What it is

Combination wildlife and diving Tour for three weeks, including:
Etosha National Park, Sossusvlei.Waterberg Plateu Park, Cape Town, Great White Shark Diving in Gansbaai, Cape Winelands, Diving at Aliwal Shoal and Protea Banks, Limpopo Province, Kruger National Park, Bongani Mountain Reserve
Accommodation ranges from 2 * in Etosha National Park to 5 * in Sossusvlei.

Itinerary

Day 01:

Arrive Johannesburg at 08h25, own arrangements. Connecting flight SA 74 to Windhoek, own arrangements.  On arrival at Windhoek at 12h00, you will pick up your Budget Group "B" rental car, VW Polo 1600/ Toyota Corolla or similar with aircon, and transfer to the Windhoek Country Club and Casino.  Overnight at Windhoek Country Club and Casino on a bed and breakfast basis. www.legacyhotels.co.za and click on WindhoekCountry Club, Namibia.

Day 02:

Drive to Okaukuejo camp in EtoshaNational Park, entrance fee included. Overnight at Okaukuejo in standard bungalow with 3 beds, on bed only basis.

Day 03:

Drive to Namutoni camp. Overnight at Namutoni in standard room with 2 beds on bed only basis.

Day 04:

Drive to WaterbergPlateauPark, entrance fee included. Overnight in Bernabe de la Bat camp in standard chalet with 3 beds on bed only basis.

Day 05:

Drive to Swakopmund.  Overnight Strand Hotel on bed and breakfast basis. www.namibsunhotels.com.na and click on Sun Hotel.

Day 06:

Drive from Swakopmund to Sossusvlei. Overnight at Sossusvlei Lodge on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis. www.sossusvleilodge.com

Day 07:

Tour of Sossusvlei, own arrangements. After your tour of Sossusvlei, transfer back to Windhoek Country Club. Overnight Windhoek Country Club on a bed and breakfast basis.

Day 8 :

After dropping off your Budget rental car, you will board flight SA 1756 for Cape Town, which departs at 09h20, own arrangements. Please remember that this is an international flight, therefore you should be at the airport two hours before the flight departs. On arrival at Cape Town airport at 12h20, you will again pick up your Budget Group "B" rental car and transfer to Cape Town's famous Waterfront. Afternoon free to take the table car to the top of Table Mountain to watch the sunset, weather permitting, own arrangements. Overnight at City Lodge Waterfront on bed and breakfast basis. www.citylodge.co.za and click on City Lodge Waterfront.

Day 09:

Today you can do a full day Peninsula Tour, own arrangements. The must sees in Cape Town are TableMountain, the Atlantic Coastal drive from CampsBay to HoutBay, Chapmen's Peak drive, Cape Point Nature Reserve where the Atlantic and Indian oceans "meet", the African "Jack ass" Penguin colony at Boulders beach, Kirstenbosch Botanical gardens and RobbenIsland, the infamous home to Nelson Mandela for 17 years. All this is obviously too much to see in one day, so you will have to pick those places of interest that appeal to you. Overnight City Lodge Waterfront on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 10:

After breakfast, you will be collected from the City Lodge by Trevis Tours and transferred to Gansbaai for a Great White Shark Encounter. 5 Hours spent at sea in the company of the Great Whites, weather permitting. After this, you will be transferred back to the City Lodge Waterfront for the night, bed and breakfast basis.

Day 11:

Today you can take a tour through the famous Winelands of the Boland region, own arrangements. This could include the well known wine growing areas of Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschoek. On the return trip to Cape Town, you can drive along the False Bay coast where whales come to calf at this time of year. Overnight at City Lodge Waterfront on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 12:

You have the morning free to explore the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town before dropping your rental car off at the airport for your flight to Durban on SA 544 departing at 10h10. At Durban you will collect another Budget Group "B" rental car and transfer to the small sea side town of Umkomaas. Rest of the day free to explore.  Overnight at Sea Forever Guest House on a bed and breakfast basis.  www.travelsa.co.za/seaforever

Day 13:

An early wake up call so that you are at the dive shop at day break to kit up before being transferred to the river mouth where you launch the "rubber duck" for Aliwal Shoal. Diving Aliwal is pure adrenaline and the surf launch is shore to take your breath away!! All diving in South Africa is best done as early in the morning as possible. Firstly the "Raggies" are usually found in vast numbers on the reef first thing in the morning, but as the day wears on and the reefs are visited by more and more divers the "Raggies" often get disturbed and tend to move off for some peace and quiet, so the earlier you are able to get to the reef the better, if you want to see "Raggies". Also, in the mornings the sea is "flat calm", ideal diving conditions! As the morning wears on the winds tend to pick up causing a chop on the water which makes for unpleasant diving and it also makes it difficult for the skipper of the "duck" to spot you when you surface. Not ideal diving conditions. After the second dive, you will continue down the coast to the holiday town of Margate. Rest of the day free. Overnight Ingwe Manor on a bed and breakfast basis.  www.ingwemanor.com

Day 14:

Two dives on Protea Banks, weather permitting. Please note that dives on Protea are restricted to advanced divers or open water one divers with more than 25 logged dives due to the depth of the dives, in excess of 30 meters, and the strong currents that are usually present on Protea. This is adventure diving at its best, and well worth the effort!  Rest of the day free to explore your new surrounds. Overnight Ingwe Manor on a bed and breakfast basis.

Day 15:

After breakfast you will transfer back to Durban International airport to connect with your one hour domestic flight to Johannesburg. (We note in your itinerary sent to us that you are booked on flight SA 544 departing Durban at 10h10. We will have to change this flight to a later flight due to the 24 Hour surface interval time after surfacing from your last dive and flying. Please remember all dives on Protea are in excess of 30m and you will only surface from your second dive at about 13h00.  Therefore you should not board a plane before 13h00 in case of getting "bent".)

On arrival in Johannesburg you will board the flight to Pietersburg (this will have to change from the time advised in your itinerary to us). On arrival at Pietersburg you will collect your Budget Group "B" car and transfer to Ben Lavin Nature Reserve.

Day 16:

Spend morning on mountain bikes. Transfer to Punda Maria rest camp in the KrugerNational Park. Overnight Punda Maria on bed only basis. www.sanparks.org and click on parks A - Z and then on KrugerNational Park.

Day 17:

Full day spent game viewing while working your way to the next overnight rest camp, Satara. Overnight Satara on bed only basis.

Day 18:

Another full day's game viewing while driving to Shishangene Lodge inside Kruger NP. Arrive at Shishangene in time for the afternoon game drive. Overnight at Shishangene Lodge on a fully inclusive basis.
www.krugerpark.org/Exclusive_Safari_Lodges-travel/shishengene-lodge.html and select Shishangene Lodge under Exclusive Safari Lodges.

Day 19:

After the early morning game drive and breakfast, you will depart for Bongani Lodge.  Here you will arrive in time for the afternoon drive.  Overnight Bongani Lodge on fully inclusive basis

Day 20:

Full day safari at Bongani Lodge including two game drives.  Overnight Bongani on fully inclusive basis.

Day 21:

After the early morning game drive and breakfast, you will depart Bongani for KrugerMpumalangaInternationalAirport to hand in your rental car and connect with flight SA 1262 which departs at 11h25 for Johannesburg.

Cost:

Cost based on two people travelling.
ZAR  per person sharing
Cost based on three people travelling.
ZAR  per person sharing
Single supplement. ZAR per single accommodation.