Kruger, Garden Route & Cape Town

Day 1: Day 1: Arrival in Johannesburg

Location: Johannesburg

Arrive at Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport, where our representative will meet and greet you before a private transfer to your hotel. Johannesburg is a lively hub of culture, food and art, with galleries, museums, food trails and vibrant cafés around every corner. Known as the home of Nelson Mandela, the city holds some of South Africa's finest museums and historical sites. Check in, freshen up and settle in for the night.

Stay: @ Sandton Hotel

Day 2: Day 2: Johannesburg – Kruger National Park

Location: Kruger National Park

After breakfast, check out and take a private transfer to your lodge in Kruger National Park. Check in and freshen up, then after lunch head out on an afternoon safari game drive in an open vehicle. Enjoy some of the best game viewing in South Africa, with the chance to encounter the Big Five and many other animals at close range. Keep your binoculars and camera ready. Return to the lodge for dinner, included tonight.

Stay: Accommodation in Kruger National Park

Day 3: Day 3: Kruger National Park – Sun City

Location: Sun City

Set out early on a morning safari game drive, then return to the lodge for breakfast. Check out and take a private transfer to your hotel at Sun City, South Africa's famous luxury resort lying between the Pilanesberg and the Elands River. The rest of the day is free to explore the resort's casino, nightclub, theatre, cinema, Segway rides and spa. Optional extras include zip-lining, parasailing, jet skiing, golf, go-karting and hovercraft rides, all at an additional cost.

Stay: Sun City Hotel

Day 4: Day 4: Sun City & the Valley of the Waves

Location: Sun City

After breakfast, spend the day at the Valley of the Waves, with unlimited access included in your package. Its water fun, sports and adventure make it the most popular attraction at Sun City, ideal for families and friends alike. Make time for at least one optional activity, such as kayaking, a banana boat or tube ride, water boarding, golf or go-karting, at an additional cost. Round off the evening at the casino, the theatre or the spa.

Stay: Sun City Hotel

Day 5: Day 5: Sun City – Johannesburg – George – Knysna

Location: Knysna

After breakfast, check out and take a private transfer to Johannesburg Airport for your flight to George (airfare not included; we recommend a flight after 12 noon). On arrival in George, a private transfer brings you to your hotel in Knysna, the heart of the scenic Garden Route. Check in and freshen up, then spend the rest of the evening at leisure in this lagoon-side town before tomorrow's full day in Oudtshoorn.

Stay: Knysna Log Inn

Day 6: Day 6: Knysna – Oudtshoorn – Knysna

Location: Knysna

Guided full day trip to Oudtshoorn, starting at the Cango Caves, where nearly four kilometres of dimly lit passages reveal spotlit stalactites and stalagmites. At an ostrich farm, stand on ostrich eggs, feed the birds and ride a tractor and trailer on a 25-minute ostrich 'game drive' among Zimbabwe Blue ostriches. Visit Cango Wildlife Ranch, a conservation-focused park with cheetahs, tigers and even a white lion. Return to Knysna in the evening and relax.

Stay: Knysna Log Inn

Day 7: Day 7: Knysna – Cape Town

Location: Cape Town

After breakfast, check out and take a private transfer along the coast to your hotel in Cape Town. Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, was founded as a supply station for Dutch ships and is loved for its long coastline, magnificent beaches, cultural harmony and nearby vineyards. Check in, freshen up and spend the rest of the day at leisure, saving your energy for tomorrow's city and Table Mountain tour.

Stay: Capetonian Hotel

Day 8: Day 8: Cape Town City Tour, Table Mountain & Groot Constantia

Location: Cape Town

Private guided tour of the 'Mother City' past Parliament, City Hall and the Slave Lodge, with an optional stop at the Castle of Good Hope, then through the Company's Garden and the ice-cream coloured houses of the Bo-Kaap. Watch a diamond cutter at work and drive past the V&A Waterfront, Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay. Ride the revolving cable car up Table Mountain (weather dependent) for views to Robben Island and Cape Point on a clear day. End with wine tasting at Groot Constantia. Optional 12-minute helicopter ride at an additional cost.

Stay: Capetonian Hotel

Day 9: Day 9: Cape Peninsula & Cape Point

Location: Cape Town

Private guided full day tour along the Atlantic coast via Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay to Hout Bay, for a boat trip to Seal Island and its thousands of seals. Drive the breathtaking Chapman's Peak Drive to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, then ride the Flying Dutchman Funicular (two-way tickets included) up to the Cape Point viewpoint. Walk alongside the protected African penguins at Boulders Beach, then stop in Muizenberg, famous for its colourful beach huts, for lunch at your own expense, before driving back to Cape Town.

Stay: Capetonian Hotel

Day 10: Day 10: Departure from Cape Town

Enjoy a final breakfast at the hotel and check out at the standard check-out time; if your flight is later in the day, the morning is yours for a last look at the city. A private transfer then takes you to Cape Town International Airport for your return flight home. Leave with memories of the Big Five, the Valley of the Waves, the caves and ostriches of Oudtshoorn and the view from Table Mountain.