One week holiday ideas?

[Shake&Bake]

Got some leave in for next month.

So basically off work from 06-09 till 14-09.

Just need to get away from the office and out of town.

Usually I'd be up for a camping trip (and it's still a possibility) but may be looking for a bungalow or decent bed to pass out on.

Trying to get one or two mates to go along, but will go fscking solo if I have to.
Need to get away from city life!

Need some time in nature, a braai and some light hiking and light self game driving. (No 4x4 trails )

I was thinking Tsitsikamma National Park as I've always wanted to and I hear it's beautiful.
Or there's that other Park in the Kalahari somewhere.

Anyway - busy on SANPARK's site at the moment for Tsitsikamma National Park, but if you have been there and know of a holiday solution that's not too costly, please drop some info in here or via PM.

 

[Shake&Bake]

I'm thinking along the lines of a 6-8 hour drive out of Cape Town.

 

[hj2k_x]

Sounds awesome.
Tsitsikama National Park is epic.

I'd check out budgetgetaways.co.za

You'll see I've reviewed a number of places on there already

 

[Shake&Bake]

Thanks Henry - will browse over there now

Anyone done The Addo Elephant Park?

 

[hj2k_x]

Thanks Henry - will browse over there now

Anyone done The Addo Elephant Park?

My mates have - they had a jol.

Guess it all depends on what you want to spend your time doing...Game watching takes more effort than you'd think

 

[Shake&Bake]

My mates have - they had a jol.

Guess it all depends on what you want to spend your time doing...Game watching takes more effort than you'd think

Well just one day of it at least

 

[Shake&Bake]

*screams* HJ!

Storms River Mouth Rest Camp, Storms River Mouth & Tsitsikamma National Park.

http://www.budget-getaways.co.za/pages/review.asp?reviewid=199

Which one of the two were you at?
Trying to find out if there is other accomodation besides camping.
Can't find a site for the exact place - scrolling through SANPark's site again to try and find it.

 

[hj2k_x]

*screams* HJ!

Storms River Mouth Rest Camp, Storms River Mouth & Tsitsikamma National Park.

http://www.budget-getaways.co.za/pages/review.asp?reviewid=199

Which one of the two were you at?
Trying to find out if there is other accomodation besides camping.
Can't find a site for the exact place - scrolling through SANPark's site again to try and find it.

Was at Storms River Mouth, right next to the ocean. Was really nice. But no shelter from the elements...

 

[hj2k_x]

They have chalets which looked really nice, but were out of my price range...

 

[Shake&Bake]

R295.00 per night, plus Additional Adult Rate of R84 for a 2 sleeper forest hut ffs

*mulls over it

 

[hj2k_x]

R295.00 per night, plus Additional Adult Rate of R42 for a 2 sleeper forest hut ffs

*mulls over it

Ya, that is not bad...The ones with sea-frontage were, well, better though

 

[Shake&Bake]

SANParks site says that Storms River and the Karoo's places I've looked at are not available

/trundles on with the search

 

[krycor]

"Tsitsikama National Park is epic."

Just don't stay there for a week lol

 

[hj2k_x]

SANParks site says that Storms River and the Karoo's places I've looked at are not available

/trundles on with the search

Ah, that sucks

 

[Shake&Bake]

Found some vacancies in Storms River now, Forest Hut, which sleeps 2 R295.00 per night.
Seems ok.
Leaving for home now and will investigate further when I get home.

 

[hj2k_x]

Found some vacancies in Storms River now, Forest Hut, which sleeps 2 R295.00 per night.
Seems ok.
Leaving for home now and will investigate further when I get home.

R295 per person or for the whole thing

 

[Shake&Bake]

It's pretty small: http://www.sanparks.org/parks/tsitsikamma/tourism/tariffs.php

Forest Hut (FH2) is the one to look for on that list, 5th one down.

An idea I thought of now - to go SuperSaver Holiday is that my one friend has family in Plett and Kimberly.
So another option is to crash with his cousins and then drive out to the Parks in the area or whatever other activities we want to do on an daily basis

The one cousin from Kimberly was down here recently and his right up my alley as a mad party person - I just have to detox my liver before going up there.
Augrabies is also a nice park that I've heard of.

So more investigations in the morning...

 

[bwana]

Thanks Henry - will browse over there now

Anyone done The Addo Elephant Park?

Many, many times. Its good for a day - not more.

However since you're in the area you might want to get a bungalow for the night here - http://www.kraggakamma.com/content.asp

 

[Shake&Bake]

Many, many times. Its good for a day - not more.

However since you're in the area you might want to get a bungalow for the night here - http://www.kraggakamma.com/content.asp

Thanks for the Addo tip and Kraggakamma looks amazing!

Oooh what to do?!?!
Augrabie Falls or awesome game drives along the Garden Route.
Leaning more towards Garden Route now!

 

[Shake&Bake]

Ok so tell me what you'd think of the following idea.

First night spent in Plett, then the day after into Tsitsikamma, then a drive through to PE the following day, spend maybe three days there getting into The Addo Elephant Park (guided game drive and a braai or whatever) and Kraggakamma (self game drive).

Just have to consider places to stay in the PE area.

How long is the drive from Plett to PE?
Have not been down the Garden Route on my own steam in ages!