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Lori & Daniel's African Honeymoon


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Day 1
Depart on your flight to Cape Town, South Africa via Johannesburg.
Day 2
Upon arrival at Johannesburg International Airport you will go through immigration and clear customs, re-check your bags and then proceed to the Domestic Terminal for your onward flight to Cape Town. Then upon arrival at Cape Town Airport you will be met by a Lion World Tours representative and transferred to your Hotel.

With a classically inspired exterior and gracefully elegant within, the Cape Grace Hotel is set on its own private quay on Cape Town's vibrant Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The Cape Grace's charm lies in its intimate atmosphere, stylish d�cor and unique personalized hospitality, where you will find staff warm and flexible, with a spirit of unrivalled generosity.
Accommodation: Cape Grace Hotel
Day 3
After breakfast at the Hotel you will depart on a full day Cape Peninsula and Winelands tour. You will travel along the Atlantic Seaboard, to Hout Bay. From Hout Bay, travel to Noordhoek and through Ou Kaapse Weg.

Proceed to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where you are able to ride the funicular to the viewpoint where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet.

The Cape Peninsula is the thin finger of land in the south-western most corner of Africa with the city of Cape Town at its head.

As you travel south towards Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, the land gets narrower until the great Indian and Atlantic Oceans combine into one vast southern ocean, with nothing beyond except Antarctica. After leaving the Nature Reserve, you will proceed to Simonstown.

You will then continue on the Wineland tour. This classic tour takes you through spectacular vineyard covered valleys and along scenic country roads. During the course of the afternoon you will visit Franschhoek, first settled by the French Huguenots in 1688.

Then make a stop in Stellenbosch, the second oldest European settlement in South Africa which has some of the best preserved historical buildings in South Africa. The scenery is combined with two wine tastings, a cellar tour and the opportunity to purchase some local wines.
Day 4
Today you will be at leisure to visit Table Mountain (weather permitting). You will make your own way to Table Mountain, which is well known for its spectacular views. The new revolving cable cars give stunning views over Cape Town.

Once at the top, there is time to wander around and take photographs from the numerous viewing decks. Take a look at the curio shop, take a walk around to the different viewpoints or you may want to stop for refreshments. After making your descent you will have the rest of the afternoon at leisure.
Accommodation: Cape Grace Hotel (B)
Day 5
After breakfast at the hotel the remainder of the day is at leisure to explore Cape Town. Visit the fabulous stores and restaurants at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, or just relax at the hotel.
Accommodation: Cape Grace Hotel (B)
Day 6
This morning transfer to the Cape Town station for your Rovos Rail departure to Pretoria. Guests may freshen up in their suites before joining other guests in the observation carriage at the rear of the train. Lunch will be served in the dining car.

The "Pride of Africa" departs northwards from Cape Town on its 960 mile journey to Pretoria, covering with stately ease a 160-year-old pioneering trail forged out of the African bushveld. The trip north takes the train through the carefully tended vineyards of the Western Cape into the stark but somehow strangely haunting barrenness of the Great Karoo. From Paarl in the heart of the winelands, the train starts to gain altitude almost imperceptibly, and over lunch reaches the first mountain terrace and the town of Worcester.

The railway line wends its way through the vineyards of the Hex River Valley, a valley mothered by a series of weathered mountains wreathed in snow during the winter. Then up to the second terrace (Touws River) to an altitude of about 4,000 feet and the dry Karoo (a Hottentot word). The change in landscape is immediately apparent. The dramatic scenery of the Western Cape fold mountains fall away to the south as the train moves towards the flat, dry vistas of the interior

Disembark at Matjiesfontein. Passengers have one hour to stroll through this quaint little village. (For refreshments we recommend the pub in the Lord Milner Hotel).

Depart Matjiesfontein, heading for Beaufort-West only a few hours away. The town was founded in 1818 by the then Governor of the Cape, Lord Charles Somerset, and named after his father, the Duke of Beaufort.

Soon after passing Beaufort-West, the train passes Three Sisters, a trio of buttes or rounded, eroded hillocks well known to all seasoned travelers in South Africa, heading north by road or rail. De Aar, a major railway junction to Namibia and the northern Cape line, is the next town reached by the train while travelling through the Karoo.

Dinner will be served in the dining car. More formal attire is worn in the evening on the "Pride of Africa" although, of course, black tie/tuxedo is not obligatory.
Accommodation: Aboard Rovos Rail (B,L,D)
Day 7
Breakfast will be served in the dining car until 10:00am.

Arrive in Kimberley. Here you will disembark and if time permits, proceed by coach/minivan for lunch at the Kimberley Club, then for a tour of the city, the 'Big Hole', the Mine Museum, and a ride through the city in a historic tram.

Passengers will also visit the Diamond Museum, an intensely interesting and carefully constructed display of historical memorabilia housed next to the "Big Hole", the largest man-made excavation in the world.

Dinner will be served in the dining car as you pass through Bloemhof and Leeudoringstad en route to Klerksdorp.

After leaving the Diamond City, the train passes through Warrenton. The "Pride of Africa" finally leaves the Northern Cape and Orange Free State as it crosses the Vaal River into Gauteng Province, climbing steadily towards the skyscrapers of Johannesburg, the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa. It is on the heights of the Witwatersrand, some 5,900 feet above sea level, that the greatest goldfields in history were discovered before the turn of the last century.

After a short stop in Elandsfontein where we exchange locomotives, the "Pride of Africa" will continue its journey to Pretoria.
Accommodation: Aboard Rovos Rail (B,L,D)
Day 8
Breakfast will be served in the dining car. Journey's end is at Rovos Rail's private station at Capital Park, Pretoria, where you will arrive at 11:30 am.

Upon arrival in Johannesburg you will be met and transferred to your Hotel.

Nestled in the exclusive Sandhurst suburb of Sandton, The Saxon Hotel makes a world-class statement of ethnic African elegance, combined with personalized attention to detail. The Saxon has always been a place of welcome, first as a home, now a home away from home. With its roots in the heart of Gating (Gauteng), it has drawn the warmth of the city that bred it - from the world it has won it's refinement and ease. Saxon has witnessed history within its walls as it became home to Nelson Mandela after he was released from prison.
Accommodation: The Saxon Hotel (B)
Day 9
After breakfast you will be transferred to Johannesburg Airport for your light charter air flight to your private Game Reserve. On arrival at the game reserve you will be met and transferred to your lodge for a 2 night stay.

Resting among the rocky geometry of the Sabi Sand Reserve, Boulders Lodge is an oasis of refinement in the shimmering midday. Rough-hewn timber, leather and stone meet thatch and wild views. The elemental curves and luxury of contemporary African styling dominate each suite, sparse and strong. The d�cor is juxtaposed between the textures of Africa and carefree lines of an occasional retro classic.

The everyday here has an ethereal quality, reflected in the faces of the people, a spiritual element that cries to ancient memory. Boulders Lodge is an interface between you and the primal spirit of Africa. This is the perfect place to rediscover your soul.
Accommodation: Singita Boulders Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 10
Upon arrival in Johannesburg, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

Early morning game drive followed by breakfast. The rest of the day is at your leisure to relax. Then in the evening you will go on a second game drive, followed by dinner.
Accommodation: Singita Boulders Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 11
This morning you depart the African bush on a flight to Johannesburg. From here you will bid farewell to South Africa and depart on your international flight back to the USA.
Accommodation: (B)
Day 12
Arrive home filled with memories of a honeymoon a lifetime!
 

 
 
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