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DAY TOURS 2017

TOUR OPTIONS

1. SPECIAL TOUR – We do not require a minimum of two people to conduct this tour. There is a tour on special offer every day of the week. This tour has a fixed itinerary and departure times, and other people might join this tour. Single persons booked on this tour will pay the special tour rate.

2. SCHEDULED TOUR – This tour has a fixed itinerary and departure times, and other people might join this tour. The published scheduled rate will be applicable when there are 2 or more passengers booked. Should there only be one person booked on the scheduled tour, the single tour rate will apply.

3. PRIVATE TOUR - We require a minimum of two people to conduct a private tour. Departure times and the tour itinerary are flexible and other people will not join this tour.

4. SINGLE TOUR – Should a tour not be on a special offer on that day, and there is no one else booked on a tour, we can still conduct a tour, charged at the single rate. Departure times are still fixed and we hold the right to add people to this tour, in which case the tour price will revert back to the scheduled tour price.

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DAILY SPECIAL TOURS:

FROM GAUTENG PROVINCE

PRETORIA, CENTURION &

MIDRAND DEPARTURES

ORT AIRPORT, JOHANNESBURG

NORTH & SANDTON DEPARTURES

TIME SPECIAL TOUR P.P.

TIME SPECIAL TOUR P.P.

MONDAYS

CULLINAN DIAMOND MINE SURFACE TOUR ½ day tour

09:00 600 08:00 700

TUESDAYS

PRETORIA CAPITAL CITY ½ day tour 14:00 550 13:00 650

WEDNESDAYS

LION & SAFARI PARK ½ day Safari tour 11:00 1350 11:00 1600

LESEDI CULTURAL VILLAGE – Boma Evening Experience, including dinner

15:30

1000

15:30

1100

LION & SAFARI PARK (SAFARI TOUR) & LESEDI CULTURAL VILLAGE, including dinner

11:00 2000 11:00 2300

THURSDAYS

RHINO & LION PARK ½ day tour 08:00 700 08:30 800

FRIDAYS

SOWETO TOWNSHIP ½ day tour 08:00 600 09:00 600

THE APARTHEID MUSEUM ½ day tour 13:00 550 13:45 550

SOWETO TOWNSHIP & APARTHEID MUSEUM Full day tour including lunch

08:00 1300 09:00 1300

SATURDAYS

PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK Full day tour including lunch

07:00 1200 06:30 1300

SUNDAYS

RHINO & LION PARK ½ day tour 08:00 700 08:30 800

CRADLE OF HUMANKIND Full day tour including Rhino & Lion Park, Sterkfontein

& Wonder Caves, including lunch

08:00

1400

08:30

1400

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THE APARTHEID MUSEUM

PRETORIA, CENTURION & MIDRAND

DEPARTURES

ORT AIRPORT, JOHANNESBURG NORTH &

SANDTON DEPARTURES

SCH = Scheduled; PVT = Private SING = Single

Time SCH PVT SING Time SCH PVT SING

Special ½ day tour on Friday afternoons 13:00 550 950 550 13:45 550 950 1100 ½ day tour 08:30

or 13:00

650 950 1100 09:30 or

13:45

650 950 1100 ½ day tour with lunch 850 1150 1300 850 1150 1300

Full day tour combined with either Johannesburg City or Soweto or

Apartheid Museum

08:00

1200

1700

2000

09:00

1200

1700

2000

Full day tour (combined), with lunch 08:00 1400 1900 2200 09:00 1400 1900 2200 Special full day tour combined with Soweto on Fridays, including lunch

08:00 1300 1900 1300 09:00 1300 1900 1300

Duration of half-day tour 2 hours in Museum + 2 hours return travelling time

2 hours in Museum + 1 hour return travelling time

Included Guided return transport & entrance fees

Available Daily

* a·part·heid * An official policy of racial segregation formerly practised in the Republic of South Africa. This museum illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid. Visitors walk through the 22 individual

exhibition areas, which contain film footage, photographs, text panels and artifacts illustrating the

events and human stories behind apartheid. At the end you’ll have a far deeper understanding of

the why and how of apartheid and the new South Africa of today. The tour is self-guided, but our

tour guide will be available to answer any questions.

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BUSH BABIES MONKEY SANCTUARY


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour

08:00

or 14:00

850

1250

1500

08:00

or 14:00

1000

1500

1700

Including lunch at Chameleon Village at Hartbeespoort

+200 +200

Half-day tour duration 2 hours at The Sanctuary + 2 hours return travelling time

Included Return transport & entrance fees

Available Daily

The Bush Babies Sanctuary provides an environment where orphaned and abused monkeys

(primates) can be given their freedom in a natural environment. The sanctuary is situated in one of

the many kloofs (gorges) of the Magaliesberg Mountain range and provides the perfect environment

for monkeys from around the world.

Visitors walk through indigenous forests with waterfalls and mountain springs on elevated wooden

walkways. This wild forest is home to lemurs, bush babies and Spider, Squirrel, Capuchin and Vervet

Monkeys. Besides the beautiful setting and educational experience, The Sanctuary provides an

insightful experience into the geological history of the Magaliesberg Mountains with a beautiful view

of the Bushveld.

