Jewels of South Africa

Welcome to Johannesburg! Upon arrival, you will be met and assisted in your shuttle transfer to the hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to rest or to explore.

Overnight in Johannesburg

After breakfast at the hotel, ride the shuttle back to the airport where you will board your flight to Victoria Falls. Spend the day at leisure or perhaps join one of the following optional tours. Upon arrival at Victoria Falls, guests will be met by our representative and transferred to the hotel. Later this afternoon, go on a sunset cruise, geared to showcase magnificent sunset while you sip a sundowner and enjoy light snacks. This is an ideal way to watch the African landscape transform into breathtaking hues. Cruising along the Zambezi River is an experience that will create long-lasting memories with sightings of hippos, crocodiles, and any other species that gather on the banks to quench their thirst. Where there is water there is life. Discovering a wild, untamed landscape from the comfort of your boat is a must-see experience in this magical country.

Overnight in Victoria Falls

Today you will enjoy a guided tour along the breathtaking Victoria Falls. Discovering these extraordinary nature reserves and unparalleled beauty. Locally referred to as Mosi-oa-Tunya (the smoke that thunders), tons of water plunge over a chasm that is nearly 2km wide. The waterfalls more than 100m to the Zambezi River below. The shower of spray and the thunderous sound of the water can be heard from miles around. This tour will take you to the most breathtaking viewpoints of this iconic waterfall, one of the seven wonders of the world, and will help you soak up the powerful and enigmatic atmosphere of Victoria Falls.

Overnight in Victoria Falls

Spend the day at leisure or perhaps join one of the following optional tours.

Overnight in Victoria Falls

Optional: Flight of Angels
The 13-minute Flight of Angels will give you an incredible opportunity to admire the extraordinary Victoria Falls from the air.

Optional: Chobe Day Trip (excluding visa fees $45 per person)
Set off on an exhilarating, full-day safari in Chobe National Park. Enjoy a leisure game-viewing cruise on the Chobe River in the morning. After lunch, get ready to board safari vehicles for an exhilarating game drive through the park.

Inclusions: park fees / boat cruise/land transfers/Kazungula Bridge levy/ game drives and lunch

Exclusions: visas. Guests who are participating in the Chobe Day Trip should purchase a double entry visa on arrival in Vic Falls which will allow the guests to enter Zimbabwe twice during the validity of the visa. Only cash (US$45) are accepted for the purchase of the visas

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Victoria Falls Airport for your flight back to Johannesburg. Upon arrival in Johannesburg, take the shuttle transfer service to the hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to rest or to explore.

Overnight in Johannesburg

This morning you will depart overland for Kruger National Park. Arrive at your safari lodge in the afternoon. Spend the rest of the day at leisure before you prepare for a scrumptious dinner.

Overnight in Kruger National Park

Today, get ready for a full-day game viewing experience by 4x4 vehicle. Go out in search of Africa’s most incredible animals and hopefully complete the goal of seeing the Big 5 Animals — the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo. Learn more about the animals and the environment they live in. This evening, enjoy a tasty dinner and perhaps indulge in some stargazing.

Overnight in Kruger National Park

Today, you will be driven back to the Johannesburg Airport for your flight to Cape Town. Upon arrival in Cape Town go on a city orientation tour en-route to your hotel.

Overnight in Cape Town

Spend the day at leisure or perhaps join one of the following optional tours.

Overnight in Cape Town

Optional: Table Mountain and City Day tour with Ticket included
With your ticket, take a cable car up to the summit of the legendary Table Mountain from where you may see the end of the world, including the city and surrounding layout of this southernmost tip of Africa.

Optional: Half Day Cape Point Tour
Drive to Chapman’s Peak to admire the breathtaking scenery. Continue to Cape Point Nature Reserve, along with Cape Point to enjoy even more breathtaking landscapes of South Africa. You will then return to Cape Town via Simon’s Town where you may choose to see the penguins at Boulders Beach (at your own expense). The tour will be completed with a drive through Fish Hoek and Muizenberg.

Tour Departs: Daily, 8:00 AM

Tour Ends: 12:30 PM

Note: The tour will be unavailable on April 5-6, 2025, due to road closures for the Two Oceans Marathon.

Optional: Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour
On this full-day tour, you will be able to explore the dramatic coastline of the Cape Peninsula, including a visit to the Boulders Beach penguin colony and Cape Point Nature Reserve (entrance fees not included). Summer tours will also visit Kirstenbosch, a famous and beautiful botanical garden at the foot of Table Mountain; while tours in the winter will visit Groot Constantia, a historical wine estate founded in 1685.

