Combination : Silver Class

Destinations: Cape Town and Karongwe Private Game Reserve

From R 16 900 per person sharing

Day 1

Arrive into Cape Town, where you will be met by an Island-Safari.com representative and escorted to your hotel.

Romney Park offers 18 sea-facing suites (with one or two bedrooms), en-suite bathroom, separate lounge and dining room, comprehensively equipped kitchen and private balcony. All suites are sea-facing, and boast a generous terrace – allowing for spectacular views across Table Bay. There is a choice of accommodation from the Luxury Suites, at 65 m², to Senator Suites with 2 bedrooms (main en suite), Ambassador Suites, and the Presidential Suite, with 2 en suite bedrooms, and some 140 m² in size. The suites are all air-conditioned, have under floor heating, and satellite TV.

Guests can enjoy a Wellness breakfast served either in the African style Breakfast Room, in your suite or on your private terrace. Flexible catering arrangements are available on request. Whether you have your choice of favourite dishes brought to your suite, prepared there by a chef, or stocked in your fridge...your requests can be catered for.

Romney Park is close to Cape Town’s city centre, the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront complex, golf courses, and some top restaurants.

You might also want to relax at the Hotels spectacular outdoor swimming pool, or enjoy treatments in the Wellness Centre. Here you can enjoy rejuvenating treatments, and you might also wish to indulge in the Hotel’s 2, 5 or 7 night Wellness packages – an excellent way to end your stay in Cape Town

Day 2

Enjoy a full day tour of the beautiful Cape Peninsula.

HIGHLIGHTS

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and Conservatory, Constantia Valley, Muizenberg, False Bay Coastline, Fish Hoek. (Best Whale watching spots during Season - i.e. July to November); Simonstown, Boulders African Penguin Colony; Cape Point Nature Reserve, Cape of Good Hope; Scarborough and Misty Cliffs, Kommetjie, Noordhoek Valley; Chapman’s Peak Drive, (Weather permitting and if OPEN) , Hout-Bay Valley; Atlantic Sea-Board, Camps-Bay, Twelve Apostles, Clifton, Green-Point, Sea-Point.

DEPARTS: 08H30 RETURN: ±17H30 (you are collected and returned to your hotel)

(Includes entrances to Kirstenbosch Gardens, Penguin Colony, Cape Point Nature Reserve and a Return Ticket on the Cape Point Lighthouse Tram Funicular. Excludes Lunch)

Day 3

Enjoy a full day tour of the famous Cape Winelands, as this is a private tour, flexibility is the key.

HIGHLIGHTS

We visit Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch Wine-producing Regions; Explore numerous superior Boutique export Wine Estates in these Regions; 3 x Cheese and Wine tasting, with enough opportunity for optional tasting; Informal Cellar Tours;
Olive, Cheese, Wine and Chilli tasting.

DEPARTS: 08H45 RETURN: ±17H00 (you are collected and returned to your hotel)

(Includes 3 x Wine tastes and 1 Cheese taste. Any additional tasting to be settled by Guest direct.)

Day 4

Enjoy a half day tour exploring the “Mother City”.

HIGHLIGHTS
Table Mountain and Cable Car*, Signal Hill, (weather permitting), Atlantic Sea-Board, Camps-Bay, Clifton, Sea-Point, Green-Point, V and A Waterfront, Craft-Markets, City Centre, Museums, The Castle and Grand Parade, District Six, Bo-Kaap, Cape Malay Quarter, Company Gardens, St Georges Cathedral, Greenmarket Square, (Closed on Sundays) and other craft markets, Blouberg Beach, (Superb views of City and Table Mountain over Table Bay)

MORNING TOUR
DEPARTS: 08H45 RETURNS: ±12H45 (you are collected and returned to your hotel)

AFTERNOON TOUR
DEPARTS: 13H00 RETURN: ±16H45 (you are collected and returned to your hotel)

*(For those Guests who want to go up Table Mountain via the Cable Car, add R125 per Person)

Day 5

After breakfast you will be met at the hotel and driven to the airport for your flight to OR Tambo International Airport. Arrive into Johannesburg and connect with your flight to Hoedspruit Airport. Road transfer from Hoedspruit Airport to Kuname River Lodge. Enjoy an afternoon game drive. 

Kuname River Lodge is an exclusive luxury safari lodge situated in the Karongwe Private Game Reserve, a 9000 hectare Big Five game reserve near the Kruger National Park. Karongwe is a beautiful wilderness area bordered by the majestic Drakensberg Mountains to the West, and offers excellent game viewing.

Accommodation at Kuname is in five private, luxury chalets each with air-conditioning, en-suite bathroom, outdoor shower and luxury outdoor bath. Each chalet has a private deck with magnificent views over the surrounding bush. The premier suite is the perfect honeymoon destination and offers your own private, secluded garden leading off from the main bedroom, complete with outdoor shower and bath.

Kuname River Lodge is an affordable alternative to the lodges in the greater Kruger National Park, offering similar game viewing and beautiful surroundings, albeit on a smaller scale. The style of the lodge is small and intimate, where you can experience personalized luxury, great food and great service at a very reasonable cost.

Days 5 – 9

Enjoy a morning and afternoon game drive. A typical day consists of an early wake up call at approximately 5:30 am where you will be served tea, coffee and rusks in the Lodge before your start off on your early morning game drive. You will return to the lodge at approximately 10:00 am where you will enjoy a full breakfast. The rest of the morning is yours to enjoy catching up on your sleep, swimming in the pool, browsing in the curio shop or participating in a game walk. Lunch is served at around 13h00. At 15h30 enjoy tea and coffee before setting out on your afternoon/evening game drive. You will return to the lodge at around 19h30 pm in time to get ready for dinner either in the lodge or the Boma (a Boma is a reed enclosed outdoor eating area. You will eat under a starry African night with the calls of the wild in the distance – a truly memorable event).

Day 9

After a morning game drive and some leisure time, you will be driven to Hoedspruit Airport, in time for your flight back to OR Tambo International Airport. From this point you will depart under your own arrangements.

END SERVICES

Priced from: ZAR 16 900 per person sharing

Included:

Accommodation as specified, Meals as specified, Ground transportation and excursions as noted, Park and entrance fees for lodges/camps inside national parks.

ROMNEY PARK
Accommodation and Breakfast

KUNAME RIVER LODGE
Fully inclusive of accommodation, meals, teas and coffees, twice- daily game drives in open safari vehicles and a guided bush walk.

Not Included:

Domestic flights (quoted separately) All flights as specified in the above itinerary: PLEASE NOTE: Fares are subject to class/seat availability at the time a reservation is made.
Lunches and dinners (unless specified)
Drinks and refreshments
Tips for porters and restaurants
Telephone calls, laundry and other incidental personal expenditure
Visa fees, in countries where these apply
Airport departure taxes, in countries where these apply
Medical, cancellation and baggage insurance
 
Notes:

• All activities are subject to prevailing weather conditions
• ** PLEASE NOTE: These rates are given as guidelines, and will differ depending on factors such as the time of the year that guests travel, the number of guests travelling, and the class of airline seats available. All rates are subject to change at the discretion of the properties/operators, and due to currency fluctuations, unforeseen increases in fuel prices, increased airline prices, or any future government imposed taxes