CRL7C: Cape Town + Pilanesberg Safari

Day 1

You will be met at Cape Town Airport and transferred to your luxury hotel conveniently situated near the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Check in and relax in your magnificent surroundings.

Day 2

Today is free for independent sightseeing in Cape Town.

You will be given a day pass for the convenient red Hop-On 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.

Alternatively choose one of the many optional excursions available, such as a visit to Robben Island the infamous prison home of Nelson Mandela. Or simply relax on golden Camp’s Bay beach – the choice is yours!

Day 3

Today choose between a small group excursion to:

• Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve where two oceans meet, and where you may see baboons, penguins, ostrich, antelope and dolphins; or
• Stellenbosch Winelands with vineyards encircled by mountains, and including some wine-tasting at wine estates; or
• Hermanus for a full day of whale watching in season (July to November)

Days 4 and 5

At leisure in the beautiful city of Cape Town.

Choose one of the many optional excursions available today, such as a visit to Robben Island the infamous prison home of Nelson Mandela, or explore the many sights of Cape Town. Alternatively simply relax on golden Camp’s Bay beach – the choice is yours!

Day 6

Return transfer to Cape Town Airport for your 2-hour flight to Johannesburg.

You will be met at Johannesburg Airport and transferred to the beautiful malaria-free Pilanesberg Game Reserve, a 2-hour drive through the rural northwestern Transvaal.

After checking into your game lodge, in the afternoon enjoy your first game drive in an open-top game viewing vehicle in this superb Big Five game reserve, which is uniquely situated inside an extinct volcano. Hopefully see elephants, lions, antelope and a wide variety of other game, before enjoy dinner in your warm African surroundings.

Day 7

Up early this morning, when viewing conditions are at their best, for another open-top game drive in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. We hope to see more of the Big Five today: lion, buffalo, rhino, elephant and leopard – as well as giraffe, wildebeest, crocodiles, hippos, antelope and many other interesting species, before returning to the lodge for breakfast.

The rest of the day is at leisure. Visit the neighbouring gaming resort of Sun City, or relax beside the lodge swimming pool and visit the viewing hide. In the afternoon return to Pilanesberg Game Reserve for another game drive, before dining at the lodge in the atmosphere that only the African bushveld can provide!

Day 8

Time permitting, enjoy another early morning open-top game drive before breakfast.

Return transfer to Johannesburg Airport.