March 3 – March 12 Africa's Fascinating Rhythm: South Africa - Ramadan Festival 2027
Tour Detail
JOHANNESBURG (1 NIGHT) – SUN CITY (2 NIGHTS) – CAPE TOWN (4 NIGHTS)
• Lesedi Cultural Village • Safari under the Big Five • Lost City • Cape of Good Hope • Penguins
• Cape Fur Seals • Table Mountain • Tree Canopy Walkway • Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
All Tours Included
3 Lunches • 2 Dinners Included
Tour Program
Day > ISTANBUL > Wednesday, 03 March 2027
Meeting at 5:00 PM in front of the Qatar Airways counter at the international departures terminal of Istanbul Airport. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, we fly to Doha at 8:10 PM with Qatar Airways flight QR 246.
Day 2 > İSTANBUL > JOHANNESBURG > Thursday 04 March 2027 (A)
After landing in Doha at 00:25 local time, we change planes and depart for Johannesburg on Qatar Airways flight QR1363 at 01:15. Upon arriving in Johannesburg at 08:40 local time, we begin our panoramic Johannesburg city tour. City Center, Houghton-Mandela House, Rosebank and Sandton districts are among the places we will see during our tour. Our dinner will be at Pappas Restaurant Sandton. After the program, we complete our tour and head to our hotel. We complete our check-in procedures and settle into our rooms. Our overnight stay is at our hotel in Johannesburg.
Day 3 > JOHANNESBURG > SUN CITY > Friday, 05 March 2027 (B,D)
After breakfast at our hotel, we set off for Pilanesberg. On the way, we take the Lesedi Cultural Village tour, including lunch. Lesedi is a cultural village where you can closely observe the lifestyles, dances, traditions and customs of the Black tribes living in South Africa. At the start of the tour, the history of Black cultures is presented through a video presentation. Then we are divided into small groups and enter the areas showcasing the home life of the Zulu-Xhosa-Basotho and Pedi tribes, and we watch cultural African dances. We have our lunch at Lesedi Cultural Village as traditional African cuisine.At the end of our tour, we transfer to our hotel in Sun City. After arriving at the hotel, we complete our check-in procedures and settle into our rooms. We spend the night at our hotel in Sun City.
Day 4 > SUN CITY > Saturday, 06 March 2027 (K)
Before breakfast in the morning, on our safari tour by safari vehicles in Pilanesberg National Park, we will have the opportunity to spend unforgettable and wonderful hours in nature. In Pilanesberg National Park, we will be guests in the daily lives of various wild animals living in a natural habitat of volcanic formation among the mountains. During our tour, we will have the chance to see the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and hippo, defined as the Big Five of Africa, as well as 350 bird species, 65 reptile species and hundreds of different animal species. After the safari, we will have breakfast at our lodge. After breakfast, we continue our journey towards Sun City and arrive at Sun City. Upon arrival, we take our panoramic city tour. Sun City lies on the plains of the north-western province of South Africa, on the shore of a calm lake, and is surrounded by the majestic mountains of Pilanesberg. Sun City is unique among holiday resorts thanks to the combination of many of its features. Every year, its four- and five-star hotels equipped with magnificent sports and entertainment activities, and the enchanting Lost City, attract thousands of tourists. After our tour, we arrive at our hotel. We will spend the night at our hotel in Sun City.
Day 5 > SUN CITY > LANSERIA > CAPE TOWN > 07 March 2027 Sunday (K)
After breakfast at our morning hotel, we transfer to Lanseria International Airport to take our Johannesburg – Cape Town flight. Upon arrival at the airport, we board our Cape Town flight. Upon arriving in Cape Town, we board the private vehicle waiting for us and begin our panoramic city tour. Sights to be seen include the Parliament Building, the Bo Kaap Colorful Houses, Company Gardens, Long Street, Castle of Good Hope, the Reibeck Statue and Adderley Street.After our program, we complete our tour and proceed to our hotel. We complete our check-in procedures and settle into our rooms. We spend the night at our hotel in Cape Town.
Day 6 > CAPE TOWN > 08 March 2027 Monday (B,L,D)
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, a lunch-inclusive Cape of Good Hope tour. We pass through the Bantry Bay, Camps Bay and Llandudno regions and arrive at the fishing village of Hout Bay. We set off by boat and will see the Cape fur seals on Duiker Island. Then, passing via Chapmans Peak or Constantia Nek, we see African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Simon's Town. After lunch at the seaside restaurant, at Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point, discovered by Bartholomeu Diaz, the southwesternmost corner of Africa, we will see the highest lighthouse in the world via the funicular. Then we return to Cape Town, passing through different coastal towns. We have our dinner at City Grill Restaurant. Our overnight stay is at our hotel in Cape Town.
Day 7 > CAPE TOWN > Tuesday 09 March 2027 (B,D)
After breakfast, we will embark on the Table Mountain & Stellenbosch Farm tour, including lunch. First, we explore the summit of Table Mountain by cable car. Then, after a 45-minute journey, we arrive at this farm for a wine tasting. Afterwards, we move on to the town of Stellenbosch, founded in 1679, and take a panoramic city tour of this town famous for its wines, oak trees and university. After lunch at a restaurant on a different farm, we return to our hotel. Our overnight stay is at our hotel in Cape Town.
Day 8 > CAPE TOWN > Wednesday, 10 March 2027 (D)
After breakfast, our first visit is to the Ostrich Farm. After learning about ostriches here, we visit the Alpaca Farm. Alpacas have relatively long bodies and are social animals. After finishing our alpaca farm tour, we visit the Giraffe Farm. Following these visits, we tour the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, which also hosts the Tree Canopy Walkway. Kirstenbosch is one of the 10 National Botanical Gardens in South Africa, covering five of the country's six biomes. At the end of our tour, we return to our hotel. Our overnight stay is at our hotel in Cape Town.
