Namaqualand Wild Flowers Tours 2008
6-Day 5-Night
Tour: Cape Town
to Cape Town
2008 Departure
Dates:
August: 22/08/2008
September: 05/09/2008
OVERNIGHT TOUR
PRICE:
Per person sharing: R 6200,00
Single supplement: R 850,00 valid until 15/07/2008
Departure 07:00 from Southern Sun
Waterfront Cape Town and travel up through the West
Coast. We will stop at Mamre to view the church;
Darling to walk in the flowers; Ysterfontein to
smell the ocean; West Coast National Park; Postberg
Nature Reserve to see a wonder filled flower display
and then onto Saldana Bay for some history. We will
travel to St Helena Bay via the Dinosaur Park to
view 60000 years of local history. Overnight in St
Helena Bay (LD).
Day 2: Lamberts Bay
Departure 07:00 towards Laaiplek. Then we travel via the coast to
Lamberts Bay to visit the Bird Island favourite haunt
of penguins, cormorants, garnets and other bird
species. In the afternoon we will travel to
Gentleman's Lodgings in Graafwater for a look back
to 1686.Overnight in Lamberts Bay (FB).
Day 3: Vredendal
Departure 07:00 we will visit the Ramskop Flower
Reserve for a walk in the flowers and to get some
seed, Rooibos Tea Board for some tea and the
Strassberger Leather Shoe Factory to view local
industry. We will then travel over the Cederberg
Mountains to see Leipoldt's Grave and visit the
Biedouw Valley to see the most flower filled place
in the Cederberg. Overnight in Vredendal (FB).
Day 4: Springbok
Departure 08:00 we will visit the Vredendal wine
cellar for a wine tasting and onto the Succulent
Nursery at Vanrhynsdorp then travel northward on
the N7 through the fields of wild flowers - the
heart of the Namaqualand. Stop en route at the
Skilpad - Namaqua National Park and the Kamieskroon
Mountains. Overnight in Springbok (FB).
Day 5: Calvinia
Departure 09:00 from Springbok and travel south on
the Kliprand road to the Aloe Forest. We will also
visit the Waterfall and the Matjiesfontien Wild
Flower Farm in Nieuwoudtville for the best bulb
display you have ever seen. We will travel to
Calvinia. Overnight in Calvinia (FB).
Day 6: Cape Town
Departure 07:00 for a visit to the Calvinia Museum.
Then onto the Great Karoo with its unspoilt beauty
and its flowers. We will stop at Sutherland and
Matjiesfontien for afternoon tee. We will head for
Cape Town on the N1. Drop off at Southern Sun
Waterfront Cape Town. Arrive back approximately
20:00 (LB)
Luxury 22 Seater
Coach Transport,
professional
tourist guide,
accommodation,
all meals with
picnic lunch,
botanical flower
book and maps.
All items of a
personal nature
Any and all
services not mentioned in inclusions
Tour
Highlights: West Coast, Mamre, Darling, Ysterfontein
West Coast National Park, Postberg Nature Reserve
Saldana Bay, St Helena Bay Dinosaur Park Lamberts Bay - Bird Island
Clanwillaim - Ramskop Flower Reserve, Rooibos Tea
Board, Strussberger Leather Shoe Factory Citrusdal
Cederberg Mountains - Leipolt's Grave, Biedouw
Valley, Gentleman's Lodgings Vredendal - wine cellar
Vanrynsdorp - Succulent Nursery Namaqualand - Skilpad Nature Reserve, Kamieskroon
Mountains Springbok - Kliprand, Aloe Forest, Waterfall,
Matjiesfontien Wild Flower Farm, Niewoudtville Calvinia - Museum, Great Karoo, Southerland,
Matjiesfontien
All prices are per person sharing twin
accommodation
Valid on period specified - rates for other
periods available on request.
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