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South Africa is a vast, diverse and incredibly beautiful country.
For many people the big game that roam just beyond the city lights of Pretoria and Johannesburg are reason alone to visit. Our fabulous animal life is more varied than just the Big 5, it is also a bird watchers paradise and in early June the Southern right Whales leave their Antarctic feeding ground and travel to the Cape Coast.
South Africa is one of the great cultural meeting points of the African continent. This rich cultural heritage is celebrated in its cuisine. Our wines are also considered among the best in the world.
If botany is your interest, you could wish for no better destination. Here you will find the third-highest level of biodiversity in the world. A spectacular range of scenery and eco-systems found nowhere else.
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South Africa is a vast, diverse and incredibly beautiful country.
For many people the big game that roam just beyond the city lights of Pretoria and Johannesburg are reason alone to visit. Our fabulous animal life is more varied than just the Big 5, it is also a bird watchers paradise and in early June the Southern right Whales leave their Antarctic feeding ground and travel to the Cape Coast.
South Africa is one of the great cultural meeting points of the African continent. This rich cultural heritage is celebrated in its cuisine. Our wines are also considered among the best in the world.
If botany is your interest, you could wish for no better destination. Here you will find the third-highest level of biodiversity in the world. A spectacular range of scenery and eco-systems found nowhere else.
Johannesburg and Pretoria
These two cities form the “heart beat” and economic hub of South Africa.
Johannesburg is the gateway to South Africa and it is here you will meet a multicultural blend of people from all walks of life and various parts of the world. Referred to as Gauteng “Place of Gold” the city is still one of the largest producers of gold and diamonds. An escorted tour to the suburb of Soweto, known as the cultural heart of South Africa is rated as one of the top 20 tourism destinations in South Africa.
Pretoria is referred to as Jacaranda City as the streets are lined with the beautiful purple blossomed Jacaranda trees.
Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga and Limpopo
These regions are a short flight from Johannesburg and offer a variety of Safari experiences to suite all tastes and pockets.
The word “safari” brings to mind the romantic images of untamed wildlife and magical African sunsets and is one of the main reasons why visitors come to South Africa. The diverse vegetation and habitat ensures each park is unique. Accommodation varies from National Park self catering units, comfortable tasteful lodges to exceptionally luxurious private lodges. A typical day on safari involves making the most of your time in the bush by going out on an early morning and evening game drive in search of the Big Five (Elephant, Lion, Buffalo, Rhino and Leopard).
Aquila and Inverdoorn
Both Aquila and Inverdoorn offer visitors to Cape Town who do not have time for a 3 day safari to experience the spectacular scenery of the Karoo and wildlife that once roamed freely over these plains. There is the option to enjoy a full day safari departing from Cape Town or to overnight at one of the lodges. The scenic drive from Cape Town to Aquila is 90 minutes and to Inverdoorn 2,5 hours over the spectacular Bains Kloof pass. Surrounded by beautiful mountain ranges with incredible sunsets and breathtaking sky-scapes. The Game viewing includes: Rhino, Giraffe, Lion, Cheetah, Blue Wildebeest, Springbok and variety of antelope. For bird lovers the birdlife is abundant, with over 165 different species.
The Garden Route
As the name implies this is an area of indigenous forests, lakes and meandering rivers stretching from Slang River on the Southern Cape Coast to the Tsitsikamma Forest and Storms River.
The Garden Route is a natural extension to your stay in Cape Town and can be explored as a self drive or with a professional guide. Highlights along this route include venturing into the Klein Karoo town of Oudtshoorn to explore the Cango Caves with their spectacular display of limestone stalagmites and stalactites. A number of scenic mountain passes link the interior to the popular coastal towns of Mossel Bay, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. The sweeping, unspoiled golden beaches along this route are breath taking.
Eastern Cape
The malaria-free Eastern Cape offers a great safari holiday destination and is the perfect add on to your Cape Town visit or Garden Route experience. This area is the ancestral land of the Xhosa people, birthplace of Nelson Mandela and was once one of the richest game areas of Africa. Through various conservation programs the land is returning to its origins.
The private game reserves and national parks in the Eastern Cape have a selection of unique and luxurious safari lodges to satisfy all tastes and budgets. From the award winning Shamwari Game Reserve, Blaauwbosch and the Amakhala Game Reserve, to the Addo Elephant National Park, you will find somewhere to suit your needs.
