The Exotic Garden Route

EXOTIC GARDEN ROUTE

Cape Town and the Garden Route have always bee a favorite destination and will continue to be so for a long time coming. Experience the vibrancy of the Mother City and then explore the scenic beauty of the Garden Route finishing it of with a stay at the famous beach of Jeffreys Bay...

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:
Duration: 5 Nights / 6 Days
Destination: Garden Route: Cape Town, Knysna & Jeffreysbay
Flights: Johannesburg to Cape Town / Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg
Car Rental: Toyota Yaris or similar (Aircon, Radion, Airbags & Power Steerin)
Accommodation: Boutique Hotel & Guesthouses
Meals: As per itinerary

PACKAGE PRICE: R7,450.00 per person sharing

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Garden Route Safari - South Africa Honeymoon - Cape Town Honeymoon

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EXOTIC GARDEN ROUTE

Nights 1&2: Cape Town with The Long Beach Boutique Hotel

The five star Long Beach is right on the beach in the picturesque lobster-fishing village of Kommetjie, a short 30 minute drive from Cape Town. The eight kilometres of fine white powdered sand set against a backdrop of the most stunning sea views offers Cape Town’s most romantic hideaway, one of just a handful of places where the sea is on your doorstep. It is an unspoilt paradise in which to walk, ride horses, surf or simply laze in the sun. From the inviting pool or your private deck you can watch whales frolic a hundred meters off shore and in season, you can catch your own lobster and request it for dinner. Kommetjie is one of the premier surfing and marine birding hotspots in South Africa and has the country’s tallest cast iron lighthouse open to the public. The Long Beach has six ultra luxurious rooms all with stylishly comfortable interiors and private patios. Each spectacularly appointed room faces the sea – as do the bathrooms! The interior design incorporates tranquil blues, hand painted fabrics with splashes of colour that compliment the exquisite coastal

Duration: 2 Nights: The Long Beach
Accommodation: Superior Room with en-suite bathroom,
Meals: Breakfast and selection of beverages

Night 3&4: Knysna with Bradach Manor

Nestled in tranquil surroundings with forests, lakes and the famous Knysna Heads makes this area one of the most popular around the world. Bradach Manor towers majestically over this tranquil setting and popular holiday destination, providing a unique experience with unequalled views over the panoramic lagoon and the famous Heads.

Duration: 2 Nights at Bradach Manor
Accommodation: Lagoon Facing Room with sweeping panoramic views of Knysna Lagoon with luxuriating en-suite bathroom
Meals: Breakfast

Night 5: Jeffreys Bay with Supertubes Guest Lodge

Luxury, elegance and excellent service await you at the Supertubes Collection. Beautifully styled, luxurious, en-suite bedrooms ensure a comfortable stay and our guests have the use of a kitchenette, dining area and lounge. An outside shower, lockup surfboard rack and hanging space for wetsuits is also available. Our 6 en-suite rooms, each with balcony, overlook the ocean and the famous surf break Supertubes. The suites are fully equipped with air conditioners and DSTV and all bathrooms are equipped with heated towel rails. A fully equipped kitchen and lounge area is available for your use with all the creature comforts imaginable. Relax on the patio and enjoy a real South African Braai in style. Supertubes Bed and Breakfast is part of our quality accommodation.

Duration: 1 Night at Supertubes Guest Lodge
Accommodation: Beautiful suites with all the necessary amenities
Meals: Breakfast

Days 6: Departure
Today you will drive yourself to Port Elizabeth Airport to drop off the vehicle. The vehicle will be inspected and after rental formalities you will make you way into the Airport for your flight home.

Enquire now to Experience the Exotic Garden Route.

Garden Route Safari - South Africa Honeymoon - Cape Town Honeymoon

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INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:
Duration: 5 Nights / 6 Days
Destination: Garden Route: Cape Town, Knysna & Jeffreysbay
Flights: Johannesburg to Cape Town / Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg
Car Rental: Toyota Yaris or similar (Aircon, Radion, Airbags & Power Steerin)
Accommodation: Boutique Hotel & Guesthouses
Meals: As per itinerary

EXCLUDED FROM PACKAGE:
Fuel and Car Rental Contract Fee (R40), Deposit on Rental Car (you need a Credit Card), Travel insurance & Medical insurance, Items of personal nature, Gratitude’s, Laundary & Telephone calls and Meals & Beverages not specifically mentioned. You will have the option to rent a GPS with the rental vehicle at an additional R100 per day (strongly advised).

