Plan a trip to South Africa this October 2015

Ladies, it’s time to pack your bags and go on a guided all woman tour to South Africa, organized by Rita Sen, the founder of FLAI TRAVELS in Kolkata.

Women only guided tour

Calling all mothers, sisters, wives and daughters – if you’re looking for a break with your girl friends or just with the ladies in your family, here’s one such brilliant ‘women only guided tour’ that has been designed for you by travel expert Rita Sen.

After having touring several international destinations such as in Thailand, Vietnam and Turkey, Rita’s next destination is South Africa.

Rita has planned this 11-day travel for South Africa for October 2015, so if you’re wanting to gift your daughters, sisters or girlfriends or your wife a trip away from the mundane routine of home and work, this would be the ideal getaway; check it out.

If you have any queries, please feel free to drop in a line to Rita Sen at these nos – Landline: 033-24737827/ Mobile: 09831031847 and Email: rsenroy@yahoo.co.in.

11-Day Mabula Game Reserve, Johannesburg, Garden Route & Cape Town Fully-escorted Tour

 Tour information: 

Departs             

October 2015

Start location            

OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg

Pick-up time

Depending on your arrival flight time

End location

Cape Town International Airport

Tour price:

Per Person Sharing

ZAR 19550-00

+ INR 76300/-

Per Person Sharing = the amount payable per adult sharing a twin/double room

ZAR = South African Rand

Includes/Excludes:

The tour price includes Accommodation as specified (subject to availability)

• Meals as specified
• Transport in air-conditioned vehicles
• Excursions, sight-seeing and game viewing activities as described in the itinerary
• Entry fees, park fees and conservation levies as described in the itinerary
• The services of a qualified and registered tour guide/driver
• Gratuities related to baggage handling at airports and hotels
• Gratuities during all included meals

The tour price does not include

• Meals not specified
• Drinks, gratuities, telephone calls & other items of a personal nature

Tour highlights:

1. Early morning and afternoon “Big Five” safaris at Mabula Game Reserve
2. Johannesburg
3. Soweto
4. The “Garden Route” including all its most memorable sights
5. Full day Cape Point Tour
6. Full day Cape Winelands Tour
7. Cape Town City, Table Mountain and Blouberg Beach Tour

Detailed Itinerary:                                                                                              

Departure from Mumbai at 0705 hrs. Arrive Johannesburg at 1515 hrs.

A] Day 1 + 2 & 3 – Limpopo Province – Mabula Game Reserve

Welcome to South Africa! Overnite in Johannesburg

You leave Johannesburg on day 2 and travel north to Mabula Game Reserve where the following two evenings will be spent.

Game drives are offered to lodge guests twice a day

A Mabula game drive will reveal new scents, curious sounds and the beauty of an authentic African landscape to delight your senses.

• 300 bird species
• 60 mammals
• Big Five
• Numerous plants, reptile and insect species

Accommodation: Mabula Game Lodge

Inclusive of three meals and one safari activities daily

B] Day 4 – Gauteng Province – Johannesburg

After a final safari activity and late breakfast you are collected from the lodge and transferred to your hotel in Johannesburg where the evening is spent at leisure.

Accommodation: Peermont Metcourt Hotel at Emperors Palace

Meals: Breakfast and dinner

C] Day 5 – Western Cape Province – Knysna
After breakfast you are collected a tour of Johannesburg and Soweto.

Accommodation: Knysna Hollow Country Estate

Meals: Breakfast and dinner

D] Day 6 – Western Cape Province – Knysna

Included highlights:

• Plettenberg Bay
• Monkeyland, the world’s first free-roaming multi-specie primate sanctuary
• Garden of Eden, in one of the most lush and beautiful parts of the Knysna forest
• The Big Tree
• Dizzying view from the Paul Sauer Bridge over the Storms River
• A cruise on the Knysna Lagoon to the Knysna Heads
• The Knysna Waterfront

Dinner is enjoyed at a restaurant on the Knysna waterfront.

Accommodation: Knysna Hollow Country Estate

Meals: Breakfast and dinner

E] Day 7 – Western Cape Province – Oudtshoorn

Included highlights:

• Scenic coastal drive between Knysna and George
• The “Post Office Tree” where early sailors left mail for homebound ships to Europe
• The Diaz Museum in Mosselbay
• Guided tour of an Ostrich farm
• Oudtshoorn – The “Ostrich Capital of the World”.

