10 Days South Africa Holiday – Wildlife, Garden Route & Cape Town
10 Days South Africa Holiday – Wildlife, Garden Route & Cape Town
10 Days South Africa Holiday – Wildlife, Garden Route & Cape Town : Embark on an unforgettable holiday to some of the remarkable destinations in South Africa, this tour combines exploration in Cape Town – the Mother City, an adventure tour on the Garden Route and a safari in the malaria free Mabula Game Reserve.
Highlights of 10 Days South Africa Holiday – Wildlife, Garden Route & Cape Town
Day 1: Arrive in Johannesburg
Day 2: Johannesburg – Mabula
Day 3: Mabula- Game Reserve
Day 4: Mabula – Johannesburg – George – Knysna
Day 5: Knysna – Oudtshoorn – Knysna
Day 6: Knysna – Franschhoek
Day 7: Franschhoek – Cape Town
Day 8: Cape Town
Day 9: Cape Town – Cape Point – Boulders Beach – Seal Island
Day 10: Cape Town Departure
Detailed itinerary of 10 Days South Africa Holiday – Wildlife, Garden Route & Cape Town
Day 1: Arrive in Johannesburg
On arrival at Johannesburg O.R Tambo International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative. Then transfer to your hotel in Johannesburg – a hub of culture, food and art. Johannesburg is well known to be the home of Nelson Mandela and has some of the best museums and historical sites preserving the history of South Africa.
Spend the day at your hotel or go for a short in Johannesburg.
Overnight at La Orchard Hotel
Meal Plan: Dinner
Day 2: Johannesburg – Mabula Game Reserve
After breakfast, checkout from the hotel and be transferred to Mabula Game Reserve for an incredible encounter with South Africa’s bushveld, this lodge is located just two and a hour hours’ drive from Johannesburg in the Malaria Free Waterberg region of the Limpopo Province.
On a game drive you will explore the diverse landscapes from grassland plains to rocky outcrops creating an ideal habitat for the free-roaming Big Five and all the little creatures that contribute to a magical wildlife experience you will never forget.
Overnight at Mabula Game Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Mabula Game Reserve
Enjoy breakfast, then go for a morning game drive in Mabula Game Reserve searching for several animals including the Big Five – lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffaloes as well other animals including cheetah, giraffe, and a variety of birdlife.
Return to your lodge for lunch and later go for an afternoon game drive exploring the reserve more as you see several animals you might have missed on the morning game drive. In the evening you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight at Mabula Game Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Mabula – Johannesburg – George – Knysna
After breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive in Mabula Game Reserve, then transfer to Johannesburg Airport for your flight to George Airport.
Upon arrival, you will be met by our representative and be transferred to your hotel in Knysna – popular for famous Garden Route, thanks to the sandstone cliffs that dramatically separate its tranquil lagoon from the pounding surf of the Indian Ocean. It is also home to the country’s largest indigenous forest, aboard a ferry for a ride through the scenic highlights.
The Millwood Mines at Jubilee Creek, site of a major gold rush in 1885, provide a picturesque spot for a picnic.
Overnight at Amanzi Island Boutique
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Knysna – Oudtshoorn – Knysna
After breakfast, head for a guided trip to Oudtshoorn and Cango Caves. The cave is popular for its dark tunnels and shadowy chambers winding through the steep rock passes and through narrow tunnels, including a 15 centimeter-wide passage that visitors must navigate on their stomachs and elbows.
Later arrive in the Ostrich Farm for a fun and inter-active guided tour of a working farm where you will be able to get close and personal to these ancient birds. You can stand on ostrich eggs and feed them and learn how they thrive on the farm.
Later, we will head to the Cango Wildlife Ranch and take a guided tour through the award-winning grounds for a look at flying foxes, exotic birds and water monitors. Cheetah land, an elevated catwalk that made this ranch famous. It is also home to tigers, cheetahs and even a white lion. This popular attraction takes conservation and community education seriously, which means visitors see the wildlife that makes South Africa unique and get a lesson in preserving it too.
Transfer back to the hotel for an evening at leisure.
Overnight at Amanzi Island Boutique
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Knysna – Franschhoek
After breakfast, check out of your hotel and transfer to Franschhoek, a town in South Africa’s Western Cape with centuries-old vineyards and Cape Dutch Architecture. After settling in at your hotel, you will go for a walk on trails winding through flowers and wildlife at Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve to views over Franschhoek Valley. The Huguenot Memorial Museum and neighboring monument honor the area’s French settlers, who arrived in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Franschhoek Motor Museum displays vintage cars amid mountain farmland.
Overnight at Last Word Franschhoek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Franschhoek – Cape Town
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, checkout and proceed to Wine Tram Tour in Franschhoek. Your day starts with a journey by tram to a local wine estate where a knowledgeable wine guide weaves the facts, figures and scientific aspects of winemaking into interesting stories about Franschhoek history of wine and culture. These are hallmarks of the beautiful Franschhoek Valley in the heart of the Cape Winelands. This vintage-style railway tram will take you on a journey through Franschhoek Valley’s 300-year-old winemaking history while you sample some of South Africa’s prized wines.
Transfer to your accommodation in Cape Town.
Overnight at The Bay Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Cape Town
Start your day with breakfast at your hotel, then proceed for a guided Cape Town City Tour and Table Mountain Tour. You will be picked by our guide and go for a half day Cape Town City Tour on which you will gain the depth of history as you drive past Parliament Buildings, City Hall and the Slave Lodge before stopping for a short visit of the Castle of Good Hope. Learn more about the history of the Bo-Kaap and its people as we move up the Cobblestoned hills to the Malay Quarter, and marvel at the ice-cream colors of the quaint Bo-Kaap homes. Trace the moves of a professional diamond cutter as he creates every girl’s dream stone with a visit to a diamond cutting factory.
After learning more about the history of diamonds and golden in South Africa, we drive past the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Stadium, Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay. Then we make our way to the Table Mountain where you will experience the revolving cable car ride to go up to the Table Mountain for a bird’s eye views of Cape Town and Peninsula from the top of the iconic Table Mountain.
On a clear day it is even possible to see Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was confined, on one side and Cape Point on the other.
Overnight at The Bay Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Cape Town – Cape Point – Boulders Beach – Seal Island
After breakfast, we will set out for a guided Cape Point visit. Make our way through Mouille Point, Three Anchor Bay, Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton and then stopping at Maidens Cove for some photo opportunities. We continue on through Camps Bay, then on to Hout Bay where you will do join a Boat Trip to the Seal Island (weather permitting) to witness the thousands of seals who inhabit it.
From Hout Bay, we will make our way onto Chapmans Peak Drive, one of the world’s most spectacular coastal drives with incredible views, we will stop for a few minutes here. Then continue on our journey towards the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and Cape Point which is set at the southernmost tip of Africa where the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean meet. Expect to witness the dramatic clash of the seas from the view point where you arrive by using a Flying Dutchman Funicular (Two ways tickets included).
Then continue to Boulders Beach which is a home to a growing colony of the protected Africa penguins. Walk alongside these penguins as they waddle their way around, lazing about in the sun or diving deep for the catch of the day. Then, meander into the afternoon, as the Atlantic Coastline hugs cloud-capped mountains at the seaside town of Muizenberg where you will spot the famous colorful huts surrounded by Rocky Mountains.
Keep your eyes on the ocean as we drive back along this beach route to reach Cape Town by evening. Transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight at The Bay Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Cape Town Departure
According to your flight schedule, you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight back home.
End of 10 Days South Africa Holiday – Wildlife, Garden Route & Cape Town