Wear comfortable walking shoes, bring a hat and definitely your camera.

This tour can be combined with The Elephant Sanctuary, Lesedi Cultural Village, Harties Cableway,

Cheetah Centre, Lion & Safari Park. Terms and conditions apply.

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THE ANN VAN DYK CHEETAH CENTRE AT DE WILDT


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour

07:00 or

12:30

06:00 or

11:30

950 1400 1650 1300 1950 2000

½ day tour including cheetah run on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

mornings

06:30

1100

1550

1800

06:00

1450

2100

2150

Duration 3 hours tour + 2 hours return travelling time

3 hours tour + 3 hours return travelling time


Available Daily

The De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre lies nestled in the foothills of the Magaliesberg,

presenting a landscape of open African veld, many indigenous trees and a panoramic view of the

north. De Wildt is renowned for its breeding success of rare and endangered species. The very rare

King Cheetah was first bred here and similar success has been achieved in breeding Wild Dog, Brown

Hyena, Blue Duiker, Suni Antelope and various species of vultures. The tour coincides with feeding

time, so you’ll be able to observe these animals feeding in a natural, but controlled, habitat.

Advanced booking is recommended. No children under 6 are permitted.

The Cheetah Run: The ambassador cheetahs at the Centre are exercised three times a week as part

of an enrichment programme. This entails the cheetahs chasing a high speed lure and visitors are

able to witness the cheetah moving at speed. This activity offers some excellent photographic

opportunities.

This tour can be combined with: Harties Cableway, Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary, Elephant

Sanctuary, Lion & Safari Park. Terms and conditions apply.

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THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Special tour on Sundays including lunch at the Rhino & Lion Park

08:00

1400 2150 1400

08:30

1400 2300 1400

Rhino & Lion Park, Sterkfontein Caves & Wonder Caves

1300 1950 2150 1400 2100 2200

Maropeng Centre & any other 2 from (Rhino & Lion Park, Sterkfontein or

Wonder Caves)

- 1950 2150 - 2100 2200

Full day tour with lunch at the Rhino & Lion Park

1500 2150 2350 1600 2300 2400

Full day tour with lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant

1650 2300 2500 1750 2450 2550

Duration half-day tour 2 ½ hours tour + 2 hours return travelling time Duration full-day tour 6 hours tour + 2 hours return travelling time

Included Guided transport & entrance fees Available Tuesday - Sunday

The Cradle of Humankind – declared a World Heritage site in 1999 - is a 47 000-hectare area in the western part of Gauteng Province with around 40 different fossil sites where several of the world's most famous and important fossils have been discovered. It is the world’s richest early hominin site, and is home to around 40% of the world’s known human ancestor fossils. We offer a half-day tour to any one of the following, and a full-day tour combining the first three of the following four attractions:

Sterkfontein Caves

Rhino & Lion Park

Wonder Caves

Maropeng Centre

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CULLINAN DIAMOND MINE


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Special half-day surface tour on Mondays 09:00 600 1000 600 08:00 700 1100 700

Half-day surface tour 09:00 or

13:00

750 1000 1200 08:00 or

12:00

850 1100 1300

Half-day surface tour with lunch 950 1200 1400 1050 1300 1500 Underground tour: Mondays & Fridays 09:30 1300 2000 2100 08:30 1400 2100 2200

Underground tour, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays

08:30 1300 2000 2100 07:30 1400 2100 2200

Underground tour on Saturdays 07:00 1300 2000 2100 06:00 1400 2100 2200 Combined with Pretoria City or Freedom

Park tour

09:00 1150 1600 1700 08:00 1250 1700 1900

Duration: surface tour 2 ½ hours tour + 2 hours return travelling time

2 ½ hours tour + 3 hours return travelling time

Duration: underground tour 4 hours tour + 2 hours return travelling time

4 hours tour + 3 hours return travelling time

Availability: surface tour Daily

Availability: underground Monday – Saturday

Included Return transport and entrance fees

Enjoy a tour of the Premier Mine, opened in 1902, where the world’s biggest diamond (3106 carats)

was discovered in 1905, and a 507 carats diamond in September 2009! Premier Mine has produced

255 gem diamonds of over 100 carats, and nearly a quarter of the world’s gem diamonds of 400

carats and over! This is also the only outlet in the world where you can buy the Cullinan Star Cut

diamond – a unique 66 facet cut. Each stone is laser inscribed - your assurance of the stone’s

uniqueness.

On the surface tour visitors will see the big hole, the shaft and the diamond room where a selection of uncut diamonds and replicas of world-famous diamonds are displayed. It is advisable to wear comfortable shoes as a fair amount of walking is involved. On the underground tour, tourists are fitted with safety clothes and equipment, and then go 763m

underground to view the following: admin offices, workshop, rest area, refuge bay (for

emergencies), loading and tipping of ore, crushing of ore and the conveyor belt transporting the ore.

Back on the surface you will also visit the lookout point overlooking the big hole, the diamond

cutting and polishing workshop as well as the diamond shop. This is a physically taxing tour and only

recommended for someone really physically fit. No children under 16 are allowed.

