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South Africa: Madikwe Safari + Sun City + Cape Town
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10 NIGHTS
FROM $4,525
International flights quoted separately
Combine a Big-5 safari in the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve in the far north west of South Africa, with a visit to exciting Sun City and beautiful Cape Town. Ascend Table Mountain by cable car, see the penguins at Boulders Beach, visit Cape Point and Seal Isand, see Kirstenbosch Gardens and enjoy some wine tasting in Stellenbosch & Franschhoek.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
Cape Town Wheelchair Accessible Safari Madikwe Sun City Accessible Hotels Cape Town Accessible
• Madikwe Game Reserve • Lion • Elephant • Wild Dogs
• Sun City • Cape Town • Table Maountain • Cape Point
• Robben Island • Stellenbosch Winelands
Day 1
You will be met at Johannesburg Airport by your guide and transferred 5-hours through the rural North West Transvaal to the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve.
   
After checking into your lodge, game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately in this vast game sanctuary. Hopefully you will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even wild dogs - as well as several of the Big Five on your first game drive.
Days 2 To 3
Rise at dawn to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day, as you enjoy game viewing with your guide in his vehicle in Madikwe Game Reserve. Explore the vast plains, which offer magnificent game viewing and the opportunity to search for all of the Big 5 - lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino - and much more, before returning to your lodge for breakfast.
  
The rest of the morning is free to relax by the swimming pool or enjoy bird watching, before setting out again in the late afternoon for another game drive. With numerous different species of mammals and reptiles in the park you can hope to see cheetah, giraffe, hippo, kudu, crocodiles, sable antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons, wild dogs and many other interesting animals. Outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed!
  
After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy the balmy evening and pristine stars of the Milky Way – as well as the spectacular Southern Cross.
Day 4
Enjoy a final early morning game drive in Madikwe, before your 2.5-hour overland transfer to the resort of Sun City.
  
Check in, settle in and relax in your lush subtropical surrounding whilst enjoying the many facilities of Sun City, which offers the best of Vegas-style gaming combined with world-class entertainment facilities.
Day 5
Transfer 2-hours to Johannesburg Airport for your onward flight.

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 6
Today your host will collect you for a full day tour of Cape Town.
 
Weather permitting, we start by ascending Table Mountain by cable car, to enjoy one of the world’s most famous views, before a short tour of the "Mother City" to view sites of historical and architectural interest.
 
We continue to the fishing village of Hout Bay for a short boat trip to view Cape Fur seals at Seal Island (you will be lifted onto the boat in your wheelchair - not possible for heavy or power chairs).
 
We complete our day with a visit to beautiful Kirstenbosch Gardens, which is world renowned for its wide diversity of fynbos and protea, before returning to your hotel.
Day 7
Today enjoy a full day tour to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve.
  
Enjoy wonderful ocean views, as we drive around the Cape Peninsula from Muizenberg to naval Simonstown, where we stop at Boulders Beach to see the resident penguin colony. We continue to Cape Point where we hope to see ostrich, baboons and perhaps even dolphins or whales in season (August to November).
  
At Cape Point we take a funicular ride to the Old Lighthouse (wheelchair accessible), before returning to Cape Town via spectacular Chapman’s Peak Drive (when open) or the Old Cape Road.
Day 8
Transfer to the Clock Tower on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront for the ferry to Robben Island, the infamous prison home of Nelson Mandela. The guides are all former prisoners, each able to provide their own personal insight into conditions on the island and a very poignant experience.
 
Balance of day free to explore the shops and restaurants of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.
 
Note: You will be lifted onto the ferry in your wheelchair - not suitable for heavy or power chairs
Day 9
Today is free for independent relaxation in beautiful Cape Town.
Day 10
Enjoy a full day tour of the renowned Stellenbosch Winelands today, travelling through the scenic Franschhoek Valley where a handful of French Huguenot refugees started South Africa’s now famous wine industry.
  
Visit the historic university town of Stellenbosch and several different Wine Estates of your choice – sampling as you go! Enjoy lunch at a good restaurant or wine estate (own account), before visiting the Cheetah Outreach project in Somerset West on the way home.
Day 11
Transfer to Cape Town Airport for your flight home.