Small-group departure · South Africa
A 12-day South Africa tour through Cape Town, the Garden Route, Sun City and Kruger, combining coastal scenery, wildlife, and city culture.
This 12-day South Africa journey begins in Cape Town, where the city’s mountain backdrop, coastal roads, and historic quarters set the tone for a varied trip. After arrival, the pace settles into a hotel stay before a guided city tour introduces the Mother City through its seafront suburbs, heritage landmarks, and a cable car ascent of Table Mountain, weather permitting.
The next day moves along the Cape Peninsula, tracing the Atlantic coastline through landmark beaches, fishing harbours, and dramatic headlands to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. A stop at Boulders Beach brings the chance to see the penguin colony, while Simon’s Town adds a naval-town contrast before the return to Cape Town.
The route then shifts inland to Oudtshoorn, known for ostrich farming and Karoo landscapes. Here, the programme includes the Wildlife Ranch and the region’s farm heritage before continuing to the celebrated Cango Caves and an ostrich farm visit, followed by a scenic transfer to Knysna. A cruise on the Knysna Lagoon rounds out the Garden Route stretch with views of the Heads, forested shores, and sheltered water.
From George, the itinerary connects by air to Johannesburg and continues by road to Sun City for a resort stay that balances free time with optional activities. Guests can enjoy the leisure setting, gardens, lakefront atmosphere, and entertainment complex at their own pace, with the option to add a Pilanesberg game drive.
The final safari phase takes the trip into the Kruger region for lodge stays and full-day wildlife viewing. Early starts, packed breakfasts, and game drives bring the focus to the reserve’s varied habitats and sightings of Africa’s major wildlife. The journey then returns to Johannesburg for a Gold Reef City visit and finishes with departure after breakfast, combining coast, culture, resort time, and safari in one South Africa route.
Hotels are named on your confirmation — all are of the stated category.
You leave from a different place than you arrive — book an open-jaw flight, not a return.
Representative meets guests for transfer to the hotel.
South Africa
May–Aug (Southern Hemisphere winter) is the best safari season in Kruger. Cape Town peaks Nov–Feb.
No. International flights are not included, so travellers should arrange their own air tickets.
Yes. The Cape Town city tour includes the Table Mountain cable car, weather permitting, with Signal Hill used as the backup option.
Yes. The itinerary includes a full-day game drive in Kruger, and the lodge programme also mentions two drives per day at Imbali Safari Lodge.
The itinerary includes a visit to Boulders Beach as part of the Cape Peninsula day, though any separate admission rules should be checked at the time of travel.
This is a full round-trip itinerary with several road transfers and one internal flight, so guests should be comfortable with long scenic travel days.
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