5 star Rovos Rail and 5 star The Oyster Box – Durban Safari Experience (4 Nights)

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R32,800.00

SOUTH AFRICA:
This safari between Pretoria and Durban departs during the summer months and includes game drives, a battlefield tale with a world-class historian and a look at unusual African ceramics. Experience the Nambiti Conservancy – a Big Five private retreat set on 20 000 acres of malaria-free bushveld in KwaZulu-Natal. It has an incredible biodiversity including savannah, grasslands, thornveld and tall acacia trees. Situated on an expansive game farm, Spionkop Lodge – which adjoins an 11 000-acre nature reserve – is the perfect base for exploring the mountains, bush, birds and battlefields of the region. Ardmore Ceramics is a story about the Zulu people whose sense of rhythm, colour, dance and song.

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Description

SOUTH AFRICA:
This safari between Pretoria and Durban departs during the summer months and includes game drives, a battlefield tale with a world-class historian and a look at unusual African ceramics. Experience the Nambiti Conservancy – a Big Five private retreat set on 20 000 acres of malaria-free bushveld in KwaZulu-Natal. It has an incredible biodiversity including savannah, grasslands, thornveld and tall acacia trees. Situated on an expansive game farm, Spionkop Lodge – which adjoins an 11 000-acre nature reserve – is the perfect base for exploring the mountains, bush, birds and battlefields of the region. Ardmore Ceramics is a story about the Zulu people whose sense of rhythm, colour, dance and song.

Date From: 2024/05/10

Date Until: 2024/05/18

Sell By: 2024/05/08

Dates Valid: 2024/05/18

Nights: 4

Basic Conditions

  • All travel offers are capacity controlled and are thus subject to availability at the time of reservation
  • Prices advertised exclude all services not mentioned in the inclusions
  • Prices advertised exclude any meals, drinks, tips, surcharges, levies and other costs not mentioned in the inclusions
  • Self-drive rates exclude flights and car hire
  • Passport & visa costs (if applicable) & items of a personal nature are also not included in the advertised price, unless otherwise stated
  • Prices advertised are subject to change without prior notice due to airfare increases and changes in the currency rate-of-exchange
  • All travel offers are governed by specific terms and conditions of sale, which include advance purchase restrictions, minimum stay requirements, block-out travel periods and peak season surcharges
  • Booking, change and cancellation conditions apply
  • All advertised prices are on a per person sharing basis unless otherwise specified
  • Standard terms and conditions apply
  • Prices advertised are correct at time of publishing and subject to increase or decrease should the currency fluctuate or tarriffs alter
  • Extra nights may be required at passenger expense due to flight schedules
  • Travel insurance is not included in the advertised price but is strongly recommended
  • All advertised prices for the travel offers vary by date, departure city, and availability.

Hotel Name: The Oyster Box Hotel

Continent: Africa

Country: South Africa

Destination: Umhlanga

Rating: 5

Description

Standing majestically on Umhlangas prestigious beachfront, with an abundance of colonial charm, sweeping views of the Indian Ocean, lush landscaped tropical gardens and direct beach access, the old world hospitality and gracious elegance will be enjoyed once again when this luxury boutique hotel opens its doors from the 1st October 2009.

Location

Located in Umhlanga (Kwa Zulu Natal). Just 2 minutes walk away from the Umhlanga Village Centre.

Accommodation

Sleep beautifully in one of our luxurious rooms, suites or villas. Opt for a magnificent four-poster bed overlooking the gardens, a stunning sea-facing cabana or our truly outstanding Presidential Suite, split over two levels with a private lift.

General

Child policy on request.

Inclusions

  • FLY-IN PACKAGE INCLUDES:
  • 2 Nights on-board the 5 star Rovos Rail in a Deluxe Suite from Pretoria to Durban
  • All meals and selected drinks daily
  • 2 Nights accommodation at the 5 star The Oyster Box in a Classic Garden Facing Room
  • Breakfast daily including freshly harvested oyster and sparkling wine
  • 2 Days car rental with including Super Cover Damage waiver with 200kms per day, 1 additional driver, airport surcharge and tourism levy
  • One way Lift flight including airline levies from Durban to Johannesburg
  • The Oyster Box BONUS:
  • Welcome drink
  • A curry buffet dinner per stay
  • Scheduled transfers to and from The Gateway Theatre of Shopping
  • Wi-Fi
  • Rovos Rail BONUS:
  • Off train excursions with a qualified guide including:
  • - A game drive in the Nambiti Reserve
  • - A choice between a historic tale of the Battle of Spionkpo OR a game drive in the 11 000 acre reserve
  • - A visit to the Ardmore Ceramics Gallery
  • Entrance fees
  • Laundry service
  • Valid on a set departure on 10 May 2024.
  • ITINERARY:
  • DAY 1 - PRETORIA:
  • 10:00 - Depart Rovos Rail Station, Pretoria. Travel southeast across the Highveld and the goldfields of the Witwatersrand towards Heidelberg, site of the first Rand gold strike, and Balfour, a small mining town in Mpumalanga. Guests
  • may freshen up in their suites before joining fellow travellers in the lounge car and observation car.
  • 13:00 - Lunch is served in the dining cars. The Drakensberg Mountains were first named by the Voortrekkers who thought the unbroken chain of heavily weathered peaks reminded them of the spines on a dragons back, hence the name Dragon Mountain or Drakensberg in Afrikaans.
  • 16:30 - Tea is served in the lounge and observation cars. The train climbs to Majuba Hill - site of the decisive battle that ended the First Anglo Boer War - then passes Newcastle, which has what is reputed to be the largest cella-dome Hindu temple in the southern hemisphere.
  • 19:30 - Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Elandslaagte. Pass Glencoe, site of the first battle of the Anglo Boer War and now the centre of the provinces coalfields.
  • DAY 2 - NAMBITI and SPIONKOP:
  • 05:45 - Breakfast is served in the dining cars until departure. Enjoy a game drive in the Nambiti Reserve, a private Big Five bush retreat set on 20 000 acres of malaria-free bushveld with incredible biodiversity including savannah, grasslands, thornveld and tall acacia trees.
  • 11:00 - Brunch is served in the dining cars. Transfer to Spionkop Lodge for the afternoon. A choice of two excursions is available: 1. Hear the historic tale of the Battle of Spionkop OR 2. Enjoy a game drive in the 11 000-acre reserve.
  • 19:30 - Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Estcourt. Shortly after Chieveley, on the right of the track, stands a memorial to Winston Churchill who was captured here in November 1899 while trying to free an armoured train trapped by a Boer ambush.
  • DAY 3 - ARDMORE CERAMICS:
  • 07:00 - Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00. The train descends the escarpment to Lions River. Visit the famous Ardmore Ceramics Gallery. Here, artists are encouraged to express their imagination based on nature and Zulu folklore and tradition.
  • 13:00 - Lunch is served in the dining cars. The train traverses the spectacular Valley of a Thousand Hills.
  • 16:00 - Arrive at journeys end at Durban Station. A number of museums and cultural sights, the beautiful botanical gardens and the superb shark-protected beaches are but a few of the citys many charms.

Conditions

Valid on a set departure on 10 May 2024. Valid for SADC Residents only. Prices are from a starting price per person sharing, subject to change, airfare increase and availability. Advance purchase, peak season surcharges, block out periods and minimum stay conditions may apply. Group rates available on request. Thompsons Standard Terms and Conditions may apply. E & OE.

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