Another Planet Presents: 14 Days, 2019/01/10 – 2019/01/23
Visit the very best of South Africa, this trip isn’t just about exploring the wildlife it’s also for those interested in cultural heritage & spirituality too. This journey will take you from the cosmopolitan streets of Cape Town to the magnificent landscapes of beautiful beaches, majestic mountains, Safari’s & lush wilderness. One incredible life-changing adventure conducted by ex-South African patriot & spiritual leader Lesley Myburgh & Sons!
ROUTE: Cape Town – Oudtshoorn – Knysna – Plettenberg Bay – Safari Reserve – Port Elizabeth.
HIGHLIGHTS: Places Visiting: Cape Town City / Southern Tip / Robben Island / Buffel Drift Camp Lodge / Garden Route / Knysna Lagoon / Tsitsikamma Plettenberg Bay / Monkey Land / Birds of Eden / Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary / Addo Elephant National Park / Lion Reserve / Traditional African Mysticism / Plant Medicine.
Tour Itinerary
Thursday: January 10th, Day 1) : Cape Town – Located at the Southwestern tip of Africa.
Welcome to South Africa! Brace yourselves for a memorable journey from the vibrant cities to the uncontested wildlife.Guests will be met upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport.Private transportation from airport to hotel.Briefing at hotel & dinner (inc.)at Waterfront.Hotel in Cape Town.
Friday: January 11th, Day 2) : Cape Town – Cape Of Good Hope.
Breakfast. The tour Cape of Good Hope has one of the most beautiful peninsulas in the world with breathtaking scenery visiting some of the most renowned areas. Including Chapman’s Peak drive, the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point and the renowned Boulder penguin colony. Shaman circle with African Medicine Sangoma. ( traditional healer.) 1st Optional Bone throwing, reading of divination & ancestral spirits. The reading is a diagnostic tool for the Sangoma, enabling her to ‘see’ through the ancestor’s eyes. Hotel in Cape Town.
Saturday: January 12th, Day 3) : Cape Town – Robben Island – World Heritage Site.
Breakfast. Transfer to Waterfront.The standard tour to Robben Island is 4 hours long, including the two ferry rides & a 45-minute bus ride with a guide providing commentary.Robben Island tour is most famous for its notorious maximum-security prison and the place that NELSON MANDELA was jailed for 18 years.The island is a symbol of the triumph of democracy and freedom over oppression and racism a life changing experience.You will meet some of the ex-political prisoners and hear their account as to what life was like on the island during the days of Apartheid.Transfer back to hotel.Free time to explore. Experience the beauty and diversity of Table Mountain overlooking the city of Cape Town. 2nd optional bone throwing reading with traditional healer. Hotel in Cape Town.
Sunday: January 13th, Day 4) : Cape Town – Oudtshoorn – Buffel Drift Camp.
Breakfast. Bus transfer along the Cape wine route to Outdshoorn stopping along the way for lunch and visiting a vineyard for wine tasting.
South African bushveld experience in the heart of the Klein Karoo.
Buffel Drift offers an experience of wildlife including Elephants, Rhino, Cape Buffalo, Giraffe, Hippo and over 200 bird species.
With the Swartberg mountains as backdrop and a magnificent waterhole at your tent doorstep, it’s the closest you’ll get to the wild and a true African experience.
Luxury tent accommodation in Outdshoorn.
Monday: January 14th, Day 5) : Oudtshoorn – Buffel Drift Camp – Free Day (Optional Activities).
Breakfast. Optional activities elephant feeding, brushing & feeding, sundowner and meerkat trips: An experience up close and personal, or just spend the day relaxing.
The main lodge area is right next to a 5ha waterhole, filled with big fish, turtles and hippo.
From the wooden deck that surrounds the lodge area, you can see our elephants walking, our hippo and fish in the water as well as other game grazing on the opposite bank.
Luxury tent accommodation in Outdshoorn.
Tuesday: January 15th, Day 6) : Outdshoorn – Kango Caves – Knysna.
Breakfast. Kango Caves spectacular underground wonder is situated in a limestone ridge, finest dripstone caverns, with their vast halls and towering formations.
