Whales & Wildlife Quest

This exceptional safari offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience Africa’s stupendous wildlife in many different habitats. In Cape Town, youngsters are spoiled with nightly African storytelling, cookie and milk turndown, an evening of complimentary baby- sitting plus a kid’s welcome basket. Onto Grootbos, a marine wildlife reserve, where the whole family can hike, explore in four-wheel drive land rovers and on horsback, and play on the beach. The area is among the world’s best to view whales, great white sharks and massive colonies of Cape seals. Continue to the red-earthed Madikwe Game Reserve which boasts superb safaris teeming with lion, elephant and giraffe, to name just a few. The journey is topped off with a stay at the splendid Palace of the Lost City, offering hot air balloon rides, golf, lion and crocodile parks, rhino tracking …unending thrills to crown this family vacation.

Highlights

• Explore the splendors of Cape Town, through the world-famous aquarium, from the top of Table Mountain and to the tip of historic Cape Point
• Enjoy family pampering throughout including a night of complimentary baby-sitting, storytelling for the kids, family-friendly rooms and special children's amenities
• Choose from a tempting activity menu at Grootbos Nature Reserve: 4-wheel drive adventures in the dunes, whale watching, sighting tiny jackass penguins or horseback riding in the milk wood forest
• Safari with like-minded adults while youngsters are welcomed at Jaci's Lodge, with its cleverly designed children's programs
• Marvel at the fairyland Palace of the Lost City, a sumptuous feast of activities and surprises for the whole family: championship golf, wave pool, hot air ballooning and a crocodile park
• Tantalize even the fussiest palate with local delicacies, delicious picnics and a luncheon at the entertaining Moyo Restaurant

Inclusions

• Three nights in Cape Town at the family-friendly Cape Grace
• Full day private car and driver: early morning cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain, Two Oceans Aquarium and Cape Point
• Full day private guide sightseeing including the Spier Train, Cheetah Research Station and the Bird of Prey Sanctuary
• Three nights at Grootbos Private Reserve in Hermanus
• Two full days of marine reserve activities including a boat excursion to Dyer Island, nature walks, horseback riding, dune and fynbos drives
• One night at The Westcliff in Johannesburg
• Three nights at Jaci's Lodge, Madikwe National Park
• Three days of wildlife viewing activities and specially arranged activities for the young adventurers
• Two nights at THE PALACE OF THE LOST CITY in Sun City
• Excursions at Sun City include sunrise balloon or elephant back safari, visit to a crocodile farm and the lion park, and wildlife viewing in the Pilanesberg Reserve
• All transfers from/to arrival and departure flights via private vehicle
• Meals included: twelve breakfasts, eight lunches and six dinners
• Charter flight arrangements Johannesburg/Madikwe
• Pre-departure destination information including suggested readings
• Specially designed travel bag
• Complimentary emergency evacuation coverage