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Only in South Africa can you experience inspiring game drives, the majesty of Victoria Falls, and the drama of the Cape of Good Hope, interspersed with tasting fine wines, strolling formal botanical gardens, and visiting a historic Dutch town. Stay in a private game reserve where you may spot leopards, lions, elephants, impalas, and zebras. Explore Cape Town, the wine country, Johannesburg, and Soweto. Learn more about the struggle against apartheid, ride a cable car for ocean views, and ride an elephant for the ultimate wildlife experience. This South Africa tour covers it all.
2008 Itinerary
Day 1: Picturesque Cape Town
South Africa tour begins at Cape Town International Airport one hour after arrival of Tauck-selected flights. Transfer to your hotel, located on Cape Town’s vibrant waterfront. Enjoy the welcome reception and dinner with Table Mountain as a backdrop, rising strikingly from the sea.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: The Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
Day 2: Discover Cape Town
Sightseeing highlights include the Castle of Good Hope completed in 1679 and one of the oldest European structures in South Africa; St. George’s Cathedral; and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, among the most beautiful gardens in the world. Explore scenic beaches heading south, and then ride the funicular to the top of Cape Point for views of the Cape of Good Hope. Discover the charms of Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a vibrant entertainment district near your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodging: The Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
Day 3: Wineries and wine tasting
Ride a cable car to the top of Table Mountain and walk along trails with views of the city and rugged coastline. Then head to South Africa’s wine country, stopping to taste wine at a historic estate. Visit the town of Stellenbosch, located in one of the oldest and most important wine-producing regions in South Africa. Founded in 1679, it features whitewashed Cape Dutch buildings along oak-lined streets.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
Day 4: Historic Pilgrims Rest
Your South Africa tour continues with a flight to Kruger-Mpumalanga International Airport. Drive through the veldt containing grasslands, bush-covered plains, and steep mountains. Explore the historic gold-mining town of Pilgrims Rest.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Mount Sheba Country Lodge, Pilgrims Rest, South Africa
Day 5: African landscapes
Travel through the lowveldt’s scrubby terrain, and stop at panoramic overlooks along the Blyde River Canyon. See the Three Rondavels, huge rock cylinders, and Bourke’s Luck Potholes, strange round holes in the rocks created by whirlpools. Arrive at your luxury lodge in one of South Africa’s exclusive private game reserves, located on the banks of the Sabie River adjacent to Kruger National Park. Load film into your camera for the afternoon game drive with a ranger.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge / Tinga Private Game Lodge, South Africa
Day 6: Private Game Reserve
Rise early for a morning game drive aboard a four-wheel drive, open-top Land Rover. Skilled rangers guide the adventure, providing fascinating insights into reserve geography, wildlife, and conservation efforts. Sightings may include leopards, lions, elephants, impalas, and zebras. There are also over 350 bird species in the reserve. During free time in the afternoon, take a guided bush walk, or enjoy a swim in the pool. Late-day sun makes the landscape radiate on the afternoon game drive.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge / Tinga Private Game Lodge, South Africa
Day 7: Bush safari to city sophistication
Opt for the dawn game drive for more animal sightings, and then fly to Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city. Your hotel is located in Rosebank, a cosmopolitan suburb.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Grace in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
Day 8: Sightsee Soweto
An educational sightseeing tour of Soweto Township visits Freedom Square, the Hector Pietersen Memorial, the home of Winnie Mandela, and the home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In the evening, enjoy the charms of Rosebank.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodging: The Grace in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
Day 9: Experience the grandeur of Victoria Falls
Fly to Victoria Falls, regarded as one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Zambezi River plunges more than 300 feet into the Zambezi Gorge, often creating rainbows in the spray. It is nearly twice as wide and twice as high as Niagara Falls. Enjoy elegant accommodations at The Victoria Falls Hotel, established in 1904. In your free time, stroll the hotel’s private pathway atop the gorge for inspiring views of the Victoria Falls Bridge crossing into Zambia. Note: Guests who booked the shorter, nine-day itinerary have a private transfer to the airport in the morning for departure home.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Victoria Falls Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Day 10: The ultimate elephant ride
Take a morning walking tour into Zambezi National Park, and learn about the African elephant from your guide. Then climb onto a special seat atop an enormous African elephant for a lumbering stroll through the bush… the ultimate African wildlife experience. You may even still be talking about it at this evening’s farewell reception and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Victoria Falls Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Day 11: Journey home or extend to Botswana
Enjoy a final morning at Victoria Falls before your flight to Johannesburg. Tour ends at Johannesburg Airport. Hop your flight home or to Botswana for a memorable four-night unescorted safari extension at a luxury tented camp.
Meals: Breakfast
Book now for this complete South Africa tour combining game drives with natural, cultural, and cosmopolitan sights.
Departure Dates
Sep 8,25,29
Oct 2,9,27
Prices
Prices are from $5995
Note: Triple rate available upon request.
19 meals included.
Air Price Per Person
On-Tour Airfare Per Person (4 flights) from $890 and must be purchased through Tauck as a part of your tour package.
International Air is Additional – We can book your international air, subject to availability.
Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights before your tour begins and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Plan.
All prices are per person in U.S. dollars.
