06: CAPE TOWN – WINELAND
Overnight in 5 star Hotel in Stellenbosch- Full board basis

FRANSHOEK AND STELLENBOSH
Today we will transfer to the Cape’s breathtaking winelands, visiting the valleys of Franschhoek and Stellenbosch to sample some of the best wines our country has to offer. Lunch will be served at one of the numerous local wine estates. During the afternoon we will pay a visit to the Stellenbosch museum, followed by a late afternoon arrival at your hotel - the 300 year old Lanzerac Manor & Winery is located on a private working wine estate in the world-famous Jonkers-hoek Valley, surrounded by the dramatic Helderberg mountains.

Activities included: Three wine tastings, entry to Stellenbosch Museum

Day 07: GARDEN ROUTE - HERMANUS
Overnight in 5 star Marine Hotel, Hermanus – B/L/D

After breakfast, late morning departure for the coastal holiday village of Hermanus, situated approx. 2.5hrs drive from Cape Town. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in town, followed by leisure time for shopping, etc. Hermanus is famous for its wonderful whale-watching opportunities, especially of the Southern Right whales (main whale-watching season runs from July – November).
We will drive to the local clinic in the afternoon for a dialysis treatment.

Day 08: GARDEN ROUTE - GEORGE
Overnight at Fancourt Golf & Country Estate – B/L/D.

Today, we depart Hermanus for the start of our journey along the scenically beautiful Garden Route.
Travelling via Mossel Bay, our next destination is George, and the well-known Fancourt Golf & Country Estate - one of South Africa’s finest golfing estates, on a par with international golfing estates the world over. At the estate’s wonderful health and beauty spa, one can relax and be pampered in truly beautiful and superbly appointed surroundings, enjoying an unrivalled range of therapies, treatments and leisure activities. All meals are included at any one of the five fabulous restaurants on the estate, each offering a variety of excellent dining experiences in truly delightful settings.

Day 09: GARDEN ROUTE - OUDTSHOORN
Overnight at Fancourt Golf & Country Estate – B/L/D.

After breakfast we will drive to the clinic in George for the dialysis treatment. Afterwards, we will make our way inland, towards the Karoo town of Oudtshoorn, where we will enjoy a visit to one of the many local Ostrich Farms in the area and of course one cannot miss out on Oudtshoorn’s most popular tourist attraction – the Cango Wildlife Ranch, where one can observe cheetahs, lions, jaguars, pumas and white Bengal tigers.
The Cango Wildlife Ranch and its breeding centre is carefully designed so that its more than 47 species of animals and reptiles can roam peacefully in comfortable natural enclosures, giving visitors the opportunity to closely observe, and in some cases, interact with a wide variety of unusual and endangered animals.

Here you will also have the unique opportunity to stroke a live cheetah!!

We will return to George during the late afternoon where we will have dinner.

Activities included: Entry Cango Wildlife Ranch and Cango Ostrich farm

Day 10: GARDEN ROUTE – KNYSNA
Overnight at Pezula – B/L/D.

After breakfast, we travel further along the Garden Route to visit the Tsitsikamma National Park. Spectacular scenery includes the Indian Ocean breakers, pounding rocky shores beneath 180 m high cliffs, ever-green forests and fynbos (proteas and heath) rolling down to the sea in a lush carpet where ancient rivers have carved their path to the ocean through rocky ravines. Afterwards we visit the coastal village of Knysna – once voted as South Africa’s favourite town. Lunch will be served at the Knysna Waterfront, followed by leisure time/ shopping. Knysna Lagoon is popular for sailing, canoeing, water-ski-ing, windsurfing and fishing. Great restaurants and shopping can be found at Knysna’s Waterfront. Knysna is also noted for its superb oysters, which can definitely be recommended! In the afternoon enjoy a sundowner cruise on the Knysna Lagoon on board the ‘Knysna Charters’

Activities included: Sunset cruise on Knysna charters

Day 11: GARDEN ROUTE – KNYSNA
Overnight at Pezula – B/L/D.

This morning we drive back to George to the clinic for Dialysis Treatment.

We will be back in Knysna just after lunch for a leisure afternoon

Day 12: GARDEN ROUTE – ADDO ELEPHANT PARK
Overnight at Kuzuko Lodge – B/L/D.

Today we travel further along the Garden Route via the Tsitsikamma, Plettenberg Bay and Port Elizabeth. 72kms from Port Elizabeth in the Sundays River Valley and Zuurberg Mountain range, we will arrive at our private lodge in the afternoon.
Hidden within the malaria-free Eastern Cape and with uninterrupted views of the Karoo Plains and the Zuurberg Mountains, Kuzuko Lodge lies in a private concession to the north of the Addo Elephant National Park, the third largest national park in South Africa.

Included in your stay are welcome drinks on arrival, high tea, two game drives (refreshments will be served on game drives), five-course dinner, early morning tea/coffee and brunch.

Day 13: GARDEN ROUTE – ADDO ELEPHANT PARK
Overnight at Kuzuko Lodge – B/L/D.

Today you will enjoy a full day trip to Addo Elephant National Park.
The original Elephant section of the park was proclaimed in 1931, when only eleven elephants remained in the area - today this finely tuned ecosystem is sanctuary to over 450 elephants, Cape buffalo, black rhino, a variety of antelope species, as well as the unique flightless dung beetle, found almost exclusively in Addo. But the Addo story has only just begun. Plans to expand the 164 000 ha Addo National Elephant Park into a 360 000 ha mega-park are moving forward at an exciting pace. This expansion is transforming Addo into the ultimate tourism destination. Some of its unique features already include: Unrivalled natural diversity, with five of South Africa's seven major vegetation zones (biomes). The Big 7 (Elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, leopard, whales and great white sharks) in their natural habitat.

Day 14: After breakfast, we depart on a leisurely drive to Port Elisabeth where once again we will go the local clinic for a Dialysis Treatment, before going to the Airport to connect your outbound flight.

Optional Activities for those who do not require Dialysis Treatment: Visit to Port Elisabeth.