YOUR SMALL GROUP ADVENTURE WITH KAMAROUTES
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YOUR SMALL GROUP ADVENTURE
WITH KAMAROUTES
KR14 : CAPE TOWN TO JOHANNESBURG 2020 - 2021
Advantages :
- Small group: Maximum 10 passengers
- Attentive service, security & comfortable hotels
- No supplement for solo / single travellers
- Discounts for children aged 13 or less
Highlights :
- Nights in the Kruger park and in private game reserve
- Discover the unspoiled coastal area of Maputaland
- Visit Cape Town and its region
- Cultural experience in Swaziland and guided tour of
Soweto
- Blyde river canyon and Hluhluwe national park
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DETAILS OF THIS TOUR :
Departures 2020
2/08/2020 – 15/08/2020 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
11/09/2020 – 24/09/2020 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
16/10/2020 – 29/10/2020 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
20/11/2020 – 3/12/2020
Departures 2021
2/04/2021 – 15/04/2021
2/05/2021 – 15/05/2021
17/06/2021 – 30/06/2021 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
17/07/2021 – 30/07/2021 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
1/08/2021 – 14/08/2021 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
17/08/2021 – 30/08/2021 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
3/09/2021 – 16/09/2020 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
17/09/2021 – 30/09/2021 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
1/10/2021 – 14/10/2021 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
16/10/2021 – 29/10/2021 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
5/11/2021 – 18/11/2021 ( Whale cruise included in Hermanus)
21/11/2021 – 4/12/2021
Rate per person ( excluding international flights) : 3000 Euros
Our rates include: Our rates exclude:
• Driver-guide with vehicle • International flights
• Entrances to parks and conservation fees • Tips
• Passport & visa costs
• All the activities and meals mentioned
• Insurance (assistance, repatriation, etc.)
• Flights: Cape town- Durban
How to confirm your trip with us:
> A deposit worth 50% of the total price is payable in order to finalize your registration
> The balance is payable 60 days before the date of your departure
Note: the final list of hotels and flights is confirmed 1 month before departure, once we get the final number of participants for
each group. The alternatives to the hotels below will be of the same price and standard.
You will receive your roadbook upon your arrival in South Africa. It includes:
• Your itinerary day by day, 100% personalized
• Your roadmaps, timing and detailed maps;
• Important advice, information and contacts.
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THE MAP OF YOUR TRIP
The numbers on the map correspond to the locations below :
1 – Cape Town
2 – Domestic flight to Durban- Durban airport
3 – Saint Lucia
4 – Hluhlulwe
5 – Maputaland
6 – Swaziland
7 – Kruger Park
8 – Timbavati game reserve
9 – Blyde river canyon area
10 – Johannesburg
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D1 CAPE TOWN AIRPORT – CAPE TOWN
- Arrival in Cape Town and transfer to your hotel
- Check-in at your hotel
Note: If your flight lands in the afternoon, we advise that you arrive one day before your guided tour starts. We can
assist with your transfers and accommodation needs.
- City tour with driver-guide: The city of Cape Town, founded in 1652, is considered the mother city of South Africa.
The southernmost city on the African continent, it is established on the shores of Table Bay and is topped by the
Table Mountain and two peaks called Lion's Head and Devil's Peak. The city was named after the Cape of Good
Hope located more than 47 km south of its historic center. Visits today also include Table Mountain, a guided
tour of the Malay district of Bo Kaap.
- About Table Mountain: it is the only terrestrial object to have given its name to a constellation, the Table.
Discovered in 1503, it is one of the seven new wonders of nature.
- Late afternoon at the Waterfront: The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront which is in the historic centre of the port of Cape
Town. It is the most visited tourist site in South Africa, with the largest number of foreign visitors to the country.
- Dinner
- Night: Moy guesthouse
D2 CAPE TOWN
- Breakfast
- Guided tour of the Peninsula. Discovery of the coasts of the Atlantic and Indian oceans. The first stop is the charming
fishing village of Hout Bay. You then continue along the Atlantic coast towards the Cape of Good Hope reserve and Cape
Point, the southernmost tip of Africa. The return journey goes through the naval base of Simon's Town, the fishing port of
Kalk Bay and the chic suburb of Constantia. The day ends with a visit to the famous Kirstenbosch botanical garden (For
this visit, your guide picks you up at the hotel in the morning and brings you back at the end of the day).
- Dinner
- Night: Moy guesthouse
D3 CAPE TOWN ( WINE ROUTE )
- Breakfast
- Discovery of the wine route: One of the main attractions in the Western Cape province is the Cape Winelands. These
large valleys covered with endless rows of vines and surrounded by magnificent mountains are a true paradise for wine
and food lovers. The vineyards of Constantia, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl are the best known in the region
- Wine tasting & lunch
- Return to Cape Town at the end of the day| Note: During whale season, a whale cruise in Hermanus is included.
