Discover South Africa in just 8 days. Tour Soweto in Johannesburg City, enjoy magnificent views of Blyde River and Lowveld, the natural splendor of Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the quaint old mining town of Pilgrims Rest. At the world famous Kruger National Park, have a memorable travel adventure through great game watching, shopping at shopping malls in Rosebank or Sandton, Cape Town, exciting trip to Hout Bay, Chapman’s Peak, Cape Point Nature Reserve, Cape of Good Hope, Penguin Colony, the Fish Hoek Gallery, Simonstown, Constantia, the world famous Kirstenbosch Gardens and Stellenbosch winelands
Day 1 JOHANNESBURG
International flight arrives in Johannesburg. You will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon, depart on a tour of Soweto.
Day 2 JOHANNESBURG/KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
Depart Johannesburg along the N4 Highway towards Mpumalanga Province. Spend the day exploring this spectacularly beautiful region. Enjoy the magnificent view from God’s Window across the Blyde River and Lowveld, the natural splendor of Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the quaint old mining town of Pilgrims Rest. Enter the world famous Kruger National Park.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3 KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
Enjoy a full day of game viewing in open vehicles in search of the “Big Five” namely lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos and leopards. During the heat of the day, stop for a leisurely lunch at one of the rest camps. Return to the camp in time for dinner.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 KRUGER NATIONAL PARK/JOHANNESBURG
We again start at dawn and do a thorough morning drive taking in as much as possible on this, your last day in the Park. By this time hopefully you have caught a glimpse of the elusive Leopard. Have a late breakfast and depart thereafter for the scenic drive towards Johannesburg. Explore the Mpumalanga Panorama route, and along the way we visit some breathtaking views and spectacular scenery. Our first stop is God’s Window, an overwhelmingly beautiful viewpoint with a 1000m drop into the “Lowveld”. At the Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Blyde (Happy) and the Treur (Sad) Rivers meet up and form a magnificent display in the Blyde River Canyon. We stroll back in time, down the historic main street of Pilgrim’s Rest. It takes us back to the days when dreamers and desperadoes from around the world converged on this little-known valley in a hectic scramble for the riches that lay beneath its grassy hillsides. Return to Johannesburg.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Day 5 JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN
Enjoy a few hours of shopping at one of the shopping malls in Rosebank or Sandton before being transferred to the Johannesburg International Airport for your flight to Cape Town.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Day 6 CAPE TOWN
Early morning, take the cable car to the top of Table Mountain (weather permitting) for a fabulous view of Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula. In the afternoon, depart by ferry to Robben Island for a tour of the island and prison where Nelson Mandela spent 26 years.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Day 7 CAPE TOWN
Enjoy Africa’s Premier route to the romantic meeting place of the Indian & Atlantic Oceans. Sir Francis Drake, the explorer, called it “the fairest Cape that we saw in the circumference of the Globe”. This tour offers a full and exciting day out visiting Hout Bay, Chapman’s Peak, Cape Point Nature Reserve, Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, Penguin Colony, the Fish Hoek Gallery , Simonstown, Constantia and the world famous Kirstenbosch Gardens.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Day 8 CAPE TOWN/ DEPART
This tour of the winelands is unique as it is one of the few that visit the areas of Paarl, Franschoek and Stellenbosch. Enjoy wine tasting in the Stellenbosch area and a visit to the town that includes the Village Museum. Afternoon transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Johannesburg to connect to your onward flight.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
