SAVVY NAVIGATOR TOURS

Thanksgiving in South Africa 2009

Day 0 - November 21, 2009Depart USA on Saturday for Cape Town

Flight options include direct to South Africa on SAA or Delta, or via Europe on other carriers

Do you want to depart USA for earlier Cape Town arrival ?

Day 1 - November 22, 2009Arrive in Cape Town and transfer directly to your boutique hotel, located right at the foot of Table Mountain

Check into and settle in at the luxurious Alta Bay, your home for the next 4 nights

Enjoy a light dinner on the deck of Alta Bay, overlooking the Mother City of Cape Town

Day 2 - November 23, 2009After breakfast at Alta Bay, meet your professional guide for a city tour — Learn about the city’s colonial past, District Six, the City Bowl, and other important info

Later you’ll visit Robben Island, erstwhile home of Nelson Mandela during his Apartheid-era imprisonment

After a sunset cocktail atop Table Mountain, dinner tonight is in a fab Cape Town restaurant, hosted by a local historian and raconteur

Day 3 - November 24, 2009After breakfast, head down to the Cape of Good Hope with exciting sightseeing along the way

See where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet, literally, at the bottom of the world

Experience fishing villages, baboons, and have lunch with the penguins

Dinner tonight is on your own back in Cape Town

Day 4 - November 25, 2009Your free day in Cape Town! Explore on your own or with others in the group

Do you want to parasail? Dive with sharks? Head to the beach? We can arrange!

Dinner this evening at one of the city’s best restaurants

After dinner, head out to explore the gay nightlife

Day 5 - November 26, 2009Leisurely morning to further explore Cape Town, or again partake in any one of many optional activities

In the afternoon, we head north up the Western Cape coast, en-route to Kersefontein, for the “Out of Africa” experience with farmer Julian Melck

Thanksgiving Dinner and wine tasting, hosted by Julian in the manor house

Day 6 - November 27, 2009After breakfast with Julian, head west thru the Zwartland with a lunch stop in Paarl at one of Savvy Navigator’s favorite restaurants

Check in at Le Quartier Français in Franschhoek, your 5 Star accommodations in the “Gourmet Capital of South Africa”

Dinner tonight is on your own at one of the many fine restaurants within walking distance

Day 7 - November 28, 2009

Wine tasting today at premium estates during the day, with alfresco lunch in the vineyards

Increase your South African wine knowledge with direct, fun interaction with leading local winemakers

Tonight, savor a multi-course dinner in the Le Quartier Français tasting room (one of South Africa’s finest)

Day 8 - November 29, 2009After breakfast, depart for your flight to Kruger National Park airport. Transfer to a private charter to our camp’s airstrip in the Sabi Sands game reserve

Spend four nights at the Londolozi Varty Camp – private accommodations in the bush that take luxury to a whole new level.

Day 9 - November 30, 2009Safari! Sunrise and evening game drives, with our own open vehicles and dedicated ranger and tracker guides.

During the day, partake in many activities Londolozi has to offer, or just hang out by at the lodge pool, or your private plunge pool

Day 10/11 - December 1-2Morning and evening game drives, with mid-day free for yoga, gym, hikes in the bush, or just plain lounging about

Enjoy sundowner cocktails in the bush, fabulous private dinners in camp, around the Boma bonfire, or in the bush under the African stars

Prepare to be pleasantly surprised at Londolozi!

Day 12 - December 3, 2009After breakfast and the final game drive, head out to the camp‘s air strip for a private charter flight back to Johannesburg

Arrive in JNB in time for easy connections back to the USA, Canada or Europe

Arrival back home the following day, Friday December 4th

Vic Falls, December 3-6, 2009

Optional 3-night extension to Livingstone, Zambia, to visit Victoria Falls

One night in Johannesburg at a luxury boutique hotel, followed by 2 nights at the luxurious Islands of Siankaba lodge, located in the Zambezi river

Home on December 7, via JNB

Your Tour IncludesBreakfast every day

At least one lunch or dinner each day

Wine tastings and all site entry fees

All internal flights (to and from safari)

All services of guide and drivers

Fully-inclusive accommodations (Yup, including drinks and laundry) at Londolozi Varty Camp

Guaranteed “Quiet Time” each afternoon to nap, work out, or otherwise refresh before dinner and evening activities

Your Tour Does Not IncludeAir fare to/from South Africa

Drinks while out on the town

Gratuities for hotel staff and safari camp staff

Gratuities for safari rangers and trackers

Incidental expenses

Trip insurance

For More Information

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