Day 1 - Cape Town
Upon arrival in Cape Town transfer to the hotel. Free day to relax. Overnight.
The journey begins in Cape Town, the starting point for exploring the Cape Peninsula and its natural wonders. The next two nights are in the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, a reserve beautifully lulled between the mountain and the ocean; here you can admire the Big7, or Big5 with the addition of sharks and whales. Proceed to the renowned Vergelegen wine estate with its typical colonial-style houses, and ending with three days in the Madikwe "Malaria Free" Reserve, which with its 75,000 hectares offers extraordinary safaris.
Accommodation on Tour (or similar available)
Suggested Highlights
Upon arrival in Cape Town transfer to the hotel. Free day to relax. Overnight.
Breakfast. In the early morning departure for the day entirely dedicated to the visit of the Cape Peninsula with the Cape of Good Hope Reserve. Lunch in the restaurant. Continue to the historic naval base of Simon’s Town until you reach Boulders Beach where a colony of Jackass African penguins lives. Return to Cape Town in the late afternoon. Free dinner and overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast departure for Grootbos Nature Reserve, cradled between the mountain and the ocean of the Big Five of the sea (whales, sharks, dolphins, penguins and seals). Accommodation at the lodge. Lunch and, in the afternoon you can join the many activities of the lodge. Dinner and overnight.
Full day to join the lodge activities. Full board. Overnight.
After breakfast leave to the "South African winelands". You will visit the main cities of the "wine road": Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch. Lunch in Vergelegen, a high-level estate dating from the 17th centur. At the end transfer and accommodation at Franschhoek Country House & Villas. Free dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast transfer to Cape Town airport for your domestic flight to Johannesburg. On arrival transfer to Madikwe Game Reserve (3 hours). Check-in at your lodge, dinner and overnight.
In the mornings and in the afternoons gamedrives onboard the lodge’s 4x4 vehicles with professional english rangers that will make you discover the beauty of unspoilt South African nature. Full board basis at the lodge.
After breakfast transfer to Johannesburg airport for your onward flight. End of services.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS
Cost per person from € 5100 (based on double occupancy)
Cost includes:
- Domestic flights
- Accommodation as indicated
- Meals as indicated
- All transfers in a private vehicle as per the itinerary
- Sightseeings and entrances as per the itinerary
- Game drives onboard lodge’s 4x4 vehicles with english rangers
Not included:
- International flights
- Any item of personal nature such as beverages, tips, etc
- Travel Insurance
- Any services not mentioned in the itinerary