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Sample Itinerary
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CONTENTS Map / Overview
Your Itinerary Your Accommodation Price Examples
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MAP AND OVERVIEW
Cape Town The Winelands
The Overberg Cape Town
The Cape Region is an integral part of any trip to South Africa, and its attractions are so plentiful that it is worth spending significant amounts of time here to really get to know it. There is cosmopolitan Cape Town with all its history and amazing location, and the Cape Peninsula, one of the most beautiful, interested and underrated parts of the country. Only slightly further a field are the mountains, vineyards, stunning vintages and gorgeous restaurants of the Winelands and the steep cliffs of the Whale Coast that play host to southern rights and humpbacks in season. Rounding things off, head to De Hoop Nature Reserve: pretty landscapes, good wildlife and barely another soul around.
The Whale Coast
This is just a suggested itinerary; you can either book it as it stands, or use it as a starting point and tailor it to fit your exact requirements.
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YOUR SAMPLE ITINERARY Day 1
Fly overnight to Cape Town.
International flights included. Day 2 Arrive in Cape Town and collect a hire car OR be met by one of our representatives. Spend three nights in "The Mother City". Cape Town has an amazing range of hotels to choose from, from grand, luxury hotels to intimate guesthouses and B&Bs. In and around the city are a huge number of attractions and excursions which will comfortably fill your time!
Table Mountain, Cape Town
Stay: Cape Town Day 3
Perhaps start your exploration with Robben Island and the V&A Waterfront. Stay: Cape Town
Robben Island
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YOUR SAMPLE ITINERARY Day 4 Table Mountain is a must for most people, and a historical tour of the city is always interesting. There are also many excellent restaurants in Cape Town, and we’ll happily make recommendations and reservations for you. Stay: Cape Town Day 5 Drive over Chapman's Peak Drive to the Cape Peninsula, maybe choosing to go to Simon's Town and the penguins at Boulder's Beach. Spend three nights on the Peninsula.
Table Mountain, Cape Town
Stay: Cape Peninsula Day 6 Make full use of a day to really explore Cape Point. With a full day you can visit not just Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, but some of the many, small, beautiful beaches in the area and take the time to walk through the unusual and interesting fynbos vegetation. Stay: Cape Peninsula Cape Penguins, Cape Peninsula
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YOUR SAMPLE ITINERARY Day 7
Maybe relax today on Llandudno Beach. Stay: Cape Peninsula Day 8 A beautiful drive up the Peninsula and over to the Winelands, your base for three nights. The Winelands is another area with gorgeous hotels to choose from; there’s also a large number of superb restaurants – we’d be happy to help you choose one or two to try, and reserve you tables there.
Cape Peninsula, Llandudno Beach
Stay: The Winelands Day 9 A tour of the Winelands with Pietman Retief, one of our friendly, charismatic and incredibly knowledgeable wine guides, is an absolute must! Stay: The Winelands
Wine Guide, The Winelands
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Day 10 Continue to explore the Winelands on your own, maybe visiting Camberley or trying Waterford's Chocolate & Wine pairings.
Stay: The Winelands Day 11 Take the spectacular coastal road to the Whale Coast, where you spend two nights. Choose from cliff-top guesthouses or intimate hotels to stay in.
Chocolate Paintings, The Winelands
Stay: The Whale Coast Day 12 Take the spectacular coastal road to the Whale Coast, where you spend two nights. Choose from cliff-top guesthouses or intimate hotels to stay in. Stay: The Whale Coast Whale Watching, The Whale Coast
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YOUR SAMPLE ITINERARY Day 12 In season (July – November), head out to get a close-up view of the whales. Stay: The Whale Coast Day 13 Drive into the Overberg, your final stop of two nights. You could decide to stay in the pretty town of Swellendam, or perhaps in a converted fisherman’s cottage in the De Hoop Nature Reserve.
De Hoop Nature Reserve, The Overberg
Stay: The Overberg
Day 14 Explore De Hoop Nature Reserve.. Stay: The Overberg Day 15
A leisurely drive back to Cape Town airport, where you drop the car and fly home overnight..
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Whale Watching, The Whale Coast
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SAMPLE ACCOMMODATION These are some recommended hotels from a 3* to 5* rating within Burma to give you a taste of what is on offer…..
