Flowers of Namaqualand Tour -- 7 days. Now taking bookings for Aug and Sept 2020

Itinerary

Day 1: Port Elizabeth to Carnarvon

Stop At: Graaff Reinet Tourism Office, 17 Church Street, Graaff-Reinet 6280 South Africa
We will pass through Graaff Reinet and view some of the historical venues
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sid Fourie Historical House Museum, 6 Bridge Street, Jansenville 6265 South Africa
We stop in Jansenville for a break and tea
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Shared accommodation in a BnB or local hotel

Day 2: Carnarvon to Calvinia for Breakfast; Niewoudsville and Van Rhynsdorp

Stop At: Nieuwoudtville Wild Flower Reserve, 1 Paul Kruger St, Calvinia, 8190, South Africa
Our second day on tour and we should be seeing some of the wildflowers of the Western Cape regions
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Shared Accommodation in a local Hotel or BnB

Day 3: Van Rhynsdorp up the West Coast Highway to Garies for breakfast and on to Springbok.

Stop At: Goegap Nature Reserve, Springbok 8240 South Africa
Today we travel up the N7 to Springbok where we will overnight. We spend time en route looking for flowers including the Namaqualand Wildflower reserve; Nababeep Mining town and other points of interest.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Shared Accommodation in a local Hotel or BnB

Day 4: Springbok to Clanwilliam; breakfast en route; on to the West Coast flower reserve and Postberg. Overnight in Citrusdal

Stop At: Ramskop Nature Reserve, Clanwilliam 8135 South Africa
Today is an exciting day as we visit the Rooibos Tea factory; The Ramskop Flower Reserve; Pakhuis Pass; C Louis Leipoldt Grave site; The Rock Art Trail and the Englishmans grave. This evening your host plans to give you a South African Braai.

Breakfast should be at Garies where we will search for the Letterklip. Lunch on the Pakhuis Pass where we see some spectacular and historical sites.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Shared Accommodation at a local BnB or Hotel

Day 5: Citrusdal to Velddrif for Flamingos; Laaiplek; Langebaan; Paternoster and Darling. Evita se Perron.

Stop At: West Coast National Park South Africa
After breakfast we continue down the N7 to Vredendal and the National Park where we hope to have a great Flower Day at Post Berg. We should be on the Atlantic Ocean today having crossed the continent from East (Indian Ocean) to West.
We hope to see the Flamingos in Velddrif and maybe even Pelican. Paternoster is a good breakfast stop.
We overnight in Darling or Riebeek Kasteel areas.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Shared Accommodation at a local Hotel or BnB

Day 6: Darling / Riebeek Kasteel; Ceres; Gydo Pass; Op die Berg; Touwsriver Grave site to Matjiesfontein

Stop At: Darling Sweet, 7 Lang Street, Darling 7345 South Africa
Darling is an interesting little town -- Probably best known to South Africans as the town of Evita Bezuidenhout. We will visit Evita se Peron and the museum. . We will try to find the Watershed of Wolsley; the Mountains of Ceres and the village of Touwsrivier. We end the day at Matjiesfontein where we spend time exploring and take the tour bus which ends at the pub for a sherry.
Our last dinner is in the Lord Milner Hotel this evening.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Shared Accommodation at the Lord Milner Hotel

Day 7: Matjiesfontein to Prince Albert for breakfast; Meiringspoort and Homeward Bound along the scenic Langkloof.

Stop At: Langkloof Tourism, 10 Ferreira St, Joubertina, 6410, South Africa
Breakfast at the Lazy Lizzard and then through Meiringspoort to De Rust before continuing on the Langkloof back to Port Elizabeth
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.