12 Day West Coast of South Africa
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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Lamberts Bay
- Visit Namaqua Park
- Visit Hondeklipbaai
- Explore Shipwreck Trail
- Discover Richtersveld
- Experience River Rafting in the Orange River
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- Included 4 x 4 Safari Vehicles & Guides
- All Park fees, Entrance fees, Conservation Fees
- Accommodation
- All meals as indicated & Mineral Water
- Private Concessions, Shipwreck trail, drives in Parks, Orange River Rafting Trail
- Transfer back to Cape Town Included on your Orange River Rafting Trip: All meals on tour
- Qualified River Guide
- Park Fees, Entrance Fees & Take Out fees
- 2 man inflatable rafts
- Paddles
- Floatation devices
- Cooler box for drinks
- Dry bags for personals
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Itinerary
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Our Trail will start 8:00 am in Cape Town. Our point of departure will be the Backpack Lodge in Cape Town. We continue following the west coast towards a small fishing town called Paternoster and from the west coast road alo...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The rugged West Coast becomes untouched the further north we travel. The little town of Lutsville is situated along the Olifants River and offers a fresh green change in Namaqualand. This region is known for its vineyards an...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After a nice morning walk along the coast we will be driving towards the northern part of the Namaqua National park. On our way we often see a variety of Raptors, Ostriches, Surricates, Jackal, Duiker antelopes, Ground Squirrels, Spr...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The 4 x 4 Shipwreck trail is a great way to start our morning after breakfast. We will enter the shipwreck trail with our local guide and explore this private concession along the west coast of South Africa. This is in the h...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Our Safari will take us through the mining towns of Klein Zee & Port Nolloth. These is old mining towns have two remaining active concessions that are still in production. The remains of a once flourishing Diamond mining...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The next 4 days will be spent rafting along the Richtersveld mountains and exploring the beauty of South Africa’s Longest River. Our camps will be on the banks of the Orange River. One of the few places left, where one can sl...
After a delicious breakfast prepared by your guide(s) at The Growcery Camp, we will depart and make our way back to Cape Town. We will stick to the N7 while we travel past Springbok, Citrusdal, Clanwilliam, and Piketberg - to name but a few - as we reminisce on the amazing sights and sounds we experienced over the past 11 days.
Distance: 700km (own lunch en route)
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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History
Getaway Africa has a long history in the tourism industry since the early days of the New South Africa just after the first democratic elections in 1994.
Today we are proud to be a registered online travel booking company committed to our clients' needs. We are passionate about this magnificent continent and dedicated to showcase her beauty to those who visit her. Its founding member, Rikus Visser, started in 1994 to get to know the continent from head to toe when working for an overland company and getting to know and falling in love with the whole of Southern and East-Africa.
In 1997 he and 3 friends drove from England through the whole of African continent and arriving in Cape Town after 8 months. In 1999 he envisage to promote SA in Australia and together with a tour operator company in Australia, the company was born.
In 2002, the company was officially registered in SA as Getaway Africa Travel & Tours CC. Its registration number with the Department of Trade & Industry is 2002/041268/23.
Today the company is an online tour operator with its entire staff dedicated to assisting our clients, ensuring the best possible itinerary for each individual need at the best prices. Personal service is our motto. Our passion is our continent and our desire is that every client will come back time after time. We have a huge network of operators, hotels, tour companies and safari outfitters who will ensure that your every need is taken care of.
We strive to answer all queries before the end of each working day - Monday to Friday. Thus you can be certain that one of our consultants will respond to your needs as quick as possible and the frustration of waiting for a reply that normally never come, is over.
Getaway Africa clients
Clients are from all over the world - from local South Africans to people from Iceland. All of them have trusted us and many of them have returned to this amazing continent and still make use of our services. Our customers are the most important people in the world. Try our service and be overwhelmed by professionalism, support, an itinerary that will suit your budget and style and an unforgettable holiday.
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To offer an African Safari that suits your needs, budget & requirements, is paramount to us.
We go out of our way to ensure that you have a trip of a life-time.
The personal African touch
At Getaway Africa you are dealing with experienced african consulants and agents that have been to where travelers want to go.
From the first email you send us to arriving back home, we make sure that visitors can relax and have the best Safari or Tour of a lifetime. We take great pride in providing a professional service, ensuring that visitors tours runs smoothly from the planning stages to the actual travel.
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Discounted rates on accommodation, tours & safaris, overlanding
Because of our huge travel channel network, we can often negotiate better rates on visitors behalf from the safari/tour operators, accommodation providers and car rental companies. If you find cheaper rates from another provider, please inform us as we strive to better our rates with each quote and offering clients the best possible package.
Variety
Getaway Africa has a large variety of tours, safaris, overlanding tours and accommodation. From train safaris, golf tours, bird watching, horse riding, adventure, fly-in safari tours, cultural tours, walking safaris, family tours, honeymoon breakaways to holistic wellness. If we do not have it, we will find it. Whether you would like to do it yourself with a self-drive package or enjoy the comfort of an escorted organised tour, we can cater for all your needs.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- Excluded: Meals not indicated
- Own extra beverages
- Gratuity for guides Excluded from Orange River Rafting Trip: Sleeping Bag
- Sleeping mattress and tent
- Items of personal nature
More than 45 days prior to departure: The largest amount between the deposit paid & R500 per item cancelled.
45 days - 32 days prior to departure: 75% of total price
31 days or less prior to departure 100%: of total price
11 Breakfasts, 11 Lunches and 10 Dinners
What to pack?
- Neutral coloured light but warm clothes
- Bathing suits, beanies, warm jackets and long pants for evenings
- Hiking boots, strops, t-shirts, khikhois
- Suncreen, sun glasses, towel
- Small dry bag for camera and snacks on river
- Binoculars, camera, chargers, batteries etc.
- Headlamp, torch, personal Medical kit
- Travel Insurance, some cash for gifts, meals not catered
- Cards are excepted, but cash works better on safari
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