Durban and KwaZulu-Natal
Zululand, the heart and pulse of the Zulu Kingdom. This area of northern KwaZulu-Natal Province extends along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in the south to the Pongola River in the north. Sandy beaches, Untamed wilderness areas, soaring peaks of the Drakensberg and the captivating stories of Battlefields of the passed are what make this part of the country so captivating.
Durban is South Africa’s major port. You can find the finest curries outside of India in Durban and explore the oriental bazaars for fragrant spices, incense, silks and saris. The sweeping beaches stretch from the subtropical South all the way North to the game areas of the Hluhulwe-Umfolozi Reserve and the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park.
St Lucia Wetlands Park was declared South Africa's first Natural World Heritage and incorporates Lake St Lucia, the St Lucia and Maputaland Marine Reserves, the Coastal Forest Reserve and Kosi Bay Nature Reserve. The protected area is home to the largest population of hippopotamus and approximately 1,000 crocodiles as well as a wealth of plant and animal life.
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Tour Option 1 Intellectual Disability |
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Mary Harding School is a Special Needs School in the Athlone District for 310 learners with severe to moderate intellectual impairment. The school aims to develop the potential of young people and help them to feel a sense of belonging, personal worth and purpose in life. The educational programme is therefore designed to maximise independence and foster learners who are well adjusted to living in the community. |
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Training Workshops Unlimited (TWU) is an award-winning Job and Skills Development Project of Cape Mental Health for adults with intellectual disability. The Athlone Workshop is one of four training centres that provide a structured training and career path for its trainees: from respite care and stimulation for participants functioning at a lower level, to open labour market preparedness, employment and support for higher functioning trainees. |
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Garden Cottage is a community based group home run by Cape Mental Health in Heideveld for eight women with intellectual disability whose families are unable to provide for them. The facility provides supervised accommodation in a home environment, balanced meals, monitoring of health, safety and hygiene. |
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Tour Option 2 Intellectual Disability |
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Alexandra Hospital is a Secondary Hospital for the treatment and rehabilitation of Mental Health Care Users (patients) with intellectual disability. This facility is run by the Department of Health (Provincial Government of the Western Cape. |
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Includid Group Homes is an organisation that promotes independent living and integration into the community for eighty people with intellectual and physical disabilities. It follows the philosophy of ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’. The residents of Includid have a sense of purpose and meaning, are active in the decisions regarding their own lives and the organisation, and advocate for their rights by speaking at forums, in government and networks. |
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Friends Day Care Centre is set against a background of palm trees and has an impressive view of Table Mountain. This special care and stimulation centre for children and adults with severe intellectual and physical disabilities opened doors in 1959 for five children and moved to its present location in 1973 where the facility now caters for the needs of 110 learners ranging in ages from 3 to 24 years. The ten classrooms, gymnasium, kitchens, sick room, bathrooms and spa bath provide easy access for wheelchairs, and three minibuses transport many of the students to and from the centre during the Western Cape school terms. |
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Moleenbeek School for learners with intellectual and physical disability is situated in Maitland and provides services in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa. It is a facility of the Western Cape Education Department, Provincial Government of the Western Cape. |
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Tour Option 3 Intellectual Disability (Rural facilities) |
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Camphill Village West Coast is situated about 40 km north of Cape Town. It provides a safe and secure environment for between 80 and 90 adults with special needs in which to live and work, so that they can experience a meaningful and happy life. In 1964, a few pioneers with a group of young adults with special needs arrived on a large piece of sandy property. Together they planted trees, built houses, a bakery, a dairy and a chapel. Today these buildings and beautiful surroundings they created stand as a powerful testament of their courage and character. |
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Orion Organisation is dedicated to caring and providing for the educational, training and therapeutic needs of children, youth and adults living with physical, mental, intellectual and neurological disabilities. Founded in 1982, the organisation is a model of hope to as many as 3000 disabled people who have passed through its doors since its inception and has received special recognition for outstanding service on several occasions. |
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Tour Option 4 Intellectual Disability, Child Psychiatry |
