Jewels of South Africa and Victoria Falls

Welcome to Cape Town! Upon arrival at the Cape Town International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Tonight, there will be an information meeting at your hotel. Overnight in Cape Town.

After breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide for a private excursion to the Castle of Good Hope and Table Mountain. Our drive to the city centre takes us past famous landmarks such as the Castle of Good Hope built in 1666 by the Dutch East India Company and City Hall, a baroque building, and the Grand Parade. As we follow the city’s main thoroughfare, Adderley Street, we will see St. Georges Cathedral, the Anglican Diocese of Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We will pass the Company Gardens and the Malay Quarter, also known as the Bo-Kaap which means, Above Cape, because of its location up against the slopes of Table Mountain.  In the early 18th century, thousands of slaves from Java, Ceylon and other Far Eastern regions were brought to Cape Town.  After slavery was abolished, their descendants, known as the Cape Malays, settled here. Continue to join a sparkling tour, and witness the art of diamond cutting and the careful craftsmanship of jewellery manufacturing by skilled experts. Discover the history of the Diamond and Gold Trade in South Africa. You will be offered the option of continuing to Table Mountain, where you can ascend to the top, weather permitting by the revolving cable car.  Here, you will see wildflowers and the famous silver tree, and marvel at a birds-eye view of the city and its beaches.  On a clear day, it is even possible to see Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on one side and Cape Point on the other. After the tour, you will be returned to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Cape Town. (B)

Enjoy a full day in Cape Town at your leisure to explore. We recommend considering an optional excursion to visit the Cape Peninsula. Meander along the Atlantic Coast, passing Sea Point, Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles. Arriving in Hout Bay, you can take an optional boat trip to Duiker Island to see the Cape Fur Seals. Next, you will travel to the Cape Point Nature Reserve for the opportunity to ride in the Funicular. Continue to False Bay with a stop in historic Simons Town to visit the penguin colony at Boulders Beach. End your tour with the stunning Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens before returning to Cape Town. (B)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Skukuza Airport. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge. One of the largest and most popular game reserves in Africa, the Kruger National Park is a bucket-list destination for those who love experiencing wildlife and adventure Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge promises a luxury safari experience unlike any other. It is the Sabi Sabi Game Reserves flagship bush lodge and is well known for hosting some of the reserve's most famous guests. The lodge is deep in the bushveld and overlooks a waterhole and open plains. Overnight in Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge. (L, D)  

Spend the day exploring the wilds of Africa with your guide on a morning game drive, when the air is cool and the animals are beginning to stir, and an afternoon game drive, ideal for catching an encounter between predator and prey. Kruger Park is what is known as Big 5 country where you may have the opportunity to witness lions, leopards, rhinos, elephant and Cape buffalo. (B,L,D)

Continue to explore the National Park’s wilds with morning and evening game drives and environmental awareness walking safaris. Take inspiration from the Elefun Centre while you pamper yourself at the Amani Spa. (B, L, D) 

After breakfast at the lodge,  you will be transferred to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport for your flight to Livingstone Airport, Zimbabwe. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your Victoria Falls Hotel. After spending some time at leisure, you will be collected from the hotel for your sunset cruise excursion on the Zambezi River including canapes and beverages. The flagship Zambezi Explorer is a 140-seater boat and is the first of its kind on the Zimbabwe side of the falls. The vessel has two lower decks as well as the exclusive signature deck that seats 30 passengers. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel. Overnight in Victoria Falls. (B)  Note: Please note that Reserve gate times will apply and we cannot transfer guests on this routing for the 08:20 am flight. Later flights should be booked for guests departure.

After breakfast at the hotel, you meet your guide for private tours of the falls! No surprise that Victoria Falls is one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World. You will understand it instantly as we tour the Zimbabwean side, for there are numerous spectacular vantage points along the width of the Falls, and the sight of this astounding gift of nature, simply takes your breath away. Walk through the permanent, beautifully misty rain forest which flanks the Falls, stopping to marvel at the principal sites as it cascades to the depths below the Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rainbow Falls, the Boiling Pot, Cataract Island and Livingstone Island. We will stand and watch, feel and listen to the spray and thunderous noise, as millions of litres of water tumble over the Falls into a series of narrow gorges below. The Seventh Natural Wonder of the World puts on the most dramatic show for you, and you will be privileged to have watched it. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel. Overnight in Victoria Falls. (B)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Victoria Falls Airport to check in for your onward flights. (B)