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Madikwe Safari + Sun City + Cape Town
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10 NIGHTS
FROM $2,560
International flights quoted separately
This thrilling safari combines the Big-5 Madikwe Game Reserve, situated on the border between South Africa and Botswana & famous for its wild dogs, with the resort of Sun City, where you can ride in a Hot Air Balloon or on the back of an elephant. Complete your holiday relaxing in beautiful Cape Town, where you can ascend Table Mountain by car car & visit Cape Point.
HIGHLIGHTS
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• Madikwe Game Reserve • Lions • Elephants • Wild Dogs
• Sun City • Hot Air Balloon • Elephant Safari • Cape Point
• Table Mountain • Penguins
Day 1
Arrive Johannesburg Airport and transfer to your 1-hour light aircraft flight to the malaria free Madikwe Game Reserve.
 
After checking in to your lodge, enjoy your first thrilling safari drive in an open-top game viewing vehicle accompanied by a lodge ranger. 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 today. Then dine under the stars in the atmosphere that only the African bushveld can provide!
Days 2 To 3
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 in the 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 - 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 you have never seen them before – as well as the spectacular Southern Cross.
  
Children < 6 are not allowed on open top game drives
Day 4
Enjoy a final early morning game drive, 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 sporting and entertainment facilities.
Day 5
Relax and enjoy the many facilities of Sun City. Although famous for its gaming activities, Sun City offers a wide variety of outdoor, family and sporting activities - making it one of South Africa’s most popular holiday destinations.
  
Its world-class Entertainment Centre includes slot machines and bingo, whilst the sophisticated casino offers black jack, roulette and much more. Outside there are waterfalls and abundant tropical bird life. The Valley of the Waves water theme park offers gentle rides and thrilling steep slides, as well as a man-made tropical beach with real waves.
  
There is an excellent spa, gym and full range of sporting activities - including water sports on the dam, tennis and two world-class championship golf courses at the Gary Player Country Club and Lost City, where crocodiles are found in some of the water hazards!  Or simply relax at one of the many swimming pools and enjoy the excellent food and warm African sunshine.
Day 6
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 7
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 8
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 9
At leisure to explore the beautiful city of Cape Town independently.
 
Choose one of the many local activities such as a visit to Robben Island, the infamous prison home of Nelson Mandela (advance booking essential in season); explore the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront or simply relax on golden Camps Bay beach – the choice is yours!
Day 10
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 11
Transfer to Cape Town Airport for your flight home.