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| The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital strives to be the leading specialized healthcare provider for children in Africa. The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DCAP) of the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and the University of Cape Town is situated in Rondebosch. Its vision is to maintain and further develop an academic child and adolescent mental health centre of excellence providing clinical services, teaching and research responsive to the changing needs of our society. This service strives to be affordable, equitable and accessible to all. |
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| The Heideveld Special Education and Care Centre is a newly constructed, customised day care facility providing education and integration opportunities for sixty children with severe and profound intellectual and physical disabilities. It is a community-based centre that serves the under-resourced areas of Athlone, Bonteheuwel, Guguletu and Heideveld. | |
| Peter Pan Down Syndrome Centre in Maitland follows an inclusive education model and offers an optimal learning environment for preschoolers that promotes the full personal, social and cognitive development of all children, irrespective of race, class, gender, disability, religion, culture, learning style and language. |
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Tour Option 5 Intellectual Disability, Psychiatric Disability |
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| The Erika Special Education and Care Centre is a small day care facility in Rocklands providing education and integration opportunities for thirty children with severe and profound intellectual and physical disabilities. It is a community-based centre that serves the under-resourced areas of greater Mitchells Plain. | |
| Training Workshops Unlimited (TWU) is an award-winning Job and Skills Development Project of Cape Mental Health for adults with intellectual disability. The Mitchells Plain Workshop is one of four training centres that provide a structured training and career path for its trainees: from respite care and stimulation for participants functioning at a lower level, to open labour market preparedness, employment and support for higher functioning trainees. | |
| Lentegeur Hospital is a psychiatric hospital run by the Department of Health, Provincial Government of the Western Cape. It operates in the Mitchells Plain District of the Metro Region and provides services for people with psychiatric or intellectual disability. | |
| Lentegeur School for Learners with Special Educational Needs is a facility of the Western Cape Education Department, Provincial Government of the Western Cape. |
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Tour Option 6 Psychiatric Disability |
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| Valkenberg Hospital is a government-funded, tertiary psychiatric hospital i situated in the suburb of Observatory between the banks of the Liesbeeck and Black Rivers. Together with its associated psychiatric hospitals (Lentegeur and Alexandra Hospitals) it is the chief provider of specialist psychiatric services to the Cape Peninsula as well as being a major specialist referral centre of the Western Cape Province. It is the main teaching hospital for the University of Cape Town's Department of Psychiatry and is also a specialised training centre for psychiatric nursing . | |
| William Slater House is a community-based residential service in Rondebosch which opened its doors on 1 September 2008. Mental Health Care Service Users are referred by the Lentegeur and Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital Clinical Team. The facility is established as a Sub-cute Facility and aims to provide alternative, resident-based recovery and rehabilitation services for people with severe mental illnesses who are well enough to be discharged from hospital but who are not able to manage or be managed without further continued direct supervision. The bed capacity is 40, i.e. 24 male beds and 16 female beds and the average length of stay is 3 to 6 months. | |
| Fountain House SA is a community-based rehabilitation centre in Observatory, run by Cape Mental Health, which provides vocational training and skills development to people with psychiatric disabilities in order to facilitate their reintegration into society and the work place. | |
| Comcare Trust was established to address the need for high quality, effective, accessible and affordable community care and accommodation by adults with psychiatric disabilities. Over the past 27 years, Comcare has established eight residences in and around Cape Town, accommodating 75 disabled adults. Their accommodation model is effective in reducing the relapse rate of residents while at the same time creating supportive, stable homes for people with chronic and severe psychiatric disabilities. Comcare homes operate as ordinary residences, ensuring that residents have the opportunity for a normal life, fully integrated in their local community. |
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Tour Option 7 Drug Counselling |
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| The Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre is a community based organisation which provides accessible and innovative treatment, prevention and training services that enable South Africans to respond appropriately to the challenges of substance abuse. We run an intensive and comprehensive outpatient treatment programme which targets people from under-resourced and lower income areas. | |
| Since 1985 Kenilworth Clinic, a private psychiatric and addiction treatment institution in Cape Town, has helped troubled men, women and children from throughout the country and the worldto restore their lives. A team of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, addiction counsellors, occupational therapists, social workers, dieticians and other support staff work closely with associated medical and behavioural health practitioners to provide state of the art treatment solutions. |
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