Magnificent South Africa Tour with Qatar Airways – 6 Nights, Summer Season

DAY 01 ISTANBUL AIRPORT – DOHA

Meeting with our valued guests at the Qatar Airways counter in the international departures terminal of Istanbul New Airport at 17:30. Following passport, baggage and check-in procedures, departure for Doha at 20:10 on Qatar Airways flight QR 246. Overnight on board.

DAY 02 DOHA – JOHANNESBURG

Arrival in Doha at 00:10 local time. Following our arrival, after passport and check-in procedures for the connection, departure for Johannesburg at 01:10 on Qatar Airways flight QR 1363. Arrival in Johannesburg at 08:40 local time. Following our meeting with our guide at the airport, we begin our Panoramic Johannesburg city tour in our private vehicle waiting for us. During our panoramic city tour, the City Center, Houghton-Mandela House, Rosebank and Sandton areas are among the places we will see. After our tour, transfer to our hotel. Following hotel check-in procedures, settling into the rooms and free time. Overnight at our hotel in Johannesburg.

DAY 03 JOHANNESBURG – SUN CITY

After breakfast in the morning, we depart for the Sun City region. Along the way, our guests who wish may participate in the optional Lion Park tour (90 USD). During our Lion Park Tour, we will have the opportunity to see rare white lions playing in their natural environment. Afterwards, our guests who wish may take the optional Lesedi Cultural Village tour with lunch (100 USD). Lesedi is a cultural village where you can closely observe the lifestyles, dances, traditions and customs of the black tribes living in South Africa. At the beginning of the tour, the history of black cultures is explained through a video presentation, after which we are divided into small groups and enter areas displaying the domestic life of the Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho and Pedi tribes. Afterwards, traditional African dances are watched. We have lunch at Lesedi Cultural Village, included in the optional tour, featuring traditional African cuisine. After visiting Lesedi Village, we continue our journey, arrive in Sun City and take our panoramic city tour. Sun City is located on the shores of a tranquil lake in the steppes of South Africa’s northwestern province and is surrounded by the majestic mountains of Pilanesberg. Sun City is unique among holiday resorts through the combination of its many features. Every year, it attracts thousands of tourists with its four- and five-star hotels equipped with magnificent sporting and entertainment activities, as well as the magical Lost City. Following our panoramic city tour upon arrival, we settle into our hotel. Overnight at our hotel in Sun City.

DAY 04 SUN CITY

After breakfast in the morning, free time. Our guests who wish may participate in the optional Pilanesberg Safari Tour (135 USD). During our safari excursion by safari vehicles in Pilanesberg National Park, we will have the opportunity to spend unforgettable hours surrounded by nature. In Pilanesberg National Park, we will witness the daily lives of various wild animals living in a natural environment formed by volcanic activity among the mountains. During our excursion, we will have the chance to see the lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and hippos known as the Big Five, as well as 350 bird species, 65 reptiles and hundreds of different animal species; following the safari, we will transfer to our hotel to rest. Overnight at our hotel.

In addition to the safari at sunrise, our guests who wish may participate in an additional safari at sunset. (135 USD)

DAY 05 SUN CITY – JOHANNESBURG – CAPE TOWN

After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we transfer to the airport to take our Johannesburg–Cape Town flight. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to take the Elephant and Monkey Park tour (155 USD), included in our package. At the Elephant Park, you will interact with the elephants and touch their uniquely created body parts. Throughout our tour, you will meet the rangers, who will help you understand and become part of the special, trust-based relationship they share with our elephants. You will also learn much more fascinating facts about the unique creation and structure of elephants in terms of anatomy. At the Monkey Park, you will have the opportunity to interact with and touch the monkeys and lemurs living freely in a natural and exotic forest, including the chance to hug them. After our tour, we arrive at the airport and take our flight to Cape Town. Upon arrival in Cape Town, we board our private vehicle waiting for us and begin our panoramic city tour. The Parliament Building, Company Gardens, Long Street, the Castle of Good Hope, the Reibeck Statue and Adderly Street are among the places to be seen. After the city tour, we transfer to the hotel and settle into our rooms. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 06 CAPE TOWN

After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, a full day of free time. Opportunity for shopping, relaxation and sightseeing. Our guests who wish may participate in our optional Cape of Good Hope excursion with lunch (170 USD). We pass through the Bantry Bay, Camps Bay and Llandudno areas and arrive at the fishing town of Hout Bay. We will go out by boat to see the Cape Fur Seals on Duiker Island. Then, passing through Chapman’s Peak or Constantia Nek, we will see the African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Simon’s Town. After lunch at the ocean-view Black Marlin Seafood Restaurant, we will see the Cape of Good Hope, discovered by Barthelomeu Dias and located at the southwesternmost corner of Africa, and the world’s highest lighthouse at Cape Point by funicular. Afterwards, we return to Cape Town through different coastal towns. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 07 CAPE TOWN

Free time after breakfast. An optional Table Mountain & Stellenbosch Wine Farms excursion with lunch (160 USD) will be arranged with our guests who wish to participate. First, we set out on our tour to taste the region’s famous wines. After our 45-minute journey, at the KWV Wine Emporium, we first tour the cellars and then proceed with the tasting. Afterwards, we move on to the town of Stellenbosch, founded in 1679, and take a panoramic city tour in this town famous for its wines, oak trees and university. After lunch at the restaurant of Tokara Wine Estate, you may ascend to the summit of Table Mountain, at an altitude of 1,087 meters, and surrender yourself to the magic of this breathtaking view. Afterwards, we return to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

Optional: Gold Restaurant Dinner (Accompanied by Traditional African Dance Shows) 65 USD

DAY 08 CAPE TOWN – DOHA

After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures. Free time until the transfer time. Our guests who wish may participate in the optional Symbols of South Africa tour (105 USD). On our tour, our first stop will be the Ostrich Ranch Cape Town Ostrich Farm, where we will visit ostriches and have the opportunity to see all aspects of ostrich breeding and farming, including the production of leather products. Afterwards, we will proceed to Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Covering an area of 528 hectares, including 36 hectares of cultivated gardens, this large garden is a meeting point for South Africa’s flora. In this garden, where only indigenous South African plants are displayed, fynbos, proteas, cycads and rolling grasses, streams and ponds, and well-arranged paths for easy walking are intertwined. After enjoying the magnificent scenery among the various bird species in the garden, we will go to the Treetop Canopy walking bridge, which offers visitors the opportunity to experience the forest high above the ground. A galvanized steel structure awaits us for an adventure crowned above the forest among the trees and branches. After the tour, transfer to Cape Town Airport in our private vehicle waiting for us. Following passport and baggage procedures, departure for Doha at 18:55 on Qatar Airways flight QR 1372. Overnight on board.

DAY 09 DOHA – ISTANBUL AIRPORT

Arrival in Doha at 05:25 in the morning local time. With the connection we will make here, departure for Istanbul at 07:45 on Qatar Airways flight QR 239. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 12:20 local time. End of our tour.