SOUTH AFRICA – DECEMBER 2026: FROM FOREST TO SEA

WELCOME TO CAPE TOWN, THE “MOTHER CITY.” AFTER YOUR TRANSFER TO AN ELEGANT SEASIDE HOTEL IN CAMPS BAY, TAKE TIME TO UNWIND. THIS CHIC DISTRICT IS FAMOUS FOR ITS PALM-LINED BOULEVARD, SOPHISTICATED CAFÉS, AND A BEACHFRONT WHERE MOUNTAINS MEET THE OCEAN. RELAX WITH A COCKTAIL AS THE SUN SETS BEHIND THE ATLANTIC – THE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO SOUTH AFRICA. OVERNIGHT IN BOUTIQUE SEASIDE HOTEL, BB.

ASCEND ICONIC TABLE MOUNTAIN FOR BREATHTAKING PANORAMIC VIEWS OVER THE CITY, OCEAN, AND ROBBEN ISLAND. CONTINUE WITH A GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE HEART OF CAPE TOWN, FROM COLORFUL BO-KAAP TO COLONIAL BUILDINGS THAT TELL THE STORY OF THE CITY. END THE DAY WITH A SUNSET CRUISE, FOLLOWED BY TIME TO EXPLORE THE LIVELY V&A WATERFRONT WITH ITS RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, AND MARINA. OVERNIGHT IN BOUTIQUE SEASIDE HOTEL, BB.

SET OUT ON A FULL-DAY EXCURSION TO THE CAPE PENINSULA, DRIVING ALONG ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST SCENIC COASTAL ROUTES. STOP AT CAPE POINT, WHERE THE ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEANS MEET, AND VISIT THE FAMOUS COLONY OF AFRICAN PENGUINS AT BOULDERS BEACH. RETURN TO CAPE TOWN IN THE EVENING. OVERNIGHT IN BOUTIQUE HOTEL, BB.

LEAVE THE OCEAN BEHIND AND ENTER A LANDSCAPE OF ROLLING VINEYARDS, HISTORIC MANORS, AND BOUTIQUE ESTATES. EXPERIENCE PRIVATE TASTINGS OF SOUTH AFRICA’S FINEST WINES, ENJOY GOURMET CUISINE, AND STROLL THROUGH CHARMING VILLAGES SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS. OVERNIGHT IN EXCLUSIVE WINELANDS RETREAT, BB.

DEPART FOR THE LEGENDARY GARDEN ROUTE, TRAVELING THROUGH DRAMATIC MOUNTAIN PASSES AND SCENIC LANDSCAPES. ALONG THE WAY, VISIT THE REMARKABLE CANGO CAVES, A SUBTERRANEAN WORLD OF IMPRESSIVE STALACTITES AND STALAGMITES, BEFORE CONTINUING TO GEORGE. ARRIVE AT YOUR BOUTIQUE GUESTHOUSE, WHERE LUSH FORESTS MEET THE OCEAN. ENJOY A RELAXED AFTERNOON SOAKING IN THE BEAUTY OF THIS ICONIC REGION.

SPEND THE MORNING AT LEISURE ON THE SHORES OF THE TRANQUIL KNYSNA LAGOON. RELAX IN THIS PICTURESQUE SETTING OR, FOR THOSE WHO WISH, ENJOY A SCENIC BOAT RIDE ACROSS THE WATERS. IN THE AFTERNOON, VENTURE INTO THE KNYSNA PARK FOR A MEMORABLE ENCOUNTER WITH RESCUED ELEPHANTS, LEARNING ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION IN A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. RETURN TO YOUR LODGE IN THE EVENING TO RELAX.

AFTER BREAKFAST, FLY TO JOHANNESBURG, WHERE YOU WILL CHECK INTO A LUXURIOUS CITY HOTEL. THE EVENING IS FREE TO RELAX, ENJOY THE HOTEL’S AMENITIES, OR EXPERIENCE THE COSMOPOLITAN ENERGY OF SOUTH AFRICA’S BIGGEST CITY. OVERNIGHT IN CITY HOTEL, BB.

THIS MORNING, FLY TO DURBAN AND CONTINUE BY ROAD ACROSS VAST PLAINS TO REACH MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE CONSERVANCIES. ARRIVE AT YOUR LODGE IN TIME FOR A FIRST SUNSET SAFARI, WHEN THE SAVANNAH GLOWS GOLDEN AND ANIMALS GATHER AT WATERHOLES. AS NIGHT FALLS, SEARCH FOR ELEPHANTS, LIONS, AND RHINOS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF EXPERT RANGERS. OVERNIGHT IN 5★ SAFARI LODGE, FB.

TWO FULL DAYS TO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF MADIKWE. SET OUT AT DAWN AS THE BUSH COMES ALIVE, TRACKING THE BIG FIVE AND THE ELUSIVE WILD DOGS. RETURN TO THE LODGE FOR A LEISURELY BRUNCH, THEN RELAX BY THE POOL OR ENJOY THE VIEWS BEFORE HEADING OUT AGAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. AS THE SUN SETS, PREDATORS STIR AND THE SAVANNAH CHANGES COLOR, OFFERING NEW DRAMA AT EVERY TURN. EVENINGS ARE SPENT AROUND THE FIRE WITH GOURMET DINNERS UNDER A SKY FILLED WITH STARS. OVERNIGHT IN 5★ SAFARI LODGE, FB.

AFTER A FINAL MORNING SAFARI, BID FAREWELL TO THE WILDERNESS AND TRANSFER TO DURBAN OR JOHANNESBURG FOR YOUR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT.