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Kimberley is rich in history, with a strong contrast between past and present diamond digging practices. Tours are offered along the Diamond route (Big Hole, etc.) and Alluvial diggings, Anglo-Boer War route and Battlefields (including Modderrivier & Magersfontein).


Archeological Tours to world renowned sites such as Woderwerk Cave and Wildebeeskuil Bushmen art, Ghost trails accompanied by a paranormal expert, Underground tours at a fully operational De Beers diamond mine, Historical sites, Museums, and much more...


Visit a jeweler and witness the cutting of a rough diamond to a perfect jewel. Also have the opportunity of buying diamonds at wholesale prices.


Special lunch & dinner arrangements: Three-course dinner at the historical Kimberley Club, light lunch at the Palette Tea Room within the William Humphreys Art Gallery – the only Grade 1 art gallery in SA, or experience a night drive and outdoor meal (traditional braai and camp fire under the stars) at Mokala National Park, close to Kimberley.

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Tours accompanied by Jaco Powell, a Graduate Zoologist/Entomologist and SA National Parks honorary ranger. Cape Fox is a Kalahari, and Kgalagadi Tranfrontier Parks safari specialist.

Safari in South Africa
 
African Safari

We make your African safari even more memorable, with a graduated Zoologist accompanying every safari in South Africa, as well as Botswana safaris and Namibia safaris, using only luxury vehicles and quality-approved accommodation.

All safari tours are tailor made and range from half to fully catered. Tour prices are based on the specific itinerary and group size. Contact us for a specialised itinerary and quote! Transfers offered to and from airport, & from city to city.

 

We can design a tailor-made itinerary for your safari in South Africa, to suit your budget and specific interests, or you can join any of our scheduled African safari tours.

These tours depart at regular intervals, incorporating SA National Parks and attractions, the Garden Route, Natal Parks, Drakensberg, Diamond Fields, Bushman Paintings, Beaches, Shark Diving, Fishing, Scuba Diving, Battlefields, etc.


PACKAGE OPTIONS

Option 1:  Diamond Theme Tour

08:00     Historical city tour

  • Belgravia
  • Monuments, kby club, De Beers h/o

12:00     Tour of the Big Hole (Kimberley Mine) and Village Museum

  • Lunch at Tea Room

14:45     Tour of Alluvial Diggings near Longlands

  • View Alluvial Diggings, old (130 yr old methods) and new
  • Meet diggers and hands-on experience of diggings

17:00     End of tour

R1100 pp

 

Tours accompanied by Jaco Powell, a Graduate Zoologist and Entomologist and SA National Parks honorary ranger. Cape Fox is a Kalahari, and Kgalagadi Tranfrontier Parks safari specialist.

     

Option 2:  Anglo-Boer War Theme Tour

08:00     Tour of famous Battlefields, Magersfontein and Modder River

  • Positions of regiments and commandos, gun placements
  • Tour of museum and audiovisual presentation
  • Lunch

13:00     Tour of McGregor and Sol Plaatje Museums

  • General Kimberley History
  • Display on Siege of Kimberley
  • Accompanied by local guide
  • Optional Extra Kimberley Ghost Trail
    R100pp - Minimum 10 People * Evening tour

    Ghost Trails:
  • History, Ghost Stories, Views on Paranormal.
  • Visit some more than 126 Haunted Sites.
  • Homoured Dead Memorial, De Beers Board Room, Kimberley Club.
  • House of Daisy de Melker, Gladstone Cemetary, etc.   

15:30     Tour of Kimberley Club (est. 1881), De Beers Head Office
16:15     Tour of monuments and memorials

  • Honoured Dead Memorial
  • CJ Rhodes Monument
  • WWI & WWII Memorial

17:00     End of tour

R1100 pp

 

Option 3:  Cultural and Natural Theme Tour

08:00     Tour of McGregor Museum

  • Displays: Ancestoral, Natural, Siege of Kimberley, SA & World Firsts, Kimberley Regiment, Hotel Belgrave, CJ Rhodes’ Room during Siege of Kimberley

09:15     Tour of Galeshewe
11:00     Tour of Wildebeest Kuil Bushman Petroglyph Site

  • Collection of more than 400 Bushman Etchings
  • Audiovisual presentation
  • Curios Shop with REAL Bushman artefacts

12:30     Lunch at Pump House Restaurant overlooking Vaal River
14:30     Game Drive in Mokala National Park

  • Accompanied by guide
  • Buffalo, Giraffe, B & W Rhino, Roan, Gemsbok, Springbok, Kudu, Blue Wildebeest, etc.
  • Sundowner in Park

18:00     End of tour

R1300 pp

     

KALAHARI KGALAGADI PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR

14 days, 13 nights


Tour accompanied by Photographer – winner of the 2005 Fuji/Getaway Wildlife Photography Awards – Animal Behaviour

Vehicle, camera mounts, and bean bags supplied

Day 1


Arrive at Upington Airport
Travel to Augrabies Falls National Park
Dinner at Shibula Restaurant
Overnight in air-conditioned chalets, en-suite

Day 2


Visit to Oranjekom – view of the Orange River gorge
Breakfast
Visit to Augrabies Water Falls – one of the 6 biggest in the world
Lunch
Leisure time
Late afternoon game drive
Optional: White Water Rafting on the Orange River – 3 hours
Dinner at Shibula Restaurant
Overnight in air-conditioned chalets, en-suite

Day 3


Travel to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Late afternoon game drive
First night at main restcamp – Tweerivieren
Dinner at Restaurant
Overnight in air-conditioned chalets, en-suite

Day 4-11


Early morning and late afternoon game drives

  • Red sand dunes and spectacular light for photography
  • Black maned lion, leopard, cheetah and much more
 

Overnight in Bush Camps

  • 2 nights – Kalahari Tented Camp – luxury en-suite canvas chalets
  • 2 nights – Urikaruus
  • 2 nights – Grootkolk – far northern part of Kgalagadi – pure wilderness
  • 2 nights Kieliekrankie – set on the highest dune in the Park
  • all these camps have only a few units in unspoilt wilderness

Rates: R17900 pp sharing – based on 4 pax
Rates available for single and smaller groups

 

Optional Extra


Day 12


Travel to Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
5-star lodge
Daily game drives, walks
Opportunity to walk with Meerkats (Suricates) in wild
Spend 2 nights at lodge

Day 12 / 14


Travel to Upington
Transfer to airport

Optional Extra (Tswalu – 2 nights) Rates: R19900 pp sharing – based on 4 pax
Rates available for single and smaller groups

Included:
All accommodation on DB&B basis
All travelling by small bus or 4X4

  • New, air-conditioned, equipped with DVD screen

Guiding & entrance fees
Airport transfers

All additional activities and drinks for own account

     

Additional Activities Include


Chartered Flights over Fish River Canyon, Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls.


Mekoro trips in the Okavango Delta.


Wine tasting tours, River Rafting tours with inflatable rafts (on the Vaal or Orange Rivers)
, which can be combined with a Kalahari adventure.


Educational ecotours for school or student groups, Alluvial diggings, Monuments, Museums, Adventure activities.

 

 

Tours accompanied by Jaco Powell,
a Graduate Zoologist and Entomologist and
SA National Parks honorary ranger.

Cape Fox is a Kalahari, and Kgalagadi
Tranfrontier Parks safari specialist.


 

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