- Dinner
- Night: Moy guesthouse
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D4 CAPE TOWN – DURBAN
- Breakfast
- Departure for Cape Town airport and check-in
- Flight Cape Town - Durban
- Arrival at Durban airport and departure for Saint Lucia
- Arrival in Saint Lucia and cruise on the estuary: The park in which the estuary is located is a world natural heritage. The
cruise is a treat for bird watchers with over 500 species to see, coastal dune forests and marshes. With over 800 hippos
and 1,500 crocodiles in the St Lucia ecosystem, you are sure to find yourself face to face with one of these creatures during
your cruise!
- Dinner
- Night: Pompano guesthouse
D5 SAINT LUCIA – HLUHLUWE
- Breakfast
- Check out and departure for Hluhluwe
- Arrival in Hluhluwe and check-in
- Afternoon safari in the Hluhluwe national park: The Hluhluwe-Umfolozi reserve is the oldest park national and one of the
largest in South Africa. Less touristy than the Kruger National Park, it is the meeting of two reserves: Hluhluwe and
Umfolozi named after the two rivers that cross it. Proclaimed national reserve in the 1950s for the conservation of the
rhinoceros, the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi reserve now houses almost 90% of the world's rhino population
- Dinner
- Night: Bushlands game lodge
D6 HLUHLUWE – MAPUTALAND
- Breakfast
- Morning safari in the Hluhluwe national park
- Departure for the Maputaland region: Maputaland is a natural region of southern Africa. It is in the northern part of
the province of KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa, between Swaziland and the coast. In a broader sense, it also includes the
southernmost region of Mozambique. Bird routes and coral reefs off the coast are major tourist attractions.
- Arrival at Gugulesizwe dive camp and check-in
- Dinner
– Night: Gugulesizwe dive camp
D7 MAPUTALAND
- Breakfast
- Day at leisure: beach and relaxation
- About your accommodation: The northeast coast of KwaZulu-Natal offers a responsible lifestyle for nature and the
surrounding community. Designed for anyone wishing to explore the Maputaland coastline, dive into the depths of the
ocean and admire the beauty of sea creatures or explore the virgin forest near the camp. Affectionately nicknamed "Gugs
Camp", it welcomes lovers of nature and sustainable lifestyles. It offers a light breakfast, a nutritious lunch and dinner
based on organic herbal meals, with meat options available on request.
- Dinner
- Night: Gugulesizwe dive camp
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D8 MAPUTALAND – SWAZILAND
- Breakfast
- Check out and border crossing for Swaziland
- Arrival in Swaziland and meeting with Serge or Myxo. Serge and Myxo are 2 guides based in Swaziland, a small country
landlocked within South Africa. After doing a half day cultural tour with the guide of your choice, you will either have
dinner and spend the night in Serge’s guesthouse OR in Myxo’s village, in a traditional hut.
- Lunch included
- Guided tour and discovery of Swaziland with Serge OR Myxo ( group to be divided according to interests)
- Dinner
- Night: Serge’s guesthouse/ Myxo’s village
D9 SWAZILAND – KRUGER PARC
- Breakfast
- Border crossing and departure for the southern part of the Kruger park
- Arrival at the Lower Sabie and check-in: Lower Sabie is located in the southern part of the Kruger Park, only 1-hour drive
from "Crocodile Bridge" (South entrance to the Park) in one of the richest game areas: numerous antelopes, predators,
birds. The camp is ideally placed, at the foot of the Lebombo mountains, in a hilly landscape, surrounded by very
beautiful vegetation, it is generally very popular with visitors, because it allows to observe large number of mammals,
attracted by the point the dam on the Sabie River.
- Afternoon safari in Kruger Park
- Dinner
- Night: Lower Sabie rest camp
D10 KRUGER PARC – TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE
- Breakfast
- Morning in the Kruger Park
- Departure for Timbavati: The Timbavati reserve was established in 1956 by the owners of the land of the time. Today,
Timbavati with the adjacent Kruger National Park is one of the largest reserves in the world. One of the specificities of
Timbavati is the low density of lodges present on the reserve. They all have one thing in common: preserving the
ecosystem and the fauna found there. This reserve is always at the forefront of conservation initiatives and is a leader in
research on the local flora and fauna, taking great care to always include local communities.
- Arrival at Shindzela tented camp and lunch
- 4x4 game drive in the Timbavati game reserve
- Dinner: Shindzela tented camp
- Night: Shindzela tented camp
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D11 TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE
- Morning 4x4 safari in Timbavati
- Return to the lodge and breakfast
- About Shindzela: The Shindzela Tented Camp is an authentic lodge ideally located between several private nature
reserves and near the famous Kruger National Park. Let yourself be won over by its wild setting, where animals take
advantage of the absence of barriers to roam freely on the site. Set off on the big cats' trail on routes organized by the
hotel, by car or on foot, accompanied by a guide who specializes in the region and who will lead you in the footsteps of
these stealthy predators ... With its eight tents arranged on wooden platforms and protected by thatched roofs, the
Shindzela Tented Camp will immediately make you feel at the heart of Africa. In the evening, after a long safari, feast on a
typical South African braai prepared with local game. To prolong the immersion in the savannah, a river flows through the
middle of the camp. You can admire the large herbivores coming to drink at dusk.
