Madiba's Coast

Durban to Port Elizabeth

Day 01
Depart Durban and drive along the spectacular coastal road to Ramsgate before we cross the Mtamvuna River into the beautiful and scenic Eastern Cape region and home of the Xhosa people, endless hillsides of traditional huts & villages, en route to Port St Johns situated at the mouth of the Umzimvubu River - surrounded by towering cliffs, pristine beaches & indigenous forest. The afternoon drive continues inland via lush valleys & forests to an overnight stop in Umtata for dinner and overnight.
Garden Court Umtata - dinner, bed and breakfast basis

Day 02
Experience a typical African City with its street markets and traders. Visit the Nelson Mandela Museum and his home village of Qunu. Crossing the Fish River, we leave this homeland, visiting East London en route to Kariega Game Reserve where one can view many indigenous animal species of the area including the 'Big Five'.
Kariega Game Reserve or similar - dinner, bed and breakfast basis + 1 gameviewing activity

Day 03
Enjoy an early morning game drive in an open safari vehicle. After breakfast, depart from the lodge and visit a pineapple plantation and Grahamstown, 'the city of churches' which boasts a wide variety of interesting sites including schools, Rhodes University, historical early settler architecture and monuments. Here we also visit the fascinating Camera Obscura, giving you a bird's-eye view of the city. The afternoon is spent game viewing at Addo Elephant National Park. Late afternoon departure to Port Elizabeth where the day ends with drop off at your beachfront hotel or Port Elizabeth Airport.

AT A GLANCE

Accommodation
- Upper 3 and 4 star hotels and private game lodge

Flights
- No flights

Driver / Guide
- Services of a SA Tourism registered driver/guide throughout the tour
- Wildlife viewing with an experienced local guide/ranger and tracker

Main Attractions
- Pristine Transkei coast
- Nelson Mandela Museum and home village of Qunu
- Kariega Game Reserve in open safari vehicles
- Historic Grahamstown
- Game viewing in Addo Elephant National Park