Scenic South Africa

DATES & PRICE

2021-ITINERARY & COSTS FOR BELOW DATES

Month (2021)	Date
April
May
June
July

TOUR COST

Pricing for groups in April to July 2020

Per Person Sharing	Fixed Cost	Land Portion
Twin / Triple Sharing
Single Sharing
Child between 4-12 With bed in parents room
Child between 4-12 Without bed in parents room
Child between 2-4 without bed in parents room
Infants (under 24 months)

BOOKING & PAYMENTS

Mandatory GST 5% payable on final billing for land portion

INR 65,000 for adults / INR 60,000 for children non-refundable deposit at the time of booking favouring My Travel Doodle.

Passport photocopies & PAN cards to be submitted at the time of booking. You may submit original passports if ready to apply for visas

Original passports along with required documents should be submitted 60 days prior to the departure date chosen

Fixed costs includes components like Main airfare, domestic airfare, visas charges, travel insurance, staff expense, tips, miscellaneous charges etc.

Land portion includes services for land arrangements like hotels, transportation, meals, sightseeing, staff expense, tips, miscellaneous etc.

Reduction of only main airfare, visas charges &/or insurance applicable for guests making own arrangements of such services

Tour will be booked upon paying deposits of fixed costs at the time of booking if booked 31 days before departure, if bookings inside 31 days full tour payments will be due

Credit card payments accepted @ 3.5% additional surcharge

CANCELLATION

90 Days or more Prior to Departure 25% of the Tour Cost.

60 Days Prior to Departure 50% of the Tour Cost.

45 Days Prior to Departure 75% of the Tour Cost

35 Days Prior to Departure 100% of the Tour Cost.

VISA

South African visas are required & are included in the tour cost, time taken by consulate usually between 15-20 working days due to high season. Travel insurance for USD 50,000 included in the tour cost for ages upto 65 years, for guests over 65 years of age difference shall be charged

MEALS

FOOD

Breakfast

Cooked Vegetarian Breakfast will be provided as per the Hotel Menu. Indian breakfast consisting 01 or 02 hot items like Upma, Poha, Idli / Uttampam / Medu wada with chutney/sambhar etc along with Masala tea, Masala milk, khakhra (with methi sambhar / jeeralu), dry snacks etc shall be served except Sun City & Johannesburg portion.

Lunch

Afternoon lunch will be minimum of two or three item(s) such as Pav Bhaji, Puri Bhaji, Bhel, Chole Puri, Biryani Curd etc. will be served along with Soft Drinks, mithai from India. Lunches in Sun City will be either prepared by our chef & served in the hotel banquet itself, or meals will be served in Raj Indian restaurant located in the Sun City Main hotel.

Dinner

Indian Dinner will be prepared by our Indian Rajasthani Maharaj & served in the hotel itself. Dinners in Sun City will be in by our chef at the hotel depending on hotel permission.

INCLUSION

AIRFARE

Included in tour cost with airline & airport taxes calculated on 30-Nov-2019 based on Ethiopian Airlines / Kenyan Airways/Air Seychelles/Rwanda Air. Any increase in airline / airport taxes shall be collected on final billing.

SIGHTSEEING

City	Sight Seeing	Nights
Cape Town	1 hour Limousine Ride Cape Town City Tour Table Mountain Cape Point with Funicular Ride Cape of Good Hope Helicopter Ride Over the City (12-15 Mins) Seal Island Cruise Muizenberg Beach	03
Hermanus	Penguins at Stony Point Quad Biking	02
Garden Route -Knysna / George	Drive Through the Atlantic Ocean Cango Caves Cango Wild Life Ranch Natural Encounter with CheetahExclusive Ostrich Farm Optional Activities: Bungy Jump / Zip Drive / Whale Watching / Sky Diving	03
Sun City	Optional Activities: Para Gliding / Hot Air Ballooning /Banana Boat / Water Scooter / Speed Boat, / Crocodile Park / Horse Riding / Jet Ski / Lion Park / Butterfly Park / Artificial Earth Quake / Casino & Many More Wave Pool (Closed for Maintenance-29-June-20 to 08-Aug-20)	02
Safari	Morning Game Drive Afternoon Game Drive Walk with Lion	01
Johannesburg	Night stay in Johannesburg or Pretoria	01

TRASNPORTATION

Luxurious 32/44/48-seater coach depending on the final group size.

