CAIRO
TO CAPE 2010
ITINERARY 2 - 28 DAYS |
EGYPT • SUDAN • UGANDA • TANZANIA
• ZANZIBAR • ZAMBIA • ZIMBABWE
• SOUTH AFRICA
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DEPARTURE
DATE: 26 JANUARY 2010 |
| Day 1 |
Tue 26 Jan |
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Arrive Cairo Airport and meet
your transfer to Four Seasons First Residence
Hotel with views of both the Nile and the
Great Pyramids. Day at leisure.
Optional tours available. |
| 19h30 |
Welcome dinner and overnight in the hotel. |
| Day 2 |
Wed 27 Jan |
09h00
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Full day tour to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx
and Egyptian Museum of Antiquities.
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| 20h00 |
Dinner and overnight in hotel. |
| Day 3 |
Thu 28 Jan |
| 08h30 |
Tour of Saqqara and Memphis followed
by lunch. |
| 14h00 |
Transfer to Cairo airport for 1 hour flight to
Luxor. |
| 16h00 |
Arrive Luxor and transfer to the Hilton
Luxor Resort & Spa. Dinner & overnight
at hotel. |
| Day 4 |
Fri 29 Jan |
| 09h00 |
Full day in Luxor with visits to the East
Bank of Luxor: Karnak and Luxor
Temples, the West Bank of Luxor
including Valley of Kings, Valley of Queens,
the Temple of Hatshepsut and photo
stop at Colossi of Memnon. Dinner
& overnight at hotel. |
| Day 5 |
Sat 30 Jan |
| 08h00 |
Depart from Luxor by road to Aswan. Visit Kom
Ombo Temple en route. |
| 12h30 |
Board the Kasr Ibrim for your
Lake Nassar cruise. Lunch on board.
Visit to Kalabsha temple, Beit
El Wali and the kiosk of Kertassi.
Afternoon tea is served in the lounge. Dinner &
overnight on board. |
| Day 6 |
Sun 31 Jan |
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While sailing to Wadi El Seboua enjoy breakfast
with a cocktail when passing the Tropic
of Cancer. Lunch, dinner and overnight
on board. |
| Day 7 |
Mon 01 Feb |
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Breakfast on board followed by a morning visit
to Wadi El Seboua, the temple of
Dakka and the temple of Meharakka.
Lunch on board while sailing to Amada. Visit the
temples of Amada and of Derr
as well as the tomb of Penout.
Dinner and overnight on board. |
| Day 8 |
Tue 02 Feb |
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Morning visit to the citadel of Kasr
Ibrim. Tour conducted from the ship’s
sun deck as the entrance to the site is not permitted.
After lunch visit the Temples of Abu Simbel
before transferring to Abu Simbel Airport. |
| 16h00 |
Depart Abu Simbel for 1 hour 10 minute flight
to Khartoum, Sudan. |
| 17h10 |
Arrive and transfer to the Burj Al Fateh
Hotel for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 9 |
Wed 03 Feb |
| 09h00 |
After breakfast enjoy a day tour to Meroe
with lunch en route. Dinner & overnight at hotel. |
| Day 10 |
Thur 04 |
| 07h30 |
Transfer to Khartoum Airport
for 2 hours 20 minute flight to Entebbe,
Uganda. |
| 11h30 |
On arrival in Entebbe the passengers will be
split into two groups. Group 1 will visit the chimpanzees
on Ngamba Island & Group 2 will enjoy an excursion
to Jinja, source of the Nile. Dinner
& overnight at the Imperial Resort Beach
Hotel. Optional: 2 night
gorilla tracking experience available
in Rwanda / Uganda. (Rate & availability on
request). |
| Day 11 |
Fri 05 Feb |
| 08h00 |
The two groups of passengers exchange excursions
today with Group 2 visiting the chimpanzees on Ngamba
Island & Group 1 enjoying the excursion to Jinja,
source of the Nile. Dinner & overnight at the
hotel. |
| Day 12 |
Sat 06 Feb |
| 09h00 |
After immigration and customs formalities we depart
Entebbe airport for 1 hour flight to Kilimanjaro,
Tanzania. |
| 10h00 |
Board vehicles for 2 1⁄2 hour drive via
Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Farmhouse.
