SOUTHERN AFRICA

Guide Avi Feldman

Tour Start Date Feb 9 / June 22 / November 16, 2015

Tour End Date Feb 19 / July 2 / November 26, 2015

Price for Land only $4,600

Single Supplement $620

Pre/Post night $90 per person, per night BB

Arrival/departure transfers $40 per person, per way

The new Regulation requires anyone travelling to or from South Africa with children under the age of 18,

whether arriving, departing or transiting South Africa must be in possession of a fully unabridged birth

certificate in addition to a passport. All passengers need a Yellow Fever exception certificate.

Kindly contact our office for this document without this document you will not be able to travel

to South Africa.

Day 1: Monday, Johannesburg – Graskop

On arrival in Johannesburg, proceed through immigration, please note: as per the South

African Immigration Authorities you are required to have at least 2 full blank pages in

your passport, collecting your luggage, proceed through customs where you will be met by

your guide. Depart for Mpumalanga. We will travel to the Numbi Gate where you will enter

the Kruger Park for your evening game drive. Continue to White River.

Overnight – Winkler Hotel or similar www.proteahotels.com

Day 2: Tuesday, Kruger Park - Blyde Canyon

Expect an early wakeup call from

your guide. Travel to the Numbi

Gate where you will enter the Kruger

Park for your morning game drive

which will be in open safari vehicles.

The world-renowned Kruger

National Park offers a wildlife

experience that ranks with the best

in Africa. Established in 1898 to

protect the wildlife of the South

African Lowveld, this national park of

nearly 2 million hectares, SANParks

- Kruger National Park is unrivalled in the diversity of its life forms and a world leader in

advanced environmental management techniques and policies.

If you are lucky, the big cats will still be around after their night of hunting. This is Big 5

country (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo) all of which are possible to see during

your visit at Kruger. There are also many other

species to be seen, large and small, as well as

fascinating plants and colourful birds. Stop

halfway through the morning game drive for

breakfast at one of the picnic spots. After lunch

depart from the park to Blyde Canyon –

Panorama Route

Visit the Three Rondawels, Bourke’s Luck

Potholes, Lisbon & Berlin Falls and God’s

Window (weather permitting)...

Overnight – Winkler Hotel or similar

www.proteahotels.com

Day 3: Wednesday, White River –Sabie - Johannesburg – Cape Town

After breakfast we travel to Sabie. Passing through

the town of Sabie we continue on to a magnificent

waterfall called the Lone Creek Falls. Further along

we will stop at the Mac Mac Falls, two falls with

beautiful views.

We will return to Johannesburg airport via Long

Tom’s Pass, a very scenic road. Arrival at

Johannesburg Airport for your flight to Cape Town.

On arrival you will be met by your local guide to

transfer you to the hotel.

Overnight – Cape Manor Hotel or similar

www.premierhotels.co.za

Day 4: Thursday, Cape Peninsula

Today we do the Cape Peninsula

Tour. Travel through Clifton and

Camps Bay to Hout Bay – take a

short boat trip to Seal Island to view

the Seals in their natural environment

(weather permitting). Continue via

Chapman’s Peak to the nature

reserve of Cape of Good Hope. This

is where the famous Cape Point and

Cape of Good Hope can be viewed as

well as the legendary meeting of the

cold Atlantic and warm Indian

currents. Return to Cape Town driving along the coastline through small towns such

Simonstown, Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay and Muizenburg. En-route visit Boulders – the Penguin

Colony. If time allows, continue onto the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens before returning to

your hotel.

Overnight Cape Manor Hotel

Day 5: Friday, Cape Town

Start the day with a visit to Table

Mountain. Continue on a scenic city

tour passing the houses of

Parliament, City Hall and the Castle

of Good Hope. Visit the South

African Museum, Jewish Museum,

The Bo-Kaap traditional Malay

Quarters and Green Market Square.

Spend the afternoon exploring the V & A Waterfront. The wide variety of leisure activities and

attractions on offer at the V&A Waterfront makes this unique destination the first choice for

both local and foreign visitors. Return to the hotel before Shabbat.

Overnight – Cape Manor Hotel

Day 6: Shabbat, Cape Town

Shabbat Day at leisure Overnight – Cape Manor Hotel

Day 7: Sunday, Cape Town – Mossel Bay – Knysna

Depart from Cape Town and travel to Mossel Bay. Visit the “Old Post Office Tree”, a 500 year

old milkwood tree used by 15th century Portuguese sailors as a mail box. Visit the

Bartholomew Diaz Museum and the replica of the boat used by Diaz to sail to South Africa.

Continue to Knysna passing through George, Wilderness and Sedgefield. Enjoy a sunset

cruise on the lagoon.

Overnight – Knysna Log Inn or similar www.kli.co.za

Day 8: Monday, Knysna – Oudtshoorn – Knysna

Travel to Oudtshoorn, a town renowned for the

Ostrich feather industry. Oudtshoorn is also a

town renowned for the Ostrich feather industry.

Visit the Cango Caves. Take a standard guided

tour which is takes about an hour. View the

beautiful chambers of stalactite and stalagmite

formations created many thousands of years ago.

Continue to the Wildlife Ranch, an endangered

species breeding facility. The oldest and biggest

cheetah contact centre worldwide offers visitors

the rare opportunity of interacting with our hand reared cheetahs and getting actively involved

in saving this species and others from extinction.

Oudtshoorn, is also known as “little Jerusalem” due to the large Jewish Community living

there the turn of the 20th century. Visit the C.P. Nel Museum, with the only Synagogue to be

situated in a museum; it has an Ark that is one of the tallest. What makes the Synagogue and

various ceremonial objects so amazing is the fact that they are still being used.

