Experience South Africa

What's Included

• ​Just You Tour Manager as your host
• Return flights from Heathrow with British Airways
• Use of an airport lounge in the UK
• 11 nights in 3 & 4-star hotels plus 2 nights in flight
• 19 meals: 11 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 7 dinners

• Specialist Local Guide
• Welcome & farewell get-together
• Overseas transfers & other transportation
• Porterage
• Dedicated Just You representative to greet you at all UK airports

• ​Cape Town city tour & visit to Table Mountain
• Cape Point, the penguins of Boulders Beach & Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
• Cango Caves & ostrich farm
• Drive along the Garden Route
• Storms River Mouth in Tsitsikamma National Park

• Soweto tour
• Game drive in Kruger National Park
• Scenic panorama route

Not Included

Itinerary

• Day 1 UK to Cape Town
• ​You'll depart on your overnight flight to Cape Town today​.
  
• Day 2 Cape Town
• Today you will arrive in Cape Town. This evening we'll get to know one another better over dinner. 
  
• Day 3 Cape Peninsula
• ​A day exploring the Cape Peninsula begins at Hout Bay and continues along Chapman's Peak – a spectacular coastal drive – as we make our way to Cape Nature Reserve and Cape Point, at the very tip of the peninsula.
  During our return journey to Cape Town we stop at Boulders Beach, where you can see the penguins that make their home here. We'll then continue through Simon's Town, Fish Hoek and Muizenberg, finally reaching Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, beautifully positioned against the slopes of Table Mountain.​ 

  We also include a visit to Table Mountain, and if the weather is favourable you'll have the opportunity to ascend the mountain on a thrilling cable car ride.
  

  We'll get together and head to a restaurant for our welcome dinner this evening. 
  

• Day 4 Cape Town
• ​Today has been left free for you to explore Cape Town at your own pace. The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront has sweeping views of the ocean, harbour, city bowl and Table Mountain and is the perfect place to relax with many excellent restaurants and attractions. We also offer two optional excursions today - a morning tour of Khayelitsha, Cape Town's largest black township, and an afternoon visit to the Western Cape Winelands region. We'll learn about the wine-making process during a cellar tour and a tasting rounds off our visit.
• Day 5 Oudtshoorn
• ​There's a scenic drive to look forward to today via Route 62 to Oudtshoorn. An afternoon visit to an ostrich farm will give you the opportunity to admire and possibly hand-feed these curious looking creatures.
• Day 6 Knysna
• ​Our first stop today will be at the impressive Cango Caves, where we'll descend into an underground world of limestone caverns, stalactites and stalagmites sculptured by nature over millions of years.
  Next we head to Knysna, a town at the heart of the Garden Route which nestles on the shores of a beautiful lagoon and is surrounded by ancient forests. After checking into the hotel, the rest of the day is yours to spend at leisure. 
  
• Day 7 Knysna
• You are free to explore Knysna at your own pace today. You could perhaps explore the town's boutiques and shops with your travelling companions, or maybe take in the views from the heads - the two huge cliffs lying at the mouth of the lagoon.
  Alternatively, you could join our optional excursion to Featherbed Nature Reserve. We'll take a ferry across the Knysna Lagoon and admire spectacular scenery as we drive onto the reserve. A Specialist Guide will tell us all about the region's flora and fauna, and we'll take a walk through the coastal forest to see ancient sea caves. After working up an appetite we'll be ready for our included buffet lunch, which is served at a beautiful outdoor restaurant under a canopy of Milkwood trees.
  
• Day 8 Johannesburg
• We will say goodbye to Knysna this morning and drive along the spectacular Garden Route to Port Elizabeth. Along the way we'll stop at Storms River Mouth in Tsitsikamma National Park, where you can walk across the 77-metre-long suspension bridge that crosses the water as it flows into the ocean. 
  When we arrive in Port Elizabeth we'll head to the airport and fly to Johannesburg.
• Day 9 Johannesburg
• This morning we include a tour of nearby Soweto – the country's most populous black urban residential area, which is infused with the history of the struggle against apartheid.​ Lunch is included and then you'll have an afternoon to do as you please.
  
• Day 10 Kruger National Park
• ​The Panorama Route weaves its way through some of the most stunning scenery in South Africa – the rainforest at God's Window, Bourke's Luck potholes and Blyde Canyon are just some of the highlights. It's also our route to Mpumalanga, the gateway to the iconic Kruger National Park.​
  
• Day 11 Kruger National Park
• ​Wake up to the incredible sounds of the African bush as you embark on a thrilling early-morning game drive in Kruger. The park is home to an enthralling array of wildlife, so hopefully you'll tick off at least some, if not all, of the 'Big Five' – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo.

  There's time to relax by the pool with a refreshing drink this afternoon before we offer a further optional game drive.
  

• Day 12 Kruger National Park
• There's more time at leisure today, with optional bush walks and game drives on offer if you want to see more of your thrilling surroundings and the resident wildlife.​
  
• Day 13 Kruger to UK
• ​We head back to Johannesburg for our return flight to the UK. 
  
  
• Day 14 UK
• ​Arrive in the UK today.
  
  
  

  
  Please note that the itinerary for 2020 will differ slightly from that shown here. We are no longer able to offer the Bush Walk Excursion. In Kruger we now also stay at Ndhula Lodge tented accomodation which is just 25 minutues drive from Kruger gate.

Accommodation

• • Signature Lux Hotel by ONOMO
• • Queens Hotel
  • Queens Hotel, located in the heart of Oudtshoorn, is an oasis of colonial elegance. Hotel rooms feature air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi, satellite TV and private facilities. The Colony at the Queens restaurant, located on-site, offer gourmet dining options with superb meals and an excellent wine menu.
• • Premier Resort The Moorings
  • Premier Resort The Moorings (Knysna) can be found on the banks of the Knysna lagoon, offering private access to the lagoon for hotel guests as well as boat launch and docking facilities at the hotel. The area is serene in its secluded Knysna Heads setting, with spectacular views of indigenous forest and less than 3km from the town’s centre
• • Garden Court Sandton City
  • The stylish 4-star Garden Court Sandton City Hotel is located in the heart of Johannesburg. Bedrooms include private facilities, air-conditioning, tea/coffee making facilities and a TV.
• • Ndhula Lodge
  • Ideally situated in the Mpumalanga Lowveld region of South Africa, the Ndhula Lodge is giving incredible views over the mountains, the bushveld and the surrounding valleys. This stunning view, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, as well as a wonderful array of “plains” game species that graze close by give this place a “Serengeti” type ambience. The name “Ndhula” is the short and modified form of Indlulamithi, which means “Giraffe” in the local Zulu language. When the founder of the Lodge first visited this property, a bunch of Giraffes crossed their way. That was the sign to name the Lodge after this graceful animal.
• • Garden Court Sandton City
  • The stylish 4-star Garden Court Sandton City Hotel is located in the heart of Johannesburg. Bedrooms include private facilities, air-conditioning, tea/coffee making facilities and a TV.

Optional Excursions

• Winelands tour & tasting
• Cape Town township
• Cruise & lunch in Featherbed Nature Reserve in Knysna
• Game Drives at Kruger National Park

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