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Detailed Itinerary for 4 Day Classic Eastern Cape Tour SMPP4 | Departing Port Elizabeth Please note this itinerary is an example only and may differ slightly from the final tour itinerary. Please note all aspect of this itinerary are subject to change.
4 Day Classic Eastern Cape Tour SMPP4 | Departing Port Elizabeth 4 DAY CLASSIC EASTERN CAPE TOUR SMPP4 DURATION | 4 Days | DEPARTURE DAY | Thursdays – minimum 2 pax | PICK UP SERVICE | From central Port Elizabeth hotels, others on request | LANGUAGE DEPATURES | All departures in English | INCLUDES | - 3 Breakfast
- 1 Lunch
- 3 dinner
- Accommodation
- Transportation
- Porterage at hotels
- Sightseeing as specified
| ITINERARY | DAY | HOTEL | DAY 1 | THURSDAY | DROSTDY HOTEL or similar | DAY 2 | FRIDAY | VICTORIA MANOR HOTEL or DIE TUISHUISE or similar | DAY 3 | SATURDAY | THE COCK HOUSE or similar | DAY 1 | PORT ELIZABETH - GRAAFF- REINET | THURSDAY | ±08h00 ± 10h00 ±12h00 ±16h00 17h00 18h30 | -
- Depart Port Elizabeth on the N2 for approximately 36 Km and then continue on the R75 and travel to Graaff-Reinet via Jansenville.
- Arrive at Jansenville for a comfort stop.
- Continue your journey to arrive in Graaff- Reinet, the oldest town in the Eastern Cape region. Explore Graaff-Reinet at leisure and on foot and stop for lunch (optional & for own account)
- After lunch we continue to the Valley of Desolation, arriving for sundowner drinks (time and weather permitting) for spectacular views of the town from the Valley
- Continue the journey to your hotel for your overnight stay.
| ±220 Km to travel ±137 Km to Jansenville stop ± ½ hour ±83 Km ± 2 hours ± 1½ hour ± 1 hour (D) | DAY 2 | | FRIDAY | ±08h00 09h30 ±12h00 ± 14h00 ±16h00 ±17h00 | - After breakfast, we travel to the small village of Nieu Bethesda and visit the Owl House, where Helen Martins (an artist) produced South Africa’s most famous example of ‘outside art’.
- Depart Nieu Bethesda and continue to Ganora, a local farm where we view Bushman paintings and a museum containing fossils found on the farm.
- We enjoy a typical farm style lunch (included)
- We depart Ganora and travel on the N9 via the Naudeberg Pass to the Mountain Zebra National Park
- Arrive at Mountain Zebra National Park and enjoy a drive in the park viewing the many mountain zebras.
- Depart the park and travel to Cradock for your overnight stay
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| DAY 3 | | SATURDAY | 08h30 ±09h45 ±10h00 ±12h00 ±13h30 ±15h00 | - Depart Cradock after breakfast and travel to Grahamstown via the R63 en route via Bedford where there is a short comfort stop
- Continue on the R350 to Grahamstown.
- Arrive in Grahamstown and have time to explore. The city’s pride is its cultural heritage and great care has been taken in preserving its numerous historical buildings.
- There is a lunch break (optional and for own account)
- After lunch we continue on our sightseeing tour of Grahamstown before departing for our guesthouse for dinner and overnight
| ± 91 km stop ± 15 minutes ±93 Km (BD) | DAY 4 | - GRAHAMSTOWN – PORT ELIZABETH
| SUNDAY | 08h30 ±10h00 ±12h00 ±13h30 ±16h00 ±17h00 | - This morning we travel to the evergreen Sundays River Valley, home to the famous Addo Elephant Park
- Arrive at Addo Elephant Park and travel through, enjoying the wildlife, particularly the elephants the park is known for.
- There is a lunch break (optional and for own account) in the park
- After lunch there is another opportunity to view more animals
- Depart the park and head back to Port Elizabeth where your tour ends in the late afternoon
| ± 89 Km ± 57 Km (B) | 4 Day Classic Eastern Cape Tour SMPP4 | Departing Port Elizabeth 4 DAY CLASSIC EASTERN CAPE TOUR SMPP4 |