Three-star options
Trevoyan Guest, Cape Town
De Hoop Collection, The Overberg
Protea Hotel, Cape Town
Augusta De Mist, The Overberg
The Three Boutique Hotel, Cape Town
Belmond Mount Nelson, Cape Town
Akademie Street, The Winelands
Four-star options
Abalone Guest Lodge, Whale Coast
Five-star options
The Bay Hotel, Cape Town
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PRICE The prices below are based on 2 people sharing and include international flights. The exact costs for your holiday can vary a lot depending on availability, special offers and airfares, so please contact us to put together an itinerary for your exact dates with an exact price.
Price Options: Option 3 star & low season 5 star & high season
Price per person From £1,750 From £2,640
Price Includes: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
International flights return to Cape Town/Johannesburg All accommodation as stated in the itinerary Daily breakfasts & additional meals as indicated in the itinerary Local English speaking station guide Private driver and air-conditioned vehicle Domestic flights as mentioned in your itinerary including taxes Entrance fees to all sites mentioned Cold water and refreshing towels on touring days
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NEXT STEPS Perfecting Your Holiday: We know you want this holiday to be exactly right for you, so nothing in this sample is set in stone. The next step is to get in touch and we can work with you on any tweaks, changes or amendments you’d like to make; this is also a great opportunity for us to answer the many questions you’ll undoubtedly have now that the trip seems a little more real! You can either give us a call on 01242 253 073 or fill out our quick quote form online found here: Booking Your Holiday:
Once you’re completely happy with everything we’ll check availability and hold provisional reservations of the flights, hotels and services for your trip. Only at this point, when we know everything is available and being held for you, will we take payment of the deposit (except in rare circumstances). You can pay the deposit for your trip by card over the phone (*), bank transfer or cheque (unless we require cleared funds quickly in order to secure certain services). We’ll also send you a booking form to complete and return at this stage. We can then wrap up your invoices and confirmation documents and get them sent out to you. * There are no card processing fees charged when paying your deposit. When paying the balance of the cost of the holiday, MasterCard and Visa credit cards will attract a 1% processing fee and AMEX cards a 2% processing fee, which is marginally less than the full processing fee we are charged by our card payment system provider. Debit cards never attract any processing fees. Approaching Your Holiday: We require payment of the final balance of the holiday 10 weeks prior to departure. About a month before you leave you’ll get our travel documents through the post; this is the essential stuff like flight e-ticket references, as well as additional information and tips from us to help make the most of your trip. During Your Holiday:
At all times before you go, you can call or email us with any questions you might have. Whilst you are away on your holiday, you’ll have office numbers for both us and our local agents, as well as 24hr emergency contact numbers for both us and our local agents: you’re completely covered in any eventuality.
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ABOUT HOLIDAY ARCHITECTS We’re a company of dedicated and experienced professionals, averaging over ten years each in the industry and with countless trips to South Africa under our belts. We use that experience to give you honest advice and plan your individuallytailored itinerary. We like to push the boundaries a little bit, getting you away from the crowds and enjoying excursions tha t are crafted to your interests, as well as smaller, more characterful hotels and guest houses. We’re committed to fair pricing, believing tailor-made travel should not be a luxury; all of which means you can experience the true South Africa and not the South Africa most visitors buy off-the-shelf.
Meet the team: Emma Parry – South Africa Specialist
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Emma first travelled to Africa on an overland safari in 2009, and fell in love with the continent – so much so, she cancelled her return flight and only returned to the UK four years later! From her base in Cape Town she spend those four years leading tours from Cape Town up to Uganda, exploring areas as diverse as the Namibian desert to the plains of the Serengeti. Although she’s been back in the UK for a few years now, she’s returned many times to Africa, visiting Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa: her most recent trip was a couple of weeks taking her new husband and their daughter to revisit some of her favourite haunts in South Africa. Highlights range from exhilarating game watching in the national parks, trekking through the oldest desert in the world, and shark diving, though she is equally at home sampling high tea in Cape Town or trying the local wines from the Winelands area!
Financial Protection…. Every South Africa holiday is fully bonded through the ATOL scheme and the Travel Vault. All our holidays are 100% financially protected through either our ATOL bonding (for all holidays where we are providing flights to / from the UK) or through the Travel Vault
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