- Afternoon: Lunch
- Afternoon safari in the Timbavati game reserve
- Dinner: Shindzela tented camp
- Night: Shindzela tented camp
D12 TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE- GRASKOP
- Morning 4x4 safari in Timbavati
- Breakfast
- Check-out and departure for the Blyde canyon: Deep from 6 to 800 meters, it extends over more than 26 km, making it
the 3rd largest canyon in the world. Several points of view are worth a stop, like the site of "3 Rondavels" in the North. Its
main geological curiosity is the “Bourke's Luck Potholes”.
- Dinner
- Night: Rustique guesthouse
D13 GRASKOP – JOHANNESBURG
- Breakfast
- Discovery of the landscapes of the panoramic road and departure for Johannesburg. On your way to Johannesburg, do
not miss the old gold-mining village of Pilgrim's Rest, which ceased operations in 1972. Classified as a historic monument,
its old houses have been restored and transformed into a living museum.
- Arrival in Pretoria and orientation tour with your guide
- Check-in at your hotel and dinner
- Night: Sunrock guesthouse
D14 JOHANNESBURG
- Breakfast
- Guided tour of Soweto and the Apartheid museum with French-speaking guide. The township of Soweto, once marked
by segregation during apartheid, represents the heart of South Africa’s struggle against injustice. This guided tour will
allow you to discover Soweto, the home of Nelson Mandela and the monument to young Hector Pieterson, shot dead
during a peaceful march in Soweto.
- Traditional South African lunch: Chez Sakhumzi
- Transfer to Johannesburg airport
- Check-in and international flight
- End of our services
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Registration and payment
Any registration for one of our trips will be definitively confirmed once this sales contract is signed and effective as soon as a
deposit has been cashed. For certain trips subject to special cancellation conditions, you will be asked for a second deposit, the
amount of which is mentioned in the detailed program. The balance of the trip must reach us at least 30 days before
departure (If your balance has not reached us within the required time, your registration could be cancelled and subject to the
usual cancellation conditions. In case of registration less than 30 days before departure, the total price of the trip must be paid
upon registration.
Cancellation
Any cancellation on your part must be notified to us as soon as possible in writing. The payments made will be reimbursed
under the conditions below:
• beyond 30 days before departure: 30% of the total price of the trip will be deducted;
• between 30 and 21 days: 50% of the total price of the trip will be deducted;
• between 20 and 8 days: 75% of the total price of the trip will be deducted;
• between 7 days - start date of services: 100% of the total price of the trip will be deducted.
No reimbursement is made in the following cases:
• Interruption of travel, unless this interruption occurs due to the organizers.
• No show at the times and places of convocation mentioned in the travel book.
• Lack of travel documents (passports, visas, vaccination certificates, etc.).
• Certain specific services are not reimbursed: ex. plane tickets already issued, show tickets or entrance fees for certain activities,
unless the cancellation is due to the organizer.
Special circumstances: Force Majeure: This is an event that happens outside of your control, including natural disasters, civil
unrest, ‘acts of God’, global pandemics and any other unforeseeable event that could disrupt your trip. In this case, Kamaroutes
implemented a system that allows you to postpone your trip to a later date of your choice, without any penalty or rate increase.
Your new trip will have to take place within 12 months from the original date however and you can assign someone to replace
you if you decide not to travel anymore.
Assignment of contract
If you cannot leave, you can have someone replace you, if they meet the same conditions for the trip. You must notify us no
later than 7 days before the start of the trip and confirm this change to us by email or registered letter with acknowledgment of
receipt, stating precisely the name, first name and address of the participant. The assignment of the contract also remains
subject to air availability allowing the trip to be carried out on behalf of the new participant and, where applicable, the deadline
for obtaining the visa.
Traveller safety
For security reasons or on the recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we may have to modify a program or cancel a
departure. In the event of a program modification, we will reimburse any difference between the original and replacement
services. In case of cancellation of the departure by the organizer, the full amount paid will be refunded. No additional
compensation can be awarded in these circumstances. All passengers must ensure that they are medically and / or psychically fit
to travel. We reserve the right not to accept a participant who does not have the skills or the physical capacity to make visits
requiring travel on foot.
Contact
Thank you for notifying us of any requests, omissions, errors or corrections by sending an e-mail to info@kamaroutes.com or directly
to the agent who processed your file. The Kamaroutes Travel Designers agency can also be reached by phone at the following nu mbers:
+27 72 803 7857 (emergency cell phone and SMS), +27 11 568 2338 (landline), +27 64 559 2045 (WhatsApp).
CUSTOMER DECLARATION
I accept the terms of the sales contract and the travel program above, as well as all the services confirmed with Kamaroutes
Travel Designers. I agree to pay the deposit and the balance of the trip within the deadlines established by the agency.
Name and signature of the client (main contact / group leader):
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