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Arrival
Day 1
Meet & Greet - collect your vehicle and check in - afternoon Soweto Township Tour (included)
Meet & Greet - collect your vehicle and check in - afternoon Soweto Township Tour (included)
Self-Drives - We meet & greet you at the airport, go through the itinerary in detail. Comprehensive maps, literature, brochures, vouchers and an African gift shall be handed to you. We are available 24/7 throughout your tour.
Our clients find this service priceless, as we are continuously recommending, booking and answering their questions.
*We are happy to recommend and book a variety of activities for you throughout your safari holiday at our generous preferential rates.
Soweto tour Highlights
FNB Stadium, the biggest in Africa, is built in the form of a calabash or a Zulu clay pot. Visit the South African Hall of Fame
Diepkloof, a diverse neighbourhood
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, built during the WW2 and the largest hospital in the world
Orlando Towers, a colourful landmark popular for bungee and base jumping and abseiling
Hector Pietersen Memorial
Vilakazi Street, the only street in the world in which two Nobel Prize winners have lived
Visit to the Soweto Brewing Company.
- Main Destination:
- Soweto (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Premier Hotel O.R. Tambo
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Blyde River Canyon - Panorama Route - world's largest green canyon
Blyde River Canyon - Panorama Route - world's largest green canyon
07:30 Departure for the spectacular Blyde River Canyon in Mpumalanga.
Follow the scenic Panorama Route, visiting God’s Window, Three Rondavels, Blyde River Canyon, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the various Canyon waterfalls like the Lisbon and Berlin Falls. Pilgrim’s Rest is an authentic historical village dating from the first South African gold rush in 1840 and now a National Monument.
Take a dip in the beautiful Mac Mac pools to cool off.
If you don't manage to complete the circuit today, you can finish off tommorrow whilst on route to the Kruger National Park.
4 hr 22 min (400 km) via N12 and N4.
- Main Destination:
- Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (Panorama Route, South Africa)
- Accommodation:
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Panorama Chalets & Rest Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Self-drive safari in the Kruger National Park
Self-drive safari in the Kruger National Park
Arrive in the late morning at the famous Kruger National Park (enter park through Paul Kruger Gate) and begin your safari into this bushveld wonderland. Enjoy a light lunch from a viewpoint on the banks of the mighty Sabie River.
Continue your game drive looking for the Big Five and many other species of fauna for which the Kruger Park is famous. The Kruger is certainly a birders paradise with almost 800 species.
Check into your lodge, go enjoy the sunset on the terrace which overlooks the Mighty Sabie River. Licensed restaurant available.
At 4:30 pm you begin your exciting late afternoon/sunset game drive with a professional game ranger. The professional game ranger will enthrall you with stories of the African bush and point out the Big Five and other rare and endangered species.
Please note these safari activities can only be operated by the parks board, therefore making it a special experience.
3 hr (220 km).
- Main Destination:
- Greater Kruger (South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Skukuza Rest Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Self-drive safari and nocturnal safari with ranger (included)
Self-drive safari and nocturnal safari with ranger (included)
After an early morning coffee rusks drive into the African Savannah and see its wildlife in all its splendor.
Breakfast at one of the camp stops. Late afternoon break at camp relaxing beside the pool or on the banks of the Sabie River.
The Kruger Park After is home to almost a thousand bird species, amongst them many birds of prey. Much wildlife can be seen whilst driving along the banks of the Sabie River including predators like lion, leopard and even the endangered wild dog/painted wolf.
Tonight, you participate on a night game drive which is guided by an experienced game ranger with unsurpassed knowledge of the African bush.
Nocturnal game drives are where you shall encounter those elusive nocturnal animals who are mostly seen after dark. Including African cats both big and small. Drive departure times vary from season to season.
- Main Destination:
- Kruger National Park (South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Skukuza Rest Camp
Wildlife in Kruger NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Kruger National Park to Kingdom of Swaziland - cultural activities
Kruger National Park to Kingdom of Swaziland - cultural activities
Early morning Kruger self-drive safari encountering the Big Five and other magnificent animals like the endangered black rhino and African wild dog.
Depart for the Kingdom of Swaziland (passport required). The landscapes are very similar to those of Switzerland. You visit Ngwenya Glass Factory and the world's oldest mine.
Time dependent visit a great example of San (Bushman) rock art created by indigenous people that once roamed Southern Africa alone.
Near Mbabane, admire the Royal Palace & Kings Mausoleum.
Overnight at the fabulous House of Fire in the Ezulwini Valley. Lauded as one of the most eclectic entertainment venues in the world, House On Fire is a fantastical playground of imagination which captivates and inspires.
Great accommodation and restaurant on site.
190 km.
- Main Destination:
- Ezulwini Valley (Highlight, Eswatini)
- Accommodation:
- Malandela’s Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Hlane Royal Game Reserve safaris and fun
Hlane Royal Game Reserve safaris and fun
Proceed to this fabulous and remote Royal Swazi game reserve famous for very close up white rhino sightings.
Check in, lunch and enjoy a self-drive sunset safari.