EXCLUSION

Standard Taxes

OTHER INFO

VALIDITY

Rates quoted are based on 01 ZAR = INR 04.75, any increase in the currency (ZAR to INR), will affect tour cost

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR TRAVELERS

There will be luggage Handling facility throughout the tour in Motor Coach and Hotels except at the airport where the passengers have to handle their own luggage on trolley. It’s an individual’s responsibility to take care of own luggage & property

All travellers have to carry their own passports, tickets, forex & any other important documents. It is recommended to leave passport photocopy at your resident, office & carry one copy while travelling

All the travellers must clear all their respective payments 35 days prior to their tour departure failing to which company has the right to cancel their booking without any notice

Children under 18 years old require to carry Original Unabridged Birth Certificate which shows both parents details while travelling to/from South Africa.

This is compulsory requirement by South African government which will be verified at airports. For if any 01 parent travelling, NOC required by non-travelling parent, if deceased death certificate required of deceased parent.

All parents / legal guardians of children under 18 years old have to visit the South African embassy in Mumbai for verification / checks / concern form has to be signed by both parents in presence of the consular at the consulate, this formality is solely traveler’s responsibility.

The concern form given by the consulate has to be carried along while travelling to South Africa. Any travel expenses incurred to reach consulate for this formality has to be borne by the clients.

Hand written passports are not accepted by the consulates, only computerized issued passports are accepted. Minimum 02 blank pages are required while travel to South Africa. Once passport & documents are submitted to My Travel Doodle, it takes about 2-3 working days to process and apply the visas. Travelers without requisite passport pages may be denied to enter into the country. PS if you have chosen to add-ons liked Kenya / Livingstone more blank pages are required for visas & stamping purposes. If you’re holding a US passport you will need to have 02 blank pages for stamping. We urge you to submit your passports & necessary documentation atleast 45-50 days prior to the planned departure date

Passengers having excess baggage over 20 Kgs per person in check in baggage & 05 Kgs in hand luggage are liable to pay excess baggage charge directly to the airport & airline authorities

We reserve the right to amend, alter, vary or withdraw any particular departure, excursion advertised. For the convenience of our passengers, the itinerary may be amended

The temperature in South Africa during April to July averages about 12 degrees to 20 degrees. One jacket/sweater will be recommended for this kind of weather along with gloves & ear caps.

There are no refunds for any services & attractions voluntarily not utilized on & during the tour.

Tips are included in the tour cost

Meal preferences for flights to be indicated at the time of booking choices like AVML (Indian vegetarian), VJML (Veg. Jain meal), FPML (Fruit Platter) etc are available. Please make your choice.

Daily 2 water bottles of 500 ml per person shall be provided to all the guests in Cape Town to end of Garden Route only. However please note during your travel drinking water in South Africa is safe to drink and cook when taken from taps, this is announced by The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. You may drink tap water in the room and refill the bottle incase if you carry one

Any sightseeing not mentioned in the itinerary will have to be paid for locally in the respective local currency. (For e.g. Bungy Jumping, Zip drive, Sky Diving, Whale Watching). My Travel Doodle’s shall not be responsible if any activities desired are unable to experience for any reasons

All hotels bills should be cleared & rooms should be checked out before 30 mins of the groups’ schedule time of departure. Incidentals like drinks, snacks, in-room dining, TV channels, any room damages in the room, bathroom water overflow etc while your stay at respective hotel will have to bear & borne by clients

All passengers (families) have to carry 01 kitchen (18 kgs) bag per family which shall be handed over at Mumbai airport, to be checked in & collected from baggage carousel at final destination and hand over to the tour leader upon arrival

All Items of personal nature, Food & Drinks any other item not mentioned in the itinerary / menu are to be paid by an individual

Driver / Coach guide & tour leader shall make decisions for all activities / sightseeing planned considering all the logistics as per laws. Coach is not available for individual optional activities

Clients should be punctual on the tour, our friendly tour leaders shall wait till specific given time, incase if the passengers are late they will have to make their own way to the next stop

Any form of departure fees or departure taxes which are to be paid at the airports by the individual passenger are not included in the tour cost. However there are no such taxes in South African as on date which is to be paid

My Travel Doodle’s holds no responsibility for any loss of luggage, injuries or death or theft during the tour program

My Travel Doodle’s is arranging services like airline, visas, hotels, sightseeing, meals, etc on behalf of it’s clients, MTD is not responsible for deficiency in services offered by its service vendors

IMPORTANT NOTES

Above mentioned timings are changeable as per our discretion and may be a tentative route plan. Tour itinerary route/order may change depending on airline / hotel availabilities. However, the inclusions, destinations and sightseeing covered remain the same.

