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Sunday
11th April
Day one
- Travel Cape
Town/Hotel Accommodation |
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Early flights will leave
Cape Town to allow us to
arrive before lunch in
Durban.
Megacoach
will be waiting to
transport us to our
hotel
(Granny Mouse)
in the Centre of the
Midlands Meander, near
Howick / Nottingham
Road. This will be our
base for the next 4
nights.
The
Midlands Meander
extends from Hilton in
the South to Mooi River
in the north. This
stunning 80 kms stretch
of the KwaZulu-Natal
Midlands offers a
cornucopia of
quaint shops,
fine-dining
establishments and, of
course, local crafts
aplenty!
With a map of this area
in your hand you can’t
help feeling like some
kind of pirate (albeit
landlocked) about to
embark on the greatest
treasure hunt of all
time!!
Granny Mouse
is well positioned on
the Meander Route – no
long distances to travel
each day and their
reputation is the ‘best
in the area. |
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Tonight we will have dinner at
Bierfassl
an Austrian Tavern in the Nottingham
Road area, a good way to get to ‘meet
and greet’ your fellow travelers on the
tour. |
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Monday
12th April
Day two
– Explore the Howick area. |
You cannot visit this area without
paying a visit to the
Howick Falls.
When Brian and I visited it was after
weeks of rain and the falls were
overflowing!
There are several crafters In this area
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Hangaboutz Hammocks’
exquisite range of unique hand-dyed and
painted hammocks, hanging chairs,
cushions, bags and classy arts and
crafts will appeal.
Buchanan Interiors
– this is a century old cottage filled
with their kiln-formed handcrafted
glassware; glass pendants and beads;
mosaics and table linen.
The Weaver’s Hut–
a delight of colour and design awaits us
here. They are specialists in
hand-woven woolen rugs, and carry
quality handmade items from the hills of
Kwa Zulu Natal. Rugs, placemats,
clothing, throws, baskets……
Lunch at the Nutmeg Bistro–
this little bistro in an old
Agricultural Hall in Howick within
walking distance to the Falls. A
relaxed atmosphere on the verandah or
under the magnificent oak tree.
(Remember, all lunches are for your
account.) |
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Dinner tonight will be at St Ives
– This superb restaurant overlooks a
large dam filled with trout and bass. A
perfectly relaxing restaurant with
delicious food. |
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Tuesday 13th April
Day three
– Explore the Nottingham Road area. |
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Lion’s River Trading Post
- This used to be a water-driven turbine
sawmill and has been transformed into an
‘antiques and collectables’ shop on the
Lions River.
Rosewood embroidery Shoppe–
They have an exquisite collection of
linen, soft furnishings & ladies
nightwear. Here we will be able to
watch the local ladies (who do hand
embroidery) at work.
Lunch at Piggly Wiggly Farmstall
- a superb farm stall / restaurant
coupled with a wine tasting and
several other very interesting shops,
including a maze.
Culamoya Chimes–
Unbelievable – well worth the stop.
Experience – hear –feel the sounds of
Big Ben, St Pauls, Wedding Bells and the
largest and smallest chimes ever seen! |
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Dinner tonight will be at YellowWood
Café
– this restaurant is one kilometer on
the Karkloof Road; is in a wonderful
heritage site with awesome views of the
Howick Falls. It is run and managed by
Sandra who is the GM of the Midlands
Meander Board. |
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Wednesday
14th April
Day four
– Visit the Drakensberg Mountains |
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This day has been set aside to
travel to the Drakensberg. It is
approximately 1½ hours from
Granny Mouse. We will attend a
performance of the famous
Drakensberg Boys Choir.
Lunch will be in the Drakensberg
area.
Dinner will be at Granny Mouse
on our return. |
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Thursday 15th April
Day five
– Back to the Nottingham Road
area. |
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Ardmore Ceramic art-
Here you can see the artists
creating their latest works and
experience the cultural and
historical collections.
Born in Africa & Tsonga -
They offer hand stitched leather
shoes and sandals.
The
Candle Dipping shop-
Located in The Junction – a
collection of interesting shops.
Lunch at The Junction
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The restaurant serves country
style meals, light snacks and
pizzas.
Dinner tonight will be at
Caversham Mill Restaurant
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This charming restaurant is
located alongside the
magnificent Lion’s River
waterfall. This is a perfect
setting for our last meal
together. |
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Friday
16th April
Day six
– Explore the Lions River area &
start making our way home |
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The Lavender Company
– A place of unsurpassed beauty
and heavenly fragrance. Their
shop is filled with exquisite
handcrafted body products,
essential oils, lotions, scrubs
& scented salts. They also
extract Tea Tree Oil from local
trees and their young owner,
Lynnette van der Merwe will make
herself available to chat to you
about this production of oil,
and the healing properties.
All good
things eventually must come to
an end and we then head back to
Durban for our early afternoon
flights back to Cape Town.
Hylton Ross will be waiting to
transport us back to our homes.
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PRICE for
this fully inclusive 6
day trip, including
return flights, coach
transport in Natal,
accommodation and
meals as specified,
is R9,915 per person.
The air transport
portion included in this
price is R1,850 and is
subject to variation
until the deposit is
paid and the booking can
be confirmed with the
airline.
Pick up times to be
confirmed later. |
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