Cape Town + Kruger + Vic Falls – 11 Days

Luxury Tour

Privately Guided / Self-drive

A great itinerary for friends, families, couples or groups to tour South Africa. It caters for tourists who wish to enjoy a private holiday with the comfort of a personal guide or a private self-drive vacation.

Highlights:

3 nights safari lodge accommodation, with en-suite facilities
2 safari drives per day
All game park fees and local taxes
Hop-On Hop-Off Bus day pass
Full day small group tour to Cape Point OR Winelands OR Hermanus
3 nights accommodation at Victoria Falls, with en-suite facilities
Zambezi River cruise

Day 1 – Kruger Park

You will be met at Mpumalanga Airport and transferred 2-hours to your luxury game lodge in or near the greater Kruger National Park.Game-viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately and hopefully see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe before we reach your lodge.

Check in to your game lodge, settle-in and relax in your outdoor bushveld surroundings before enjoying your first game drive in an open-top game viewing vehicle accompanied by a lodge ranger, before enjoying a delicious outdoor dinner in the atmosphere that only the African bushveld can provide!

Overnight: Either at Arathusa, Nottens, Elephant Plains or Nkorho Game Reserve

Meals: Full Board

DAY 2 & 3 – Kruger Park

Set off early each morning on an open-top game viewing drive with your lodge ranger, to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day. Explore the vast Kruger Plains, which offer magnificent game viewing opportunities and the highest concentration of lion in the whole of Africa. Hopefully we will see at least one of the Big 5 today - Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino – before returning to your lodge for breakfast.

The rest of the morning is free for relaxing at camp or beside the swimming pool. In the afternoon enjoy another open-top game drive with your ranger. With nearly 150 different species of mammals and over 100 species of reptiles in the Kruger National Park, we hope to see hippos, crocodiles, cheetah, giraffe, kudu, sable antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons, wild dogs and a wide variety of other interesting animals.

With over 500 different bird species in the area, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed – including eagles, vultures, storks, fish eagles and kingfishers. In the evening, enjoy the balmy weather and pristine stars of the Southern Sky and Milky Way, as you have never seen them before – including the spectacular Southern Cross.

Game viewing restrictions may apply to children < 12. Please enquire when booking

Overnight: Either at Arathusa, Nottens, Elephant Plains or Nkorho Game Reserve

Meals: Full Board

DAY 4 – Fly to Cape Town

Transfer to Mpumalanga Airport for your 2-hour flight to Cape Town.

You will be met at Cape Town airport and transferred to your luxury hotel. Check in and relax in your magnificent surroundings.

Overnight: Glen Avon Lodge Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 4 & 5 – Cape Town

At leisure in the beautiful city of Cape Town. Explore the many sights of Cape Town or choose one of the many optional excursions available, such as a visit to Robben Island the infamous prison home of Nelson Mandela. Alternatively simply relax on golden Camp’s Bay beach – the choice is yours!

Overnight: Portswood or Commodore Hotel Meals: Breakfast

Day 5 – Cape Town

Today is free for independent sightseeing in Cape Town. You will be given a day pass for the convenient red Hop-On Hop-Off Bus, which stops at all Cape Town’s key sights and beaches.

Start by ascending Table Mountain by cable car (optional) to enjoy one of the world’s most famous views. Continue to Camps Bay beach, then explore the shops and many other attractions of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.

Overnight: Glen Avon Lodge Meals: Breakfast

DAY 6 – Cape Town

Today enjoy a full day small group tour to:

Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve where two oceans meet, and where you may see baboons, penguins, ostrich, antelope and dolphins; or Your tour travels via Hout Bay and along spectacular Chapman’s Peak Drive to the Cape Point, returning via naval Simons Town, Fish Hoek and Constantia. A very scenic tour of the whole Cape Peninsula, with the opportunity of visiting the penguin colony at Boulders Beach (optional)
Stellenbosch Winelands for a cellar tour and wine tasting at some of the famous the wine estates of Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek; or Your tour travels from Cape Town to the renowned Cape Winelands of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl, including stopping at several famous Wine Estates for wine tasting and visiting the historic university town of Stellenbosch
Hermanus a small seaside village regarded as the best site for land-based whale watching in the world (July to November season) or Your tour travels over Sir Lowry’s Pass with spectacular views of False Bay and includes wine tasting at a Wine Estate (closed Sundays) and a visit to the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden with its fynbos flora and bird life

You will be collected from your hotel between 08h30 and 09h00 and return around 17h30.

