9 DAY MORNING GLORY SAFARI
South Africa including Cape Town, Luxury Train Journey and Garden Route
DAYS 1, 2 & 3 - CAPE TOWN
- Cape Grace Hotel
On arrival in Cape Town, you will be met and transfered to the Cape Grace
Hotel for the next three nights. The hotel is beautifully situated on
the West Quay of the vibrant Waterfront Area of Cape Town. Surrounded
on three sides by water, the rooms all have views of Table Mountain, the
working harbour or the Yacht Marina. The Cape Grace is elegantly designed
and furnished. The rooms are spacious and blissfully comfortable and the
service is impeccable. Activities included over the two days are a visit
to the Table Mountains and a full day excursion to the spectacular Cape
Peninsula where you will travel past Sea Point, Camps Bay, the famous
beaches of Clifton and towards Hout Bay via Chapmans Peak Drive. After
lunch enroute, you will continue to Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and
ride the funicular to the scenic view point where the Atlantic and the
Indian Oceans meet. The return journey will take you past the beautiful
Boulders Beach, famous for its Jackass Penguins, and Simon's Town, a quaint
and popular cape resort. You may also visit the bustling Victoria and
Alfred Waterfront, Robben Island, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and the
numerous museums and vineyards nearby. Excellent restaurants, such as
the Blues and the Bukhara are within easy reach but must be booked in
advance. Overnight at Cape Grace on bed and breakfast basis.
DAYS 4 & 5 - LUXURY TRAIN
JOURNEY - The Blue Train
The Blue Train is internationally known
for its very highest standards of service and accomodation. When you arrive
to board the Blue Train you will be greeted in the elegant and spacious
reception lounge. Here you may sip a complimentary glass of champagne
while your luggage is taken to your carriage in readiness for the journey
- the pampering has begun! The ambience is almost that of an Agatha Christie
novel but the facilities are superbly up-to-date. At night the Blue Train
exchanges informal for sophisticated. Wander to the club-car, decorated
in the train's signature blue and gold stunningly highlighted with patina-ed
leather and chenille animal prints, for your pre-dinner cocktails. Dinner
is five exquisite courses. The dining car has lovely china, crystal and
silver and the meals are prepared from first-class fresh seasonal produce
accompanied by fine wines. In the morning your butler brings you morning
tea which is sipped whilst the glorious views of Africa go past your window.
After breakfast, the train stops at George for an excursion into historic
Knysna and a short trip on the Outeniqua Choo Choo train, the last scheduled
steam train service in South Africa. For lunch you will return to the
train and a wonderful meal, beautifully prepared, attentively served and
accompanied by fabulous vistas. In the afternoon you may take an excursion
to the famous Cango Caves and an ostrich farm, where you can decide to
be the one that rides the ostrich! Dinner and overnight on Blue Train.
DAYS 6, 7 & 8 - GARDEN ROUTE
- Plettenberg Park
On arrival in Port Elizabeth you will be provided with your self-drive
car. You will drive via a scenic route to Plettenberg Park, at Plettenberg
Bay. The Plettenberg Park is tranquil and quite lovely and gazes out to
sea from the top of a cliff. It has only four guest rooms, and this very
real exclusivity allows you to be cacooned from the rest of the world.
The hotel is stunningly decorated in the clear, clean neutrals that suit
the modern architectural style so well. Outside is wonderful silvery-oak
decking and a breathtaking landscape of sea and cliffs. An inviting path
winds down to a sand platform at the water's edge. The food at Plettenberg
Park is carefully considered. Meals are planned in consultation with guest
and chef. Presentation is exquisite and meals delight the eye as well
as the palate. You may choose to go on day trips or simply spend your
days by the pool and the sand platform. You will also have access to water-sports,
golf, riding or whale watching trips (between July-September), all at
additional cost. Accommodation is inclusive of all meals at the Plettenberg
Park.
DAY 9 - DEPARTURE
Drive to Port Elizabeth for your homebound flight (not included).
Summary
of The Morning Glory Safari:
Day 
Location Accommodation
Board
Activity
1
Cape
Town Cape
Grace HotelBBTrsf,
HDS
2
Cape
Town Cape
Grace HotelBBFDS
3
Cape
Town Cape
Grace HotelBBFDS
4
Luxury
Train The
Blue TrainDBB
Trsf
5
Luxury
Train The
Blue TrainLDBB
FDS
6
Garden
Route Plattenburg
Park
LDBB