PLEASE NOTE:
In terms of the standard Terms & Conditions of the Rental Company, the driver will be required to supply a Credit Card on which a R2000 rental deposit will be placed.

PACKAGE PRICE: R7,450.00 per person sharing

Enquire now to Experience the Exotic Garden Route.

Garden Route Safari - South Africa Honeymoon - Cape Town Honeymoon

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Top 10 Reasons to Visit South Africa

Top 10 Reasons to Visit South Africa

Affordable

During these tough times, who doesn’t want an affordable holiday? In SA, you can even afford luxury and have spending money for shopping and other treats!

Natural Beauty

South Africa’s scenic wonders are legendary. From Table Mountain to God’s Window, our mountains, forests, coasts and deserts will feast your eye and lift your spirit…

World-class facilities

Whether you opt for Afro-chic or authentic Africa, you’ll find it easy to get around, find a comfortable place to stay, have a great meal, connect.

Adventure

South Africa is the adventure capital of the world. With over 130 adventures and counting, there is something for everyone from mountain walks to shark cage-diving!

Good Weather

In sunny South Africa, our great weather invites you to enjoy the outdoors, play golf year-round and take advantage of the nearly 3000km coastline…

Rainbow Nation

The Rainbow Nation celebrates all its African and immigrant cultures. Find out how friendly our people are whilst you try your tongue at 11 official languages!

Diverse Experiences

Go almost anywhere in SA and experience the ultimate combo of nature, wildlife, culture, adventure, heritage and vibe – you’re spoilt for choice, so pack it in!

Wildlife

Warning! Watching wildlife is addictive. First you start with the Big Five in so many ways, then whales, penguins, meerkats, wild dogs, birds, dung beetles…

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Discover a nation’s struggle for freedom whilst following the footsteps of Mandela, Hector Pieterson and many other celebrated revolutionaries. It will touch and inspire you.

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Tsolwana Nature Reserve

TSOLWANA NATURE RESERVE
The primary purpose of the Tsolwana Nature Reserve is the conservation of a representative sample of the region’s karroid landscapes, habitats, heritage and species.

Tsolwana Nature Reserve
Tsolwana was the final result of the state-subsidised stock reduction schemes that was introduced by the government in the severe drought of the late sixties to help protect the soil against erosion.
The decreased stock numbers eventually resulted in the increase of indigenous animals, which eventually led to the area becoming a conservation area and finally in 2005 Eastern Cape Parks Board became responsible for the management of Tsolwana.
Tsolwana is in a mountainous area, with grass plains and acacia thornveld, which is home to a wide variety of fauna and flora. It is 8500ha in size and marks the start of the Karoo plains.
The reserve gets its name from the Xhosa word "Spike" which is characterised by a prominent hill within the reserve.

Location
Tsolwana Nature Reserve is situated approximately 60 kilometers west of Queenstown and 30 kilometers south east of Tarkastad, nestled on the edge of the Winterberg range.

Climate
Tsolwana lies within a summer rainfall region, but rainfall is unpredictable and often falls in heavy storms, sometimes with accompanying hail, particularly in November. Rainfall peaks during January to March.
Snow is not uncommon in the winter months and spells of cold, wet southerly winds can cause wildlife losses, particularly in plains species.
Temperatures also vary greatly. Summer maximum reaches 38°C, but frost can be expected between May to August. Strong north-westerly winds can be expected from July to September, while frequent southwesterly winds bring rain in summer.

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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Safari

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Safari.

The Kgalagadi National Park is Africa’s first transfrontier national park, the result of merging the Kalahari Gemsbok Parks in Botswana and South Africa and incorporating Mabuasehube on the eastern Botswana side of the park. The Kgalagadi comprises an area of over 3.6 million hectares or approximately 2.5 million square kilometres.
Kgalagadi means ‘land of thirst’ and the huge, desert landscape is part of the Kalahari Desert – the largest continuous area of sand in the world. Red sand dunes, dry riverbeds and sparse vegetation characterise the Kgalagadi
The annual rainfall is 200mm, mainly between January and April. The summer day temperatures may exceed 40 degrees Celsius yet the night time winter temperatures plunge well below freezing. Visitors should expect extreme heat during the day and extreme cold during winter nights. The last four months of the year are hot, dry and dusty. Then dark clouds start to build up and the wildebeest begin to calve in anticipation of the heaviest rainfall between January and April. In the Mabuesehube after heavy rains herds of eland, hundreds strong can be seen. Following a tremendous thunderstorm and even hail occasionally the dry rivers begin to flow for a brief period.