Overnight: Glen Avon Lodge Meals: Breakfast

DAY 7 – Cape Town

At leisure in the beautiful city of Cape Town. Explore the many sights of Cape Town, shop at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, or choose one of the many optional excursions available, such as a visit to Robben Island the infamous prison home of Nelson Mandela. Alternatively simply relax on golden Camp’s Bay beach – the choice is yours!

Overnight: Glen Avon Lodge Meals: Breakfast

Day 8 – Fly to Vic Falls via Johannesburg

Transfer to Cape Town Airport for your 2-hour flight to Johannesburg and 2-hour connecting flight to Livingstone, Zambia. You will be met at Livingstone Airport and transferred to your hotel on the banks of the Zambezi River, near the mighty Victoria Falls.

Check in, settle-in and relax whilst you catch your first glimpses of the magnificent Smoke That Thunders first discovered by Dr. David Livingstone and still one of the greatest natural wonders of the world.

Overnight: Zambezi Sun Hotel Meals: Breakfast

DAY 9

Today explore on foot the mighty Victoria Falls situated close to your hotel and offering magnificent views. The flow of water over the Victoria Falls is greatest during the wet months (February to June) but the falls are a magnificent sight at any time of year.

Later relax by the swimming pool and enjoy the many pleasures of your hotel, or participate in one of the local activities, such as a helicopter flight over the falls or an elephant-back safari. In the late afternoon, enjoy a Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi River to see hippos, crocodiles and the abundant bird life.

Overnight: Zambezi Sun Hotel Meals: Breakfast

Day 10 – Day at leisure

At leisure to relax at Victoria Falls. Adrenalin seekers can participate in many adventure holiday activities, such as canoeing in the gentler rapids above the falls, white water rafting in the turbulent gorge below the falls, or watch bungi jumping from Victoria Falls Bridge!

There is also an interesting local craft market.

Overnight: Zambezi Sun Hotel Meals: Breakfast

DAY 11 – Return flight home

Transfer to Livingstone Airport for your flight home.

Meals: Breakfast

This is where this tour ends.

BOOK THIS TOUR NOW

Why not extend your stay in South Africa? We have a wide range of options available. The perfect extension for this tour is the Chobe reserve in Botswana, or even South Luangwa in Zambia and Benguera Islands in Mozambique. Enquire now on these extensions.

Price per person sharing: Price available on request

Starting Point: Anywhere in Johannesburg or Pretoria

Ending Point: Livingstone or Johannesburg

Duration: 11 days / 10 nights

Minimum persons: 2. A supplement applies for single travelers

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

All airport and ground transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
International flight to Livingstone (one way or return)
Domestic flight to Cape Town
Specified accommodation on a Bed & Breakfast basis
Meals as per itinerary
Services of a registered cultural and nature guide
Activities specified in itinerary, including transfers and entrance charges
(For self-drive option) Car rental inclusive of super-cover and unlimited mileage

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:

International flights to and from South Africa. Book your own, or ask us for a quote
Lunches & dinners (unless specified)
Drinks & refreshments
Tips for guides, porters and restaurants
Telephone calls, laundry & other incidental personal expenditure
Additional activities not specified
Travel insurance
(For self-drive option in Cape Town) Fuel deposits and airport surcharges, additional driver/younger driver surcharges, fuel, oil, vehicle collection, etc.
Airport departure taxes, in countries where these apply e.g. Mozambique: currently US $10 per person

Please ensure you take the necessary US dollars for this purpose

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All activities are subject to prevailing weather conditions
Malaria precaution is advisable for the Kruger Park and Mozambique
Our standard terms & conditions apply. Here you can find more information on how to book, travel insurance, cancellation fees, baggage and other important issues.

Note:

Jewel of Africa Safaris is a registered tour operator with the necessary permits and insurance cover to transport International Tourists. All our driver/tour guides are Satour accredited, medically cleared, hold Professional Driving Permits and are accredited First Aid practitioners.

This suggested itinerary is based on our many years of experience and previous tailored tours for other clients. As this tour will be conducted on a private or self-drive basis, the itinerary can be tailored to include any number of days, persons or accommodation required, depending on your personal requirements. Accommodation can be upgraded to 5 star or down graded to 3 star.

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