South Africa
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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Johannesburg
- Visit the township of Soweto
- Watch the amazing Victoria Falls
- Discover Chobe and enjoy the wonderful surroundings of wild Africa
- Explore Kruger National Park for wildlife viewing at its best
- Visit Cape Town
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Trip includes
- Flights with Air Canada and South African Airways
- First Class hotels, Carefully selected accommodation
- Meals: Full breakfast and dinner daily while in South Africa, plus 9 lunches
- All visa fees and arrangements
- Home pick-up and drop-off (from most Canadian cities)
- All airfare and all airport taxes
- All gratuities (for hotels, drivers, guides & cruise staff)
- Insurance for cancellation and health while outside Canada
- Services of one of our cheerful experienced Tour Managers
- All prices guaranteed in Canadian funds!
Itinerary
We depart for New York, where we will overnight near JFK airport.
Morning departure for Johannesburg.
We arrive in Johannesburg and transfer to our Hotel. This evening we enjoy Welcome Cocktails and our Welcome Dinner.
We start with a tour of Johannesburg and a visit to the Apartheid Museum. In the afternoon we visit the township of Soweto - the most populous black residential area in the country. Soweto sets the trends for South Africa in politics, fashion, music and dance. You will never forget your visit here.
We fly to Victoria Falls and transfer to our lovely lodge hotel. This evening we enjoy a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River and dinner will be a special African experience.
We enjoy a morning tour of the Falls - a sight to behold! We then proceed to our safari lodge near Chobe National Park - home to a wide variety of wildlife, including hippo and elephants that troll the river paths to drink. We take our first game cruise in the late afternoon.
On our morning game drive we enjoy the wonderful surroundings of wild Africa! In the afternoon we take a boat ride along the river and get up close with the bounty of Chobe as we view herds of Kudu, waterbuck and possibly elephants coming to the river to drink.
We fly from Victoria Falls back to Johannesburg, and then proceed to our hotel en route to Kruger National Park.
We proceed to Kruger National Park for wildlife viewing at its best! The park offers an experience in beauty, tranquility and variety not found anywhere else in the world. En route we visit the majestic Blyde River Canyon to see God’s Window and Bourke’s Luck Potholes - true natural wonders! Our hotel is located just outside the Park.
A full day of game viewing in open safari vehicles. We start early in the morning, the best time to find the world's largest variety of wildlife including the Big Five (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo), hippo, cheetah, giraffe, zebra and crocodile. The park is also home to more than 400 bird species.
A morning at leisure to enjoy the various activities at the hotel. Relax by the pool, do some game or bird watching or take a nature walk. Later we depart for our evening game drive to see if we can catch some nocturnal animals in the spotlight. Dinner this evening is under African skies.
We return to Johannesburg for our flight to George, on South Africa's fabled Garden Route.
Today we visit a local Township for a chance to meet the children at a primary school. We then take a ferry ride to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, dedicated to the protection of the flora of the Garden Route. We enjoy a sumptuous lunch at the reserve. Dinner is at a special seafood restaurant.
We travel over the mountains to Oudtshoorn to visit an ostrich farm where those who wish may ride one! Then we visit the Cango Caves, whose beauty will leave a lasting impression.
A full day at leisure to enjoy the peaceful ambiance and lovely waterfront area of the quaint seaside resort town of Knysna. Tonight we enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.
Our Garden Route drive takes us along the coast, around lakes, mountains, golden beaches and cliffs - an enchanting drive with a romantic history. We arrive in Cape Town and take a cable car ride up Table Mountain for panoramic views.
Our city tour shows us the Malay Quarter, the Botanical Gardens and more. Afternoon at leisure to shop and people watch at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront area.
A Winelands tour through lovely scenery of vineyards, oak shaded rivers and old Dutch colonial homes. We enjoy a tasting in a wine cellar and lunch at a private estate. In Stellenbosch we visit the Village Museum.
A full-day tour to Cape Point. After a boat ride to Seal Island we continue south to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, where we see the colonies of seals and penguins in their natural environment. Tonight is our Farewell Dinner.
Time at leisure to explore this beautiful city on your own, before our afternoon departure to the airport for our flight home.
We change planes in New York and continue our journey back to Canada.
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Senior Discovery Tours is the company you hoped existed. We manage the details so you enjoy the destinations.
Founded in 1975, we’re Canada’s largest operator of guided tours for the mature traveller, offering more than 100 different international tours and cruises that deliver outstanding service, value and discovery.
1. Experience freedom from care
The comment we hear most from our travellers is how carefree our tours are. We manage all the details, big and small, so you can enjoy your holiday without any of the hassles normally associated with travel. Flights, hotels, meals, baggage handling at hotels, transportation and sightseeing excursions are all included. And in most Canadian cities, we’ll even pick you up and drop you off at home.
2. Tour Managers you can count on
Our travellers always rave about our Tour Managers. They attend to every detail, ensuring your trip runs smoothly. For instance, at hotels they’ll check you in and out, tip the staff on your behalf and keep track of your luggage. Their energetic approach to travel enlivens every tour, and their experience prepares them to gracefully and expertly handle unexpected situations. Our Tour Managers are also expert at creating a positive group dynamic so that everyone enjoys a great sense of camaraderie.
3. Enjoy a more leisurely trip
Most of our multi-stop tours stay in each locale for at least two days, and our “stay-put” holidays allow you to settle into one or two hotels for the entire duration of the tour. You’ll have plenty of time to explore, shop and take it all in at your own pace.
4. Put your mind at ease
On most tours, daily breakfast and dinner, and sometimes even lunch, are included in the price. Most meals are pre-arranged so you never have to worry about finding a restaurant in a strange place. As well, all of the hotels we use have been personally inspected to ensure quality and value.
5. No surprise costs
The price of every tour covers all costs, including all taxes, travel insurance, tipping, baggage handling at hotels and of course pre-arranged excursions and entertainment (which other tour companies charge extra for). The price is guaranteed in Canadian dollars and there are never any hidden surcharges.
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Logistics
Those who choose to decline our comprehensive insurance package will be issued a rebate on their tour cost, the amount to be informed by your Tour Consultant. The following schedule of cancellation penalties applies only if you have declined our insurance package, or if you cancel a tour for a reason not covered in our insurance package (applies to tours without a cruise portion. Cruise penalties may vary).
Cancel 61 days or more prior to departure: $75.
60 days to 31 days prior to departure: 25% of tour cost.
30 days to 8 days prior to departure: 50% of tour cost.
7 days or less prior to departure: 100% of tour cost.
Please note that our cancellation insurance policy does not include “upgrade to single accommodation” in case your partner cancels. In this case you may either pay the single supplement and travel as a single, or cancel the tour and receive a full re- fund, less the $75 administration fee. Also, while our cancellation insurance policy covers the partner of a person cancelling, it does not cover their friends who are not sharing accommodation with the cancelling party. If you must cancel your tour you must notify us within 48 hours of learning that you are unable to travel, otherwise the cancellation insurance policy is null & void.
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