MAGICAL SOUTH AFRICA
8 DAY AFRICAN SAFARI
FROM $4,799 PER PERSON
LION WORLD TRAVEL
Magical South Africa is an exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime guided tour created just for AARP members! Bush, beach, and vibrant cities - capture the essence of South Africa from the slopes of Table Mountain to the golden vineyards of the Cape Winelands.
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LOCATIONS Cape Town, Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula, Cape Winelands, Skukuza, Sabi Sabi
MEALS 7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 4 Dinners
ACCOMMODATIONS 7 Nights
INTERNAL FLIGHTS INCLUDED
- South Africa domestic flights: Cape Town/Skukuza/Johannesburg
- All services and tours as specified.
- Transportation in luxury air-conditioned vehicles
- Accommodation as specified.
- Meals as specified.
- Game drives as specified in the itinerary.
- Services of Rangers/Trackers
- Get/Lion World Travel Representative meet and greet upon arrival.
- Round-trip international airfare
- Items of a personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, etc.
- All other services are not mentioned.
- Optional sightseeing as per itinerary led by English-speaking guide.
- Entrance fees for sightseeing as indicated.
- Gratuities/tips for game rangers, tour guides, and drivers
- Costs of obtaining passports and/or visas
- Trip Cancellation, Interruption, and Medical Insurance – please note that insurance for this trip is a mandatory requirement from suppliers in Africa – proof of insurance must be provided before bookings are confirmed. It is your personal responsibility to ensure you have enough travel insurance coverage from the provider of your choice. Please let your Africa Specialist know if you would like information on this.
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Arrive in the bustling and vibrant city of Cape Town to enjoy all the best that South Africa has to offer. You will be met by a GET/Lion World Travel representative at Cape Town Airport and transferred to the luxurious Table Bay Hotel.
Hotel: Table Bay Hotel - Luxury Sea Facing King Room
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY
DAY 1
ARRIVE IN CAPE TOWN
DAY 2
Take a cable car ride up to the top of Table Mountain (weather dependent) to enjoy the magnificent view of the Cape. Sit back and relax, as you drive along the exquisite stretch of coastline known as Millionaire’s Paradise – from Clifton to Camps Bay, to the exclusive beach hamlet of Llandudno – towards the charming working harbor of Hout Bay. The tour then winds its way along the legendary Chapman’s Peak Drive, offering breathtaking ocean views. After lunch, visit the wild and beautiful Cape of Good Hope Section of the Table Mountain National Park. Finally, the tour makes its way back along the coast towards the city, visiting the historic naval port of Simon’s Town and the endearing African penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
Hotel: Table Bay Hotel - Luxury Sea Facing King Room
TABLE MOUNTAIN & CAPE PENINSULA
DAY 3
Enjoy a day at leisure in the fascinating city of Cape Town or choose to join our Franschhoek Experience Tour, exclusively for our guests.
Hotel: Table Bay Hotel – Luxury Sea Facing King Room (Breakfast, Dinner)
EXPLORE CAPE TOWN OR OPTIONAL FRANSCHHOEK TOUR
After a leisurely breakfast, you will be met by your guide for your tour of the Franschhoek Valley in the Cape Winelands. Stop in Franschhoek, where you will have time to take a stroll down the main road of this quaint town where you will find world-class shops and boutiques.
Your next stop is the world-renowned Haute Cabriere Winery for a wine tasting and a fun and insightful cellar tour, including a Sabrage demonstration, followed by a visit to La Bourgogne Wine Farm where you will enjoy an olive oil tasting followed by lunch.
After lunch, participate in an hour-long wine-blending interactive experience at Rickety Bridge Winery and leave with a bottle of wine. Later you will transfer to your hotel in Cape Town.
FRANSCHHOEK EXPERIENCE: $175 per person
DAY 4
After breakfast, begin your exclusive Robben Island tour, escorted by your private guide Christo Brand. Christo Brand was Nelson Mandela's prison guard on Robben Island for many years. His story is one of their extraordinary and close friendship where he went from being Mandela’s prison guard to his confidant and accomplice. He started working on Robben Island in 1978 and that was when he first came across Nelson Mandela. They formed a relationship which was to become so much more. In 1982, Mandela was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison and Christo was responsible for guarding Mandela for the next 6 years. On his release from prison, Mandela organized a job for Christo as an administrative and logistics manager in the Constitutional Assembly and later he arranged for Christo to start work again on Robben Island – this time as a supervisor. Robben Island is now a World Heritage Site with stunning views across the bay. For nearly 400 years Robben Island, 7½ miles off the coast from Cape Town was a place of banishment, exile, isolation, and imprisonment. It is a highly charged and emotional moment when you visit the site of this suffering and realize how far South Africa has come from those days. Return to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Hotel: Table Bay Hotel – Luxury Sea Facing King Room (Breakfast)
JOURNEY TO ROBBEN ISLAND
DAY 5
It is time to say goodbye to beautiful Cape Town as you head for the airport and transfer to Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge. Deep in the bushveld overlooking a waterhole and an open plain, lies Bush Lodge, with its earned reputation as a “luxury home in the bush” offering excellent service and effortless personal attention.
