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	Classic Retreats
P.O. Box 53063, Kenilworth, 7745, Cape Town, South Africa
tel: +27 2167 13102

A marketing company representing a collection of privately owned lodges and hotels and offering central reservations service.

Recommendations

A 14-night Family Adventure tour canoeing the Lower Zambezi, walking in the Luangwa Valley and horse riding on the Nyika Plateau, starting in Lusaka with a charter flight connecting to the Lower Zambezi. The first two camps accept children of 6+, the second two of 12-plus.
A self-drive 10-day South African Children's Package starts from Cape Town, staying in family-friendly accommodation with outings to attractions like the Boulders Beach Penguin colony or Table Mountain, then moving on to the Cape Winelands and activities for children including horse-riding, mountain biking, fishing - and chocolate tasting - further afield crocodiles and butterflies at various farms nearby and cheetahs at Spier Wine Estate. River Bend Country Lodge offers a private game farm with giraffe, zebra, eland, sable, gemsbok and other antelope species. Guests can also tour the River Bend Wildlife Research Centre, which is in the process of being developed. Day trips to Shamwari Game Reserve for a “Big Game Viewing” experience can be arranged, as well as a visit to the Kaya Lendaba Cultural Village on the property. Organised game drives into the Addo Elephant National Park can be arranged or alternatively you can self-drive through the park, viewing animals at your leisure.

Sample Price

For the 10-day Cape Town and Garden route package R6255.00 per person sharing or R8070.00 per person sharing depending on which properties are used. Both options have one property on the garden route that only take children of 12 years plus, all the others take children of all ages.
The 14-night Zambia/Malawi itinerary would cost US$2,795.00 per person sharing, including
all meals, accommodation, some road transfers and game activities. This excludes any air charters that may be required.