Africa welcomes you, dear friends!
After border formalities you will be met by a representative of the company Alpha-Zulu, transferred to your hotel and have free time for rest. You can visit the Queen Victoria and Prince Alfred Waterfront, which is a tourist Mecca Cape Town. There you will find a variety of cafes and restaurants, expensive shops and souvenir stalls, folk singers and dancers performing directly on the street, seals resting on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean that caresses the eyes with its blue waves...
After a delicious and hearty breakfast you will meet your guide for excursions in and around Cape Town. Table Mountain, the symbol of the city, will be the starting point of your excursion. You will go up to the mountain in the cable car (payment is made on the spot, for whether it operates depends on the weather) and from the top you will have a bird’s eye view of this unforgettable city. After that you will visit the Cape Town Castle of Good Hope, which was the first stone structure on the peninsula, and from there you will see the Grand Parade, dominated by the Town Hall building. Continuing the journey, you will visit the Company’s Gardens built at the time of Jan van Riebeeck, founder of Cape Town. You can buy peanuts to feed the squirrels, who will eat from your hand. Next to the Gardens you will see St. George’s church, famous for having the largest stained-glass windows in the Southern hemisphere. Nearby are also the Houses of Parliament and the National Gallery of art. A tour of a jewelry factory will help you understand the process of cutting of precious stones and you can touch diamonds of various sizes and learn useful information about jewelry. If you like, you can purchase jewelry at factory prices direct from the manufacturer.
Today you will relive the days of the discoverers and of the colonial conquests and you will spend the day on Cape of Good Hope, which you have heard about in school. In 1488 Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias landed on the Cape and called it the Cape of Storms, because he had survived a terrible storm that nearly cost him and his crew their lives. Portuguese King João II, having great expectations for a new Eastern sea route, renamed it the Cape of Good Hope. Here tourists often look forward to seeing large families of baboons. These animals are very cute, but be careful not to feed them, for you might get hurt when they fight for their food. After passing the entrance gate your bus will follow a level road and then drive down to the famous promontory. Here you can make a souvenir photo against a panel that has the coordinates of the Cape of Good Hope. Then you can climb to the highest point of the Cape Peninsula, where you will enjoy the extraordinary beauty of the ocean and the bay. We now say goodbye to the Cape and we are on our way back. The road runs along the coast of False Bay and goes through the small town of Simon’s Town, near which the largest South African naval base and Boulders Beach are situated. On that beach you will meet the famous Cape penguins. Long ago, these wonderful animals chose this beach for hatching their offspring and now they live there year-round, delighting local and foreign tourists. You will stop for lunch (at your own expense) at a restaurant well known for its seafood recipes. Return to the hotel around 17h00-18h00
And so you end your visit to the beautiful city of Cape Town, a city included in the top ten most visited cities in the world. A representative of the company will say a cordial goodbye and you will be transferred to the airport. You have a two-hour flight to Durban, the third largest city in South Africa, located directly on the shore of the Indian Ocean. You will now enjoy a tour where you will feel the unique atmosphere of this wonderful southern city. You will visit the ninth largest port in the world, take a ride in a rickshaw along the coast of the "Golden Mile", compare the old and new architecture of the city, as well as visit the Indian market, where locals are buying all sorts of potions prescribed to them by their famous Zulus sorcerers, the ”sangomas". In addition, this market is known for its low prices on jewelry and souvenirs. Remember! At the Indian Market you must haggle about prices. Your hotel is on the shore of the warm Indian Ocean.
Relax and leisure on the coast of the warm Indian Ocean. Durban is becoming extremely popular among tourists from all over the world. Ballito and Umhlanga are famous resorts on the East Coast. Whenever you go, any time of year here, the warm air and the evergreen subtropical landscapes will make you want to return here again and again.
A lot of interesting excursions and classes offered in Durban for different tastes:
- Deep sea fishing
- All types of surfing
- Diving
- Go bungee jumping
- Walks and the dune-riding on quadbikes
- Helicopter Flights
- And nature! You can go for a day with a guide to the Midland Meander, or what we call "White Africa". This amazing area is similar to Switzerland, with wonderful farms. In one of them you can try local beers with the traditional delicacy, biltong (dried meat); on another farm you may taste delicious cheeses made according to old Swiss recipes; on the third there will be wine tasting. On the way, visit a famous ceramic workshop, and lunch at a German restaurant where the owner himself prepares real traditional German sausages with fried potatoes and warm sauerkraut.
- Without leaving the city, you can visit the famous Durban aquarium, which has rightfully received praise and worldwide recognition.
- It is also possible to plan with the guide from Alpha-Zulu Africa a day for shopping when you may think of gifts for your friends and relatives.
Relax and leisure by the warm Indian Ocean.
After breakfast, a comfortable car is rushing you to meet new experiences. Company Guides forgiven you and escorts to land the plane. You will watch the flight in SAR Johannesburg financial capital. Upon arrival you will be met by the company Touristicheskoy Alpha-Zulu Africa for transfer (2 hours) in the Kingdom of Sun City entertainment.
In a picturesque valley surrounded by hills, it is the town of the Sun (Sun City). It is a city with its casinos, shows, concerts, restaurants, cinemas. If you want to sunbathe and swim, you're in the "Valley of the Waves" - one of the most exciting water parks in the world, where you can practice even surfing on artificial waves. Sports facilities include tennis, squash, golf, horse riding, water sports.
Free time. You can also order a safari in Pilanesberg Natsionatnom park. Prepare your camera, because you will have a real hunt, but instead of a gun, you will use your photo equipment. This reserve is located in the crater of an ancient volcano has long fallen asleep. In the middle of the crater lake was formed, where they found a house hippos, crocodiles and a variety of waterfowl. The landscapes of this corner of Africa are interesting and varied, here on the territory of 55,000 hectares you will find rocky areas overgrown with bushes and extending to the horizon of the valley with flowering acacia trees, which are the main food for many giraffes. In this park you can meet virtually all mammals that are found in the SAR, including more African fives (Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard). After a three-hour safari return to the Hotel.
Free time. You can order additional excursions such as hot-air balloon flight, familiarity with elephants, visit to the village or the lion park, and in the evening you can go to the show in Sun City Theatre.
Unfortunately this is the final day of your African trip. It is time for the journey home. The guide from Alpha-Zulu Africa will drive you to the airport for your flight home.