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DINOKENG GAME RESERVE


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day day tour with 2-hour open vehicle game drive from private game

lodge

08:00 or

13:00

07:00 or

12:00

1150 1700 2000 1300 1900 2300

Half-day tour with game drive on public route in closed Ulysses vehicle

950 1400 1800 1100 1650 2000

Including lunch at a private game lodge +250 +250 +250 +250 +250 +250 Duration 2 hour game drive + 2 hours

return transport 2 hour game drive + 3 hours

return transport

Availability Daily

Included Return transport, entrance fees and game drive

The Dinokeng Game Reserve is the first free-roaming Big 5 residential game reserve in Gauteng

Province – and probably in the world – next to an urbanized area. It is a private/public initiative for

which planning and development started in the early 2000’s. It was officially opened in 2011.

This is the only Game Reserve hosting the big five animals, available on a half-day tour from Gauteng

Province. Overnight packages are available from the many Lodges in the Park.

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THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour

08:30

or 12:30

-

08:30

or 12:30

-

1350 2000 2100 1600 2400 2500 Elephant back riding in boma + 525 + 525


+200

+200


Availability Daily


In the early 1900s the Magaliesberg Mountains were rich in wildlife and home to abundant herds of elephant. One hundred years later the elephants have returned to this area, to a special place in the heart of the beautiful African Bushveld. You will be hosted in small groups, by an experienced guide who will take you through an educationally orientated elephant experience. Guests are advised to wear comfortable clothing and flat, closed walking shoes... and definitely bring a camera! This tour can be combined with: Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary, Harties Cableway, Cheetah Centre, Lion & Safari Park and Lesedi Cultural Village. Terms and conditions apply.

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FREEDOM PARK & //HAPO MUSEUM


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour 600 900 1000 700 1100 1200 Half-day tour with lunch 850 1150 1250 950 1350 1450

Combined with Cullinan Mine surface tour or Pretoria City tour

09:00 1150 1600 1700 08:00 1250 1700 1900

Full day tour (combined) with lunch 09:00 1350 1800 1900 08:00 1450 1900 2100 Duration 3 hours at Park + ½ hour

travelling time 3 hours at Park + 1½ hour

travelling time

Availability Daily

Included Return guided transport and entrance fees

The Park is located on a 52-hectare site on Salvokop in Pretoria - a vantage point that offers visitors a

spectacular panorama of our capital city and beyond. The mandate of Freedom Park is the creation

of a memorial and monument that will narrate a story spanning a period of 3.6 billion years through

the following seven epochs: Earth, Ancestors, Peopling, Resistance and Colonisation,

Industrialisation and Urbanisation, Nationalism and Struggle, Nation Building and Continent Building.

This is displayed in the //hapo Museum. The name //hapo means ‘dream’, which has been drawn

from a Khoi proverb that translates into “A dream is not a dream until it is shared by the entire

community.”

The Park is also home to the Garden of Remembrance - to acknowledge those that contributed to

the freedom of the country, and the Wall of Names - an awe-inspiring structure (697m), inscribed

with the names of those who died during eight conflicts within South Africa’s history.

http://www.freedompark.co.za/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=31&phpMyAdmin=17b790ef730b81da09a13c43c12692b2

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GOLD REEF CITY


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour 850 1200 1400 850 1200 1400 Full day tour combined with either

Johannesburg City or Soweto or Apartheid Museum

08:00 1200

1700

2000

09:00 1200

1700

2000

Full day tour (combined), with lunch 08:00 1400 1900 2200 09:00 1400 1900 2200 Duration 3 hours at Gold Reef City + 2

hours return travelling time 3 hours at Gold Reef City + 1 hour return travelling time

Availability Wednesday - Sunday

Included Return guided transport, mine tour & entrance fees

Excluded Theme Park rides

Gold Reef City is a theme park – built around an old gold mine – which shows Johannesburg as it was

at the time of the discovery of gold. Learn how Johannesburg came to be, how gold was discovered

on the reef, descend 75 meters underground plus witness the magnificent flow of a live gold pour. A

variety of shops, housed in original buildings and entertainment is available at the Theme Park.

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HARTIES CABLEWAY PRETORIA, CENTURION & MIDRAND

DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour 08:00 or

14:00

750 1100 1450 07:00 or

13:00

950 1300 1800


- +200 - +200

Duration 1 ½ hours at the Mountain + 2 hours return travelling time

Availability Daily


The Harties Cableway offers visitors panoramic views of the beautiful Magaliesberg, Hartbeespoort

Dam and surrounding areas, as well as excellent recreational and educational facilities. The small

resort town of Hartbeespoort, affectionately known as “Harties”, sits on the slopes of the

Magaliesberg mountain range, wrapped around the banks of the man-made Hartbeespoort Dam.

The Magaliesberg mountain range is a geological gem. Its formation dates back millions of years. Its

highest point is the Nooitgedacht peak, located 1 852m above sea level.

