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South Africa
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I haven't posted here in a while but I was hoping to get some travel nestie opinions for our next trip. We're looking into going to South Africa in November for about 10 days. We would at least like to see Capetown and go on a safari (obviously not a very long one since our trip is only 10 days total). We would love to get to Victoria Falls but it doesn't look like that's going to happen time-wise. So, for those who have been there, how is Capetown without a tour? We're generally pretty adventurous but we've never been to Africa and have just started looking into this, so I'm just not sure what to expect. We've looked at some all-inclusive tours but, in general, that's not really our thing. We like to plan things ourselves and see places at our own pace- and it might save some money to not do an AI tour. So how easy is it to get around Capetown if you're not on a tour? How safe is it? We're not opposed to maybe doing a day tour but we just want to figure out if we can plan everything ourselves for Capetown (and flights to Jo-Burg) and then take a short safari tour from there. Any recs for specific safari tour companies? We're planning this a little last-minute (for us) because we're trying to time it with our jobs without going too far out in case we get a call for our adoption. Sorry this post is a little disorganized! At this point we could just use any information you have on visiting South Africa without a tour, safari companies, Capetown day trips, itineraries, etc. Thanks!
Re: South Africa
http://blog.megdesk.com/inexpensive-safari/
We were just there in February. We rented an apartment on Clifton Beach 1 through Holiday Rentals Capetown http://www.rentalscapetown.com
We rented a car and drove everywhere ourselves with a gps. It took a day to get used to driving on the other side of the road but eventually was very easy. You can also ride the red or blue bus around Cape Town and get off and on and see all sorts of places that way.http://www.citysightseeing.co.za
Most of the safaris are very, very expensive. Some can average about $1000/ per person per night all inclusive. We found that flying up to Durban and then driving up to Hluhluwe Imfolozi was the cheapest way to go. We stayed at the Protea Hluhluwe in their 4000 square foot private lodge and included breakfast and dinner. They have range rovers and expert drivers to take you out on safari. We paid about $50/person to go on a three hour safari tour and saw all the big 5. The rest of their hotel is very average but the lodge is awesome. We chose to eat in their buffet style restaurant though for an extra fee they will come to the lodge and cook for your in the large kitchen. The walk to their hotel is very easy.
In Capetown, go to the top of Table Mountain, drive to Cape Point, visit the V&A waterfront, see the Clifton Beaches and Camps Bay, visit Boulders beach and see the penguins, visit Muizenburg, go to Stellenbosch and visit some wineries. There are a million other things to do.
Buy a Fodors or Frommers book. They are very helpful.