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Big-5 Safari + Panorama Route + Cape Town
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8 NIGHTS
FROM $1,352
International flights quoted separately
This safari holiday offers an excellent introduction to the wildlife of South Africa, combining a Big-5 safari at a private game reserve in Mpumalanga with the scenic Panorama Route, and time relaxing in beautiful Cape Town in the shadow of Table Mountain. Optional activities include Jane Goodall chimpanzee sanctuary, elephant safari & hot air balloon ride.
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• Hoedspruit • Big-5 Safari • Hazyview • Elephant Safari
• Hot Air Balloon • Cape Town • Table Mountain • Cape Point
• Boulders Beach Penguins • Stellenbosch Winelands
Day 1
You will be met at Hoedspruit Airport and transferred to your Private Game Reserve.
 
After checking in, enjoy a thrilling game drive in an open-top vehicle accompanied by a lodge ranger. Game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately in this vast wildlife wilderness. Hopefully you will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe today - as well as several of the Big Five - before dining under the stars in the atmosphere that only the African bushveld can provide!
Day 2
Rise at dawn to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day, as you enjoy a thrilling open-top game viewing drive with your lodge ranger. Enjoy magnificent game viewing, including some of the Big Five - Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino - before returning to your lodge for breakfast.
  
The rest of the morning is free to relax by the swimming pool or enjoy bird watching at the lodge, before setting out again in the late afternoon for another game drive. You can hope to see cheetah, giraffe, hippo, kudu, crocodiles, sable antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons and many other interesting wild animals. With over 500 different bird species including eagles, kingfishers, vultures and storks, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed!
 
After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy dining under the stars.
 
Note: game drives are optional extras, if not included in your lodge package (see hotel details below). Children < 6 are not allowed on open top game drives
Day 3
After some early morning game viewing, transfer 2-hours to the scenic Panorama Route.
 
Check into your hotel in this beautiful region.
Day 4
At leisure to relax on the beautiful Panorama Route.
 
Take an optional day tour to explore the green Blyde River Canyon, the third largest in the world, or participate in one of the local activities such as an Elephant Safari or an exciting pre-dawn Hot Air Balloon ride. Other optional activities in the region include horse riding, fly fishing and championship golf - or simply relax by the swimming pool and enjoy the wonderful bird life.
 
Day 5
Transfer to Mpumalanga 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 is free for independent sightseeing in Cape Town.
 
We recommend you purchase an optional day pass for the red route of the convenient Hop-Off Bus, which stops at all Cape Town’s key sights and beaches. Start by ascending Table Mountain by cable car (optional) to enjoy one of the world’s most famous views. Continue to Camps Bay beach and then explore the shops and many other attractions of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, which is also the centre of Cape Town’s nightlife.
Day 7
Today we recommend an optional full day tour to the beautiful Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where two oceans meet and where you may see see baboons, ostrich and perhaps even dolphins or whales in season (July/November).
  
Your tour travels through Hout Bay and along spectacular Chapman’s Peak Drive (when open) to the Cape Point, returning via Simons Town, Fish Hoek, Constantia and Kirstenbosch Gardens. This is a scenic tour of the whole Cape Peninsula, with the optional opportunity of visiting the penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
Day 8
Today we recommend an optional full day tour to the renowned Stellenbosch Winelands, travelling through the scenic Franschhoek Valley where a handful of French Huguenot refugees started South Africa’s now famous wine industry.
 
Explore the historic university town of Stellenbosch and several famous Wine Estates on this famous wine route, which stretched from Paarl through to Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Enjoy a cellar tour and some wine tasting, before returning to Cape Town in the late afternoon.
Day 9
Transfer to Cape Town Airport for your flight home.