Durban, Lesotho and the Cape Camping Adventure - 12 Days

Day 6. Malealea Highlights. Malealea Activities.

You have the day free today to explore this part of the beautiful country of Lesotho and enjoy some of the optional activities that are on offer. Head out and explore the winding tracks along the hills on a pony trek letting the sure-footed Lesotho ponies lead the way, or try some adrenaline action on a mountain bike tour. There are a number of hikes to nearby waterfalls and places of interest too.

Day 7. Malealea to Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa Highlights. Mountain Zebra NP.

Climbing back into our Acacia vehicle, we bid our farewell's to the mountain kingdom and head back to South Africa. Along the way, we take in picturesque scenery to the Mountain Zebra National Park. Home to over 700 animals including eland, cape buffalo, cheetah, lion, caracal, black rhino, bat eared fox and over 700 Cape mountain zebra after which the park is named. We game drive in our Acacia vehicle in search for these animals en-route to our camp for the evening located inside the National Park gates.

Day 8. Mountain Zebra National Park to Addo to Willow's Resort, Port Elizabeth Highlights. Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.

Today we enjoy a safari in South Africa's third largest National Park, and one of the few park's in the world boasting the Big Seven. The Addo Elephant National Park is home to an abundance of wildlife species, including over 600 elephants, lion, buffalo, rhino, hyena and leopard, as well as the great white shark and whales in the coastal waters that form part of the reserve. We spend most of the day exploring the reserve and the many wondrous sights.

In the afternoon, we make our way to our camp for the night near Port Elizabeth.

Day 9. Willow's Resort, Port Elizabeth to Plettenberg Bay Highlights. Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa.

Rising early we head back to the coast and the Tsitsikamma Forest nestled in the coastal belt between the Outeniqua Mountain range and the Indian Ocean. We spend the morning exploring the park either on walks across the suspension bridge, forest pathways and walkways or can head out for a short hike along the first part of the famed Otter Trail. There are many rock pools to explore to see the variety of marine species, as well as the forest and riverbank with a myriad of birdlife.

In the late afternoon, we head to Plettenberg where we have a night off to explore the town.

Day 10. Plettenberg Bay to Oudtshoorn Highlights. Cango Caves, South Africa.

We spend the morning explore the town at leisure. In the early afternoon, we continue our adventure to the ostrich capital of the world, Oudtshoorn. This area is also home to the Cango Caves, Africa's largest show cave system, where we can explore the fascinating underground caverns and their quirky rock formations.

Day 11. Oudtshoorn to Hermanus Area Highlights. Cape Agulhas Light House, South Africa. Hermanus, South Africa.

We cross back over the mountains and travel to Africa's southern-most tip at Cape Agulhus. This is also officially where the Indian and Atlantic Ocean's meet.

From here we head through the farming communities to the coastal town of Hermanus. Once a little fishing village, Hermanus and adjacent Walker Bay have become popular in the winter months as a haven for the Southern-Right Whales that come here to calf in the calmer waters of the bay. In the summer months there is still plenty to see and do with our afternoon at leisure here.

Day 12. Hermanus to Cape Town Highlights. Cape Winelands, South Africa.

Our last morning on the road takes us via the Overberg and coastal winelands to Cape Town. We stop off along the way and enjoy a wine tasting to see what all the fuss is about. Our adventure ends on arrival in Cape Town in the late afternoon.