Experience:

An exciting cable car trip on the longest mono-cableway in Africa

Incredible 360° views of one of the most gorgeous areas in South Africa especially popular with hikers, paragliders and nature lovers

An educational mountain walkway, boasting information about the history of the area, its natural surrounds and various points of interest

Shopping and dining, as well as the KidZone play area for younger visitors This tour can be combined with: The Elephant Sanctuary, Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary, Lesedi Cultural Village, Cheetah Centre, Lion & Safari Park. Terms and conditions apply.

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JOHANNESBURG CITY TOUR


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour

08:00 or

13:00

09:00 or

13:45

650 975 1150 650 975 1150 ½ day tour with lunch 900 1225 1400 900 1225 1400

Drive through tour – no entrance fees included

- - 500 900 - - 400 700

Full day tour combined with either Soweto or Gold Reef City or Apartheid

Museum

08:00

1200

1700

2000

09:00

1200

1700

2000

Full day tour (combined), with lunch 08:00 1400 1900 2200 09:00 1400 1900 2200 Duration 3 ½ hours in City + 2 hours

return travelling time 3 ½ hours in City + 1 hour

return travelling time

Availability Daily

Included Return guided transport & entrance fees

Johannesburg, also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli is, by population, the largest city in

South Africa. The city is the source of a large-scale gold trade, owing to its location on the

mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills, where gold was discovered in 1886. We will point

out historical buildings in the old city centre, and visit the financial and shopping hub of

Sandton.

We visit:

Nelson Mandela Bridge

Top of Africa (50th floor of the Carlton Centre – Africa’s tallest building)

Constitution Hill – South Africa’s highest court

Sandton City Centre We point out:

The old and new Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

Historical buildings in the city centre

The Sports Precint (Athletic Stadium, Ellispark Rugby Stadium, Standard Bank Swimming Centre

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LESEDI CULTURAL VILLAGE


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Special tour on Wednesday afternoons 15:30 1000 1650 1000 15:30 1100 2050 1100

Tour with lunch / dinner included

10:30 or

15:30

1100 1650 1600 10:30 or

15:30

1400 2050 2100

Special combination tour with Lion & Safaris Park (safari tour) on Wednesdays

11:00 2000 3000 2000 11:00 2300 3600 2300


Availability Daily

Included Return transport, entrance fees, lunch / dinner

Lesedi – The Place of Light - is a multi-cultural African village, an hour’s drive from Pretoria and Johannesburg.

Guests are invited to the Ndebele Village where an additional welcome by all the people of Lesedi,

takes place. The cultural programme begins with a multi-visual presentation on the history and

origins of today’s rainbow nation. This is followed by a guided tour of the four ethnic homesteads –

Zulu, Basotho, Xhosa and Pedi. As the sun sets over the African bush, guests are escorted to the

boma for traditional singing and dancing (you are voluntarily requested to participate in this)

depicting stories that date back to the days of their ancestors. The guests are then treated to a Pan

African Buffet in the Nyama Choma Restaurant with delicacies from North, East and Southern Africa.

Overnight option: Lesedi African Lodge offers 30 rooms, all with private bathrooms. A full English breakfast is served in their restaurant and, if time permits, a shopping experience of a lifetime awaits guests in the vibrant, living Ndebele craft market and curio shop with its decorative walls and courtyards.

This tour can be combined with: Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary, Harties Cableway, Lion & Safari Park and Elephant Sanctuary. Terms and conditions apply.

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LION & SAFARI PARK PRETORIA, CENTURION & MIDRAND

DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Special 3-hours safari tour on Wednesdays

11:00 1350 2500 1350 11:00 1600 2650 1600

Half-day tour – including 3 hours safari tour through Park

08:00 or

14:00

1450 2500 1800 08:00 or

14:00

1750 2650 2135

1 hour guided Lion & Wild dog tour - 750 1050 1150 - 900 1350 1500 Evening tour: 1 hour guided Lion & Wild

dog tour, summer (Sept – Feb)

17:30 800 1100 1200 17:30 950 1400 1550

Evening tour: 1 hour guided Lion & Wild dog tour; winter (March – Aug)

16:30 800 1100 1200 16:30 950 1400 1550

Special combination tour with Lesedi Cultural Village on Wednesdays

11:00 2000 3300 2000 11:00 2300 3750 2300

Duration 1 or 3 hours in the Park + 2 hours return travelling time

Availability Daily


SAFARI TOUR (Lion and Wild Dog Tour Included) The 3 hours Safari Tour, will see you explore every corner of the park and all the incredible animals it

has to offer. From a visit to the beautiful banks of the Crocodile River to the forests, peaks and

valleys that make up the park you will enjoy an incredible morning or afternoon out. Your dedicated

guide will be on hand to share facts and answer questions as you leisurely cover the 400 hectare

game park in one of our custom build open top safari vehicles.

1 HOUR GUIDED LION AND WILD DOG TOUR Led by one of our fully qualified and experienced guides the Guided Lion and Wild Dog Tour will introduce you to some of South Africa’s most famous predators. This amazing experience in one of our modern safari trucks will take you through the Lion and Wild dog enclosures where you will have an opportunity to find out more about these incredible animals. During the tour you may also get the opportunity to see many of our herbivore species including Giraffe, Zebra, Springbok and Impala.

