CAPE
TO CAIRO 2008
ITINERARY 1 - 27 DAYS |
SOUTH AFRICA • ZIMBABWE • ZAMBIA •
ZANZIBAR • TANZANIA • UGANDA •
SUDAN • EGYPT
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DEPARTURE
DATE: 11 JANUARY 2008 |
| Day 1 |
Fri 11 Jan |
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Arrive Cape Town
own arrangements and transfer to Cape
Grace Hotel on V& A Waterfront for
welcome dinner and overnight.
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| Day 2 |
Sat 12 Jan |
08h30
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Depart for full day tour of Cape Winelands,
including a visit to a famous wine estate with
lunch en route. Afternoon visits to Franschhoek,
Boschendal and Stellenbosch. Dinner and overnight
at Cape Grace Hotel. |
| Day 3 |
Sun 13 Jan |
| 08h30 |
Depart for full day tour of Cape Peninsula
(including Groot Constantia, Fish Hoek, Simonstown,
Cape Point, Chapman’s Peak Drive, Hout Bay
and Kirstenbosch). Light lunch en route. Dinner
and overnight at hotel. |
| Day 4 |
Mon 14 Jan |
| 09h00 |
Transfer to Rovos Rail’s private lounge
at Cape Town station. |
| 11h00 |
Depart Cape Town Station on Rovos
Rail’s journey to Pretoria |
| 18h00 |
Arrive Matjiesfontein, time to explore this Victorian
village before dinner and overnight on the train. |
| Day 5 |
Tue 15 Jan |
| 14h30 |
Arrive Kimberley. Visit to the
Big Hole & Diamond Museum with historic tram
ride. |
| 17h20 |
Depart Kimberley. Dinner and overnight on the
train. |
| Day 6 |
Wed 16 Jan |
| 12h00 |
Train arrives at Rovos Rail’s private station
in Capital Park, Pretoria. Tour
of Rovos Rail depot, lunch & city tour. Overnight
Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria. |
| Day 7 |
Thur 17 Jan |
| 08h45 |
Transfer to Rovos Rail’s private station. |
| 10h00 |
Rovos Rail’s Pride of Africa departs for
Victoria Falls. Dinner and overnight
on train. |
| Day 8 |
Fri 18 Jan |
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Lunch, dinner and overnight on the train. |
| Day 9 |
Sat 19 Jan |
| 06h00 |
Game drive Hwange Game Reserve. |
| 17h00 |
Arrive Victoria Falls. Transfer
from Station to the Victoria Falls Hotel.
African Spectacular Show. Dinner and overnight at
the Hotel. |
| Day 10 |
Sun 20 Jan |
| 16h00 |
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. Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi River.
Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
| Day 11 |
Mon 21 Jan |
| 08h30 |
After breakfast transfer to the airport for a
1 hour flight to Mfuwe, Zambia. |
| 11h00 |
Depart Mfuwe for 2 hour flight to Zanzibar. |
| 13h00 |
Transfer to Zanzibar Serena Hotel. |
| 15h00 |
Stone Town tour. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
| Day 12 |
Tue 22 Jan |
| 09h00 |
After breakfast Island Spice Tour with lunch en
route.
