Program
Itinerary: Cape Town (4 nights) – Pilanesberg National Park (2 nights) – Sun City (2 nights)
Day 1 Cape Town
Arrival in Cape Town, meeting at the airport with a Russian-speaking guide.
Transfer and accommodation at the hotel.
Rest.
Accommodation: Portswood Hotel 4*, breakfasts
Day 2 Cape Town
Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 – Sightseeing tour of Cape Town (half a day with a Russian-speaking guide).
Cape Town is called the "Mother City" - "Mother of African cities", because it is from here that the colonial history of South Africa begins. Here you will learn interesting facts about the policy of apartheid and get acquainted with multinational South Africa. You will drive through the historical center of the city, the famous Aderley Street with its numerous monuments, see the ancient fortress, the first building built by Europeans in southern Africa. Take a walk along the famous Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. Your excursion will end at the foot of Table Mountain, where you can go up by cable car. The mountain offers a stunning view that will remain in your memory for a lifetime.
13.00 - Excursion to wine farms with a Russian-speaking guide (half day).
The wine region is literally a forty-minute drive from Cape Town. The famous "Wine Route" usually begins with the city of Stellenbosch, the closest to the capital and the second oldest after Cape Town. The "City of Oaks", as it is also called, is comfortably located among a picturesque valley, surrounded by mountains and lush green vineyards. The city is designed in an absolutely amazing Cape Dutch style, white buildings of one or two floors, often with a thatched roof, fit perfectly into the local landscape and create a very cozy atmosphere. You will want to wander the streets and plunge into the era of the 19th, early 20th century. Many souvenir and antique shops will meet on your way, be sure to have a cup of coffee in one of the many cafes located right on the street. In Stellenbosch you will meet large groups of young people sitting in cafes and just crossing the street, these are students, because in Stellenbosch there is a famous University, where classes are conducted in both English and Afrikaans.
***Wine tasting is paid additionally***
17.00 - Return to the hotel. Rest.
Accommodation: Portswood Hotel 4 *, breakfasts
Day 3 Cape Town
Breakfast at the hotel.
09.00 - Excursion to the Cape of Good Hope (whole day with a Russian-speaking guide)
On the Cape Peninsula there is a reserve of Good Hope. After driving a little more than 50 kilometers, you get to the southernmost tip of the peninsula, to the legendary Cape. From a height of two hundred meters, standing at the old lighthouse, you can see how the waters of the Indian and Atlantic oceans converge on the horizon. The excursion includes a cruise to the island of fur seals in the town of Hout Bay, a penguin colony and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve.
17.00 - Return back to the hotel.
Accommodation: Portswood Hotel 4 *, breakfasts
Day 4 Cape Town
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free day in Cape Town. Rest.
Accommodation: Portswood Hotel 4 *, breakfasts
Day 5 Cape Town - Pilanesberg
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Cape Town airport and flight to Pilanesberg.
Upon arrival, meet your English-speaking driver and transfer to the lodge.
Evening game drives.
Dinner at the lodge.
Accommodation: Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge 4*, full board
Day 6 Pilanesberg
Morning and evening game drives in the reserve.
Breakfast and dinner at the lodge.
Accommodation: Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge 4*, full board
Day 7 Pilanesberg - Sun City
Breakfast at the lodge.
Transfer to Sun City.
Accommodation: Soho Hotel Sun City 4*, breakfasts
Day 8 Sun City
Rest in Sun City.
Sun City is a resort built in the crater of an extinct volcano, considered the hallmark of South Africa. This is one of the most unusual resorts in the world, which is undoubtedly worth a visit for anyone traveling to South Africa. There is a wonderfully beautiful legend associated with the construction of Sun City: according to the legend, once upon a time there was a prosperous African kingdom on the site of the resort, which was swept off the face of the earth by a terrible earthquake. Sun City was built as a living illustration of this legend. The amazing Palace of the Lost City hotel was created as an exact copy of the palace of African princes. And around there are the ruins of an ancient amphitheater, royal baths and a bridge of time, telling the legend of the lost kingdom.
Accommodation: Soho Hotel Sun City 4*, breakfasts
Day 9 Sun City
Free time in the morning. Transfer to Johannesburg airport.
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