From the Cape to Cairo

23 Days
South Africa / Zimbabwe / Tanzania / Egypt

Cape Town / Victoria Falls / Ngorongoro Crater / Serengeti National Park / Lake Manyara / Cairo / Aswan / Luxor

Our Cape to Cairo Safari package is the ultimate African Safari Experience. We combine the beauty of Cape Town with the spectacular Victoria Falls before flying up to East Africa to experience the wildlife sanctuaries of – Ngorongoro Crater and the magnificent Serengeti National Park. Our journey continues onto Egypt to discover the mysteries of the Nile on a four night cruise before completing our journey with a tour to the ancient Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza.

Based on 3-4 star accommodation throughout.

Itinerary

Day 1 : Cape Town On arrival in Cape Town, transfer to The President Hotel for three nights accommodation including breakfast. Afternoon at leisure. The atmosphere is relaxed, yet professional. The accommodation is luxurious, yet extremely affordable. It’s a resort in the city. It’s the Protea President Hotel. For business or leisure, there’s no better choice of venue. Exclusively spacious rooms and suites overlook the Atlantic Ocean or Lion’s Head, offering facilities you would expect of a world-class hotel. Enjoy a cocktail in the Senate Bar or a sundowner on the terrace. Then, let the Islands Restaurant tantalise your taste buds with sumptuous cuisine. At the Protea President Hotel, your comfort is their pleasure.

When you’re not visiting famous Clifton Beach, the Cape Town CBD or the sensational V&A Waterfront nearby, you can relax next to the hotel’s large swimming pool or step into the hairdressing salon, or curio shop conveniently located on the premises. Once you have discovered its remarkable variety of facilities, impeccable service and consummate luxury, you will agree that the Protea President Hotel is without doubt the most eminent hotel on Cape Town’s Platinum Mile.

Day 2: Cape Town
Today you can enjoy a guided half day tour to Table Mountain. Take the Cable Car to the Top of Table Mountain for panoramic views across the city and harbour.

Day 3: Cape Town
Full day guided tour combining the highlights of the Cape Peninsular and Winelands. Visit Hout Bay, Constantia Nek, Cape of Good Hope then continue onto Paarl and Stellenbosch for wine tasting.

Day 4: Cape Town to Johannesburg Transfer to airport today for your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival you will transfer to the Metcourt Laurel Hotel for overnight accommodation including breakfast. The Metcourt Laurel Hotel is part of Caesars Gauteng, South Africa's premier casino resort destination. A stay at The Senator creates a superb experience for all travellers whether it is for business, a short city stay en route to a renowned tourist destination, or simply spending a few nights at an incomparable resort. Located only five minutes from Johannesburg International Airport, Caesars Gauteng offers complimentary shuttle transfers to and from the Airport. The hotel incorporates luxurious accommodation and relaxation facilities, the finest in dining and entertainment and a unique retail concourse.

Day 5: Johannesburg to Victoria Falls
Transfer to airport this morning for your flight to Victoria Falls. On arrival you will be met and transferred to the Kingdom Hotel for two night’s accommodation including breakfast daily. Afternoon at leisure.

Come and feel the essence of Africa in all the splendour and opulence of The Kingdom Hotel Victoria Falls. A modern-day tribute to the ancient and alluring Africa the hotel opened in 1999 and has a distinctive Zimbabwean design based on the Great Zimbabwe monument in Masvingo.

The elegantly appointed family and double rooms are all en suite and ensure a relaxed and comfortable stay. The hotel offers a variety of dining options, from the large main restaurant to the food court featuring an American style steakhouse and Italian Restaurant. State of the art facilities within the hotel include air conditioning, satellite TV, gaming room complete with creche and children’s play area and a selection of retail outlets all set around a spectacular man-made lake.

As the closest hotel to the Falls themselves The Kingdom Hotel is the ideal location for your stay.

Day 6: Victoria Falls
Today we have included a guided tour of the falls and a sunset cruise on the mighty Zambezi River.

Day 7: Victoria Falls to Johannesburg
Transfer to airport this afternoon for your flight to Johannesburg. Overnight accommodation back at the Metcourt Laurel Hotel including transfers and breakfast.

