CW04 - 11 Day Kruger, Victoria Falls & Cape Town Tour & Safari

A highlights package that ensures you the best of the Kruger National Parks game viewing and the close encounters with wild animals at a Private Game Reserve. You then get the joy of taking in the magnificent sights of the Victoria Falls from the Livingstone, Zambia side. We then fly to Cape Town where you will take in all the sights as well as tastes in the wine regions.

The Route
Johannesburg - Panorama Route - Country Lodge - Kruger National Park - Private Game Lodge - Johannesburg - Livingstone (Victoria Falls) - Johannesburg - Cape Town - Stellenbosch - Cape Town

Section1: Only the Kruger Park section of this tour is run as a scheduled group tour with other travellers.
Section 2: The Vic Falls section will be done on your own as a private tour.
Section 3: The Cape Town section of this tour will be done as a private tour with your own tour guide.

Departures

Tour Starts:     Monday (Between 06:30 and 08:00)
Tour Ends:      Thursday (Between 17:00 and 18:00)

If you can’t start this tour on a Monday - no problem! These tours can also operate as PrivateTours and start on any other day to suit your needs. Please enquire for the private departuretour rates.

Guests
Minimum 2 - Maximum 8 (This is a Scheduled Tour that operates with other travellers)

Please note the above rate cannot be guaranteed, due to fluctuations in the airline prices and the US$ exchange rate for the Livingstone section.

A saving of 3% can be offered on any of the above tour prices should you choose to make payment by bank transfer as opposed to credit card.

SECTION 1: Guided Group Tour

Day 1 of the tour
We collect our guests from all hotels, guesthouses and private homes in Gauteng as well as from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. We then depart Johannesburg and travel east towards the Mpumalanga Province and visit the many attractions along the "Panorama Route", including God's Window, the Bourke's Luck Potholes and the viewpoint over the Blyde River Canyon at the Three Rondawels. In the afternoon we descend the eastern escarpment and travel through the warm "lowveld" to a beautiful country lodge, just a short distance from the Kruger National Park.

Overnight:     Country Lodge - Mpumalanga Province (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast) 

Day 2 of the tour
After an early breakfast at the lodge we travel the short distance to the nearest entrance gate to the Kruger National Park. Once inside the Park, excitement will mount as we start seeing some of the numerous animals that inhabit this magnificent wildlife sanctuary. We spend most of the day game viewing during our Kruger Park Safari arriving at our "restcamp" in the late afternoon. There is time for a short break before joining an exciting "open vehicle" game drive, looking for Africa's "Big Five" - Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard. Accommodation tonight is in comfortable en-suite bungalows or cottages, and dinner in the camp restaurant.

The world-renowned Kruger National Park, which sprawls across nearly 20 000 sq kilometres of hot, flattish lowveld terrain in the far northeast of South Africa, ranks among the finest game sanctuaries in the world. Few visitors come away disappointed. The sky is big, the horizons are far and the great expanses of bushveld remain remarkably unspoilt. All the roads, rest camps and other man-made features only account for about 2 percent of the park’s area, the rest is pure wilderness. No other sanctuary in Africa can match the Kruger in the number and variety of its life forms: the savannah plains of the park, the forest and riverine reaches are home to nearly 150 kinds of mammal, including the ‘Big 5’ (Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo), more than 500 bird species, 112 reptile types (50 of them snakes of one sort or another), 49 of fish, 34 of amphibian, an uncountable diversity of insects, 500 types of tree and a vast array of shrubs, grasses and bulbous plants.

Overnight:     Satara, Olifants, Letaba or Skukuza Rest Camp - Kruger National Park (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast) 

Day 3 of the tour
After breakfast we exit the Kruger Park and travel to an exclusive lodge in a nearby private game reserve. Later this afternoon an exhilirating game drive in specifically adapted open 4x4 safari vehicles is undertaken. At dusk sundowners are enjoyed deep in the bush, after which the drive continues, making use of spotlights to search for nocturnal animals. A final highlight is a specially prepared dinner enjoyed under the stars around the campfire (weather depending).

We make use of a number of smaller and more intimate game lodges in one of the private game reserves that lie directly west of the Kruger National Park. The specific game lodge used will depend on availability, but should be one of the following: Jackalberry Game Lodge, Chapungu Luxury Tented Lodge, Royal Legend Safari Lodge, Kambaku Safari Lodge, Nkorho Bush Lodge, Kapama River Lodge, Kapama Buffalo Camp, Simbavati River Lodge.