Tour Plan

Day 1- MUMBAI CAPTOWN

Assemble at Mumbai’s Chatrapati Shivaji international terminal to board your flight for Cape Town via Addis Ababa / Nairobi / Seychelles. On arrival in Cape Town after clearing customs & immigrations formalities we shall proceed to board our coach for transfer to the hotel. In the evening get picked up in style in Limousine for an hour’s ride across the Cape Town city- PS there will be 10 people per vehicle, group’s may have to split accordingly. Hotel Southern Sun Cape Sun or Southern Sun Newlands or Hilton City Centre or similar

Day 2- CAPTOWN

After having breakfast at the hotel, we shall proceed for local Cape Town touring which shall include the Malay Quarter, past the Castle, and around Table Bay to Millerton lighthouse and many other remarkable places.
Today we will experience the Table Mountain (weather permitting) by the Aerial Cable Car which trips you 1089 meters above Cape Town and explore the summit, it’s a flattopped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa.
We shall also enjoy a 12-15 mins helicopter ride (weather permitting) to enjoy aerial view of the famous beaches, 12 apostles, etc. (Infants not allowed in helicopter ride). Later proceed back to the hotel, spend remainder of the day at leisure, enjoy dinner at the hotel & spend overnight at Hotel.

Day 3- CAPTOWN

After having breakfast at the hotel, we shall proceed for a full day tour the Cape Peninsula. Travel at a pace that allows you to explore the beauty of the Cape Peninsula. Depart for the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve along one of South Africa’s most scenic routes, passing Hout Bay. Enjoy a cruise to Seal Island, to view seals and sea birds at Duiker Island (weather permitting). Continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Indigenous fauna and flora are conserved in this priceless wilderness area. The scenery en-route to Cape Point, at the South-Western tip of the reserve, is particularly lovely in spring when wildflowers carpet the landscape. The new lighthouse – the most powerful in the world – beams an electric light of 19 million candle power across the ocean. Ascend to the top by Funicular. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.

Day 4- CAPE TOWN – HERMANUS

After having breakfast at the hotel, we shall check out of our hotel & proceed for Hermanus- the seaside town promises to enchant the visitors. Spend the day at leisure after check in at the Hermanus hotel to enjoy the property and the town. Enjoy dinner & spend overnight in the hotel. Hotel Misty Waves or Hotel Arabella or The Marine or similar

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Day 5- HERMANUS

After having breakfast at the hotel we shall check out of the hotel & proceed to enjoy Quad Biking trail in Grabouw- ideal tour for exploring through South Africa’s natural habitat of rare plants called fynbos, please note that children under 7 years are not allowed to do quad biking, children under 12 shall be accompanied by the local expert who shall drive the Quad bike. For people who are not confident for Quad biking, a 4WD SUV vehicle shall be arranged to be driven on this trail. We will proceed to enjoy Penguins at the Stony Point. Proceed back to the hotel for leisure, enjoy dinner & spend overnight at the hotel.

Day 6- HERMANUS – GARDEN ROUTE

After having breakfast at the hotel we shall proceed to Garden route- this route is beautifully sandwiched between Indian ocean and Tsitsikamma mountains. Knysna- is situated in heart of the Garden Route and is perfect for exploring the town to stay while exploring surrounding areas of this region. We shall reach our accommodation in the late afternoon/evening, spend time for relaxation, dinner & spend overnight at the hotel.
Protea by Marriott Knysna Quays or
Protea by Marriott King George or Oubaai or similar

Day 7- GARDEN ROUTE

After enjoying the breakfast at the hotel we drive to Oudtshoorn - 'the Feather Capital of the World', it’s a drive of 2 ½ hours to Oudtshoorn Our first halt will be World famous Cango Caves, where the stalactite and stalagmite formations are an incredible sight. Thereafter, drive to Cango Wildlife Ranch, where you can marvel at the grace and beauty of the world’s fastest animal.
Enjoy once in a lifetime encounter with Cheetah- junior, adult or a serval cheetah. For safety reasons only children aged 14 years and older who exceed a height of 1.5m may partake in the cheetah encounters
Later proceed to the Ostrich Farm where you can enjoy shows performed by welltrained birds. You also have the opportunity to ride this magnificent bird and try your luck at breaking an ostrich egg, which is an impossible task. Later we drive back to the hotel. Arrive at the hotel. There is some time to rest. Later enjoy dinner at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8- GARDEN ROUTE

After having breakfast at the hotel we shall proceed for optional activities. Kindly note that the tour leader will do best to accommodate all the optional activities desired by the clients at additional cost, in case if activities desired are unable to be enjoyed/experienced we will not be responsible. In the evening we shall return back to the hotel & spend the day at leisure & overnight in the hotel.
Imp Note:
On this day we can do maximum of 2/3 optional activities depending on the time available & the size of the group.
All Optional Activities are to be booked in advance, at the same time you should inform your Tour Leader about the same once you arrive in South Africa.

