An early departure from Johannesburg/Pretoria as we 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 Three Rondavels. In the late afternoon we descend the eastern escarpment and travel through the warm "lowveld" to a beautiful country lodge, just a short distance from the Kruger Park.

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 travelling north inside the Kruger Park 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 is enjoyed in the camp restaurant.

After breakfast we exit the Kruger Park and travel to an exclusive lodge in a nearby private game reserve. Later this afternoon an exhilarating game drive in specially adapted open 4X4 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 permitting)

An early wake up call signals the start of yet another exciting day in Big Five territory.
You depart on an early morning safari in open 4x4 vehicles after which you return to the lodge for a late breakfast.

After breakfast you can embark on a guided bush walk with an armed ranger, who will identify spoor and droppings and share with you some of the fascinating secrets of the bush. If you are lucky you may come across big game on foot - a truly exhilarating experience.

This evening another safari in open 4x4 vehicles is undertaken, followed by a scrumptious South African dinner.

After a final open vehicle game drive and a late breakfast, we travel back to Johannesburg, where you are dropped off at your hotel, conveniently situated close to the Johannesburg International Airport. There is a complimentary shuttle service to the airport.

You take the complimentary shuttle bus to the Johannesburg International Airport for a 2-hour flight to Livingstone, on the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls. At the Livingstone Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the Falls, to which you have unlimited access.

A full day to spend at the Victoria Falls, where you can witness the greatest mass of falling water on earth as it plunges down a sheer rock face, spraying its mystical mist hundreds of meters in the air. A final highlight today is a romantic sundowner cruise on the mighty Zambezi River.

The morning is at leisure, after which you are transferred to the Livingstone Airport for your flight back to Johannesburg.

END OF VICTORIA FALLS EXCURSION
START OF CAPE TOWN and GARDEN ROUTE SELF DRIVE TOUR

At the Johannesburg Airport you connect with a domestic flight (included) to Cape Town. At the Cape Town Airport  you collect your rental car and travel to your hotel, ideally situated at the entrance to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.

Recommended route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.

Suggested highlights:

• Famous South African Winelands
• Huguenot Monument in Franschhoek
• Wine tasting at working wine farms
• The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront

Recommended route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.

Suggested highlights:

• Boat cruise to Seal Island at Hout Bay
• The spectacular Chapman’s Peak drive
• Cape Peninsula National Park
• Cape Point where traditionally the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet
• Boulder's Beach with its penguin colony

Recommended route:
A full day exploring Cape Town and surrounds.

Suggested highlights:

• Robben Island
• Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
• Cable Car ride to the top of Table Mountain
• Castle of Good Hope
• Company Gardens
• Signal Hill with spectacular views of Cape Town
• The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront

Recommended route:
Via the southernmost point of Africa at Cape Agulhas, then inland to Swellendam, Mosselbay and finally the picturesque coastal village of Knysna.

Suggested highlights:

• Cape Agulhas, the "Foot of Africa"
• Swellendam, the 3rd oldest town in South Africa
• The Post Office Tree at Mosselbay

Recommended route:
A full day in the beautiful "Garden Route" area around Knysna.

Suggested highlights:

• Ferry Boat trip on the Knysna Lagoon
• The Knysna Waterfront

Recommended route:
A short distance back towards George, and the inland over the spectacular Outeniqua Pass to Oudtshoorn, the "Ostrich capital of the world".

Suggested highlights:

• Outeniqua Mountain Pass
• Guided tour on a working ostrich farm
• Guided tour through the subterranean caverns of the Cango Caves
• Spectacular mountain scenery

Back to Cape Town where your rental vehicle is handed back at the airport in time for your flight home.