Highlights of South Africa
Itinerary
Arrive in Kariega Game Reserve and check into your lodge. After lunch, join a late-afternoon safari drive within the reserve, rounded off with sundowners.
Board specialist safari vehicles for morning and late-afternoon safaris in a “Big Five” wildlife reserve. Cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests and an assortment of antelope species also roam these lands.
Morning and afternoon safari drives.
After an early morning wildlife drive, head to the Tsitsikamma National Park. Here you can take a scenic walk and cross the suspension bridge that spans the gorge at the Storms River mouth. Then continue west to the coastal town of Knysna.
In the morning, cruise across a stunning lagoon to the Knysna Heads, followed by a leisurely stroll through the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Your afternoon is at leisure.
Today is a day at leisure, enabling you to relax, or join an optional excursion.
Drive to Oudtshoorn. Take a guided tour of the Cango Caves, one of Africa's most spectacular natural rock formations. Its vast network of tunnels and chambers is filled with delicate stalagmites and stalactites. After lunch, enjoy an informative excursion to a working ostrich farm, where you will come face to face with the world's largest bird.
Head out on an early morning meerkat adventure, meeting habituated wild meerkats accompanied by an expert guide. Continue along the scenic Route 62. Stop at the quirky town of Barrydale for lunch (payable locally). Stay in the heart of Franschhoek.
Spend a day touring the Cape Winelands. Drive through mountain ranges and vineyards between the golden triangle of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl. Join a 4x4 wine-tasting “safari” sampling “Big Five” grape varieties.
Take a guided morning walk around Stellenbosch, including a visit to the village museum charting the history of the region. Transfer to Cape Town for an afternoon to explore the bustling V&A waterfront, followed by dinner at a home in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood, where you can taste the region's famous Cape Malay cuisine.
Take a full-day tour of the Cape Peninsula, including an Atlantic seaboard drive past fishing villages and the seaside suburbs of Camps Bay and Hout Bay, finishing at Cape Point. Return via the penguin colony at Boulders Beach, and Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden.
In the evening, enjoy a farewell dinner at a stylish local restaurant.
Tour ends in Cape Town.
Trip Inclusions
- Spend three nights in a private safari reserve handpicked by Cox & Kings
- Take an early morning adventure to spot meerkats at sunrise
- Sample Cape Malay cuisine at a local home
- Tour world-class vineyards on a private wine-tasting “safari”
- Hotel porterage included
- Included tours - Cape Peninsula & Private wine tasting safari
- 6 included safaris
- 2 full days on safari in a ‘Big Five' wildlife reserve
- Guided sightseeing & entrance fees for national parks, conservancies & safari reserves included
- Welcome sundowner & farewell dinner
- 11 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 8 dinners
- Experienced local tour manager
- Transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
- Small group size - average 10 people (max 16)
- Flexible - extensions and room upgrades available
- 4-star accommodation
- Itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and specified internal flights. International flights not included.
- A transfer from Port Elizabeth to Kariega (approximately 1.5 hours) is required to join the tour. Please speak to our travel consultants who will be happy to assist with these logistical arrangements.
Cox & Kings groups rarely exceed 18 guests, and ninety percent of journeys have at least one guaranteed departure date, letting you plan with peace of mind.
Cox & Kings tours feature deep, authentic local experiences that reveal hidden truths and cultural secrets about each destination.
Cox & Kings partners with charming hotels that are comfortable and capture the essence of their surroundings, whether it’s a historic, characterful building, or an ideally placed location.
All Cox & Kings tours are guided and supported by experienced locals, who use their knowledge and on-the-ground relationships to improve and deepen the travel experience.
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