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S O U T H A F R I C A South Africa at Leisure The Cape – Natural History Tour Tuesday 05 August – Sunday 17 August <strong>2014</strong> Leader: Bert Palthe <strong>2014</strong> Cost: £3,599 single room supplement £340 Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA LESOTHO Langebaan CapeTown Hermanus e journey to the Cape of Good Hope to an area of outstanding beauty, and visit at a time Simon’s Town W when we have the chance to see a bounty of wondrous natural events. Firstly, the Southern Right Whales will be coming to the warm waters of Hermanus to mate and calve, and we shall be able to watch them from our bedroom windows, as well as taking walks along the cliff paths, for close views of these great creatures as they spyhop, sail and lobtail. This is the premier site in the world to see these rare giants. Secondly, the Great White Sharks are still patrolling the Fur Seal colonies a little way down the coast. We can take a short boat ride and have these powerful predators following the boat and feeding on bait – a fantastic and thrilling sight. Lastly, if our timing is right, we have the chance to view the flowering of the Namaqualand flora. Of course, there will be penguins, dolphins, fur seals, flamingos, baboons, eagles, lizards, ostriches, gazelles, tortoises and much more besides. This holiday will examine all aspects of the natural history of the area, and throughout the tour Bert Palthe, a local naturalist guide, will lead our group. African Penguins, Simon’s Town ITINERARY Days 1 to 5 We leave London on an evening scheduled flight and we arrive into Cape Town early next morning where our guides will meet us. We then transfer to Hermanus on the southern Cape coast, where we stay at the Windsor Hotel in sea-facing rooms for four nights. Southern Right Whales come inshore to breed at this time of year and wonderful views can be obtained along this section of coast. They come very close inshore at times. We will spend some time walking along the rocky shore locating whales and watching their antics. Walker Bay at Hermanus offers the best shore-based whale watching in the world. Bryde’s and Humpback Whales also visit this section of coast on occasions and perhaps we can get a glimpse of these species as well, but they are not regular and do not breed in these waters. Apart from whales we should also see dolphins in the breakers. There are a number of species and these include Common, Bottlenosed and Humpback Dolphins, with a slight chance of also viewing Dusky Dolphin, although it is only occasionally seen near Hermanus. On one of the three full days we spend at Hermanus we have an excursion out to sea in search of Great White Sharks. We launch at Gansbaai not far from our hotel and will have a marine biologist on board with us who is researching this impressive large shark. It is a thrilling experience to see these sharks at very close quarters as they rise to take the bait our scientist will be offering. We stay out all day and will also view a large breeding colony of Cape Fur Seals and learn about other marine life. For those of us who are interested there will be an opportunity to dive down in a specially constructed steel cage to view the sharks under water. On rare occasions Killer Whales (Orcas) have been sighted from this area as well and if luck is our way this impressive mammal could also be on our list. During our stay at Hermanus we will also have time to walk in a botanical garden reserve nearby. Here we can examine and identify numerous flowering plants from the Fynbos habitat unique to the South West Cape. There will be proteas, leucospermums, leucodendrons, restios, ericas and many others. The Cape Floristic Kingdom (Fynbos) is the richest known flora in the world with over 2,600 species of flowering plants in an area under 200 sq miles. This is more than the total number of species found in the British Isles. This area is also very good for viewing tortoises, lizards and even Puff Adders! 44 For a previous tour report or further information please call: 01794 519445
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