Day 9- GEORGE – JOHANNESBURG – SUN CITY

After having breakfast at the hotel we shall proceed for George airport to board our flight for Johannesburg. Upon arrival in Johannesburg enjoy lunch (packed lunch). We shall proceed to the man-made wonder- Sun City- it is popularly known as the family fun under the African Sun. It is a city that knows no limits, a city that never sleeps! Each day and every night, from the heart of an ancient volcano, Sun City rocks you like you have never been rocked before. Spend the day at leisure, enjoy dinner and spend overnight at the hotel. Palace of the Lost City or similar

Day 10- SUN CITY

Today you will have full day at leisure to explore and enjoy all that Sun City has to offer. You explore the exciting Sun City World (casino, shows, fun games, valley of the waves etc - all optional). There is also lot of extra activities like (Quad Biking, Paragliding, Horse Riding, Clay Pigeon, Archery, etc. all are optional). Enjoy some time exploring the magnificent gardens of the Lost City, Kwena, Crocodile Farm. Last but not the least don’t forget to enjoy artificial Earth Quake. Enjoy dinner at the hotel & overnight at the hotel

Day 11- SUN CITY – SAFARI

After having breakfast at the hotel we shall check-out of the hotel. We shall proceed for the once in the lifetime experience- Walk with the Lions (under 12 years & 1.5 meters in height will not be able to take a part in this activity), enjoy the interaction with lions before we proceed to board our coach and transfer for our safari lodge. **Please note @ Kwa Maritane 25-seater vehicles for safari whereas 10-seater vehicles for safari @ Mabula** Enjoy afternoon / evening safari. Enjoy evening dinner at the lodge. Overnight at the Lodge. Mabula Game Lodge or Kwa Maritane or similar

Day 12- SAFARI – JOHANNESBURG/PRETORIA

Early morning proceed for game drive safari to enjoy the morning animal, return back to the lodge, enjoy breakfast & check out of the lodge to proceed to Johannesburg or Pretoria. Rest of the day free at leisure, dinner & overnight at the hotel. Peermont Metcourt or Metcourt Suites or similar in Johannesburg The Times Square Maslow or similar in Pretoria

Day 13- PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG – DEPART FOR MUMBAI

After breakfast it’s the time to say Goodbye to your new friends in South Africa. Checkout of the hotel & proceed to Johannesburg International Airport for your flight back home. Take back wonderful memories of your South African tour. ***Please note some itineraries may start from Johannesburg & end at Cape Town***

Cape Town is one of the most iconic cities in the world. The famous and dramatic Table Mountain backdrop contrasts wonderfully with the golden beaches, vibrant nightlife, worldclass attractions and cosmopolitan atmosphere. It’s the most beautiful city in Africa

Hermanus is a famed charming town featuring historical centre and old harbour while the craft market is home to the world’s only Whale Crier, who will blow his kelp horn to alert the town when whales are spotted.

Garden route sweeps eastwards along the coast of the Cape, running from Mossel Bay to Port Elizabeth, in between in the heart of this region lies the Knysna & is perfect destination to explore this big region, nearby & neighbouring highway towns are Plettenberg Bay, Wilderness, George etc.

The extravagant resort of Sun City is considered to be one of the most glamorous in southern Africa, complete with casinos, cinemas, restaurants, children entertainment, top-class golf courses and some excellent hotels. Enjoy complimentary access to the Valley of the Waves – a fun-filled water park dominated by a large lagoon with a wave machine generating waves up to 1.8 metres every 90 second

An extraordinary encounter with South Africa’s bushveld awaits you at the Mabula Game Lodge or at the Kwa Maritane, both located 2.5 hours out of Johannesburg. Relax in tranquil, natural environment.

We feature two fashionable suburbs which are great for connections or one night stays before or after your South African adventure- Johannesburg & Pretoria. Gauteng, the province that includes Johannesburg and Pretoria, has plenty of wide, open spaces