Afternoon at leisure to relax and enjoy the serene
atmosphere on the coffee farm. Dinner and overnight
at lodge. |
| Day 13 |
Sun 07 Feb |
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After breakfast, game drive excursion with picnic
lunch on floor of crater. Dinner and overnight at
lodge. |
| Day 14 |
Mon 08 Feb |
| 07h30 |
After breakfast, transfer to Serengeti
mobile tented camp in Ndutu area. Arrive at the
camp for lunch and afternoon game drive. Dinner
& overnight at the camp. |
| Day 15 |
Tue 09 Feb |
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Breakfast in camp. Morning & afternoon game
drives in the Serengeti. Lunch, dinner & overnight
at the camp. |
| Day 16 |
Wed 10 Feb |
| 08h30 |
Transfer to airstrip for domestic flight to Kilimanjaro
airport. |
| 11h30 |
Board aircraft for 40 min flight to Zanzibar
flying past Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. |
| 12h10 |
Arrive Zanzibar and transfer to Zanzibar
Serena Hotel for the afternoon at leisure.
Dinner & overnight at hotel. |
| Day 17 |
Thu 11 Feb |
| 09h00 |
Island Spice Tour with lunch en route. |
| 15h00 |
Stone Town tour. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
| Day 18 |
Fri 12 Feb |
| 08h00 |
Transfer to Zanzibar airport for 3 hour flight
to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. |
| 12h00 |
Arrive Victoria Falls. Transfer to the Victoria
Falls Hotel for lunch. |
| 16h00 |
Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi River. Dinner and
overnight at the hotel. |
| Day 19 |
Sat 13 Feb |
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Day at leisure. An activities desk is provided
in the foyer of the hotel. Optional helicopter rides,
river rafting, bungee jumping, craft village, guided
tours of Falls. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
| Day 20 |
Sun 14 Feb |
| 10h00 |
After breakfast board Rovos Rail’s
Pride of Africa (Deluxe Suite accommodation).
Dinner and overnight on the train. |
| Day 21 |
Mon 15 Feb |
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Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight on train. |
| Day 22 |
Tue 16 Feb |
| 16h00 |
From Pyramid Station the Pride of Africa is hauled
by a Rovos steam locomotive for the last leg of
the journey to Pretoria. |
| 17h00 |
Arrive at the Rovos Rail’s gracious Capital
Park station in Pretoria. Transfer
to the Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria.
for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 23 |
Wed 17 Feb |
| 09h00 |
Morning city tour of Pretoria before returning
to Capital Park Station. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch at Rovos Rail’s Capital Park Station
followed by a sightseeing walk of the Rovos depot. |
| 15h30 |
Depart from Rovos Rail’s Capital Park Station
for Cape Town. |
| Day 24 |
Thu 18 Feb |
| 10h00 |
Arrive in Kimberley for tour
of ‘Big Hole’ and diamond museum. |
| 13h00 |
Rejoin the train for lunch. Afternoon at leisure.
Dinner and overnight on board the train. |
| Day 25 |
Fri 19 Feb |
| 08h30 |
Arrive at Matjiesfontein Victorian
Village for a 2 hour visit. |
| 10h30 |
Depart for Cape Town. |
| 18h00 |
Arrive in Cape Town. Transfer
to the Cape Grace Hotel on the
V & A Waterfront. Dinner at your own leisure
and overnight at the hotel. |
| Day 26 |
Sat 20 Feb |
| 09h00 |
Depart for Groot Constantia for wine tasting
and a visit to Table Mountain (weather permitting).
Enjoy lunch en route. Dinner at your own leisure
and overnight at Cape Grace Hotel. |
| Day 27 |
Sun 21 Feb |
| 08h30 |
Depart for full day tour of Cape Peninsula
(including Fish Hoek, Simonstown, Cape Point, Chapman’s
Peak Drive, Hout Bay and Kirstenbosch). Light lunch
en route. |
| 20h00 |
Farewell dinner and overnight
at hotel. |
| Day 28 |
Mon 22 Feb |
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Transfer to Cape Town Airport for your flight
home. |
