On our Cape Town & Kruger National Park Safari Holiday, you’ll get to see the very best of what South Africa has to offer in just nine days. It includes a safari in the world-renowned Kruger National Park, a four-night stay in the cosmopolitan hub of Cape Town, and several shared activities such as a tour to the Cape of Good Hope and the Cape Winelands.
With a driver/guide to take care of your every need, you can sit back, relax, and enjoy every moment of your safari and day trips. While in Cape Town, you’ll have plenty of time at leisure to do as you please. We can combine this trip with any itinerary in Southern Africa, Victoria Falls, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, or Mauritius. If you can dream it, we can organise it!
QUICK FACTS
Number of Days: 9
Countries Visited: South Africa
Price: from £1395.00 per person
YOUR TRAVEL ITINERARY
DAY 1: ARRIVAL JOHANNESBURG
Upon arrival at Johannesburg International Airport, please clear immigration, collect your luggage, and proceed to the arrivals hall where your driver will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel for the night.
Overnight: 4* Hotel Johannesburg
DAY 2: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
You will depart the hotel in the early morning with your driver/ guide and make your way to the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ Mpumalanga. Your journey will take approximately 6-hours, and you will arrive at your hotel in the late afternoon. After freshening up, you will head straight into Kruger National Park for your first game drive in a closed vehicle. After the sun has set on your first exhilarating day, you will return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Protea Hotel Kruger Gate (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
DAY 3: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
Today you will leave early morning on an open-vehicle game drive in Kruger National Park. You’ll enjoy a breakfast picnic inside the park as your search for the Big 5. You’ll return to the hotel mid-morning and have a few hours at leisure before heading back into the park in the afternoon in your closed safari vehicle.
Overnight: Protea Hotel Kruger Gate (or similar)
Meals Included: Picnic Breakfast and Dinner
DAY 4: PANORAMA ROUTE
After breakfast today, you will set out on a full day of adventure exploring the magnificent Panorama Route. Along the way, you’ll stop at God’s Window, the Three Rondavels, and Blyde River Canyon, and visit points of interest such as Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the gold-mining village of Graskop. The Panorama Route is one of the most scenic routes in South Africa and the perfect end to your Kruger Park Safari.
Overnight: Protea Hotel Kruger Gate (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
DAY 4: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK – CAPE TOWN
After an early breakfast, you will depart the Kruger National Park and travel back to Johannesburg where you will catch your connecting flight to Cape Town. Your driver will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel in the city.
Overnight: 4* Hotel Cape Town
Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 5: CAPE TOWN: FULL DAY CAPE POINT & PENINSULA TOUR
After breakfast today, you will set off on an awe-inspiring tour to the towering headland known as Cape Point. Magnificent beaches, breathtaking views, and picturesque coastal villages are to be seen along the way. The tour takes you along the Atlantic Seaboard to Hout Bay (optional seal island boat trip - weather permitting; not included), via Chapman’s Peak to Cape Point, Simon’s Town & the Boulders Beach Penguin Colony and ends with a visit to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, before returning to your hotel. Note: The drive via Chapman’s Peak is subject to the road being open. Ou Kaapse Weg will be used as an alternative route when necessary.
Overnight: 4* Hotel Cape Town
Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 6: CAPE TOWN: FREE DAY
With a free day at your leisure in Cape Town, we recommend you take a day trip to Table Mountain or Robben Island, or take the Hop on Hop off city bus, which offers 2 fantastic routes around the city.
Overnight: 4* Hotel Cape Town
Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 7: CAPE TOWN: FULL DAY CAPE WINELANDS TOUR
After breakfast today, your tour begins with a delightful drive through superb mountain ranges, vineyards and Cape Dutch homesteads of the Cape Winelands. You will visit various wineries for tastings before making a lunch stop (to own account). Time permitting, you’ll visit another winery or two before heading back to your hotel in Cape Town.
Overnight: 4* Hotel Cape Town
Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 8: CAPE TOWN: FREE DAY
Today you have another free day at leisure to enjoy the many activities and shopping opportunities available in Cape Town. We recommend you head to the V&A Waterfront for shopping before making your way to Camps Bay for ‘sundowners’ overlooking the beautiful white beaches of Cape Town.
Overnight: Cape Town
Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 9: DEPARTURE
After breakfast today, you will have a few hours to shop for those last-minute souvenirs before transferring to the airport for your return flight home.