$851 to $873 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival - check in - Soweto and Apartheid Museum tour - optional
Arrival - check in - Soweto and Apartheid Museum tour - optional
Self-Drives - We meet and greet you at the airport, offer you an introductory tour of the region, or simply go through the itinerary in detail at the hotel or airport. Comprehensive maps, relevant literature, brochures, vouchers and an African gift shall be handed to you. We are available 24/7 throughout your tour of Southern Africa. 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 optional activities for you throughout your safari holiday at our generous preferential rates.
Perhaps you might be interested in the Private Johannesburg day tour which visits iconic heritage sites in Johannesburg CBD and Soweto, highlighting South Africa’s turbulent history and promising future. It is an opportunity to learn more about events that shaped the country’s past while also discovering the dynamic cultural diversity of two of the country’s most prominent cities.
- 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 and sunset safari with ranger (included)
Self-drive and sunset safari with ranger (included)
Arrive in the late morning at the famous Kruger National Park and begin our safari into this bush veld wonderland. Enjoy a light lunch from a viewpoint on the banks of the mighty Sabie River. Continue our game drive and around 3 pm check in at Lower Sabie camp.
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 a very early morning coffee rusks we 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.
- Main Destination:
- Kruger National Park (South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Skukuza Rest Camp
Wildlife in Kruger NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Eswatini Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, safari walk, culture and Kruger morning safari
Eswatini Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, safari walk, culture and Kruger morning safari
Early this morning after coffee head South on safari spotting Africa's magnificent creatures big and small before exiting the park.
Departure for the Kingdom of Swaziland. The landscapes are similar to those of Switzerland. Visit Ngwenya Glass Factory and the world’s oldest mine 45000 years. Then visit a fine example of San-Bushman rock art (time permitting) created by indigenous people who were once the only peoples of Southern Africa.
Arriving at Mlilwane private reserve in the late afternoon – eSwatini’s first protected area: it's quiet, easily accessible and really rather beautiful. You can safari walk or cycle freely amongst the hippos, crocodiles, zebras, blue wildebeest, warthogs and a host of antelope. The Nyonyane Mountain, whose exposed granite peak, known as Execution Rock, reaches 1500m.
It's also an outdoor-lover's paradise, with a wide range of activities available.
- Main Destination:
- Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary (Eswatini)
- Accommodation:
- Mantenga Lodge
Wildlife in Mlilwane WS
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Swaziland cultural activities to Joburg for your Cape Town flight
Swaziland cultural activities to Joburg for your Cape Town flight
Before departing for Johannesburg, drive past / visit places like the King's Mausoleum, Houses of Parliament, House of Fire and the Royal Palace.
On the way, 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 and board your flight to Cape Town.
3 hr 50 min (370 km) via N12
On arrival in Cape Town we shall be there to meet and greet you.
- Main Destination:
- Cape Town (City, South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Hotel Sky Cape Town
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Cape of Good Hope, Ocean Cruise (included), Penguin Colony, Chapmans Peak & Groot Constantia
Cape of Good Hope, Ocean Cruise (included), Penguin Colony, Chapmans Peak & Groot 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. 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, visit Southern Africa's oldest wine estate. Splendid 16C Cape Dutch architecture.
full day trip - 360 km.
- Main Destination:
- Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula, South Africa)
- Accommodation:
- Hotel Sky Cape Town
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
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 9
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 10
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:
