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Day 1 ARRIVE IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Welcome to South Africa! Hotel check-in available mid-afternoon.

Day 2 CAPE TOWN

CAPE TOWN Walking tour through the Company's Garden and the [LF] Bo-Kaap neighborhood. Visit the Bo-Kaap Museum and savor a traditional Malay lunch. Afterwards, take a scenic cable-car ride to the top of Table Mountain. Welcome dinner at a local restaurant this evening. (B,L,D)

Day 3 CAPE TOWN. CAPE PENINSULA EXCURSION

CAPE TOWN Scenic drive along Chapman's Peak Drive en route to Cape Point Nature Reserve.
CAPE POINT NATURE RESERVE See the Cape of Good Hope. At Cape Point, ride a funicular to the steps of the old lighthouse with panoramic views of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. After lunch, visit Boulders Beach to see a colony of endangered African penguins.
CAPE TOWN Free time this evening. (B,L)

Day 4 CAPE TOWN

CAPE TOWN Free day. (B)

ENHANCE YOUR FREE TIME in Cape Town with an excursion and wine tasting at Cape Winelands. This and many more options throughout your tour are available for purchase with MyGlobus. Get local maps and tips for free time on your GlobusGO mobile app.

Day 5 CAPE TOWN - HOEDSPRUIT - MAKALALI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE

CAPE TOWN Fly to Hoedspruit and transfer to Makalali Private Game Reserve, overlooking the majestic Drakensburg Mountains.
MAKALALI Afternoon game drive with a skilled tracker and professional Ranger. Sip sundowner drinks in the bush before returning to your lodge for dinner. (B,D)

Day 6 MAKALALI

MAKALALI Rise between 5 am and 5:30 am for coffee and tea before your morning game drive. Return for breakfast mid-morning, followed by time to relax at your lodge. Afternoon game drive with sundowner drinks. (B,L,D)

Day 7 MAKALALI

MAKALALI Morning and afternoon game drives with free time to enjoy lodge amenities in between. (B,L,D)

Day 8 MAKALALI - HOEDSPRUIT - JOHANNESBURG

MAKALALI Morning game drive. Fly to Johannesburg.
JOHANNESBURG Free time late afternoon and evening. (B)

Day 9 JOHANNESBURG

JOHANNESBURG Guided sightseeing includes a visit to [LF] Soweto (South Western Township) to see the Hector Pieterson Memorial and the former neighborhoods of Nobel Peace Prize winners, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. Visit Mandela House and the Apartheid Museum to learn about the apartheid years up to the historic 1994 elections that ended the apartheid era. (B,L)

Day 10 JOHANNESBURG - VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE

JOHANNESBURG Fly to Zimbabwe.
VICTORIA FALLS Free time in the late afternoon and evening. (B)

Day 11 VICTORIA FALLS

VICTORIA FALLS Guided walk at Victoria Falls this morning. Free time late morning and early afternoon. Later, embark on a scenic cruise on the Zambezi River to see wildlife and a spectacular African sunset. Farewell dinner this evening. (B,D)

Day 12 VICTORIA FALLS - CHOBE NATIONAL PARK AREA, BOTSWANA

VICTORIA FALLS Transfer by road to the Chobe National Park area, featuring some of the greatest concentrations of wildlife in Africa.
CHOBE AREA Afternoon game activity: choice of game drive in Chobe National Park or boat excursion on the Chobe River. (B,L,D)

Day 13 CHOBE AREA

CHOBE AREA Choice of morning and afternoon game activities. Enjoy time at your lodge during the heat of the day. (B,L,D)

Day 14 CHOBE AREA - OKAVANGO DELTA

CHOBE AREA Fly to the Okavango Delta (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), one of Africa's greatest safari areas and the largest inland delta in the world.
OKAVANGO DELTA Afternoon game activity: choice of game drive or mokoro (dug-out canoe) excursion prior to dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 15 OKAVANGO

OKAVANGO Choice of morning and afternoon game activities with time to enjoy camp amenities in between. (B,L,D)

Day 16 OKAVANGO - JOHANNESBURG

OKAVANGO Fly to Johannesburg (via Maun).
JOHANNESBURG Your vacation ends at the airport. Schedule departing flights after 5:30 pm. (B)

Day 1: Sydney

Arrive at any time. On the 1st day we haven't plan any activities.

Day 2: Sydney

Explore Sydney with a walk along the harbour to the iconic Sydney Opera House and the Rocks area. In the afternoon go sailing around Sydney Harbour. Enjoy the views of the gorgeous surroundings and look out for naval ships and submarines. If you are lucky, you might even see a dolphin, a seal or a penguin.

Day 3-4: Surfers Paradise

Fly to the famous surf and arts town of Gold Coast. Learn about the culture of surfing in the area and try it yourself. Enjoy free time for optional sea kayaking, whale-watching or just relax at the beach.

Day 5-6: Airlie Beach and Whitsunday Islands

Transfer to Brisbane and flight to Airlie Beach. On the 6th day, you will go on a cruise to Whitsunday Island and visit the beach of Whitehaven.

Day 7: Cairns

An early start to the station for a relaxing and very scenic train journey to Cairns.

Day 8-9: Port Douglas

Travel along the stunning coastal road to Port Douglas. On the 9th Day you will Sail aboard the stunning catamaran and cruise to the Great Barrier Reef, snorkel the pristine ribbon reefs of Agincourt Reef, where the underwater visibility and biodiversity is at its highest, visit 3 separate dive sites and enjoy 5 hours at the reef, swim with the dwarf Minke whales in season, on one of the few vessels that has a permit to swim with the inquisitive whales.

Day 10: Cairns

Transfer back to Cairns Airport