9 Day Cape Town and Kruger Park Safari

Day 1 to 4

Arrive in Cape Town, where you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel at the Cape Town Waterfront. Accommodation is on Bed and Breakfast basis in luxury, air-conditioned suites within walking distance from the V&A Waterfront. Lunches and dinners can be enjoyed at the hotel, or at any of the choice restaurants in the immediate area at the Cape Town Waterfront. If you prefer a hotel on the Atlantic Seaboard, with views over the ocean, or a boutique hotel in central Cape Town, that can easily be arranged.

For those who prefer a self-drive option, you can collect your rental car at the airport and drive yourself to the hotel, or you can take a taxi and we can have your rental car delivered to your hotel.

Choose from any of the following optional extra activities and day tours in the Cape Town area (not included in the cost estimate below):

• A visit to the top of Table Mountain (by cableway), for the most famous and breathtaking views in Africa.
• A hop-on, hop-off bus tour of the city and surrounding area, on a red topless City Sightseeing Bus with interesting commentary of all the city's main attractions and landmarks.
• Privately guided or scheduled group tour of the Cape Winelands, visiting some of the top wine estates in the country. Enjoy a cellar tour and wine tasting, and visit the historic towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, nestled between the mountains and famous for their beautiful scenery and world-class vineyards.

• Privately guided or scheduled group tour of the Cape Peninsula, visiting Cape Point National Park, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. The scenic day tour takes you past Hout Bay, where you can add a short boat trip to view a seal colony on a nearby island, Chapman's Peak Drive which is cut into the mountain and winds its way along the coastline, Boulders Beach, with its resident penguin colony, and the scenic coastal towns of Simon's Town and Fish Hoek.
• A visit to Robben Island by ferry, to view the prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, which is now a museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• A guided tour of a local township and District Six, including a visit to a traditional healer.
• A whale-watching day trip to Hermanus (seasonal).
• Shark cage diving.
• Hot air balloon flights.
• A visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
• And lots more ...

Please note that four nights in Cape Town gives you three full days, which is not enough time to do all of the above activities. But the tour can be customised to suit your available time and budget.

Day 5

Transfer back to the airport for a flight to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, Nelspruit. You will be met at the airport and transferred to the Kruger National Park.

Game viewing begins as soon as we enter the gates. (On this day, flying to Nelspruit is the most convenient. But if the budget is tight, you can also opt to fly to Johannesburg very early in the morning, or even the previous evening, which is cheaper than flying to Nelspruit).

Day 5 to 8

On safari in the Kruger National Park, with daily open vehicle game drives. We would recommend one of two options for your Kruger Park safari. The most affordable option is to join one of our scheduled guided safaris, like the 5-Day Best of Kruger Safari, on which this cost estimate is based, including all game drives, entrance fees, brunch and dinner daily.