Tour departs daily: between 07h45 – 08h45

Tour ends: 16h00

Inclusions: Chapmans Peak Drive (If open) / Entrance fees to Cape Point National Park / Entrance to Cape of Good Hope / Tea & Cake and a visit to Rhodes Memorial

Exclusions: entrance to Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach

Note: The tour will be unavailable on April 5-6, 2025, due to road closures for the Two Oceans Marathon.

 

 

Optional: Cape Town Food Markets Experience
Experience a typical Market Day at the Oranjezicht City Farm Market, where small local farmers and artisanal food producers link urban farming with Cape Town’s history and heritage, using seasonal produce. Mingle with locals as they do their weekly food shopping (vegetables, fruit, bread, honey) and try out some delicious cooked and raw foods (for your own account). Continue to the Neighborhoods Market at The Old Biscuit Mill (a real biscuit mill from around the 19th Century converted into a quaint little village showcasing great food and décor, in the heart of Woodstock). Enjoy delicious eats and treats (for your own account) and take the opportunity to browse through local arts and crafts. Your expert guide will be on hand to assist with insider tips on the local farmers and the produce they are selling.

Tour Departs: Saturdays at 8:30 AM, weather permitting

Tour Ends: 1:00 PM

Tour Includes Return transfers from Cape Town city center / Expert local guide

Spend the day at leisure or perhaps join one of the following optional tours.

Tonight, enjoy a special dinner at the Gold Restaurant. Gold Restaurant is often referred to as a taste safari and that’s exactly what it is. This vibrant restaurant promises an evening of wining and dining in scintillating African style. The dinner begins with the drumbeat of the djembe drum and an interactive drum circle and you will then be lead into a courtyard where you will ceremoniously wash your hands before the feast begins. This 14 course set menu is authentically Cape Malay and African cuisine, while you are entertained by live performances near your table. Gold restaurant inspires and immerses you into the spirit of Africa while you savour delicious cuisine.

Overnight in Cape Town

Optional: Full Day Cape Winelands Tour
Spend a superb day dedicated to celebrating the glorious grape, the exceptional Winelands region, and the heavenly scenery! The area is rich with history, and you won’t be able to help but feel it as you move through the region for a wine cellar tour and tasting, where you will learn all about the process of winemaking, from grape to goblet. You will visit the exquisite little town of Franschhoek, pass by the impressive Huguenot Monument, and enjoy lunch in a town with a reputation for gourmet fare. Wind your way to the heady heights of the Helshoogte Mountain Pass to see the charming university town of Stellenbosch on the other side. Stroll through this little town, absorbing the quaintness, and sneak into the odd shop or two (on Sundays not all galleries and shops are open)! Enjoy a wine tasting tour at two different wine estates where you will be able to purchase your favorite wine to take back home!

Tour departs daily: between 08h00 – 09h00

Tour ends: 17h30

Optional: Half Day Township Tour with Robben Island
Join us for a unique journey through the three phases of South Africa’s history: its origins, the Apartheid era, and the New South Africa. Departing from Cape Town city center, our first stop is the Malay Quarter (Bo Kaap), where we’ll discuss the arrival of Dutch sailors in 1652, a pivotal moment in South Africa's history.  As we stroll along the charming cobblestone streets lined with brightly colored homes, your guide will explain the establishment of racial segregation. We’ll pass notable landmarks of Cape Town before heading to District 6, where we’ll witness the remnants of a once-thriving mixed-race community of 60,000 that was destroyed to create an exclusive area for white residents. Next, we’ll visit Langa, Cape Town's oldest Black African township, discussing the oppressive laws enacted by the Apartheid regime. In Langa, we’ll stop for photos at a site commemorating the 1976 student uprising, and we’ll cover the Pass Laws and the barracks for African migrant workers. If our tour is on a Sunday morning, we’ll also visit a local church, immersing ourselves in the vibrant and charismatic religious practices of the townships.

To wrap up the day, we’ll take an afternoon ferry trip to Robben Island (weather permitting and subject to seat availability), where former president Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.

Tour Departs: Tuesday; Thursday; Saturday & Sunday at ± 09h00 and returns at ± 16h30, 

(except 16, 25-26 Dec; 01-02 Jan; 19 & 20 Apr.)

Optional: Great White Shark Cage Diving Tour
Travel to Gansbaai to enjoy a light breakfast before you proceed to Dyer Island. You can either cage dive and experience the thrills of being in the water with the Great White Sharks or view the more adventurous members of the group from the surface onboard the safety of the vessel. This tour will give you the experience of watching the magnificent predator in its natural feeding grounds.

Tour Departs: Daily ±06h00

Tour Ends: ±17h00

Tour Notes: Weather and sea conditions permitting / Sightings of Great White Sharks are not guaranteed

Tour Includes Light breakfast

Approx. 11 hours

Today you will be transferred back to Cape Town International Airport for your overnight flight home.