Accommodation: Riempies Estate Hotel

Meals: Breakfast and dinner

F] Day 8 – Western Cape Province – Cape Town

Included highlights:

• A guided tour of the awe-inspiring Cango Caves
• The interesting and historic towns of Worcester, Robertson, Montagu, Barrydale & Calitzdorp
• The Du Toit’s Kloof mountain pass & tunnel

Dinner is enjoyed at a restaurant in Cape Town.

Accommodation: City Lodge Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Meals: Dinner

G] Day 9 – Western Cape Province – Cape Town 

A full day Cape Town tour

Included highlights:

• Clifton & Camps Bay beach views
• Picturesque Chapman’s Peak Drive
• Cape Point & nature reserve
• The Cape of Good Hope
• Penguin colony at Boulder’s Beach
• Fish Hoek & Simon’s Town
• Kirstenbosch botanical gardens

Please note:

For those who do not feel up to the stiff walk to the view site at Cape Point, there is an electrically powered funicular railway, the only one of its kind in the world. The cost of the funicular is included.

You are requested to be ready for pick-up at 08:30, and will be back at the hotel at approx 17:30.

Dinner is enjoyed at a restaurant in Cape Town.

Accommodation: City Lodge Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Meals: Breakfast and dinner

H] Day 10 – Western Cape Province – Cape Town

This morning you are collected for a full day tour of the magnificent Cape Winelands. The picturesque towns of Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch, in the heart of South Africa’s wine producing areas, will be visited today.

Included highlights:

Paarl

• An informative drive through the town of Paarl
• A cellar tour with wine tasting
• The Afrikaans Language Monument, the world’s only monument dedicated to a language

Franschhoek

• A visit to a wine estate with wine tasting
• The village of Franschhoek
• The Huguenot Memorial

Stellenbosch

• The Helshoogte Mountain Pass
• City tour of Stellenbosch with some free time to explore on foot
• A visit to a wine estate with wine tasting

You are requested to be ready for pick-up at 08:30, and will be back at the hotel at approx 17:30.

Dinner is enjoyed at a restaurant in Cape Town.

Accommodation: City Lodge Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Meals: Breakfast and dinner

I] Day 11 – End

This morning we depart on a Cape Town City, Table Mountain & Blouberg Beach Tour.

This tour incorporates some of the most interesting and historical sights of Cape Town, unforgettable views from the Table Mountain Arial Cableway, and the summit of Table Mountain itself. The tour ends with a visit to Blouberg Beach which offers outstanding photographic opportunities of Cape Town City, the Cape Town Waterfront and Table Mountain across Table Bay.

How to book your trip to South Africa through FLAI Travels, Kolkata:

You can connect with Rita Sen to know more about the trip details.

Name : FLAI TRAVELS
W2CR-1 5/4
Phase-V
Golf Green
Kolkata 700095

Contact Rita Sen:

• Landline: 24737827
• Mobile: 9831031847
• Email: rsenroy@yahoo.co.in

What you need to know before booking this trip:

• Bookings are made by initial payment of Rs 10,000/- ( non-refundable)
• The balance amount to be paid in 3 installments.
• Last date of bookings- 14 June 2015 subject to availability

Documents required-

• 6 months valid passport
• A covering letter to the Embassy stating the reason for travel(address, tel no,email)
• 6 months bank statement signed and stamped by the bank( husband/joint/ self/ children etc)
  3 years IT return(self /husband/children)
• Travel insurance is not included but mandatory
• Please note that all meals are local cuisines only

About FLAI TRAVELS

Started in the year 1992, FLAI TRAVELS has an extensive experience in group tours that are personally designed by Rita herself.

They have organized and arranged tours and bookings for overseas excursions for clubs to play tournaments, corporate retreats for its employees abroad, faculty and students attending conferences abroad and various other organized tours specific to the requirements of the client.

“We pay attention to details in case of groups which tour abroad and take every care to ensure smooth and safe journey for our clients in their travels. Due care is taken to see that accommodation, transit, documentation, sightseeing tour, and meals are prearranged and that best available service is provided. I also organize tours for ladies groups of all ages, with due care taken for senior citizens. Tours are organised . The basic idea is is to show them all places of interests and activities, take them shopping, etc. keeping in mind their age and physical limitations. tours are well spaced out and transportation and mobility during the tours are taken care of as per individual needs,” mentions Rita.

All the itinerary is pre-arranged to meet the requirements of the trip and provide the best deals available. The itinerary includes their travel plans, accommodation, meals, activities, sightseeing, etc. starting from ferrying them to the airport in Kolkata.

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