There is a lot to do in and around Cape Town, so allow your self sufficient
time: for example:
Table Mountain (by cable car or better still hike up - get local knowledge
regarding safety)
Robben Island (book in advance)
Historical city - Castle, parliament, SA museum., SA Art gallery
Penguin colony at Boulders
Wine routes around Stellenbosch
Cape Peninsula drive to Cape Point
Kirstenbosch National Gardens (set under east of Table mountain)
Clifton beach
Two Oceans aquarium at the Waterfront complex
En route up the east coast, perhaps visit Oudshoorn for the Cango Caves and
ostrich farms.
Visit Knysna
Visit (stay at) Tsitsikamma coastal reserve
From Durban, consider a trip to and Drakensberg mountains esp. Royal
National park
You can drive from Durban to Kruger National Park via Swaziland visiting St
Lucia reserve/Imfolozi/Hluhluwe game reserves en route. (all parks will need
advance booking)
Regards,
Clive Reid
reid@ukzn.ac.za
"Alex" wrote in message
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> "Clive Reid" wrote in message
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> > If you have 6 weeks, you could easily see much more of the country than
is
> > implied in your post. As a matter of interest, do you have a fuller
> > itinerary at this stage?
>
> Hi Clive
> Thanks for your reply!
> We are just beginning to plan our trip now, but so far it looks as
> follows:
> We intend to land in Capetown around the 25th of february, and spend
> around 3-5 days here (in the city and in the Capetown area, Table
> Mountain etc.) Then the plan is to travel the Garden Route along the
> shores to Port Elizabeth. We intend to have many stops and some
> daytrips into the country when possible. Then on to East London and
> Durban. We haven't decided if we should make a trip to Lesotho and
> then go back to Durban to catch the N2 to Swaziland or go straight to
> Swaziland from Durban, and then on to Johannesburg with a 4-5 days
> stop at Kruger NP.
> It is important for us not to go to fast around. We would like to have
> some time to explore the areas we pass by. Since we haven't traveled
> in SA before, we are not sure how it is all gonna work out. But please
> post any comments and suggestions!
>
> Thank you!
> /Alex
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