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Kruger National Park Safari Holidays Tours South Africa Big Five Guides

Safari Vacations: Victoria Falls +Cape Town + Kruger Park, South Africa

Cape Town + Kruger Safari + Victoria Falls
Safari Vacations Victoria Falls Cape Town Kruger Park South Africa
12 NIGHTS FROM:
$2,867
Per person sharing
Scheduled flights quoted separately
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• Cape Town
• Boulders Beach Penguins
• Stellenbosch
• Franschhoek Winelands
• Blyde River Canyon
• Kruger Park South Africa
• Big-5 Game Viewing
• Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
• Zambezi Cruise
• Safari Vacations, Africa

Combine three of Southern Africa's top destinations on one of our amazing wildlife holidays & safari vacations. View the thundering Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, visit beautiful Cape Town with its penguins, winelands & Table Mountain, & experience the thrill of a luxury Big Five safari in the famous Kruger Park in South Africa. All game drives, park fees & transfers included.

Day 1
You will be met at Cape Town Airport and transferred to your hotel in this beautiful city, within sight of Table Mountain.
 
Check in and relax in your magnificent surroundings.
Day 2
Today enjoy a private tour of the beautiful city of Cape Town.
 
Weather permitting, we start by ascending Table Mountain by cable car to see one of the world's most famous views (alternatively we will drive up Signal Hill). We then drive around the city to see the key sights including the City Hall, Greenmarket Square, Houses of Parliament, Bo Kaap, Castle of Good Hope, District Six and Sea Point. before enjoying a Harbour Cruise.
 
Afterwards explore the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, with its many shops and restaurants (return taxi for own account).
 
Note: Table Mountain cable car is closed for annual maintenance from mid July to end August.
Day 3
At leisure to explore more of the beautiful city of Cape Town.
 
You can visit the Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the City Hall, explore the vibrant Victoria & Alfred Waterfront or take the ferry to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned (advance booking essential in season).
 
From July to November you can take an optional whale watching trip to Hermanus.
 
Alternatively you can take the Hop Off bus (Blue Route) to visit world famous Kirstenbosch Gardens or simply relax on golden Camps Bay Beach.
Day 4
Today enjoy a full day private tour around the beautiful Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve peninsula.
 
We travel to Hout Bay, where there is the option to take a short boat trip to view Cape Fur seals at Seal Island (pay locally). We then continue along Chapman’s Peak Drive to spectacular Cape Point, where you may see baboons, ostriches and perhaps even dolphins or whales in season (July/November). The funicular up to the Old Lighthouse is included.
 
On the return journey we pass through naval Simons Town and visit the resident penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
 
Note: Lunch is for your own account today.
Day 5
Transfer to Cape Town Airport for your onward flight.

You will be met at Mpumalanga Airport and transferred to your hotel situated near Hazyview on the scenic Panorama Route.
 
Check in and relax in this region that is famous for its beauty and wildlife.
Day 6
This morning visit a local Elephant Park to experience a very special close-up encounter, where for 1-hour you can interact with and feed one of these gentle giants.
 
Afterwards enjoy a private tour through the green Blyde River Canyon - the third largest on earth.  Take the Graskop Gorge Lift down into the gorge, where there is a short trail across a wooden suspension bridge into the forest, with the backdrop of a pretty waterfall. Also enjoy wonderful views from God's Window, Pinnacle Rock, Wonder View and the Three Rondavels lookout.
 
We can also view the Lisbon Falls and the unusual Bourkes Luck Pot Holes - cylindrical holes formed from the swirling waters of the Blyde and Treur Rivers.
Day 7
Today transfer to your lodge in the world famous Kruger National Park, a drive of 2 to 3 hours depending on the location of your lodge.
 
After checking in, enjoy your first thrilling game drive in an open-top vehicle accompanied by a ranger. Game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately and hopefully you will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe today - as well as several of the Big Five - before dining under the stars in the atmosphere that only the African bushveld can provide.
Days 8 To 9
Rise at dawn to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day, as you enjoy a thrilling shared open-top game viewing drive with a lodge ranger in the world famous Kruger National Park.
 
Explore some of this vast game sanctuary that is the size of Wales, offering magnificent game viewing opportunities and the highest concentration of lion in the whole of Africa. Hope to see several of the Big Five today - lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino - as well as many other species before returning to your lodge for breakfast.
 
The rest of the morning is free to relax by the swimming pool or enjoy bird watching at the lodge, before setting out again in the late afternoon for another game drive. With nearly 150 different species of mammals and over 100 species of reptiles in the Kruger National Park, you can hope to see cheetah, giraffe, hippo, kudu, crocodiles, sable antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons, wild dogs and many other interesting animals. With over 500 different bird species including eagles, kingfishers, vultures and storks, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed.
  
After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy the balmy evening and pristine stars of the Milky Way as you have never seen them before – as well as the spectacular Southern Cross.
Day 10
Enjoy some final early morning game viewing in the Kruger National Park.
 
Afterwards transfer between 2 and 3.5-hours to Mpumalanga Airport (depending on the location of your lodge) for your onward flight.

You will be met at Victoria Falls Airport and transferred to your hotel near the mighty Zambezi River.
 
Located in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), where the borders of five African countries converge, the sheer scale of this vast international conservation project is difficult to comprehend. It encompasses a bewildering range of experiences, ranging from the mighty Victoria Falls to the lifeforce of the region, the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers.
 
Check in, settle in and relax whilst you catch your first glimpses of the magnificent Smoke That Thunders first discovered by Dr. David Livingstone and still one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. The flow of water over the Victoria Falls is greatest from February to June following the summer rains, but they are a magnificent sight at any time of year.
Day 11
Today enjoy a private tour exploring on foot the mighty Victoria Falls and its rainforests, which offer magnificent views.
 
Afterwards you may wish to visit Elephants Walk, a small crafts complex where you can see talented local artists and sculptors at work and support them by buying one of their items. Alternatively you can participate in various optional activities, such as a helicopter flight over the falls.
 
In the late afternoon enjoy an included shared cruise on the Zambezi River where you may see hippos, crocodiles and abundant birdlife.
 
Note: Take light rainwear for use when the falls are full.
Day 12
At leisure to explore the town of Victoria Falls on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River.
  
Many optional activities are available in this small town, where adrenalin seekers come to participate in adventure activities such as canoeing down the Zambezi River, white water rafting in the turbulent gorge below the falls (grade 5), abseiling and bungee jumping from Victoria Falls Bridge.
 
You can also enjoy optional game drives in Zambezi National Park, or a traditional 'boma' dinner with African drumming.
Day 13
Transfer to Victoria Falls Airport for your flight home.