This tour can be combined with: The Elephant Sanctuary, Lesedi Cultural Village, Bush Babies

Monkey Sanctuary, Cheetah Centre and Harties Cableway. Terms and conditions apply.

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MAROPENG CENTRE


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour 08:00

or 13:00

750 1100 1300 08:30

or 12:00

900 1300 1500

½ day tour with lunch at the Rhino & Lion Park

950 1300 1500 1100 1500 1700

½ day tour with lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant

1100 1450 1650 1250 1650 1850

Duration 2 ½ hours tour + 2 hours return travelling time.

Availability Daily


The main building at Maropeng, called the Tumulus, emulates an ancient burial mound from the

front, and in stark contrast, upon exiting, a very modern iconic structure is revealed. The

architecture is symbolic of the journey through the evolution of life that is represented underground

in the Maropeng Visitors’ Centre and the entire layout of the individual facilities across the site is

based on the theme of constant discovery.

An original fossil display and a boat ride on an underground lake through the four life-giving

elements that combined to form the earth and shape the world as it is known today, are offered in

the Maropeng Visitors’ Centre.

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PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Special full day tour on Saturdays 07:30

1200 2050 1200 06:30

1300 2250 1300

Full Day tour, including a light lunch 1350 2050 2300 1500 2250 2400

Combined with Sun City, including a light lunch in the Park

1500 2250 2400 1700 2350 2500

3 hours open vehicle game drive, breakfast / lunch at Manyane Gate or

Hartbeespoort included

03:30 04:00 07:30 14:00 15:00

-

2050

2300

03:30 04:00 06:30 13:30 14:30

-

2250

2400

3 hours open vehicle game drive in Park, combined with Sun City. Breakfast / lunch

at Manyane Gate

-

2250

2400

-

2350

2500

Duration – scheduled full day tour 6 ½ hours tour + 3 ½ hours return travelling time


Availability Daily

Included Guided transport, entrance fees & light lunch

If you don’t have the time for a Kruger Park Tour this is your best alternative - only about two hours

from Pretoria / Johannesburg. This malaria-free 58 000 hectare park - the fourth largest in South

Africa - is situated on the eroded remains of a 1,2 billion-year-old extinct volcanic crater, and is

home to the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant), and more than 365 bird species.

Several overnight packages are available.

DAY TOUR ITINERARY: 06:15 – 06:30 Departure Johannesburg pick-up points 07:00 – 07:15 Departure Centurion pick-up points 07:30 – 07:45 Departure Pretoria pick-up points 09:30 – 10:00 Arrival at Park 10:00 – 16:00 Game viewing in a closed air-conditioned Ulysses Tours vehicle 13:00 Light lunch at Pilanesberg Centre / Bakgatla Camp 16:00 Departure from Park 18:00 – 19:00 Drop-offs

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PRETORIA CAPITAL CITY


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Special tour on Tuesdays 14:00 550 900 550 13:00 650 1050 650

Half-day tour 09:00 or

14:00

650 900 1000 08:00 or

13:00

750 1050 1200

½ day tour with lunch 850 1100 1200 950 1250 1400

Drive through tour – no entrance fees included

- - 400 700 - - 500 900

Combined with Cullinan Mine Surface or Freedom Park tour

09:00 1150 1600 1700 08:00 1250 1700 1900

Combined full day tour with lunch 09:00 1350 1800 1900 08:00 1450 1900 2100 Duration 3 hours in the city + ½ hour

travelling time 3 hours in the city + 1½ hour

travelling time

Availability Daily

Included Return guided transport and entrance fees

Pretoria, Capital of the ZAR, the Union of South Africa, the Republic of South Africa and the new

South Africa. One of our stops is at the Union Buildings, home to the president’s office, from where

you can delight in a panoramic view of the Jacaranda City.

We visit:

Voortrekker Monument

Church Square & Paul Kruger Statue

Union Buildings & Nelson Mandela Statue

Kruger House or Melrose House

We drive past / point out:

Kruger House or Melrose House

Freedom Park

Pretoria City Hall

Museum of Natural History

Pretoria Train Station

Gautrain Pretoria Station

The old and the new South African Reserve Bank

The embassy area

Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary

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RHINO & LION PARK


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Special tour on Thursdays & Sundays 08:00 700 1100 700 08:30 800 1300 800

Half-day tour 08:00

or 13:00

750 1100 1300 08:30

or 12:00

900 1300 1500

Half-day tour with lunch at the Park 950 1300 1500 1100 1500 1700 Half-day tour with lunch at the Carnivore

Restaurant 1100 1450 1650 1250 1650 1850

Special full day tour combined with Sterkfontein & Wonder Caves on Sundays

including lunch

08:00

1400

1950

1400

08:00

1400

2100

1400

Duration 2 ½ hours tour + 2 hours return travelling time

Availability Tuesday - Sunday

Included Guided return transport & entrance fees

Situated in a World Heritage Site, The Cradle of Humankind, this 1 200-hectare park is home to over

700 head of game including white rhino, lion, buffalo, cheetah, wild dog, hippo and crocodile. Their

newly built breeding centre houses, amongst others, Bengal and Syberian tigers, jaguars and white

lions. If your holiday is nearing its end, but you still need to get those photos to impress your friends

- this is it! An extra fee is payable to play with the cubs at their crèche.

