Cape Town, Botswana Safari,Namibia Tour

This example of how Cape Town can fit into a bigger Southern Africa tour is from a past clients trip.

We can modify this Cape Town,Botswana Safari,Namibia Tour to use lodging of your choice.

Ignore any dates/days in the sample trip below.

Full Cape Town,Botswana Safari,Namibia Tour Itinerary:

On arrival at Cape Town International Airport,you will be met by a Safari representative,who will hand over your travel documents and transfer you by private road transfer to The Portswood.

Accommodation has been reserved for you for 3 nights.

Accommodation The Portswood Hotel

Included : Breakfast

Situated in the heart of the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town’s premier entertainment and tourist attraction, The Portswood offers a calm retreat in this vibrant, colourful area. A nautical theme was chosen for the hotel and has been carried throughout the private and public areas of the hotel.

 Tuesday  

05:00 You will be collected from The Portswood and taken on your shark cage diving at Gansbaai in the morning followed by whale watching at Dyer Island in the afternoon.

Wednesday 

09:00 You will be collected from The Portswood and taken on a private City and Winelands Tour.

Drive through the city via Bo-Kaap, or Cape Malay Quarter, then leave our vehicles for a historical walk through the Company Gardens, the original fresh produce garden for visiting ships and locals from the mid 17th Century and today, home to the SA Museum, Cultural History Museum, Houses of Parliament, National Gallery and St George’s Cathedral.

 

Bo Kaap Cape Town

Stroll through the city to Greenmarket Square to browse African mementos at its bustling market stalls. Drive to the Castle, the oldest building in South Africa with its collection of Old Cape paintings and take in the Grand Parade where Nelson Mandela addressed the nation on his release in 1990.

Move on to the District Six Museum to view a moving collection of stories, pictures and memorabilia highlighting the colourful life of this suburb which now stands empty, thanks to the destruction of homes and forced removal of residents during the height of the Apartheid era.

Following the City Tour, you will be stopping for lunch enroute. Guests to settle lunch direct as this is not included in the tour.

Thereafter you will be taken on your private Winelands Tour including cheese and chocolate tasting.

Depart the city and head towards the Boland area – home to the celebrated Cape Winelands, with a first stop at the Zevenwacht Wine Estate to enjoy a cheese and wine tasting. Continue on along the picturesque Polkadraai road, with its many farms and estates set amidst breathtaking views of the Simonsberg, Stellenboschberg and Helderberg Mountains.

The area is rightly famous for high quality dry white and red wines from noble grape varieties. Award winning wines are produced at many historic estates in the area, some of which have homesteads dating back to the 17/18th centuries.

We visit some of these farms to taste their wines. There’s also a visit to oak-lined Stellenbosch, South Africa’s second oldest town, with a chance to explore the town’s beautiful examples of Cape Dutch architecture, its university, shops and galleries.

 Thursday

Private transfer from The Portswood to Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Johannesburg.

On arrival in Johannesburg, please check in for your flight to Livingstone.

Scheduled transfer from Livingstone Airport to Kasane River Border Post. At about 230pm, you will be met at the border post by the Ichobezi representative…. Ichobezi House boat in 2 doubles and a single..House boat Safari on the Chobe river Botswana.

                  The Ichobezi houseboat has been discontinued. The above image is the Chobe Princess

 Saturday  

Scheduled transfer from Ichobezi to Kasane Airport.

Light aircraft transfer from Kasane Airport to Nxabega Camp.

Tented Camp Nxabena Camp

Accommodation has been reserved for you for 3 nights.

Activities include mokoro excursions, boating, birding, nature walks and game drives in open 4×4 safari vehicles.

Tuesday  

Light aircraft transfer from Nxabega Camp to Maun Airport. Fly Maun to Johannesburg

Accommodation has been reserved for you for 1 night. Use the hotel shuttle to get to the airport

 

 Wednesday 

Use the hotel shuttle to get to the airport. Fly Air Namibia On arrival in Windhoek, you will be transferred by scheduled road transfer from Windhoek Airport to Omaruru.

Sunday  

Scheduled transfer from Omaruru to Windhoek Airport for your flight to Johannesburg. .

On arrival in Johannesburg, please continue under your own arrangements, which was a privately guided tour of Namibia.