Spectacular South Africa

Dining Summary

• 7 Dinner (D)
• 11 Breakfast (B)
• 7 Lunch (L)

Choice Highlights

Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Cape Town: Visit the trendy The Old Biscuit Mill, a vibrant market where you’ll meet the vendors, browse the stalls and sample culinary delights.
• Cape Town: Gain a powerful history lesson visiting the District Six Museum’s memorial dedicated to the area destroyed during Apartheid.
Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Kruger National Park: Join your ranger for a bush walk where you can experience the thrill of tracking different wildlife.
• Kruger National Park: Enjoy a relaxing high tea served in the peaceful surrounds of Lion Sands, with only birdsong for company.

Additional Included Highlights

• Enjoy seamless personal assistance throughout your journey. From securing exclusive reservations, to organising transportation, your Travel Concierge ensures every aspect of your travel is tailored to your tastes and preferences.
• In select destinations, our network of Local Expert Guides will illuminate your journey on a deeper level.
• Included at all hotels.
• Hotel taxes, porterage and tips, as well as tips for included dining experiences, are included.
• Enjoy breakfast every morning, and an array of incredible dining options throughout your journey, infused with discovery and adventure.
• On days where a Relaxed Start (RS) is indicated, you can select to indulge in breakfast in bed.
• Enjoy complimentary hotel WiFi. And, on select coaches, onboard WiFi may also be available.
• Transfers are included on your journey start and end dates, and where additional accommodation has been booked in advance through Luxury Gold. Transfers to train stations or alternate hotels, in the same start or end city as the itinerary, may be requested.

Curated Experiences

• Cape Winelands: Sip the award-winning wines of the Vergelegen Estate during a private tasting. Take a stroll through some of the 18 unique gardens of the manor house while you visit.
• Cape Town: Join Christo Brand, a former prison guard of Nelson Mandela, for lunch at the Amy Foundation to hear fascinating stories about South Africa’s first Black President, a heroic figure who stood for freedom and justice throughout the late 20th century.

Exceptional Dining

• Kalk Bay: Take a seat at the elegant Harbor House in Kalk Bay for a sumptuous lunch with wine, accompanied by endless views of False Bay and the Hottentots Mountain Range rising in the distance. Dine on freshly caught fish prepared with flair.
• Camps Bay: An opulent culinary journey awaits this evening at the award-winning fine-dining Salsify Restaurant - a meal unlike any other.
• Boschendal Wine Estate: Savor a delicious Farm-to-Table meal at the award-winning Werf Restaurant, renowned for its sustainability. Chef Allistaire Lawrence presents a menu guided by the seasons with local and ethically sourced produce brought to the fore in each dish.
• Kruger National Park: Dine under the twinkling stars of the Kruger sky as Lion Sands’ expert chefs prepare a sumptuous Celebration Dinner. Toast with fine local wines to your adventures in the unspoiled wilderness as you taste mouthwatering modern dishes based on traditional recipes.
• Victoria Falls: Embrace the vibrant atmosphere of Victoria Falls' famous Boma Restaurant as you taste a hearty traditional four-course feast by the fire. Experience the thrill of an energetic drum and dance show and perhaps even step up to join in yourself.
• Victoria Falls: Toast your journey over a remarkable Celebration Dinner at the elegant Edwardian-style Livingstone Room.

Magnificent Stays

• Kruger National Park: Situated in the Sabi Sands, which boasts one of the planet’s highest concentrations of animal species, the Lion Sands Lodges offer exquisite luxury suites with private decks and plunge pools, and an open-air lounge and dining area, overlooking the Sabie River.

MAKE TRAVEL MATTER

• Robben Island: Enjoy a visit to the Amy Foundation, a non-profit organization. On this MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience witness how the lives of vulnerable young people are being transformed through a variety of empowering programmes. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1 & 4: No Poverty & Quality Education.

Passport Moments

• Cape Peninsula: Take the sweeping roads connecting the scenic bays of Cape Peninsula on one of the world’s legendary drives. Slip through the quaint beauty of Hout Bay and traverse the mountain road of Chapman’s Peak on your journey to Cape Point.
• Cape Point Nature Reserve: Wander the immaculate wilderness and distinctive flora of Cape Point Nature Reserve in the invigorating ocean breeze. Spot resident creatures from the sprightly reebok to the evasive eland alongside the striking Cape Mountain zebra and the legendary Cape baboons.
• Cape Point Nature Reserve: Pay a visit to the secluded Boulders Beach and marvel at its local residents, a colony of African penguins who can be seen frolicking in the water.
• Table Mountain: Rise to the summit of Table Mountain in the famous cable car and look out to 360-degree views across Cape Town, Lion’s Head, and the Atlantic Ocean. Watch the sunset with glass in hand.
• Winelands: Savor a locally sourced lunch at Boschendal Wine Estate and return to Cape Town in a chauffeured vintage car.
• Robben Island: Meet an ex-political prisoner and hear their first-hand stories on your visit to the poignant historical facility of Robben Island. Explore the former jail under the guidance of a knowledgeable Local Expert and discover the tales of Nelson Mandela’s famous exile.
• Kruger National Park: Venture deep into the heart of one of the world’s largest game reserves on a thrilling three-day safari. Experience six game drives in a private, open-air safari vehicle and keep your eyes peeled for any of the Big Five.
• Victoria Falls: See the awe inspiring Victoria Falls alongside a Local Expert who will share intriguing stories about the area’s history and folklore with you. Feel the spray as you marvel at the sheer magnitude of the waterfalls, thundering to the rocks below.
• Victoria Falls: Keep an eye out for hippos, elephants, and crocodiles when you cruise along the Zambezi river at sunset. Follow in the wake of explorer David Livingstone as you navigate the waters of this mighty river in the spectacular evening light.

Personalise your day

• Cape Town: Visit the trendy The Old Biscuit Mill, a vibrant market where you’ll meet the vendors, browse the stalls and sample culinary delights.
• Cape Town: Gain a powerful history lesson visiting the District Six Museum’s memorial dedicated to the area destroyed during Apartheid.
• Kruger National Park: Join your ranger for a bush walk where you can experience the thrill of tracking different wildlife.
• Kruger National Park: Enjoy a relaxing high tea served in the peaceful surrounds of Lion Sands, with only birdsong for company.