Africa4Us Brochure 2017

Cape, Kalahari & Dunes
Premium Accommodated
Adventure
Tour Price:
US$1,990.00
Solo Room Supplement:
US$260.00
11 Days
Duration
12 Seater
Vehicle Type
Start: Cape Town
End: Windhoek
2,300km
Yes
Accommodated
Tours
Travel from Cape Town, South Africa via the Kalahari to Windhoek, Namibia.
You’ll have 11 magnificent days to explore the bustling city of Cape Town, listen to the sound of water thundering
down the 56m Augrabies Waterfall, view gemsbok, springbok, eland and blue wildebeest where red dunes & shrub
fade into infinity and admire the sunset over the Namib Desert. This tour offers you several nights under the African
sky and transport in a Premium Overland Safari Vehicle (fitted with 12 Ultimate Safari Seats), which will ensure
that you’ll get an unforgettable experience in Africa. With time to explore on your own and optional activities, you’ll
soak up the beauty and diversity of Southern Africa.
Also available from Windhoek to Cape Town.
Tour name: Dunes, Kalahari and Cape Premium Accommodated Adventure.
See departure dates on web or back of brochure.
Day 1: Cape Town
Explore the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town during the day
and meet your group and your Tour Leader in the evening
at 18:00 to get acquainted and review your trip details.
Cape Town offers an unbelievable variety of experiences,
tastes and sightseeing. Make sure to arrive a day early to
go to world famous Robben Island where former President
Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison, visit
Cape Point or go with a cable car up Table Mountain to
enjoy a panoramic view of Cape Town from the top.
Day 2: Cape Town
After breakfast, we depart for the Cape of Good Hope at
the tip of the Cape Peninsula. Rugged rocks and sheer
cliffs tower more than 200m above sea level. The natural
vegetation of the area, fynbos, comprises the smallest but
richest of the world’s six flora kingdoms. After lunch we
visit the endangered African Penguin Colony at Boulder’s
Beach in Simonstown.
Day 3: Cape Town to Strandfontein
We head north to the West Coast of South Africa, to
Strandfontein, a popular tourist attraction with a picturesque
shoreline. Watch as Sandpipers, Gulls and Oystercatchers
scavenge for food. On the way to Strandfontein, we stop
for a short walk to the Heerenlogement Cave close to the
small town Graafwater. This shelter has earned itself the
name of “Holiday Inn of the 17th century” due to all the
people who took refuge there on a temporary basis.
Day 4: Strandfontein to Augrabies Falls National Park
Our next stop is the Augrabies Falls National Park. Named
by the local Khoi residents “Aukoerebis” – meaning “Place
of big noise” in Nama. The most spectacular feature of
this National Park is the Augrabies Falls. This is a very arid
environment, vegetation is hardy and includes succulents,
aloes, acacias and the Namaqua fig. Augrabies is ideal for
self-hikes, birdwatching and is also home to 46 mammal
species.
Day 5: Augrabies Falls National Park to Kgalagadi
Transfrontier Park
This park is an amalgamation of the Kalahari Gemsbok
National Park in South Africa and the Gemsbok National
Park in Botswana, bordering Namibia on the west. It
comprises an area of over 3.6 million hectares – one of very
few conservation areas of this magnitude left in the world.
Red sand dunes, sparse vegetation and the dry riverbeds
show antelope and predators off to spectacular advantage
and provide excellent photographic opportunities.
Overnight just outside the park.
Day 6: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A day for photo opportunities, we visit the park for a full
day’s game drive. This is a land of contrast and unique
beauty, red sand dunes with a backdrop of deep blue
sky. Here you find straight-horned oryx wandering in
the waving yellow-gold dune bushman grass. Majestic
camel thorn trees on open plains give home and shade
to many of the Kalahari’s dwellers. The sparse vegetation
and the dry riverbeds show antelope and predators off to
spectacular advantage and provide excellent photographic
opportunities. Keep cameras ready for the famous blackmane
Kalahari lions.
Day 7: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park to Seeheim
We cross the South African / Namibian border and travel
to Seeheim. Early in the 20th century, the sole purpose
of this small town was that of a junction station between
Keetmanshoop, Lüderitz and Karasburg. This rustic oasis
in the desert built from stone is where you will be spending
your first night under the Namibian starlit sky.
Day 8: Seeheim to Sesriem
Sesriem is a small settlement located in the Namib Desert.
The name Sesriem means “six belts’ and was named by the
Dorsland Trekkers, a group of Afrikaans-speaking settlers.
It is said that they had to tie together 6 belts (made of oryx
hide) to reach buckets down into the Sesriem Canyon to
scoop up water. The Sesriem Canyon is a natural canyon
carved in sedimentary rock.
Day 9: Sesriem
An early departure will give you the opportunity to climb
the majestic Dune 45 during the cooler time of the day.
Make use of the opportunity for an optional transfer to
the famous Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, relax in the shade of
camel thorn trees or take a short walk in the dunes. The
Namib, a minimum of 55 million years old, is regarded as
the oldest desert in the world. The sand is coloured red due
to the high levels of iron oxide. These dunes are known as
star dunes, created by winds blowing from all directions
and is also known as the highest sand dunes in the world.
Late afternoon, we visit the Sesriem Canyon, a miniature
canyon by world standards but beautiful to walk around
in and appreciate the distinctive sedimentary rocks and
conglomerate that line the canyon walls.
Day 10: Sesriem to Windhoek
Travel to Windhoek, Namibia’s capital. Spend the last
few hours of the day exploring Windhoek and its strong
German influence. You’ll have the option to celebrate your
last night and your new friendships at one of Windhoek’s
well know restaurants.
Day 11: Windhoek
Our last goodbye, a healthy breakfast and the end of
another incredible tour.
Included
Meals
Accommodation
Entrance fees
Activities
10 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches, 2 Dinners
Comfort Hotel (3 nts), Basic Hotel
(1 nt), Bungalows / Lodges (4 nts),
Tented Rooms (2 nts)
Augrabies Falls National Park,
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Namib
Naukluft National Park
Table Mountain National Park
– Cape of Good Hope, Boulders
Beach, Augrabies Falls National Park,
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Game
Drives, Sesriem Canyon, Dune 45
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