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WELCOME 2 AFRICA - SOUTH AFRICA SELF DRIVE TOURS!

A JOURNEY THROUGH A NATION
15 DAYS/14 NIGHTS - JOHANNESBURG TO CAPE TOWN

This tour is designed for the client who wants to experience South Africa without following the footsteps of thousands before him. Still focusing on the highlights of our country, this journey through our nation will leave the traveller relaxed, satisfied and hungry for more.

Day 1:
On arrival at Johannesburg International Airport you will be met by a Welcome Tourism Services representative, handed your world-class documentation and assisted to the Europcar rental counter for the collection of your vehicle. Depart to the northern suburb of Illovo for your first overnight stop. Use the rest of the day to relax around the pool, go shopping in nearby Sandton or visit the sights of Johannesburg. A variety of Welcome Tourism Services day tours are available.
Approximate travel time: 1 Hour
Protea Hotel Wanderers – bed and breakfast basis

Day 2:
Enjoy your sumptuous breakfast before travelling in an easterly direction. By-pass Witbank and Middleburg travelling through Belfast before arriving in the quaint village of Dullstroom.
Approximate travel time: 5 Hours
Walkersons – dinner, bed and breakfast basis

Day 3 and 4:
Leave the flyfisherman-country behind you, travelling via the scenic Panorama Route – visit God’s Window, Three Rondavels, Burke’s Luck Potholes, Mac Mac Falls and Pilgrim’s Rest - to arrive at your next destination, Thornybush Game Reserve. Experience the African bush with its wildlife in an open safari vehicle.
Approximate travel time: 5 Hours from Walkersons to Thornybush Game Reserve
Thornybush Lodge - full board basis including 2 game activities

Day 5:
After breakfast enter the famous Kruger National Park at the Orpen Gate and exit at the Phalaborwa Gate. Leaving the bushveld behind you to enter the sub-tropical paradise of Tzaneen. Hidden in lush indigenous forests, macadamia nuts plantations and amazing mountain ranges lies the Coach House.
Approximate travel time: 5 Hours
Coach House – bed and breakfast basis

Day 6 and 7:
The Waterberg is one of the most undersold top class destinations South Africa has to offer. Spectacular mountain scenery complements herds of free roaming game. Arrive in the late afternoon at this private game lodge, free of malaria, and surrounded by pristine African bush that is home to the Big Five. Enjoy game drives or walks, alternatively relax by the pool.
Approximate travel time: 5 Hours from Tzaneen to Shidzidzi and Nungubane Private Game Reserve
Shidzidzi and Nungubane Private Game Reserve – full board basis including 2 game activities per day

Day 8 and 9:
After a sumptuous breakfast, travel from the tranquillity of the bushveld to the hustle and bustle of the world famous Sun City Complex, where you can enjoy the many attractions and entertainment. Perhaps experience an Elephant Back Safari or Hot-Air ballooning over the Pilansberg National Park.
Approximate travel time: 3 Hours from Shidzidzi Private Game Reserve to the Sun City Complex
The Cascades – bed and breakfast basis

Day 10:
From Sun City cut across the North West Province to join the N1 in Kroonstad, just before entering the Free State, Big Sky Country. En route to the judicial capital of South Africa you have an opportunity to visit the prehistoric stone huts near Kroonstad or the Lumsden’s Horse Monument just short of your overnight stop.
Approximate travel time: 8 Hours
Protea Hotel Bloemfontein – bed and breakfast basis

Day 11 and 12:
Spend the morning discovering the city, visit the Supreme Court or the Woman’s Monument, reminiscent of the Anglo-Boer War era. Continue through barren landscape to the semi-desert area of the Karoo. Accommodation is in the National Park just outside Beaufort West.
Approximate travel time: 6 Hours
Karoo National Park – room only basis

Day 13:
Depart in the morning and continue along the N1 to Cape Town. En route to Matjiesfontein visit one of many Block Houses, which played such a crucial strategic role in the civil wars in this area towards the end of the 18th century. Tonights destination has not only been declared a National Monument but it is also known for its traditional cuisine. Matjiesfontein was founded in 1884 by James Douglas Logan. During the Anglo-Boer war the town served the British as a military stronghold and the Lord Milner Hotel became a war hospital. The station and the beautiful Victorian buildings were meticulously restored and a little museum opened to document the unusual history of the village and its inhabitants.
Approximate travel time: 3.5 Hours
Lord Milner Hotel – bed and breakfast basis

Day 14:
Today is the day for mountain passes, travel along the Witteberge and down the Hex River Pass before the craggy Swartruggens Mountain block your progress. Skip the modern tunnel and use the Du Toitskloof Pass leading directly into Paarl, the heart of the wine producing area of South Africa and then continue onto Stellenbosch.
Approximate travel time: 5 Hours
Dorpshuis – bed and breakfast basis

Day 15:
Today your unusual journey through a nation ends in Cape Town or at the Cape Town International Airport.
Approximate travel time: 30 minutes to Cape Town or the International Airport

*PRICES ZAR 2005:**
Period	Per person sharing	Single supplement
03/01/05-15/04/05	19704	7924
16/04/05-30/04/05	19504	7835
01/05/05-31/07/05	17254	6857
01/08/05-31/08/05	18602	7395
01/09/05-30/09/05	19750	7977

*Note rates only applicable to citizens of Europa, UK, South America, Far East, India, Australia & New Zealand. For other nationalities please contact us.

Vehicle: Europcar Group D 1600cc vehicle with power steering, automatic transmission, air-conditioning, radio and tape.