South Africa Kruger & Cape Discovery

Print Email

Detailed Trip Description

Visit the ‘hot spots’ of South Africa. Game drive in search of the“Big Five” in Kruger National Park, tour the Cape Peninsula, and enjoy the beauty of the famous Garden & Wine Routes. You will fly from Johannesburg to Cape Town to get a great overview of South Africa without the long drive between the two regions.

Print Email
 

Trip Itinerary

Day 1 - Johannesburg

 
Arrive in Johannesburg.
Hotel

Upon arrival in Johannesburg, you will be met and transferred to the Protea Waterfront Hotel, Centurion, or similar, for your overnight.

Johannesburg Hotel picture

Day 2 - South Africa

 
Kruger National Park.
National Parks

After breakfast, you will meet your guide and group in the hotel foyer and begin your adventure to Kruger National Park. Drive through the scenic province of Mpumalanga and arrive in the early afternoon at Kruger, the famous wildlife sanctuary and the largest reserve in South Africa. The park stretches north to south over approximately 500 km and is home to the “Big Five” as well as numerous other species of fauna and flora.

South Africa National Parks picture
Safari

Enjoy your first game drive in the late afternoon.

Camping

Overnight in Kruger National Park at the Lower Sabie Rest Camp, or similar, for three nights. (B)


Day 3 - 4 - South Africa

 
Kruger National Park.
Safari

Early morning and late afternoon game drives are undertaken in search of the numerous animals inhabiting the park. Optional night game drive or game walks are available (booked locally).

Camping

Return to the Lower Sabie Rest Camp, or similar, for your overnights. (2B)


Day 5 - Cape Town

 
Kruger National Park / Johannesburg / Cape Town.
Commercial Flight

Exit the park after breakfast, arriving back in Johannesburg in the early afternoon. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cape Town (flight additional cost).

Hotel

On arrival in Cape Town, you will be transferred to the Cape Town Hollow Hotel, or similar, for your overnight, for two nights.

Sightseeing

You will have the evening free to explore the vibrant waterfront from your well-situated waterfront hotel. Set against the majestic Table Mountain, Cape Town offers scenic, historic, and cultural attractions. (B)


Day 6 - Cape Town

 
Sightseeing

After breakfast, you will have a full day peninsula tour. Driving along the Atlantic seaboard via Hout Bay and Chapmans Peak, you will visit the Cape Point Nature Reserve, returning to your hotel via Boulders Penguin Colony and the Indian Ocean coastline.

Sightseeing

A morning or afternoon cable car ascent up Table Mountain is included (weather dependent).

Hotel

Return to the Cape Town Hollow Hotel for your overnight. (B)


Day 7 - 8 - South Africa

 
Garden Route (Knysna).
Sightseeing

Departing Cape Town, you will explore the famous Garden Route, an area of lush vegetation and abundant waterways bordering the coastal strip between the forests of the Tsitsikamma and the winelands of the Western Cape.

Sightseeing

A full day is available to browse the charming town of Knysna or a variety of optional activities (booked locally).

River or Barge Cruise

Enjoy a sunset boat cruise or from July to November, you can go on a whale watching cruise.

Hotel

Overnight at the Knysna Hollow Hotel, or similar. (2B)


Day 9 - Oudtshoorn

 
Sightseeing

Heading inland, drive to Oudtshoorn via the Outeniqua Pass. Enjoy fascinating guided tours of an ostrich farm and the famous Cango Caves.

Hotel

Overnight at the Queens Hotel, or similar. (B)


Day 10 - Stellenbosch

 
Wine Route (Stellenbosch).
Sightseeing

Your journey will take you through the picturesque fruit and wine-growing valley known as the longest wine route in the world, “Route 62”.

Wine

You will visit two wine farms for wine tasting and explore the charming town of Stellenbosch.

Hotel

Overnight at the Nuy Valley Guest House, or similar. (B)


Day 11 - Cape Town

 
Cape Town / Onward.
Private Car Service

After breakfast, you will make your way back to Cape Town.

In the afternoon, transfer to the airport for your onward flight. (B)


Request more info

Not the trip you were looking for?

Click here to find experts to book your trip (it's free!)

Submit Inquiry to Travel Specialist

Trips you may also be interested in

Footsteps of Mandela
Embark on a journey of wonder through the vibrant and culturally diverse ‘Rainbow Nation’. The fascinating history of South Africa is brought to life through a collection of unique excursions and soulful encounters. Enjoy intimate multi-ethnic interactions, including dinner in the home of a local family, and find yourself touched ...
6 Day Kruger & the Kingdoms
It’s a truly royal six days, fully escorted, so you’re taken directly to some of South Africa’s finest scenic sights and most prolific Big Five game-viewing country. This is an African journey which begins in earnest in the quaint historical mining town of Pilgrim’s Rest, and meanders through the unique, ...
14 Day World in One Country
A glorious 14-day southern African experience, where you’ll see and savour the immense richness of the country. From the wilds of Kruger National Park to the cosmopolitan sophistication of Cape Town, you’ll come to understand why South African is dubbed A World in One Country.
5 Day Kruger Park
The Mpumalanga area is one of great contrast, bordered in the west by the towering escarpment with lush indigenous forests, crystal-clear streams and plunging waterfalls, and then falling away into the flat Lowveld bushveld, home to one of the richest diversities of fauna and flora in the world. Various private ...
Search for travel inspiration