Visit the “Safari Ostrich Farm” owned

by the Lipshitz Family. The guided tour

explains every aspect of ostrich

farming, from breeding to rearing.

Visitors will get the opportunity to test

the strength of the eggs by standing on

them - a great photo opportunity.

Visitors get to sit on an ostrich and

those who are brave enough can even

try their hand at riding one. Every tour

ends with an "Ostrich Derby" where

local jockeys display their riding skills.

A highly entertaining and educational

tour is guaranteed.

Return to Knysna over the spectacular Outeniqua Mountain Pass.

Overnight – Knysna Log Inn

Day 9: Tuesday, Knysna – Tsitsikamma – Port Elizabeth – Johannesburg

After breakfast travel to

Plettenberg Bay for a short

visit. Continue to Tsitsikamma

National Park via Blaukranz

viewpoint. The Tsitsikamma

National Park, famous for the

mountains, vegetation and

Storm`s River Mouth. Here you

can take the walking trail till

you reach the river mouth.

Continue to Storms River

Bridge where you can take a

walk along the bridge.

Continue to Port Elizabeth and

if time allows for a short city tour. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg.

On arrival you will be met by your local English speaking guide. Transfer to the hotel.

Overnight Peermont Mondiorv or similar www.mondior.com

Day 10: Wednesday, Johannesburg – Victoria Falls

After breakfast transfer to Johannesburg Airport for your flight to Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls, described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the 1800's as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya'

- 'the Smoke that Thunders' and in more modern terms as 'the greatest known curtain of

falling water'. Victoria Falls are a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on

the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe. On arrival you will be met by your guide

to transfer you to your hotel.

In the late afternoon you will be collected for the Zambezi Sunset Cruise, a superb way to

relax and enjoy the beauty of the River. As you drift leisurely along the Zambezi River, keep

an eye out for animals making the way to the riverbank to quench their thirst or bathing

hippos, hungry crocodiles lying in wait for their meal. Nothing can prepare you for the

tranquility that this immense river offers you only a few kilometers from the Falls. Soft drinks,

beers, spirits and snacks are served while viewing the beautiful sun set on the horizon of the

river. The sunset cruises last approximately 2 hours.

(Please note: Victoria Falls is a Malaria Area. Please consult your doctor)

Overnight – A’Zambezi River Lodge or similar www.azambeziriverlodge.com

Day 11: Thursday, Victoria Falls – Johannesburg – Flight back home

After breakfast a guided tour of Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Walk through the magnificent rain forest where you are able to view the largest falling sheet of

water on earth, Livingstone’s statue and a wide variety of birds and plants.

Return to the hotel and transfer to the airport for return flight to Johannesburg. On arrival in

Johannesburg, proceed through immigration, collect your bags and proceed to the

international check-in counters for your return flight back home

PRICE INCLUDES

Domestic flights as per itinerary

4* Hotels

Entrance fees as per the itinerary

Comfortable air conditioned touring coach

Kosher half board & lunch packs daily

Professional experienced English-speaking guide

Local English-speaking Guide as required

PRICE EXCLUDES

International flights

Visa to Zimbabwe $45 to be paid on spot

Personal expenses

Travel and health insurance

Tips for local service providers $100

Shows and evening entertainment not included in the itinerary

Tip for our Tour Guide (Recommended: $3 per person per day)

Miscellaneous expenses such as entrance and departure fees, visas, security

surcharges etc.

Important to Know:

There may be changes to the order of places visited. We will make every effort to

visit every place mentioned in the itinerary.

The tour organizers have no control over airline services such as seating, special

meal requests, changes in departure times or delays. These remain the sole

responsibility of the airline company.

Kashrut on Tours

Kosher food is provided to our travelers on all our tours. We work with the local Rabbinate

to provide Hashgacha for all local ingredients and fresh meat and poultry. In some cases, we

fly in kosher food from Israel and other sources, depending on the destination of the tour.

We do not guarantee Pat Israel and Chalav Israel for all destinations.

In many destinations we have our own crockery and cutlery. Where we don't, we provide

disposables at the meals. When we cook in Hotel kitchens, we ensure proper Kashering and

we use our own kitchenware on kashered and covered surfaces. All this is done under the

strict supervision of our trained staff/guides who function as our Mashgichim.

Our travelers enjoy gourmet meals prepared by our team including fresh local fish, fruit, and

vegetables. This is an integral part of Jewish travel. We make great efforts to assure that our

travelers will experience local foods first-hand, while maintaining stringent observance of

Kashrut laws on all occasions.

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Levinger – Head of Kashrut on all Land Tours

Graduate of Yeshivat Kfar Haroeh and Yeshivat Beer Yakov. He

served as Chief Rabbi for 22 years in Basle, Switzerland and for 20

years was on the council of Vaad Hakashrut of Europe. He has

authored books on Shechita, and many Kashrut topics and is now

working on the Encyclopedia of Kashrut. Rav Levinger is the

Company Rav and oversees and is responsible for all our operations

and logistical methodology to ensure the highest standards of

Kashrut on each tour and each destination worldwide.

Any questions about Kashrut please submit to david@eddiestravel.com and Rav Levinger

will respond directly.

Deposit, Cancellation Fees & Policy:

A $500 USD Deposit per person must be received at the time of booking in order to confirm your reservation. Payment in full is due 90 days before departure. A minimum number of participants are required to operate tour dates. If a minimum number has not been reached prior to tour departure and the tour is cancelled you will receive a FULL refund.

• 90 days before departure bookings are refundable less a $100 administration fee • 60-90 days prior to departure: $500 + $100 per passenger • 30-60 days prior to departure: $1,000 + $100 per passenger • Less than 30 working days prior to departure: 100% of total - no refund • We strongly recommend purchasing Travel Insurance.