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RIETVLEI NATURE RESERVE


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour (2 hour closed vehicle game drive)

09:00 or

14:00

550 850 1000

08:00 or

13:00

700 1050 1200

Half-day tour with lunch 750 1050 1200 900 1250 1400 Half-day tour with visit to Lion enclosure 750 1050 1200 900 1250 1400 Half-day tour with visit to Lion enclosure

including lunch 1000 1300 1450 1150 1500 1650

Duration Add 1 hour when lions are included

2 hours in Reserve + 1 hour return travelling time.

2 hours in Park + 2 hours return travelling time.

Availability Daily

Included Guided return transport and entrance fees

The Rietvlei Nature Reserve is situated 18 km from the centre of Pretoria and 38 km from the OR Tambo International Airport. The 3 800 ha of endangered Bankenveld grassland includes open plains and undulating hills. The extensive vlei areas and tributary streams support the scenic splendour of the Rietvlei Dam – built to provide water to Pretoria.

Some 1 600 head of game, including cheetah, rhino, buffalo, blesbuck, black wildebeest, red hartebeest, eland, Burchell's zebra, hippo, waterbuck, reedbuck, springbuck, mountain reedbuck, steenbuck, black-backed jackal, and grey duiker can be viewed here.

The Lion Enclosure can be visited on an open-vehicle game drive, departing from the Rietvlei Coffee Shop.

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SOWETO


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Special half-day tour on Fridays 08:00 600 1000 600 09:00 600 1000 600 Half-day tour 08:00

or 13:00

700 1000 1200 09:00 or

13:45

700 1000 1200 Half-day tour with lunch 950 1250 1450 950 1250 1450

Full day tour combined with either Johannesburg City or Gold Reef City or

Apartheid Museum

08:00

1200

1700

2000

09:00

1200

1700

2000

Full day tour (combined), with lunch 1400 1900 2200 1400 1900 2200 Special full day tour, combined with

Apartheid Museum including lunch on Fridays

1300 1700 1300 1300 1700 1300

Duration 3 hours in Soweto + 2 hours return travelling time

3 hours in Soweto + 1 hour return travelling time

Availability Daily

Included Guided transport, entrance fees and one drink (sodas / local beer)

In Soweto, South West from Johannesburg, you will catch a glimpse of the lives of its estimated 3

million residents. This popular tour includes a visit to attractions such as:

Mandela House Museum

Hector Pietersen Museum and Memorial Site

Vilakazi Street - one of South Africa's most famous streets – the only one in the world to have housed two Nobel Prize winners

Regina Mundi Church (subject to permission)

A local restaurant for refreshments (one local beer or cold drink included) The tour is concluded with a drive past:

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and taxi rank

An informal settlement

The Soweto Campus of the University of Johannesburg

Soccer City – home to the opening and closing functions of the Soccer World Cup 2010.

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STERKFONTEIN CAVES


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour 08:00

or 13:00

750 1100 1300 08:30

or 12:00

900 1300 1500

Half-day tour with lunch at the Caves 950 1300 1500 1100 1500 1700 Half-day tour with lunch at the Carnivore

Restaurant 1100 1450 1650 1250 1650 1850

Special full day tour combined with Rhino & Lion Park and Wonder Caves on

Sundays including lunch

08:00

1400

1950

1400

08:30

1400

1950

1400


Availability Daily


In 1947 a well-preserved skull of a species of early man known as Plesianthropus transvaalensis was

discovered. The skull became known as Mrs. Ples, dating back 2.5 million years. The total of over 700

hominid specimens found here has made Sterkfontein the world’s richest hominid site. A section of

the caves is visited on an hour long guided tour and the excavation site can be viewed. A visit to the

newly built Sterkfontein Orientation Centre is also included, displaying information about significant

findings, as well as general information on human and cultural evolution.

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SUN CITY


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Full day tour

07:30

1150 1700 2100

06:30

1350 2000 2300

Combined with Pilanesberg National Park, including a light lunch in the Park

1500 2250 2400 1700 2350 2500

Duration 5 ½ hours tour + 3 ½ hours return travelling time


Availability Daily

Included Guided transport & entrance fees at the Main Gate

Sun City - situated in the Bushveld of South Africa's North West Province, is surrounded by the

imposing mountains of the Pilanesberg - draws thousands of visitors each year to its four top-quality

hotels, magnificent sporting and recreational facilities including 2 world class golf courses, and the

magical Lost City water-park, The Valley of Waves Water World. Sun City has dazzled the

international community with its glamorous casinos, gourmet restaurants, extensive sports facilities

& star-studded spectaculars. Overnight packages are available.

If you know your way around Sun City, we can supply you with transport only. We will safely take

you to Sun City, wait 8 hours for you (this can be extended), and return you home. The cost per

vehicle for the day:

Return transport to/from SUN CITY, max. 8 hours waiting & toll fees incl.

