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Adventure: Cape Town + Shark Diving + Safari
CRS10C

Adventure: Cape Town + Shark Diving + Safari
10 NIGHTS
FROM $1,961
International flights quoted separately
Follow in the footsteps of Charley Boorman on this fun-filled adventure holiday to beautiful Cape Town, where you will abseil down Table Mountain, visit Robben Island and a local Township, and cage dive to see fearsome great white sharks in False Bay near Hermanus. Complete your holiday enjoying a thrilling luxury Big-5 safari at a private game reserve in the Eastern Cape.
HIGHLIGHTS
Abseil Down Table Mountain Cape Town Diving to see Great White Sharks
• Cape Town • Abseil down Table Mountain • Township Tour • Robben Island
• Cape Point • Winelands • V&A Waterfront • Hermanus
• Shark Diving • Eastern Cape Safari
Day 1
You will be met at Cape Town Airport and transferred to your hotel in this beautiful city, within sight of Table Mountain.
 
Check in and relax in your magnificent surroundings.
Day 2
This morning transfer to Table Mountain which you will ascend by cable car to enjoy one of the world's most famous views.
 
After enjoying some time on the mountain, experience a thrilling adrenalin descent as you Abseil down its sheer cliffs, with a short hike back to your starting point and taxi return to your hotel (own account).
Day 3
This morning enjoy a small group tour to a vibrant Cape Township where you can consult a traditional healer, visit a shebeen (pub) and  interact with the local community. Also visit District Six Museum (closed Sundays, when there is an optional visit to a local church).
 
In the afternoon continue to the Clock Tower on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in good time for the ferry to Robben Island, the infamous prison home of Nelson Mandela. The guides are all former prisoners, each able to provide their own personal insight into conditions on the island and a very poignant experience. Afterwards enjoy relaxing at one of the many coffee shops or restaurants at the V&A Waterfront, before make your own way back to your hotel by taxi (own account).
Day 4
Today we recommend an optional full day tour to the beautiful Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where two oceans meet and where you may see see baboons, ostrich and perhaps even dolphins or whales in season (July/November).
  
Your tour travels through Hout Bay and along spectacular Chapman’s Peak Drive (when open) to the Cape Point, returning via Simons Town, Fish Hoek, Constantia and Kirstenbosch Gardens. This is a scenic tour of the whole Cape Peninsula, with the optional opportunity of visiting the penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
Day 5
Today we recommend an optional full day tour to the renowned Stellenbosch Winelands, travelling through the scenic Franschhoek Valley where a handful of French Huguenot refugees started South Africa’s now famous wine industry.
 
Explore the historic university town of Stellenbosch and several wine estates on this famous wine route, which stretched from Paarl through to Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Enjoy a cellar tour and some wine tasting, before returning to Cape Town in the late afternoon.
Day 6
Transfer 2-hours today from Cape Town to the small seaside town of Hermanus.
 
From July to November, southern right and humpback whales come here to breed and this is considered the best location for land-based Whale Watching in the world. Once severely endangered, these magnificent creatures of the deep are now breeding successfully in the area due to a major international conservation effort. Check in to your hotel and enjoy the natural beauty of the coastline.
Day 7
Early morning collection from your Hermanus hotel (around 07h30 depending upon the tides) for your 30-minute transfer to the small village of Gansbaai  for Shark Cage Diving to see the great white sharks of False Bay.
 
After a safety briefing, transfer by boat for the 20-minute ride to Dyer Island and Shark Alley for the chance to view the fearsome Great White Sharks which feed on the resident colony of Cape Fur seals. View these surface-feeding predators from the boat or enter the cage with snorkel or scuba equipment.
 
Whales should also be seen in season (July to November) as well as African penguins, seals, dolphins, cormorants and many other bird species. Waterproof jackets and dive equipment will be supplied on the boat, but remember to bring your own towel. Return to shore 5 hours later after a truly exhilarating day at sea, with mid-afternoon return transfer to Hermanus.
Day 8
Transfer 2-hours to Cape Town Airport for your onward flight.

You will be met at Port Elizabeth Airport and transferred 2-hours to your malaria-free game lodge near Addo in the beautiful Eastern Cape.
  
After checking in to safari lodge enjoy an afternoon game drive, where game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately. Hopefully see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe - as well as several of the Big Five - before dining in your warm African surroundings!
Days 9 To 10
Rise at dawn to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day and enjoy a thrilling open-top game viewing safari with your lodge ranger in your Private Game Reserve which is home to all the Big Five - Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino. Hope to see many interesting species before returning to your lodge for breakfast.
   
The rest of the morning is free to relax by the lodge swimming pool, before setting out again in the late afternoon for another game drive. Hope to see giraffe, hippo, kudu, crocodiles, antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons and many other interesting animals. With hundreds of different bird species, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed!
  
After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy the balmy evening and pristine stars of the Milky Way as you have never seen them before – as well as the spectacular Southern Cross.
 
Note: game drives are optional extras, if not included in your lodge package (see lodge details on quote).
Day 11
Enjoy some final early morning game viewing, before your 2-hour transfer to Port Elizabeth Airport for your flight home.