Afternoon at leisure. |
| Day 13 |
Wed 23 Jan |
| 08h00 |
Transfer to airport for one-and-a-quarter hour
flight to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. |
| 10h30 |
Board vehicles for two-and-a-half hour drive via
Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Farmhouse. Afternoon
at leisure to relax and enjoy the serene atmosphere
on coffee farm. Dinner and overnight at lodge. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch. |
| Day 14 |
Thur 24 Jan |
| 09h00 |
After breakfast, game drive excursion with lunch
on floor of Crater. Dinner and overnight at lodge. |
| Day 15 |
Fri 25 Jan |
| 10h00 |
Breakfast at the Lodge. Transfer to semi-luxury
mobile tented Serengeti camp in
Ndutu area. |
| 12h00 |
Arrive at the camp for lunch and afternoon game
drive. Dinner & overnight at the camp. |
| Day 16 |
Sat 26 Jan |
| 10h00 |
Breakfast at the lodge. Morning & afternoon
game drives in the Serengeti. Lunch, dinner &
overnight at the camp. |
| Day 17 |
Sun 27 Jan |
| 07h00 |
Transfer to airstrip for domestic flight to Kilimanjaro
airport. |
| 10h00 |
After immigration and customs formalities we depart
for 1 hour flight to Entebbe, Uganda. |
| 12h00 |
Arrive Entebbe and transfer to Imperial
Resort Beach Hotel for lunch. |
| 13h30 |
Afternoon visit to the island of Ngama and its
orphaned chimpanzees. Dinner and overnight. |
| Day 18 |
Mon 28 Jan |
| 08h00 |
Depart for visit to Jinja, the source
of the Nile (two-and-a-half hour drive
from Entebbe). |
| 09h15 |
Mabira Forest walk en route. |
| 13h00 |
Lunch at Jinja Nile Resort. Dinner and overnight
at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel. |
| Day 19 |
Tue 29 Jan |
| 08h00 |
After breakfast transfer to Entebbe Airport for
3 hour flight to Khartoum, Sudan. |
| 12h00 |
Transfer to Al Salam Rotana Hotel.
Afternoon visit to Bait Al-Khalifa Museum. Dinner
and overnight in the hotel. |
| Day 20 |
Wed 30 Jan |
| 09h00 |
Visit to the Sudanese National Museum of Ethnography
and the National Museum of Sudan. Afternoon at leisure.
Dinner and overnight in the hotel. |
| Day 21 |
Thu 31 Jan |
| 09h00 |
Transfer to Khartoum airport for one-and-a-quarter
hour flight to Abu Simbel, Egypt.
Enjoy visits to the temples of Ramses II
and his wife Nefertari. Return
to airport for flight to Aswan.
Transfer to Old Cataract Hotel
for dinner and overnight. Afternoon at leisure. |
| Day 22 |
Fri 01 Feb |
| 09h00 |
Board Amarco I for river adventure.
Lunch on board. Afternoon visits to the Temple
of Philae on Agilika Island, the Unfinished
Obelisk at the Ancient Granite Quarries,
and the Aswan High Dam. Afternoon
tea on board. Overnight on board in Aswan. |
| Day 23 |
Sat 02 Feb |
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Breakfast buffet on board, and sail to Kom
Ombo. Morning visit to the Temple
of Sobek at Kom Ombo. Lunch on board, while
you sail to Edfu. Afternoon visit
to the Temple of Horus at Edfu.
Afternoon tea on board, and sunset sailing to Esna.
“Egyptian Night” dinner
on board, including Galabeyya party with a chance
for all guests to dress in traditional Egyptian
Galabeyyas for the night. Overnight on board in
Esna. |
| Day 24 |
Sun 03 Feb |
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Early sailing to Luxor. Breakfast
buffet on board. Visit to the East Bank of Luxor:
Karnak Temple and Luxor
Temple. Lunch on board. Afternoon visit
to the West Bank of Luxor, including
Valley of Kings, Valley of Queens,
the Temple of Hatshepsut and a
photo stop at Colossi of Memnon.
Farewell gala dinner on board. Overnight on board
in Luxor. |
| Day 25 |
Mon 04 Feb |
| 08h00 |
After disembarkation transfer to Luxor airport
for 1 hour flight to Cairo. Transfer
to Four Seasons First Residence Hotel
with views of both the Nile and
the Great Pyramids for lunch. Afternoon
visit to Egyptian Museum of Antiquities.
Dinner and overnight in hotel. |
| Day 26 |
Tue 05 Feb |
| 09h00 |
Morning tour to Giza Pyramids and Sphinx.
Restaurant lunch, afternoon tour of Saqqara
and Memphis. Farewell dinner
and overnight in hotel. |
| Day 27 |
Wed 06 Feb |
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Depart for home. Own arrangements. |