Entrance fees are excluded

Max. 3 pax,

Sedan vehicle

Max. 13 pax,

Minibus

Max. 22

pax,

Iveco bus

Max. 28 pax

Volare bus

Max 44 pax,

luxury

Max 60 pax,

semi-lux bus

From/to Pretoria / Centurion / Midrand 3 250 4 500 6 000 9 500 12750 From/to ORT Airport / Jnb / Sandton 3 750 5 000 6 500 9 750 13000

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WONDER CAVES


DEPARTURES


SANDTON DEPARTURES



Half-day tour 08:00

or 13:00

750 1100 1300 08:30

or 12:00

900 1300 1500

Half-day tour with lunch at the Rhino & Lion Park

950 1300 1500 1100 1500 1700

Half-day tour with lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant

1100 1450 1650 1250 1650 1850

Special full day tour combined with Sterkfontein Caves and Rhino & Lion Park

including lunch on Sundays

08:00

1400

1950

1400

08:30

1400

1950

1400


Availability Daily


The Wonder Caves are one of the most beautiful naturally decorated caves in South Africa. Since its

discovery only 100 years ago, few people have entered the Caves and it is thus relatively well

preserved and virtually untouched. The enormous cave chamber with a volume of 46 000 cubic

metres is believed to be 2.2 million year old. Hourly tours are conducted on well-lit pathways where

no crawling is necessary. Access to the underground cavern is by means of about 90 steps and then a

lift. No crawling is necessary

What You Can Expect

Natural Wonder 5 – 10 million years old

Cave Pearls

Formations up to 15m

Rim Stone pool

Stalactites & Stalagmites

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CODE VEHICLE & DRIVER / GUIDE OPTIONS GAUTENG PROVINCE

Max 3 pax

Max 13 pax

*

Max 22 pax

Max 28 pax

Max 44 pax

Excluding entrance, parking and toll fees, distance measured form pick-up point, back to pick-up point / our depot, per vehicle. VEHICLE & DRIVER CDHP Vehicle & driver, ½ day from Pretoria / Centurion /

Midrand – max. 200 km.’s & 4 hours 1 450 2 000 3 000 5 250 6 000

CDFP Vehicle & driver, full day from Pretoria / Centurion / Midrand – max. 300 km.’s & 8 hours

2 100 3 000 4 500 6 500 8 500

CDHJ Vehicle & driver ½ day from Johannesburg / Sandton / ORT Airport – max. 200 km.’s & 4 hours

1 600 2 200 3 500 5 250 6 000

CDFJ Vehicle & driver full day from Johannesburg / Sandton / ORT Airport – max. 300 km.’s & 8 hours

2 300 3 300 5 000 6 500 8 500

VEHICLE & GUIDE CGHP Vehicle & tourist guide, ½ day from Pretoria / Centurion /

Midrand – max. 200 km.’s & 4 hours 1 750 2 200 3 500 5 500 7 000

CGFP Vehicle & tourist guide, full day from Pretoria / Centurion / Midrand – max. 300 km.’s & 8 hours

2 600 3 600 5 500 7 500 9 500

CGHJ Vehicle & tourist guide ½ day from Johannesburg / Sandton / ORT Airport – max. 200 km.’s & 4 hours

1 900 2 500 4 000 5 500 7 000

CGFJ Vehicle & tourist guide full day from Johannesburg / Sandton / ORT Airport – max. 300 km.’s & 8 hours

2 800 3 800 6 000 8 000 9 500

EXTK Extra kilometres (per / km) 7 9 11 15 20 EXTC Extra hours for vehicle and driver / Assist with check-in at

Airport (per / h) 150 250 300 350 400

EXTG Extra hours for vehicle and tourist guide (per / h) 250 350 400 450 500 SPW Trailer for excess baggage (per day) n/a 200 250 300 350 W Bottled water (per 500 ml.) 10 10 10 10 10

* An additional driver must be booked with the guide option for more than 8 passengers on the

minibus option.

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PLEASE NOTE:

TERMS & CONDITIONS / SMALL PRINT

1. Day tour rates are quoted in South African Rand (ZAR), as per person and overnight package prices are quoted as “per person sharing”.

2. TOUR OPTIONS

a. SPECIAL TOUR – We do not require a minimum of two people to conduct this tour. There is a tour on special offer every day of the week. This tour has a fixed itinerary and departure times, and other people might join this tour. Single persons booked on this tour will pay the special tour rate.

b. SCHEDULED TOUR –This tour has a fixed itinerary and departure times, and other people might join this tour. The published scheduled rate will be applicable when there are 2 or more passengers booked. Should there only be one person booked on the scheduled tour, the single tour rate will apply.

c. PRIVATE TOUR - We require a minimum of two people to conduct a private tour. Departure times and the tour itinerary are flexible and other people will not join this tour.

d. SINGLE TOUR – Should a tour not be on a special offer on that day, and there is no one else booked on a tour, we can still conduct a tour, charged at the single rate. Departure times are still fixed and we hold the right to add people to this tour, in which case the tour price will revert back to the scheduled tour price. On overnight packages, the single supplement is already included in the single rate, and it doesn’t need to be added again.

3. Apart from the daily Special Tours, we require a minimum of two people to conduct a tour at the scheduled rate, even for a private tour. A tour can be done with a single traveller, at the published single rate, unless the tour is on special offer on that day.