In the afternoon, head out on your first game drive. Return to the lodge after sunset for a delicious dinner and a drink around the fire.
Hotel: Sabi Sabi - Bush Lodge - Suite
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
CAPE TOWN TO SKUKUZA
DAY 6
Explore the bush on an early morning and late afternoon open vehicle game drives. On the early morning game drive, you will catch the tail end of the night exploits of nocturnal creatures and view the new day life of the bush. The anticipation of the safari begins again after tea when the intensity of the African heat begins to subside. This game drive coincides with the routines of nocturnal wildlife on the prowl. Back in the tranquility of the camp setting sit around the fire and share bush tales and indulge in the delicious meals prepared by the chef.
Hotel: Sabi Sabi - Bush Lodge - Suite
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
SAFARI ADVENTURES
DAY 7
Enjoy your final day of dawn and dusk game viewing activities in this wildlife reserve. During your stay, take an immersive MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Community Tour – a great introduction to learning how Tourism benefits Community and Conservation at Sabi Sabi. First, we visit the Swa-Vana Care Centre – a center for young people including children with disabilities and children living with HIV / AIDS. Nearby is the Digital Learning Centre where guests will see how technology is used to teach Grade 4’s English and Math and offers the school leavers a place to start molding a career in hospitality and Tourism.
Continue to the Marula Water Tower to view the recently built solar-powered water pump offering filtered water to the entire community of Huntington. The tap network project spans a 2-mile radius around the pump, making this a fully sustainable community. Over and above the water tower they are turning the site into a community vegetable garden which will feed the village and lodge. The last stop will be a visit to the Traditional Healer (the Induna) before returning to camp.
Hotel: Sabi Sabi - Bush Lodge - Suite
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY
DAY 8
SKUKUZA TO JOHANNESBURG DEPARTURE
After an early morning game drive to track the animals that may have eluded you so far, you will bid farewell to the place that has given you unforgettable wildlife encounters in the African bush.
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Please Note:
- Visas: United States of America passport holders will be issued with an entry permit valid for 90 days upon arrival into South Africa. The South African Government requires that you do have at least two blank visa pages in your passport for a visitor’s entry & exit permit to be stamped onto – please see additional information below. On arrival into Johannesburg, please clear Immigration from the Foreign Passport holder’s channels.
- Passports: Please ensure that you are in possession of a valid passport with at least TWO BLANK PAGES marked “VISA” and that this is valid for at least 6 months after your intended return date from South Africa. If you are visiting other countries, please establish entry requirements and have additional blank visa pages for those countries as well. In accordance with South African government regulations, boarding will be denied should you not have the correct number of pages in your passport.
- Malaria: If you are visiting an area where malaria is found – this includes the Greater Kruger National Park area incorporating the Sabi Sands, Thornybush, Timbavati Kapama, and other private game reserves, please contact your physician or travel clinic for advice as to what precautions against malaria they suggest for you.
- Valuables: Some areas you visit will be quite poor by our standards and it is thoughtless to flash money or jewelry. We urge you to leave valuables, passports, etc. in hotel safes or with camp managers at lodges that do not provide safes.
AARP Terms and Conditions:
AARP member Discount: AARP members save $100 per person on the Magical South Africa itinerary operated by Lion World. AARP member savings exclusive to bookings made directly with GET. AARP membership number needed at time of booking to qualify for discount. Discount is not combinable with any other discount. Other conditions may apply.
AARP member benefits are provided by third parties, not by AARP or its affiliates. Providers pay a royalty fee to AARP for the use of its intellectual property. These fees are used for the general purpose of AARP. Some provider offers are subject to change and may have restrictions. Please contact the provider directly for details.
AARP members can add one additional night at Sabi Sabi for $250 per person (a $1,000 value)
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