Day 9 > CAPE TOWN > ISTANBUL > 11 March 2027 Thursday (K)
After breakfast at our hotel, transfer to Cape Town Airport. Following our ticket, baggage and passport procedures, we fly to Doha with Qatar Airways flight QR1370 at 12:35. We land in Doha at 23:10 local time.
Day 10 > ISTANBUL > Friday, 12 March 2027 (F)
After landing in Doha, we change flights and take Qatar Airways flight QR237 to Istanbul at 02:30. Following our landing at Istanbul Airport at 07:00 local time, we part ways, hoping to meet again on our next tour.
General Information
*Our tour does not include 3-person room accommodation.
Up to 12 years old children can stay in a DBL+sofa bed room with 2 adults.
Tour Contract
· Our tour program is organized subject to a certain participation requirement. If sufficient participation cannot be achieved for the package tour, it may be cancelled 30 days before the tour departure. You will be notified if the tour is cancelled due to insufficient participation.
· In cases where the tour program only states the category without naming the hotel(s) and/or where options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by our agency 48 hours before the excursion departure.
· This price list and program are valid until a new price list is issued, which will completely invalidate the previous one.
· The prices in all our package programs are limited to quotas for a minimum of 10 people; for group sizes above this, a price increase may apply. Please ask for price information.
· The parties are aware that if a regular passport was issued more than 10 years ago, or other passport types more than 5 years ago, the Agency, not being an operator, bears no responsibility for faulty travel services and is not directly liable as a principal offender. At all customs-controlled international departures, participants must be present at the relevant port 3 hours before the tour departure time on the departure day. Guests arriving at ports or airports via domestic flights from other cities in particular must schedule their flight times according to the time they need to be at the port. Therefore, lateness and/or inability to join the tour is the passenger's responsibility, and Sora has no compensation obligation to the passenger. Passengers are advised to complete check-in and seat selection in person through the relevant airline's website 24 hours before the tour departure.
· Sora acts as an intermediary between the airline and our passengers and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. Flight times may change before the flight. All flight times must be confirmed by the passenger 48 hours before the tour departure. Our passengers purchase the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change.
· Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability; in such rooms, the bed allocated to the third person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 additional bed. Since the additional beds are fold-out and so-called coach beds, tour participants booking a third person and/or child are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible crowding and bed type in the rooms. Child discounts apply only to a single child of the appropriate age group staying in the same room with 2 adults. Since hotels have a limited number of TWIN (2 separate beds) rooms, please check your TWIN room request before booking.
· When children under 18, who are not considered adults, join the tour without at least one of their parents, the consent documents required for tour participation must be carried by the persons throughout the entire trip.
· Panoramic city tours are 2-3 hour tours without entrance fees to museums or archaeological sites, organized to introduce the cities; they may be held on different days provided their content does not change. Extra tours are conducted with a number of participants determined by the tour leader. If numbers fall below this, extra tours may be conducted with a price increase, and their days may be changed by the tour leader according to the program flow. Tours may not take place depending on weather conditions. Tours or excursions to places whose visit is not permitted by local authorities for any reason will not be conducted. Sora cannot be held responsible for the cancellation of these excursions or tours.
· Participants must carry with them any health problems affecting their participation in the tour, pregnancy status, medications they use continuously, and reports related to these medications.
· Tour details, airport supervisor, tour leader, and hotel information will be provided 48 hours before the tour departure.
· The passport is an official document, and passport police have the authority to refuse entry to the country if it is damaged, soiled, or torn in any way. In such a case, the responsibility lies with the passenger.
· There is no visa requirement for Turkish citizens for this tour program. Passport police have the authority to refuse entry to the country even if the passenger has a valid visa. In such a case, all financial and legal responsibility lies with the passenger. Please check your passport information and details.
· When exiting through Turkish border gates, a minimum validity of 6 months from the travel date is required for all passport types, for both Turkish and foreign citizens, even if they hold a valid visa. Our agency does not approve passports that do not meet this requirement. Sora has no compensation obligation to the passenger for passport holders with less than 6 months' validity who are unable to join the tour.
· Guests who do not participate in tours listed as included in the program are not entitled to any fee refund.
What's Included
Economy class round-trip flight ticket and airport taxes on the Istanbul – Johannesburg / Cape Town – Istanbul route via Doha with Qatar Airways scheduled flights,
Johannesburg – Cape Town flight ticket,
Breakfast at the hotels,
Airport – hotel – airport transfers,
Intercity transportation as specified in the program,
Accommodation in 4 and 3 star hotels;
4 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in Cape Town
2 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in Sun City,
1 night bed and breakfast accommodation in Johannesburg,
Johannesburg city tour and hotel transfer
Johannesburg – Sun City transfer and Lesedi village tour including lunch,
Morning safari in Pilanesberg National Park,
Cape Town panoramic city tour,
Full-day Cape of Good Hope tour including lunch and all entrance fees,
Full-day Stellenbosch tour including lunch, tasting and Table Mountain ticket,
Full-day Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Ostrich farm, Alpaca farm (including feeding), Giraffe farm visit,
2 dinners at local restaurants,
Turkish-speaking local guide service,
Professional liability insurance (in accordance with Law No. 1618),
Not Included
Exit fee for abroad www.dijital.gib.gov.tr/hizliOdemeler/yurt DisinaCikisHarciOdeme
Meals and beverages with meals that are not specified as included
Tours specified as extras
Personal expenses
All services not explicitly stated as included in the tour program
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