4. Gauteng E-toll charges are included in our rates. 5. There is a surcharge of 10% applicable on all transport requirements between the hours of

23:00 – 06:00 for groups of 1 – 4 people. 6. Owing to the unpredictable nature of the petrol and diesel prices in South Africa, these rates

are provisional and we reserve the right to change them without prior or written notice. 7. Should a transfer be confirmed for a future date with a 50% deposit, we will honour the rate

as quoted when booked. 8. Rates are valid until 31 December 2017 (excluding certain peak periods at Sun City & Cape

Town Hotels) but subject to alteration without prior notice. 9. Our tour guides are English speaking. Other languages are available on request at a

surcharge. 10. A cancellation fee of 100% of the total price applies for long-distance transfers cancelled less

than 12 hours and to short distance transfers cancelled less than 3 hours in advance. 11. A trailer is available for excess luggage at a surcharge. 12. We reserve the right to use a sedan car for transfers of one to three people. Should a

minibus be required for a transfer for one to three people we reserve the right to charge the rate used for four to seven people.

13. All bookings (and specified vehicles) are subject to availability at time of reservation. 14. Quoted prices include agent’s commission (VAT included). No commission is paid in the case

of the single supplement. Commission must be claimed within 3 months. 15. All drinks (including bottled water and soft drinks) are excluded from our prices and are for

own account.

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16. We reserve the right to arrange for passengers to be taken on by an associate company running the same or a similar tour, should circumstances require it.

17. Pick-up times as per the brochure are estimated times. Due to the free pick-up and drop-off service provided, pick-up and drop-off times may be different from the published times. A time will be confirmed on reservation.

18. Private tours are available and quoted for separately. 19. Routes, accommodations and visits to restaurants and sights are subject to change without

prior notice. 20. No eating, drinking or smoking is allowed on our vehicles. 21. Routes, accommodation and visits to restaurants and sights are subject to change without

prior notice if circumstances require it. 22. While Ulysses Tours & Safaris cc, their employees, and/or agents will take every care against

such contingencies, they cannot be held responsible for, and shall be exempt from any liability for any loss, damage or injury to any person and/or his/her luggage or personal property.

23. Ulysses Tours & Safaris cc carries passenger liability, but we strongly advise tourists/passengers to take out adequate travel insurance to cover personal accidents, medical expenses and loss of baggage.

24. We accept all major credit cards. 25. We strongly recommend that tourists take medication against malaria as prescribed. Please

visit a local pharmacy before visiting high risk areas. 26. All travel arrangements are subject to the booking conditions and cancellation provisions of

the service provider. 27. All bank charges and commissions are for the depositor’s account. 28. Baby chairs must be fitted by the client and not by the Ulysses Tours employee. 29. A 50% non-refundable deposit for all tours is payable on reservation and the balance is

payable 3 weeks before departure. If a reservation is cancelled, a cancellation fee will be charged and will be determined as follows: If the cancellation is done

at least 21 days prior to the start of the tour: 0% of the balance amount 20 – 14 days prior to the start of the tour: 25% of the balance amount 13 – 7 days prior to the start of the tour: 50% of the balance amount 6 – 3 days prior to the start of the tour: 75% of the balance amount less than 3 days prior to the start of the tour: 100% of the balance amount.

30. A group-booking discount is available on scheduled tours on request for more than four people per booking.

31. A minimum stay of two nights may be required over weekends, i.e. Friday and Saturday nights, or Saturday & Sunday nights at Sun City Hotels and Pilanesberg National Park lodges.

32. Return transport to and from Pretoria / Johannesburg is included in the overnight packages to Sun City and Pilanesberg National Park.

33. Although every effort is made to ensure brochure accuracy at the time of going to print, Ulysses Tours & Safaris CC cannot be held responsible for printing or typographical errors, or errors arising from unforeseen circumstances.

34. AIRPORT DROP-OFFS AFTER A TOUR a. HALF-DAY TOURS – full airport transfer rate is payable, except on the Johannesburg

City tour, or when the pick-up was from the airport. b. FULL-DAY TOURS

i. Passengers from Pretoria are subject to a full airport transfer rate, unless the Johannesburg City tour is part of the full day tour.

ii. Passengers from Johannesburg can be dropped free of charge c. OVERNIGHT TOURS – free drop-off service is available directly after the tour.

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35. WAITING TIME:

We do not charge waiting time for delayed flights.

We do not charge waiting time for the first 30 minutes’ waiting

After 30 minutes we charge a waiting time fee indicated on the price list under EXT calculated from the original pick-up time.

36. DIFFERENT PICK-UP OR DROP-OFF POINTS

There is no charge for different pick-up and/or drop-off points if such points are in the same or adjacent suburb/s.

For pick-ups and/or drop-offs in different areas, the point the furthest to travel will be charged the full fare for 1 person; the second and third point will be charged at the discounted rate.

For 5 or more people at different locations, there is no surcharge for different pick-up and/or drop-off points, provided such points are in the same city.

When we need to do a pick-up for passengers off different flights, a waiting time fee is charged if these flights arrive more than 60 minutes apart.

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