10 Days South Africa Safari Extraordinare Tour Package

Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights
Priced From: $7395 pp dbl. occ.
Dates: Jan - Oct / 09

South Africa Safari Extraordinaire is a recipe for the perfect adventure. Beginning at a five star hotel on the Cape Town waterfront, you’ll commence your culinary and cultural immersion with a class in Cape Malay cooking. The mix of exotic spices, game meats and fresh seafood are the springboard for your leap into the local viticulture. Wines have been produced in the Cape as far back as the 1600’s and the region in and around historic Stellenbosch are home to a number of award-winning wineries.

Your journey concludes with three nights at one of the most lavish private safari lodges in the Kruger area. After a day in the bush tracking leopard, lion and other world class wildlife, retire to the kitchen with chef John Jackson, where you can participate in preparing a meal or marvel at the skills demonstrated by this recipient of the Chaine des Rotisseurs Blazon for Cuisine.

The intricate flavors of Africa will remain on your palate for many years to come.
 

Day 1, Arrive Cape Town
Upon arrival in Johannesburg today, you will be met by our representative and assisted to the Domestic Terminal for your connecting flight bound for Cape Town. Upon arrival in Cape Town, you are met by our representative and transferred to your reserved hotel.
TABLE BAY HOTEL

Day 2, Cape Town
Your day includes a cable car up Table Mountain and a drive through some of the historic city sights and a visit to a diamond workshop and showroom. Tonight you will beguests in a private home and will experience the warm hospitality and delicious cuisine that is synonymous with South Africa.
TABLE BAY HOTEL (B,D)

Day 3, Cape Town
A morning excursion through seaside communities and along scenic coastline to the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula. This afternoon, you walk through the historic Malay quarter as you shop for ingredients to make a typical Cape Malay dish during your “hands-on” cooking workshop.
TABLE BAY HOTEL (B,D)

Day 4 & 5, Cape Winelands
You will be transferred by your private car and driver to the Cape Winelands area, where you will spend the next two nights. In addition to touring some notable cellars and discussing some of the finer points with local vintners, you’ll visit the Spier Cheetah Outreach. Launched in January 1997, Cheetah Outreach has been in the forefront in its efforts to preserve the cheetah population as its numbers have dwindled.
THE VILLAGE AT SPIER (B,D / B,L)

Day 6, Johannesburg
Depart the Cape aboard flight service for a night in Johannesburg. Enjoy dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant, serving a variety of 10 different types of meat such as pork, lamb, beef, chicken, ribs and sausages, and including such game meats as crocodile, zebra, giraffe, impala, ostrich, etc, gently roasting and waiting for you to begin your feast!
THE WESTCLIFF HOTEL (B,D)

Day 7 - 9, Thornybush Game Reserve
Fly from Johanneburg to Hoedspruit. On arrival you will be met and transferred to your safari accommodations at Royal Malewane Lodge in the Thornybush Game Reserve.

Situated adjacent to Kruger National Park, Thornybush Game Reserve is tucked away in prime game viewing area. During your stay, you will have the opportunity to spot lion, elephant, giraffe, rhino, leopard, hippo, wildebeest, warthog, hyena, and the elusive cheetah - to name just a few!

The spa and wellness facilities at Royal Malewane are an oasis of calm, guaranteed to soothe stiff muscles and melt away any lingering tensions that may interfere with your appreciation of this ultimate bush experience.
ROYAL MALEWANE (B,L,D)

Day 10 Depart Johannesburg
Enjoy one last early morning game viewing drive to try to get a glimpse of animals not seen on previous game drives. Return to your lodge for breakfast before being transferred to your flight bound for Johannesburg.

On arrival, you will connect to your international departure flight with memories to last a lifetime. (B)

• Ride the cable car to the top of Table Mountain for a panoramic view of the “most beautifulcity in the world”
• Enjoy the delicious cuisine and hospitality that is synonymous with South Africa at a dinnerin a private home with a local Capetonian family.
• Learn the local cooking secrets during a Cape Malay cooking safari – shop for ingredients inthe colorful Malay spice stalls, learn to cook from the locals and enjoy your own cooking!
• Tour wine cellars and learn about the ancient art of winemaking from the master vintner.
• Visit Spier’s wildlife sanctuary to pet and cuddle baby cheetahs. This important Outreachstation is dedicated to saving Africa’s endangered cheeetah.
• Join a breadmaking workshop and a tasty country luncheon, including bread, cheese andwine, of course!
• Track lion, rhino and buffalo for four days in the wildlife-rich Thornybush Reserve.Photograph herds of elephants, graceful giraffe and the shy elusive leopard.
• Meals included: nine breakfasts, four lunches and seven dinners
• Complimentary emergency evacuation coverage

10/09