You come to Hlane Royal National Park for the big stuff. ESwatini’s largest protected area, this well-organised reserve is home to elephants, lions, leopards, white rhinos and many antelope species, and also offers impressive opportunities for birdwatching and cultural activities.
- Main Destination:
- Hlane Royal National Park (Eswatini)
- Accommodation:
- Ndlovu Camp
Wildlife in Hlane Royal NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Hlani Park Guided Safari walk (included) - drive to Joburg for flight to Cape Town
Hlani Park Guided Safari walk (included) - drive to Joburg for flight to Cape Town
Early morning guided walking safari with close encounters/sightings of white rhino and other of the Big Five.
On your way to Joburg admire the oldest and best-preserved sequence of volcanic and sedimentary rocks in the world. Known as the Genesis of Life, the Makhonjwa Mountains are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Continue to OR Tambo Airport where you drop off your vehicle.
3 hr 50 min (370 km) via N12
On arrival in Cape Town we shall be there to meet you and chat about the rest of your journey.
- Main Destination:
- Cape Town (City, South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Hotel Sky Cape Town
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Orientational private tour of Cape Point, Ocean Cruise, Penguin Colony, Chapmans Peak & Constantia
Orientational private tour of Cape Point, Ocean Cruise, Penguin Colony, Chapmans Peak & Constantia
This region is a UNESCO site due to its exceptional floral diversity. Follow the Coast via Clifton with views of the 12 Apostles & Camps Bay. Hout Bay village is where you board a boat to the world's largest fur seal colony (included). Then along Chapman's Pass with breathtaking views.
Cape of Good Hope National Park is the Westerly point of the African continent where the cold Atlantic meets the warmer waters of the Indian Ocean. The early Portuguese mariners named this famous landmark. Walk up to the lighthouse. Continue to False Bay, lunch on the harbour perhaps.
Boulders Beach is home to a colony of the critically endangered African Penguins.
Boyes Drive with a view of the surfers below, chat with the shark spotter while he scours the bay looking out for Great White Sharks.
Next, we visit Southern Africa's oldest wine estate. Groot Constantia, with its splendid 16C Cape Dutch architecture.
full day trip - 360 km.
Pickup 07:45 Drop off 18:30.
- Main Destination:
- Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula, South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Hotel Sky Cape Town
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Table Mountain, Cape Town and Wild West Coast
Table Mountain, Cape Town and Wild West Coast
Ascend Table Mountain via cable car, a UNESCO world heritage site and 7th Wonder of the world (2 hours).
Explore Cape Town, its historical places, like the Dutch East Indian Garden, Castle of Good Hope, Malay Quarter, District Six, Long Street and Greenmarket square (the center of Cape Town).
Then travel north up the West Coast (Atlantic Ocean) to Blouberg for a postcard view of the Mother City, Table Mountain and Robben Island. If you like you can hire a surfboard and I'll teach you to surf. Walk along the blue flag beach or enjoy a drink at one of the trendy bars whilst watching the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean.
Recommended: Dinner at GOLD restaurant which offers an authentic African experience that will take you on a 14-dish taste-safari paired with traditional Mali puppets and entertainment.
- Main Destination:
- Table Mountain (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Hotel Sky Cape Town
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Magic Kalk Bay - voted world's coolest neighbourhood by forbes
Magic Kalk Bay - voted world's coolest neighbourhood by forbes
Kalk Bay was voted the "coolest neighbourhood in the world" a few years ago, it's my home village. Just the perfect place to finish your South African safari holiday. This quiet and colorful seaside fishing village is only a 30 minutes drive from Cape Town city centre, and it is hard to imagine that you are in one of South Africa’s largest cities when visiting Kalk Bay.
Kalk Bay is famous for its antique shops, excellent restaurants and the most famous fish n chip shop in the region.
Everything is within a 3 min walk from your guest house. There are a few tidal pools, safe coastal walks, cave trails in the mountain, surfing lessons at Muizenberg beach, snorkelling with seals & penguins, great white shark cage diving, whale & dolphin watching in season (June to December), fishing off the harbour wall & more. St James tidal pool is famous for those colourful Victorian changing rooms.
I will take you on a coastal walk with a delicious seafood lunch included.
- Main Destination:
- Cape Peninsula (South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Chartfield Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Kalk Bay / Cape Town - airport departure
Kalk Bay / Cape Town - airport departure
After a hearty breakfast visit the Zeitz Moka museum on modern African art, or the Two Ocean Aquarium. Perhaps you have time to do the Robben Island Tour (3.5 hours), or/and enjoy a Helicopter flip over Table Mountain 20 min and max 1 hour.
*We are delighted to recommend and book optional activities for you throughout your safari holiday at our generous preferential rates!
NB: If you have extra time I can highly recommend a 3/4 day trip to the Mighty Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and the iconic Chobe National Park, Botswana. Which is only an hour road transfer from Victoria Falls. There are other activities available to suit your desires. We offer exceptional value on our safari tours.
- Main Destination:
- Cape Town (City, South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
