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UHPlifted by the Stillness of Africa

Duration: 5 Days
Western Cape
Klein Karoo

Package Overview

A unique travel to places not yet frequented by tourists to South Africa.
Travel on this timeless journey and experience a few days of sacred idleness in the ancient land called Karoo. Imagine perfect silence you can hear yourself breathe, sky so clear you can wish on the stars, and air so pure you want to drink it like champagne. This unique package offers you something unlike anything you have experienced.

Full Itinerary

Day 1:
We leave Cape Town on the Trans Karoo Express train (First Class, dining) at 12.30 for Matjiesfontein (17h50).Take a stroll in the lush gardens with fountain and small chapel. We overnight at Lord Milner Hotel after dinner and meditate and watch the clear Karoo skies.

Day 2:
After breakfast we leave in air-conditioned transport to Prince Albert, arriving for lunch. Afterwards we attend an interesting talk by palaeontologist, Dr Judy Maquire who has worked with !Xo Bushmen and studied their survival and daily living. We end the day by watching award winning "The Great Dance - a hunter's story". Overnight at a prince Albert Guesthouse.

Day 3:
Sunrise walk to the show grounds to watch horses in silent training. After breakfast we leave for Die Hel, a valley in the Swartberg Mountain Range. Picnic lunch and own braai (barbeque) in the evening. Overnight: self - catering cottages.

Day 4:
We visit Gamkaskloof valley for a walk, meditation and to reflect on our place in the Universe. Overnight: self - catering cottages.

Day 5:
After breakfast we leave for Prince Albert and civilization! After lunch we charter a flight to Cape Town International
airport where our trip ends.

Useful Info:

SEASONAL: March-May; September-November
GUESTS: Maximum 6 people per trip.
MEALS: Inclusive , except 2 meals [lunches in Prince Albert] and all liquid refreshments
DRINKS: alcoholic beverages not included.

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  Accommodation Karoo Winelands  
  Cottages Karoo Winelands  
  Timesless Scenary Train Journey  
  Timeless Scenery Beautiful Train Journey  
  Scenic Pass nhtsky  
  Scenic Pass Still Karoo Night sky  

Client Reviews

"It was deeply relaxing and at the same time had a spiritual intensity and a magnificent opportunity to connect with the natural world. The journey allows an inner spaciousness match the beauty of the landscape around us."
Judyie Al-Bilali (US)

"This was the title of our trip into the middle of nowhere. …interconnectedness with my travelling companions and the unbelievable night sky with millions of stars, but I started to rethink time”
Elise Elsing (Germany/Gordons Bay)

Like Yeats "while I stand on the roadway or on the pavements gray, I hear it in the deep heart's core."
Hilary Bassett (Cape Town)

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