Grand African Safari

Welcome to Cape Town. Your journey into wonder begins with a three night Special Stay. (D)

Ascend Table Mountain by rotating gondola for stunning 360 degree views.

Freechoice: Sample South Africa’s finest vintages with a winelands tour. Alternatively, visit Robben Island, or opt for a township tour or a Harley DavidsonTM ride. (B)

Journey along the Atlantic coastline to Cape Point. Stop at the Cape of Good Hope and visit Boulders Beach, home to an African penguin colony. (B/L)

Fly to Hoedspruit and transfer to Thornybush Private Game Lodge, adjacent to Kruger National Park where you’ll enjoy a three night Special Stay. Set off on your first game drive this afternoon.

Sunset Drinks At the end of your afternoon game drive, partake in one of the most enjoyable of safari traditions – Sundowner drinks. (B/D)

Enjoy game drives without restriction in your specially adapted Land Rovers, to track the ‘Big Five’ – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo.

Enrich: Dine in the bush under a starlit sky with the sounds of African wildlife close by. (B/L/D)

Encounter more of Africa’s wildlife on your morning and evening game drives. Also take the opportunity for a walking safari with your game ranger. (B/L/D)

Fly to Johannesburg and check into your hotel for your overnight stay.

Enrich: Explore the Apartheid Museum the first of its kind explaining the rise and fall of apartheid and 20th century South Africa. (B)

Board your flight to Victoria Falls and witness the world’s largest sheet of falling water. Enjoy a three night Special Stay your colonial hotel.

Sunset Drinks Be treated to a special Sundowners cruise on the Zambezi River and watch the teeming wildlife on the banks, just upstream from Victoria Falls, drink in hand.

Tonight’s outdoor dinner features a mesmerising display of traditional dancing. (B/D)

Embark on a game drive along the shoreline, where predators often come for water. Later, enjoy a cruise on the Chobe River, home to huge herds of elephants and buffalo. (B/L)

Enrich: Visit a typical Zimbabwean village for insights into traditional tribal life and meet the elephants during your visit to the elephant sanctuary.

Later, witness the power of Victoria Falls with a tour of the Zimbabwean side of the world’s largest waterfall. Enjoy dinner in the beautiful Livingstone Restaurant. (B/L/D)

Optional Helicopter Flight - Enjoy an optional helicopter flight over Victoria Falls (additional expense, please book on tour).

Fly to Nairobi and transfer to your elegant hotel for your two night stay. (B)

After breakfast you will proceed to Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. Visit the renowned Giraffe Centre. Enjoy lunch at the Karen Blixen coffee garden. (B/L/D)

Depart for Lake Elmenteita with a brief stop at the Great Rift Valley. Your two night stay is in Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp. (B/L/D)

Enrich: Visit the Lake Nakuru Orphanage centre, established by an Australian family and meet the children who live there.

This afternoon visit Lake Nakuru National Park which is one of the best places to see the endangered white Rhino. Over 300 bird species have been recorded here too. (B/L/D)

Mara game reserve is famous for her big five. The vast savannah grasslands as far as the eye can see is home to impalas, Maasai giraffes, waterbucks, warthogs, Thompson & Grants gazelles, topis, the resident wildebeests among many others. Enjoy a three night stay at your lodge. (B/L/D)

Optional Hot Air Balloon Flight - Experience the savannah at dawn from a hot air balloon (additional expense, please book on tour).

Enrich: Visit a traditional Maasai Manyatta village and experience the culture of this world-famous community.

Freechoice: Join your Maasai guide for a walking tour, or take an African cooking class. (B/L/D)

Enjoy game drives today in search of the big five. (B/L/D)

Board your light aircraft for your flight to Tanzania. This afternoon take a game drive into the park. Covering an area of 14,763 square kilometres, the world famous Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s oldest park. Stay two nights at your lodge. (B/L/D)

Optional Hot Air Balloon Flight - Experience the panorama of the Serengeti at dawn (additional expense, please book on tour).

This day will be spent in Serengeti National Park. (B/L/D)

Drive to Ngorongoro with a brief stop at the Oldupai Gorge. Enjoy a two night stay. (B/L/D)

Today, we descend some 610 metres into the Ngorongoro Crater. (B/L/D)

Return to Kenya and Amboseli National Park. Stay two nights. (B/L/D)

Amboseli offers some of the most breath-taking views in Africa. (B/L/D)

Transfer back to Nairobi for your journey home.

Please book your flight to depart out of Nairobi after 04:00 PM.

The itinerary is a guide only and may be amended for operational reasons. As such Scenic cannot guarantee the tour will operate unaltered from the itinerary stated above. Please refer to our terms and conditions. (B)