Cape Canyons and Dunes Safari
Safari Quick Facts |
| Safari Price: US$ 660 |
Email: Bookings & Enquiries Email |
| Safari Starts:
Cape Town |
Safari Ends: Windhoek
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Number of Days:
9 |
| Countries visited: South Africa, Namibia |
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Dates |
Vehicles, Guides & Equipment |
Booking Code: AF41 |
Safari Price
Includes:
Fully Escorted Tour
Tour Leader and Driver
All Activities
Sightseeing
Entrance Fees as Per Itinerary
All Meals Whilst Camping
National Parks and Reserve Entrance Fee as per Itinerary
All Tolls and Taxes
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Safari Price
Excludes:
Flights
Visas
Pre/post accommodation
Insurance
Tips
Souvenirs
Optional activities
Sleeping bags
All drinks and items of a personal nature. |
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Start your holiday in Cape Town, one of the World’s greatest
cities. Travel north through the wine growing areas to the drier
Karoo. Perhaps try a gentle canoe trip on the Orange River before
marveling at the vastness of Fish River Canyon. Next are the world’s
oldest sand dunes, use your time to climb Dune 45 for a once in
a lifetime sunrise. Continue through the Namib desert to Swakopmund
before finishing your tour in Windhoek, Namibia’s modern capital.
Cape Canyons and Dunes Safari Detailed Itinerary
| Day 1: |
Cape Town |
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For those who wish to see some of the city of Cape
Town we advise that you arrive a few days early as our trip
leaves the city on the day of departure. There is a lot to
do in the city and the regions.
Capetown, Stellenbosch & Orange River. Departing Capetown
at 10.00am the first day of the trip is a short drive to Stellenbosch
in the wine-growing region of South Africa. We have a chance
here to sample some of the local flavours at some of the wineries.
From Stellenbosch we head north to the northern border region
via the serene Cederberg mountain region. On the border with
Namibia is the Orange River where we have the option of doing
a four-hour canoe safari from our oasis-like campsite.
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| Day 2: |
Stellenbosch |
Camping |
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See day 1 for Itinerary |
| Day 3: |
Stellenbosch |
Camping |
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See day 1 for Itinerary |
| Day 4: |
Fish River Canyon |
Camping |
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Our next stop is Fish River Canyon, which is
arguably the world’s second largest canyon. There is
a spectacular viewpoint over the canyon and the sunset never
fails to impress. From the canyon we head up to the Naukluft
National Park. This park has one main feature, which is sand,
large mountains of sand. These dunes are the highest in the
world reputed to be as high as 300 metres. The ones we will
see have been measured by altimeter on our previous trips
and are about 200 metres high, which is still very large.
The day here begins before sunrise as the best times to photograph
the dunes is when the sun is low on the horizon and the shadows
define the contours clearly. The other reason for the early
start is that it is too hot to walk up the dunes once the
sun fully rises and the hot sand burns people’s feet.
There is also the chance to go on a brilliant and informative
early morning walk amongst the Sossusvlei/Dead Vlei sand dunes
getting up close and personal with the expertly adapted resident
flora and wildlife.
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| Day 5: |
Fish River Canyon |
Camping |
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
See day 4 for Itinerary |
| Day 6: |
Fish River Canyon |
Camping |
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
See day 4 for Itinerary |
| Day 7: |
Swakopmund |
Room Accommodation |
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The next part of the journey takes us to Swakopmund.
The town of Swakopmund is situated on the Atlantic Ocean and
is a German colonial town in the middle of a desert. It has
some wonderful old German buildings of which one of the most
beautiful is the prison (it is still used as a prison).
The town itself is generally cool as a mist created by the
cold air off the Atlantic mixing with the hot air of the desert,
which is why the Germans chose this area to build the town,
covers it.
We spend two nights here in dormitory or room accommodation
and thus we generally dine out for most meals, your tour leader
usually distributes an allowance from your local payment for
these meals.
On the morning of Day 9, you will be transferred by Town Hopper
to Windhoek where the tour ends on arrival at the Backpackers.
We expect to arrive into Windhoek by lunchtime, we do not
recommend booking flights that leave before 6pm.
NO accommodation is provided on Day 9.
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| Day 8: |
Swakopmund |
Room Accommodation |
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See day 7 for Itinerary |
| Day 9: |
Windhoek |
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On the morning of Day 9, you will be transferred
by Town Hopper to Windhoek where the tour ends on arrival
at the Backpackers. We expect to arrive into Windhoek by lunchtime,
we do not recommend booking flights that leave before 6pm.
NO accommodation is provided on Day 9. |
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Cape Canyons and Dunes Safari Departure Dates
2010 Safari Departures
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Jun Departures |
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4 April 2010
25 April 2010 |
16 May 2010 |
20 June 2010 |
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Dec Departures |
11 July 2010 |
1 August 2010 |
5 September 2010
19 September 2010 |
17 October 2010 |
7 November 2010 |
12 December 2010
19 December 2010 |
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