Overnight:     Private Game Lodge - Limpopo Province (Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast) 

Day 4 of the tour
After a final open vehicle game drive and a late breakfast, we travel back to Johannesburg where you will be dropped off at a nearby airport hotel. The rest of your evening will be at your own discretion.

Overnight:     Peermont Metcourt Hotel at Emperors Palace - Johannesburg (Bed & Breakfast)

Day 5 of the tour
This morning you will check out of the hotel and catch the shuttle bus to OR Tambo International Airport where you will check in and board a flight to Livingstone, Zambia. At Livingstone Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the Victoria Falls, to which you have unlimited access.

Overnight:     The Zambezi Sun Hotel - Livingstone, Zambia (Bed & Breakfast)

Day 6 of the tour
A full day is to be spent at leisure in Livingstone. There are many optional extra activities that you may decide to do today. We can assist with making the following booking if you wish:

Prices are subject to change: 

Overnight:     The Zambezi Sun Hotel - Livingstone, Zambia (Bed & Breakfast)

Day 7 of the tour
This morning is at leisure, after which you transfer to Livingstone Airport where you will board your flight back to Johannesburg. On arrival at OR Tambo International Airport you will transfer to Domestic Departures where you will board a flight to Cape Town.

On arrival in Cape Town you will be met by our company representative and be transferred to your hotel where you will be at leisure for the rest of the evening.

Overnight:     City Lodge V&A Waterfront - Cape Town (Bed & Breakfast)

Day 8 of the tour
After a relaxed morning we will take a drive to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront where you will have some leisure time to look around and do some shopping. We then join a boat trip to the World Heritage Site that is Robben Island (Prison Island where Nelson Mandela spent 19 years). We will enjoy a guided tour while on the Island. Upon return from Robben Island you will have some time to relax. Later this afternoon you will have the opportunity to take an optional trip up Table Mountain. From the top of Table Mountain you will have some of the best views over Cape Town. An evening at leisure will allow you to enjoy one of the many fantastic restaurants that are on offer in Cape Town.

Overnight:     City Lodge V&A Waterfront - Cape Town (Bed & Breakfast)

Day 9 of the tour
We do the scenic South Peninsula Tour of the Cape today taking in the views of Hout Bay as we do the incredibly scenic drive over Chapman’s Peak and on to Cape Point, where many like to believe the two oceans meet. Here you will have the opportunity to go up to the lighthouse and take some of the most memorable pictures of your travels, as well as get a photo opportunity at the world famous Cape of Good Hope sign. As we continue along the coastline we stop to visit the Boulders Beach Penguins before taking a drive through the navy town of Simon’s Town. We then enjoy beautiful views across False Bay, before we make our way back to your hotel. You will again be at leisure to enjoy the night life of Cape Town.

Overnight:     City Lodge V&A Waterfront - Cape Town (Bed & Breakfast)

Day 10 of the tour
After an enjoyable breakfast we depart for a day in the wine regions. Our first stop is in Paarl (meaning Pearl) where we visit the Afrikaans Monument and then we move on to the KWV Wine Emporium where we do a tour and get to taste their award winning wines afterwards. The French Huguenot town of Franschoek is where we stop for lunch and then get the opportunity to stretch our legs with some time to walk around. The day now only gets better as we get the chance to do some wine tasting in the well known wine farming region of Stellenbosch. You will also have the opportunity to buy some bottles of your favourite wine. After a great day out in the winelands we return to your hotel in Cape Town where you have your final evening at leisure.

Overnight:     City Lodge V&A Waterfront - Cape Town (Bed & Breakfast)

Day 11 of the tour
This morning we have at leisure. We spend the day catching up on some last minute shopping. After lunch we transfer to Cape Town International Airport or to the accommodation of your choice in the Cape Town area.

Included
* 10 Nights B&B Accommodation
* 3 Dinners - Nights 1,2,3
* 1 Lunch - Day 3
* Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles and open-game viewing vehicles
* All Entrance Fees and Conservation Fees as mentioned
* Game Viewing as described in the itinerary
* THETA Registered tour guide for the Kruger and Cape Town legs of the tour
* Return Flights (Johannesburg - Livingstone - Johannesburg)
* Return Airport Transfers in Livingstone
* All Airport Taxes on Flights
* Domestic Flight (Johannesburg - Cape Town)

Excluded
* International Flights (from abroad)
* All Unspecified Meals
* All Beverages
* Visa to Zambia - (US$ 50 p/p)
* Optional Extra Activities
* Gratuities, Telephone calls etc.
* Travel Insurance

Private Departures
If you can’t start this tour on a Monday - no problem! These tours can operate as Private African Tours and start on any other day to suit your needs. Please enquire for the private departure rates.