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A very happy group<\/p><\/div>\n
1. What was your itinerary on this trip?<\/strong><\/p>\n On arrival in South Africa we were transferred to the Eastern Cape and on to Amakhala Game Reserve.<\/p>\n We had a lovely lunch here, followed by an afternoon game drive, which\u00a0was amazing as we saw a number of animals, but the main highlight was seeing the lions!<\/p>\n The next day we had an early morning game drive followed by breakfast in Amakhala.\u00a0The game didn\u2019t disappoint, as on the way back to the lodge we saw two cheetahs.\u00a0After breakfast, we were transferred to Shamwari Private Game Reserve where we enjoyed a lovely lunch followed by an afternoon game drive and site visits.<\/p>\n We loved Shamwari and the accommodations it had to offer.\u00a0Sarili Private Lodge was out of this world, we had our own private house and it really brought the group together.<\/p>\n Lions in Amakhala<\/p><\/div>\n The next morning we enjoyed a game drive, where we saw\u00a0rhinos and learnt about how endangered these animals really are with regards to poaching.<\/p>\n We then left for Port Elizabeth where we had a walk around the shops and enjoyed the local pizza, banana and bacon which was interesting.<\/p>\n After a night here, the next morning we\u00a0transferred by road to Knysna and stopped off at Tsitsikamma, where we had the opportunity to walk on the Storms River and burn off all the lovely food and wine we had enjoyed.<\/p>\n The suspension bridge was also lots of fun and we all enjoyed the walk.<\/p>\n Once at Knysna we had a walk around looking at the shops and the boats. It was lovely and a great place to have two or more nights on the Garden Route as it is very close to the likes of Plettenberg.<\/p>\n Knysna<\/p><\/div>\n After breakfast the next morning we transferred to Hermanus, which everyone enjoyed. It is very small but has a great vibe to it and is not too far from Cape Town.\u00a0We enjoyed a cliff walk; the cliff path at Hermanus is one of the town’s most beautiful features and it was very busy with runners and dog walkers.<\/p>\n Then it was almost the final stop of the trip\u00a0via the\u00a0Winelands region of Franschhoek. We toured around the quaint town of Franschhoek before visiting a local wine estate where we enjoyed some wine tasting and learnt a lot with regards to white and red wines and which cheeses are best with each wine.<\/p>\n After breakfast, we drove along Chapman’s Peak and spent time with the penguins on Boulders Beach, followed by the waterfront and The\u00a0Alba for a dinner cruise.<\/p>\n Penguins at Boulders Beach<\/p><\/div>\n During our time in Cape Town we also did a City Centre Tour to learn more about the\u00a0history of South Africa.<\/p>\n We even had a surprise thrown in – a helicopter ride around Cape Town! It was a fabulous way to end a great Agents Educational trip in South Africa<\/p>\n Over the\u00a08 nights we learnt so much with regards to all the different areas we travelled to and the history of the country plus the food and wine.<\/p>\n Wine tasting in Constantia<\/p><\/div>\n 2. Do you feel that experiencing SA has made it easier for you to discuss SA with potential clients?<\/strong><\/p>\n Absolutely. The game drives in the Eastern Cape were definitely interesting and a real eye opener \u2013 especially when comparing the game with other safari destinations like Kenya.<\/p>\n 3. Which was your favourite property during the trip?<\/strong><\/p>\n I have two favourites. Sarili Lodge, Shamwari and also Harbour House in Hermanus.\u00a0 Sarili is a real home away from home. A beautiful property, suitable for large groups\/families. Their attention to detail and service was impeccable.<\/p>\n Harbour House was a fantastic property in a great location.<\/p>\n 4. What were your highlights and special memories from the trip?<\/strong><\/p>\n There were lots of great memories, wine tasting at Anura, a family-owned private vineyard, the walk along the suspension bridge in Tsitsikamma National Reserve, but the highlight (sorry to be cringe) was the dancing and drinking at the Ferrymans Tavern in Cape Town! Oh and not forgetting the helicopter flight over Cape Town – amazing!<\/p>\n Helicopter flight over Cape Town<\/p><\/div>\n 5. What would be your top recommendation to anyone considering SA as a destination?<\/strong><\/p>\n Book the Cable Car up Table Mountain on the first clear day. Do not delay the trip as weather conditions could prevent the cable car from operating.<\/p>\n Hermanus is a beautiful stop and I would recommend it even when not travelling during the whale season.<\/p>\n Travel light, so that on your return you have plenty of space to pick up souvenirs and wine bottles.<\/p>\n If, after reading about Meeta’s experience, you would like to book a trip to South Africa, we would love to work with you to plan the holiday of a lifetime. For more information on how our safari experts can help you, call Somak Luxury Travel today on 020 8423 3000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":10524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[440,30,1,580],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-south-africa","category-uncategorized","category-wildlife-and-safari"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/heli4.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10509"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10831,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10509\/revisions\/10831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Lions](\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lions.jpg\")
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