Travel Idea:
Wild Coast and Eastern Cape Cultural Tour
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Length of trip:
6 days
Approximate price of this trip per person:
from $ 0 to $ 2000
Best travel dates to go:
Any time.
Detailed Description of this trip:
Wild Coast = Northern area of the eastern Cape with beautiful mountains, valleys, indigenous forests, beaches, local villages, art and crafts stands, scenic waterfalls plunging into the ocean, and warm friendly people. If you would like to experience a different 4N package see our Wild Coast Beach Explorer 4N If you would like to extend this trip, heading south towards the Garden Route see Durban to Garden Route 6N, (includes the Wild Coast, Sunshine Coast, and Tsitsikama 6N)
This Trip is Recommended for:
Tags:
Sightseeing, Exploration, Wild Coast, Nelson Mandela Museum, Sunshine Coast, Eastern Cape Cultural Tour, Transkei, Tsitsikama,
Trip Properties:
- Specialty: Family Trip, Group Retreat, Trip Around World,
- Activity: Beach, Sightseeing,
Trip Itinerary:
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Day 1 - 2 - Durban
Beach
Pick up at Durban airport, drive to secluded beach side comfortable first class resort, about 4 hrs away, nestled in between villages, and next to the ocean, where you will stay for 2 Nights.
Sightseeing
Experience village walks, canoe trips, beach walks, waterfall trips, horse riding on the beach, journeys through the local villages, and of course relax and do nothing. 2 nights in an ocean view room.
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Day 3 - 4 - South Africa
Beach
3rd Day: drive 2hrs away to Port St Johns and settle in at a first class resort once again on the beach. You will stop at arts and crafts stalls along the way, and enjoy the drive through magnificent Indigenous forests. You will stay here for 2 nights.
Sightseeing
Experience village walks, canoe trips, beach walks, waterfall trips, horse riding on the beach, walks through the local villages, and of course relax and do nothing. 2 nights in an ocean view room.
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Day 5 - Umtata
Sightseeing
Drive to Umtata, 2hrs away, and visit the Nelson Mandela Museum, visit his home village, before continuing onward partly via the rural Transkei (Wild Coast) enjoying rural villages, scenic rural life, ending of at Alice in a local B and B.
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Day 6 - Cape Town
Sightseeing
Enjoy a visit to the historic University of Fort Hare , see a local art gallery, past political archives from the ANC, PAC, and Steve Biko, drive to East London , from where you will fly out, stopping along the way to visit Steve bikos home, and if lucky a chance to meet Mrs Biko, his grave, and walk through a local shopping area for villagers.
You will leave this area filled with memories of South Africa that will last a lifetime.
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