Transfer through to Knysna. The Garden Route encompasses some of the most beautiful golden beaches, rivers and majestic mountain landscapes along the picturesque Southern Cape coastline. Knysna is famous for its magnificent views of the sandstone cliffs that dramatically separate its tranquil lagoon from the pounding surf of the Indian Ocean. Optional: Sunset cruise, enjoy the atmosphere of the African sunset onboard a Knysna Charters Sunset Cruise. Hotel in Knysna.
Wednesday: January 16th, Day 7) : Knysna – Plettenberg Bay – Jewel Of The Garden Route – Masizame Orphanage.
Breakfast.Morning stroll along the waterfront which is a popular leisure site, shopping destination and a boat-lover’s paradise.Transfer through to Plettenberg Bay.Plettenberg Bay offers the best of nature, rated Africa best beaches and coastline, Plett is internationally recognized for its marine life. Afternoon visit to Masizame (Let’s Try) street children project foundered by Lesley in ’91. ‘Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.’ Hotel in Plettenberg Bay.
Thursday: January 17th, Day 8) : Plettenberg Bay – Saint Peter ‘ Teacher Plant.’
Transfer to sacred space for ceremony. Conducted by Lesley Myburgh Reaching higher states of truth and consciousness. Light lunch (Inc.) Connecting you to the planet, cosmos and your higher self in the natural surroundings of the Tsitsikamma Forest. Transfer to hotel. Hotel in Plettenberg Bay.
Friday: January 18th, Day 9) : Plettenberg Bay – Monkey land – Birds of Eden Sanctuary Park – Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary.
Breakfast. Transfer to Monkey-land, Jukani & Birds of Eden’s sanctuary park.Monkey land is the world’s first free roaming multi-specie primate sanctuary.The sanctuary is home to almost 450 primates.Birds of Eden’s unique two hectare dome (the World’s largest) spans over a gorge of indigenous forest.The bird inhabitants of the aviary comprises of a mixture of exotic and African birds. Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the big cats such as lions, cheetahs, tigers & leopards. The Jukani sanctuary funds itself by means of responsible eco-tourism focusing on conservation education. Transfer back to hotel. Hotel in Plettenberg Bay.
Saturday: January 19th, Day 10) : Plettenberg Bay – Free Day.
Breakfast. Sunrise stroll & meditation along the beach exploring for sand dollars. (Pansy shells)
Free day to explore sightseeing around Plettenberg Bay, and enjoy nearby attractions, restaurants and shopping areas.
Enjoy a traditional evening South African Braai (BBQ) at Robberg Nature Reserve mountain park. (Inc.)
Hotel in Plettenberg Bay.
Sunday: January 20th, Day 11) : Plett / P.E – Schotia Lion Park – Cosmos Cuisine.
Breakfast. (All meals on safari included)Transfer to Cosmos Cuisine for a traditional African lunch, stopping on route at Storms River in the Eastern Cape Province. Afternoon tour to Schotia Lion Park privately-owned game reserve for a game drive on an open land rover with expert guides., where there’s a 95% surety of seeing lions among others roaming freely in their natural habitats. Schotia Lion Park offers free roaming lions that we can almost guarantee sightings of these magnificent animals on every Tooth & Claw game drive. Have a true South African boma-style buffet dinner and then return to Cosmos Cuisine at approx. 22h00. Cosmos Cuisine Safari Guest House comfortable accommodation with swimming pool.
Monday: January 21st, Day 12) : Addo Elephant National Park – Cosmos Cuisine.
Breakfast.Early morning game drive. Guests will be picked up at Cosmos at 09h00.You will be taken to the Addo Park in a open land rover and head out on a game drive. After your game viewing fix, indulge in a traditional South African braai for lunch. You’ll be visiting the new section of the Addo Park too. The area is covered in large tracts of indigenous forest, commercial plantation and Fynbos. The park has proved to be very successful and currently houses more than 600 elephants and a large number of other mammals. Cosmos Cuisine Safari Guest House comfortable accommodation with swimming pool.
Tuesday: January 22nd, Day 13) : Port Elizabeth Hotel.
Breakfast. Transfer to P.E.Explore the nearby Markets & Beaches.
Last supper. (inc.)
Hotel in Port Elizabeth.
Wednesday: January 23th, Day 14) : P.E – Departure day.
Breakfast.
Transfer to Port Elizabeth airport.
Hambagashli.
Price of the tour PP in double accommodation : $3750 USD
Single supplement : add $500 USD
*Prices are in american dollars