The birdlife is typical of the dry Kalahari woodlands and as with any dry habitat, birding opportunities vary according to rainfall. 260 bird species have been recorded in the Kgalagadi and the birds of prey are particularly interesting. There are a wide selection of waterbirds due to the sudden transformation of the park after a thunderstorm. More than 50% of the birds are vagrants or irregular visitors. After good summer rains, temporary avian inhabitants may include large flocks of storks and sometimes even a few flamingos, ducks, flufftails, sandpipers or a crake or two.
It is renowned for predator watching and home to black-maned Kalahari lions, leopards, cheetah, brown and spotted hyaena, wild dog, black backed jackal, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, eland, springbok, red hartebeest, duiker and steenbok. It is estimated that there are 450 lions in the park and to survive in such harsh conditions the large carnivores have to adopt wide-ranging tactics. This includes a variety of smaller than usual prey in their diet and a huge range over thousands of square kilometres as prides often split into smaller hunting groups.

Visitors should be totally self-sufficient in fuel, water and food, although water can sometimes be obtained from the Game Scout Camp.
The roads are dirt and are quite sandy in parts but a 4WD will only be necessary during the wet winter months. Due to the remoteness of the area it is advisable to travel in a convoy of at least 2 vehicles.

4WD / Selfdrive - Ornithology - Mobile safaris - Game Drives

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Lalibela Game Reserve

Safari in Luxury in the Malaria free Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Lalibela Game Reserve's location in the Eastern Cape means it is not only malaria free, but spans 5 ecosystems (valley bushveld, savannah grassland, fynbos, riverine forest and acacia woodland), resulting in a breath-taking diversity of plants, animals and birds.Lalibela brings you the charm of authentic Africa and is a perfect blend of the formal and informal. Lalibela has 3 lodges - Lentaba Lodge, Mark's Camp and Tree Tops - all offering decor that is infused with the essence of Africa, as well as warm and friendly service and unforgettable game viewing. At Lalibela food is true safari cuisine with an emphasis on local specialties, ranging from centuries-old recipes to exciting contempory African dishes. Accommodation rates at Lalibela are fully inclusive of all meals, game drives as well as all drinks (excluding premium wines).


Wildlife in Lalibela Game Reserve
Game drives in an open vehicle with an experienced game ranger bring you face to face with a multitude of game species, ranging from mighty elephant, lion, rhino and buffalo to tiny blue duiker and rock hyrax. Lalibela is also home to cheetah, hyena, hippo, giraffe, zebra, warthog and numerous species of antelope, such as eland, kudu, bushbuck and wildebeest. On thrilling night drives under the vast African sky, we search for the elusive bat-eared fox, aardvark, black-backed jackal, aardwolf and the curious spring hare.



Lalibela comprises 7,500 hectares (18,500 acres) of valley bushveld, savannah grassland, fynbos, riverine forest and acacia woodland. All the animals, including the predators, roam freely throughout the entire reserve. With the increase in the size of our property, our carrying capacity has increased significantly to the extent that we have been able to bring in more lion (a male and female lion). We expect these two to establish their own pride separate to our existing pride of lion.

In July 2006 a second family herd of elephant was introduced. The herd is likely to meet up with our resident herd from time to time, but the 2 herds of elephant will spend most of their time apart from each other. We are also very pleased to have reintroduced African wild dog at Lalibela. These highly endangered mammals used to roam freely in the area before being hunted almost to extinction in the late eighteen and early nineteen hundreds. They were previously held in a holding boma to get used to the area and were released onto the reserve in early January.

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New Beginnings in 2007

Welcome to 2007, we at Lathita Expeditions wish you all a great year filled with joy and prosperity. We will be launching a number of new projects and new destinations in the coming year and wish to invite everyone to join us in exploring and rediscovering the African Continent. Some of the new destinations include Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda and Reunion. We are currently not promoting our full range of products on our website, but early in 2007 this will change. We are in the process of updating the site and will start adding all our products to the site soon.

