CAPE TO CAIRO 2008
ITINERARY 3 - 34 DAYS |
SOUTH AFRICA • ZIMBABWE • ZAMBIA •
ZANZIBAR • TANZANIA • UGANDA •
SUDAN • EGYPT
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DEPARTURE
DATE: 30 JANUARY 2008 |
| Day 1 |
Wed 30 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. |
| Day 2 |
Thu 31 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 |
Fri 01 Feb |
| 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 |
Sat 02 Feb |
| 09h00 |
Transfer to Rovos Rail’s private lounge
at Cape Town station. |
| 11h00 |
Depart Cape Town Station on the
Rovos Rail Edwardian Train Safari. |
| 18h00 |
Arrive Matjiesfontein with time to explore this
Victorian village. |
| Day 5 |
Sun 03 Feb |
| 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 |
Mon 04 Feb |
| 12h00 |
Arrive Pretoria. Light lunch
followed by a city tour of Pretoria. |
| 18h00 |
Depart Pretoria. |
| Day 7 |
Tue 05 Feb |
| 11h00 |
Arrive Hoedspruit for full board
two night stay at 5-star Thornybush
or Kapama Game Lodge.
Lunch and afternoon game drive. |
| Day 8 |
Wed 06 Feb |
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After breakfast, guest activities. Morning and
afternoon game drives. Optional visit to Wild Dog
and Cheetah project at own cost. Overnight at lodge. |
| Day 9 |
Thu 07 Feb |
| 05h30 |
Early morning game drive. |
| 12h00 |
Depart Hoedspruit, lunch will be served on board. |
| 23h00 |
Arrive at Zimbabwe border. |
| Day 10 |
Fri 08 Feb |
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Travel through Zimbabwe. Lectures provided by
on-board historian during morning and afternoon. |
| Day 11 |
Sat 09 Feb |
| 15h00 |
Arrive Victoria Falls. Transfer
from station to the Victoria Falls Hotel. |
| 16h00 |
Sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. African Spectacular
Show. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel. |
| Day 12 |
Sun 10 Feb |
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Day at leisure: Optional helicopter rides, river
rafting, bungee jumping, craft village, guided tours
of Falls. |
| 16h00 |
Depart Victoria Falls on the train. |
| 17h30 |
Arrive Livingstone, Zambia for
border formalities. |
| Day 13 |
Mon 11 Feb |
| 13h30 |
Pass through Lusaka. Breakfast,
lunch and dinner on board with morning and afternoon
lectures. |
| Day 14 |
Tue 12 Feb |
| 08h00 |
Arrive Kanona. Brunch outing at Kundalila
Falls. |
| 13h00 |
Depart Kanona. Dinner on board. Pass through Mpika
and Kasama overnight. |
| Day 15 |
Wed 13 Feb |
| 14h00 |
Arrive Nakonde/Tunduma for Zambian/Tanzanian
border control. Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.
Morning and afternoon lectures. |
| Day 16 |
Thu 14 Feb |
| 10h00 |
Arrive Makambako. Descend spectacular pass to
Mlimba. Morning lectures. |
| Day 17 |
Fri 15 Feb |
| 10h00 |
Arrive Tazara Station, Dar es Salaam.
Board local flight for 20 minute trip to Zanzibar. |
| 11h00 |
Transfer to Zanzibar Serena Hotel
for lunch, dinner and overnight. |
| 15h00 |
Afternoon tour of Stone Town. |
| Day 18 |
Sat 16 Feb |
| 09h00 |
Island Spice Tour with lunch en route.
Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
| Day 19 |
Sun 17 Feb |
| 08h00 |
Transfer to airport for one-and-a-half 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 the coffee farm. Dinner
and overnight at lodge.
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| Day 20 |
Mon 18 Feb |
| 09h00 |
After breakfast, game drive excursion with lunch
on floor of Crater. Dinner and overnight at lodge. |
| Day 21 |
Tue 19 Feb |
| 10h00 |
Breakfast at the Lodge. Transfer to Serengeti
mobile tented camp in Ndutu area. |
| 12h00 |
Arrive at the camp for lunch and afternoon game
drive. Dinner & overnight at the camp. |
| Day 22 |
Wed 20 Feb |
| 10h00 |
Breakfast at the lodge. Morning & afternoon
game drives in the Serengeti. Lunch, dinner &
overnight at the camp. |
| Day 23 |
Thu 21 Feb |
| 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 in hotel. |
| Day 24 |
Fri 22 Feb |
| 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
hotel at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel. |
| Day 25 |
Sat 23 Feb |
| 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 26 |
Sun 24 Feb |
| 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 27 |
Mon 25 Feb |
| 09h00 |
Transfer to Khartoum airport for one-and-a-half
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 28 |
Tue 26 Feb |
| 09h00 |
Board Royal Lotus for river adventure.
Lunch on board. Afternoon felucca tour round the
islands of Aswan, passing by the Botanical
Gardens. Afternoon tea and dinner on board
in Aswan. |
| Day 29 |
Wed 27 Feb |
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Breakfast buffet on board. Morning visits to the
Temple of Philae on Agilika Island,
the Unfinished Obelisk at the Ancient
Granite Quarries, and the Aswan High Dam.
Lunch on board, and sail to Kom Ombo.
Afternoon visit to the Temple of Sobek
at Kom Ombo. Afternoon tea on board, and sail to
Edfu.
“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 Edfu. |
| Day 30 |
Thur 28 Feb |
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Breakfast buffet on board. Morning visit to the
Temple of Horus at Edfu. Sail to
Esna. Lunch on board. Afternoon visit to the Temple
of Khnum at Esna. Afternoon tea on board,
and sunset sailing to Luxor. Dinner and overnight
on board in Luxor. |
| Day 31 |
Fri 29 Feb |
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Breakfast buffet on board. Morning visit to the
West Bank of Luxor, including Valley
of Kings, Valley of Queens, the Temple
of Hatshepsut and a photostop at Colossi
of Memnon. Lunch on board. Afternoon visits
to the East Bank of Luxor: Karnak Temple
and Luxor Temple. Afternoon tea
on board. Farewell gala dinner on board. Overnight
on board in Luxor. |
| Day 32 |
Sat 01 Mar |
| 08h00 |
After disembarkation transfer to Luxor airport
for 1 hour flight to Cairo. |
| 10h00 |
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 33 |
Sun 02 Mar |
| 09h00 |
Morning tour to Giza Pyramids and Sphinx.
Restaurant lunch, afternoon tour of Saqqara
and Memphis. Farewell dinner and overnight
in hotel. |
| Day 34 |
Mon 03 Mar |
| 10h00 |
Depart for home. Own arrangements. |