Day 8: Johannesburg to Nairobi
Transfer to airport this morning for your flight to Nairobi (not included). On arrival you will be met and transferred to The Stanley Hotel for overnight accommodation including breakfast. The Stanley Hotel is one of Nairobi's most famous landmarks and a complete upgrade has revived its reputation as one of the best international-class hotels in the city centre. The Stanley Hotel has enhanced its old charm and remains a significant Nairobi landmark. The Pool Deck Restaurant and Health Club sit on the 5th floor basking in Nairobi’s warm skyline.

The 220 rooms are spacious and elegant offering facilities such as direct dial telephone, air conditioning, colour TV with CNN, in-house movie channel, radio, 24 hour room service and non-smoking rooms.

Day 9: Nairobi to Lake Manyara
Depart Nairobi this morning and cross the Kenya/Tanzania border and continue onto the Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive and overnight at the Lake Manyara Serena Lodge including all meals and activities.

Thanks to its compact size, Manyara National Park is ideal for viewing a wide variety of plant and animal life in a concentrated area. Nestled at the base of a dramatic rift escarpment, the park’s unusual ground-water forest is a preserve for giraffe, buffalo, impala, zebra, elephant and most notably for lion, which, for reasons unknown, sleep in the branches of acacia trees. Manyara’s most stunning feature, however, is the lake which covers two-thirds of the park’s surface. Tinted pink by the myriad flamingoes that make their home here, it is a sanctuary for countless other bird species, and is considered the best place in Northern Tanzania to observe hippo. Each of the 100 rooms affords magnificent views of the Rift Valley, and the hotel’s facilities include a swimming pool, superb terrace and boutique offering local art objects. The restaurant gets its daily produce from the local farm, and the bar is a friendly meeting point where guests can relax with a cocktail in hand and exchange stories of their day’s adventures.

Day 10: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
A morning game drive in the park in search of the tree climbing lions before proceed via the vast Serengeti Plains and entering the Serengeti National Park for two nights accommodation at the Serengeti Sopa Lodge including all meals and activities. Afternoon game drive in the Serengeti in search of the Big Five.

Day 11: Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drive in the National Park under the expert guidance of your guide.

Day 12: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Travel back across the Serengeti Plains and enter the Ngorongoro Conservation area. Proceed to the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge where we will spend two nights on the rim of the crater including all meals and activities.

Day 13: Ngorongoro Crater
Depart the lodge for a half day game drive on the crater floor including a picnic lunch.

Day 14: Ngorongoro to Nairobi
Depart Ngorongoro and proceed to the border. Continue onto Nairobi where our safari ends in the late afternoon with an overnight back at The Stanely Hotel including breakfast and transfers.

Day 15: Nairobi to Cairo Fly to Cairo. Met and transferred to the Flamingo Hotel for three nights accommodation including breakfast daily. Day 16: Cairo Full day private tour—visit the Great Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza plus Saqqara and Memphis.

Day 17: Cairo
Full day private tour – visit the Egyptian Museum, The Bazaar and Coptic Cairo.

Day 18: Cairo to Aswan
Flight to Aswan. Transferred to the Presidential Nile cruise boat for a four night cruise to Luxor. Visit Elephantine Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum by felucca. Note: optional excursion to Abu Simbel by air can be taken this morning (at own expense).

Day 19: Edfu
Morning visit to the High Dam, Granite Quarries and Temple of Philae. Sail to Kom Ombo and onto Edfu for overnight.

Day 20: Luxor
Morning visit to Temple of Horus. Sail onto Esna then onto Luxor for overnight.

Day 21: Luxor
Cross to the West Bank – visit the Valley of Kings and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the fabled Colossi of Memnon and Necropolis of Thebes. Afternoon visit Karnak and Luxor Temples on the East Bank.

Day 22: Luxor to Cairo
Flight to Cairo. Transfer to the Flamingo Hotel for overnight.

Day 23:
Transfer to the airport for flight to Johannesburg – Day room use of hotel room – and connect with flight home.

2010 Departures:

• Daily from Australia
• Daily from Johannesburg - Land Only
• Minimum 2 passengers

Price includes:

From Australia – All flight in Economy Class, all superior Lodge/Hotel accommodation, most meals, all entrance fees, sightseeing and game activities as per itinerary. Taxes ex Australia – from $815 per person

Land Only – All superior Lodge/Hotel accommodation, most meals, all entrance fees, sightseeing and game activities as per itinerary (price excludes all flights)

Price excludes: All airport taxes.

Note: Single room supplements upon request.

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