Products will include;

- Luxury Accommodation

- 4x4 Jeep Hire (New Product)

- 4x4 Jeep Tours (New Product)

- Luxury Tours

- Mobile Safaris

- Motorcycle Tours

- Active Adventures

- Gorilla and Chimpanzee Tours (New Product)

- Romantic and Exclusive Destinations

- “Mma Ramotswa” cultural tours (New Product)

After the famous Ladies Detective Series based in Botswana.

Together with the product listing and launching we have started a number of promotional blog’s where we are promoting destinations in Africa. This includes Private and Public Game Reserves, Indian Ocean Island destinations, Private and group packages and general information on all the different destinations we offer.

The Blog’s include;

http://lathita.blogspot.com

We focus on Private and Public Game Reserves through this blog and list activities and general information on African countries alternately.

http://safari-in-africa.blogspot.com

This blog focus on Safari products and includes products that we tailor made for clients and some scheduled packages.

http://gorilla-safaris.blogspot.com

As the name states this blog will focus on Gorilla viewing and will include destinations in Uganda and Rwanda.

http://honeymoon-in-africa.blogspot.com

This blog features exclusive and romantic African Destinations

http://africanaccommodation.blogspot.com

Included in our product range we have approximately 600 places of accommodation in Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, which will be featured here.

Lathita Expeditions will do a number of marketing projects through 2007. The first appearance will be at the “Expo4Brides” in Pretoria, South Africa. We will primarily focus on Luxury Destinations for this Expo. Not too long after that in will be “Valentines” and more exotic destinations and we will include a number of short breakaway packages. After Valentines we will focus on Easter and will be promoting a number of family orientated products, specifically in the Eastern Cape Region of South Africa. Some of the other promotional activities you can look out for includes;

- Indaba 2007

- SCG Conference 2007

- Mma Ramotswa Cultural Experience

- Winter Kalahari Experience

Just a last word before I say goodbye. At the SCG Conference we will be running scheduled trips to great sites and activities around Port Elizabeth, which will include, Addo Elephant National Park, Addo Elephant Back Safaris, Baviaans Nature Reserve and Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve. On this note I would like wish you all a great year in 2007 and hope to see you on Safari with Lathita Expeditions.

Best Regards,

Johan Gerber.

Eastern Cape Beach & Bush Safari

Eastern Cape Beach and Bush Safari

Day 1-3: Super Tubes, Jeffreys Bay

Super Tubes Bed and Breakfast breaths a relaxed, informal and homely atmosphere. All rooms are en-suite with balconies.. The rooms boast twin or king-size beds, en-suite bathrooms, a private balcony with a magnificent sea view. The house consists of three floors. On the ground floor you will find a fully equipped kitchen, braai area, outside patio and lounge area. Especially for our guests who love to surf we also have a small sauna, wetsuit dryer and outside shower. On the second floor there’s a wave watch lounge with a stunning view. An exclusive Tuscan Style House offers 5 suites each luxurious, stylish bedroom offers quality linen, air-conditioning. A 3-course dinner is served on request, in the evening.

You will arrive in Port Elizabeth and collect your car from the airport and drive yourself to Super Tubes Guest Lodge, in Jeffreysbay. The first few days of your holiday will be spent doing leisurely beach walks or sitting on your private patio listing to the rhythmic roar of the ocean. You can explore the beautiful Garden Route and drive yourself to Tsitsikamma where a helicopter awaits you, to sweep you away on a scenic flight over the majestic Storms River Mouth.

Day 4-5: Kariega Game Reserve

A natural extension to the Garden Route, just 80 minutes from Port Elizabeth, this malaria-free “Big-5” game reserve is set in the pristine wilderness of the Kariega River Valley. Kariega Lodge - spacious and comfortably appointed chalets, all en-suite, with private pools. Here you can enjoy complete privacy, spectacular views and intimate contact with nature. Ukhozi Lodge, “the place of Eagles”, An unique African-style lodge together with 10 superbly appointed luxury suites crafted from log with panoramic views from private decks has taken Kariega to a new level of exclusivity and comfort. The lodge boasts unique African-style lounges, restaurant and boma, with an outdoor heated pool. Here guests can unwind, enjoy sumptuous cuisine or simply share experiences of the African bush.

Your days will be spent doing game drives, bird watching and relaxing by the pool. On one of the mornings will be go on the Kariega Queen for a leisurely cruise on the Kariega River.

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